New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-08-05

dlherent English and always kept the last caprice
OF slang IN GLIB readiness as tradesman viii keep
his newest goods where Ire can soonest reach them:
lie was excessively purse proud. and liked to tell
you the price OF the big sunken diamond won on
MS little hnger OF the suite of rooms ut his ex-
pensiye hotel OF tho special deep-olIye cigars,
dotted with lighter yellow speck, which lined his
| ivory clgar-case, He possessed. in truth, all the
cardinal vulgarties He was lavishly concerted |;
pad no Difference to age he had not vestige OF
galiantry IN his department toward women; his
seif possession was so frangible that blow could
shatter 1t. but his wrath would at once rise
from the ruin, like foul aroma from broken phal.
AT such times he wond scowl and be insoent, quite
regardless OF sex, years, or general superiority on
| the part of the offender. lnaeed, he admitted no
superiority. The shadow of the Sixth Avenue en-
pG ;rn hedged him IN bis own shallow esteem
VIZ" y" i'n th;nI DIVINITY E.. ..h;,u ~,
him one day to CLAIRE, !" that he is
| to believe that monsters were created by the uuOn
OF two commlnghng elements. such as earth and
heaven. But to-day in America we have horrid
progeny growing up about us, resultant from two
forces, each dangerous enough by itself but both
deadly when they meet. / mean Wealth and
merely poor man his illiteracy would be endura.
BILE. If he were merely illiterate. we could stand
very rich. The combination is horror. lie is our
| modern way OF being dev0ured by dragons, mino-
| taurs and giants"
| Claire laughed, and presently shook her head in
gentle argumentative protest. 81 think there is
haw In your theory" she said, and I'll tell you
why. There are the Bergemanns, Sophia. admit,
| good chances of instruction and not prohted by
them. THIS nay little, yet 1t is surely better
than having had no chances at all. But Mrs
| Bergemann-she is both rich and ignorant, poor
dear woman. And yet she is very far from mon
ster. She is swcet, comfortable, motherly person.
She would not harm ilv.n Claire put her head lit
tie sideways and looked with wInsomo challenge at
her companion abe assumed pretty airs and graces
with hun, nowadays which she had never dealt IN
before the occurrence OF certain momentous cpl
| sode. What have you to saw she went on, in
| answer to my rather shrcwd objectionf Doesn't 1t
send you quite into corncrp
We'll. confess that 1t rather floors me to have
Mira. Bergemann cited against me-" hesaid, smiling
Il am afraid that must yield: am afraid that
| my theory IL Torn in tatters must congratulate
you on YOUR destructive instincts"
He spoke these words with his usual robust sort
oflanguor. in which there was never single trace
| Of Alteration or frvolIty AT the same time @
secret feeling OF wonder possessed him; he was
| thinking how swiftly active had been the
change in Claire since their first acquaint-
ance. She bad told him every particular
| of her past life so far concerned its OPP
portunitIes of instruction. He maryelled now, as
he had repeatedly done on recent occasions, at her
remarkable power TO grasp new phrases new forms
Of thought, new methods Of inquiry. She had never
| from the first, shown CLEAN OF coarseness But
she had often been tmid of speech and falteringly
Insecure OF expression. Yet latterv all this was
altered. Thurston had sense Of how phenomenal
books in the library, and Claire's power of
feet reading bad wrought this benefit upon
had Sna rscsutye And vet ali
OF The explanation did not lie here; at least half OF
il lurked the fact that she had quilted drudgery
need aud depression Her mental shutters had
been flung open and the sunshine lot TO stream IN
/ through the easements few days later she had
suspected the existence OF Brady's passion. lie
| made no attempt, ON his own side, TO conceal his
| preferences for her society. Clare saw love In
bis prominent, sate-coored eyes; she saw
| in IL the increased awkwardness \ OF
his motions when he either walked
OF sat near her he SAID 10 with bluff yet repressed
bravado OF manner, as though he were at sury odds
| with himself for having been suddenly cut on In
| the flower OF his vaiugiorlous bacheiorhood. she
| bad grown sharper.sgbted for the detection OF
| these tender signs And even IN Brady their ZEN
deruess was unmisakable HIS elownish crudty
had sofoned, all Its raw lines, The effect might
| be compared 10 those graceful DISCUSSES IN which
we nave seen moonlight clothe things that repel us
| one morning when Claire came down to break
fast she found huge basket OF Jacqnemlnot roses
awaiting her with Bradys card attached TO u; She
flushed, Tor "A moment almost as rod as the horld,
velvety petals themselves Then she said. equally
addressing Mrs BERGMAN and sophia rt.-o
/ may have been some mistake.
'TOh. not biz of ilp Sophia exclaimed. Hes
So has Ma Here the young lady turned toward
| her mother. and lifted an adhlonisbing finger.
Now, Ma, don't YOU say thingP
But MIS-. Bcrgcmann would say number OF
things. Her amiabiIity was 20 expansive. aud made
| such radius Of glow and warmth al about her.
chat she rafey found possible to dislike any body
She had failed 20 realize that Brady an often
siys clod. In her matrimonial concern for Claire
tho that he would one day. as the only child OF
| fore her with irresistible temptation.
Upon my word" she declared, II don't
know as any girl rad ought to refuse snnS,o!s
always talking of his great big ears. and
his boastful ways and his style Of getting into
tantrums about nothin' whatever. But STILL guess
he might make n good husband. He might be just
the kind lhapl tame down and behave emsolves
after marriage And they say he amt a bit mean
buy a manshun the Ayenu for any girl he took.
and ust make her shine like lighthouse with dr.
m9nds and roll round 10 her ~ cJsriage and be nigh
II you. before let him slip. That Is, moan
II you don't decide you'd rather have Mr.. Thurstou.
" 10 docs seem fond O. you, though amt SAID so
before In yoar hearing dear. and hos ellergant
gentleman. OF course, even II he Is bit TOO old Tor
fresh young thing like yourself"
her neryoasness !" oh, Mr. T6urston Is quite too
old Mrs. Bsrgcman," she said. PLEASE DO sure OF
that"
The rich hue of the roses haunted her
them. Their splendid crimson seemed
like symbol of the luxury that she might be called
upon TO refuse She had heard about tho emporium
on Sixth Avenue. II made her bosom flutter when
she thought of being the mistress OF great man.
sion and wearing diamonds and rolling aooot Ia
her carriage. Then she remembered Thurstons
words concerning this man who had sent her the
roses. Was ho so much OF monster AFTER am
Might she not be able to humanize himf For long I
time she wa, ia a very pertnrbed state. During
this interval 10 almost seemed TO her tbat u no
should ask her to marry him she would nerve her |
self aud answer yes 49, -, III,
That afternoon size did not go to drive with |
Sophia. Mrs Bergemann went In her place. Clare |
sat beside one of the big plate glass windows OF her
delightful chamber, and watched the claitering |
streams Of carriages pass below Some OF these she
had not grown Co remember and recognize; anew
of them possessed dignity OF contour and equip, |
ment that pleased her greatly She would
have liked 10 lean back upon the cushions OF
some such vehicle and have its foolman
jaunily touch his hat while he received her order
IRON within after ho had shut the shining door
with hollow little cIang The door should nave
arms and crest upon il she would strongly prefer |
door with arms and crest ,
Suddenly, while watching from the window, she
saw nashy brougham, with yellow wheels, ailgnt-
Inverted coachnan and large high steppng horse
in rilded harness. pause before the Bergemanny
&c.,, The noxt inatanf HrldV gDrauE OUT ana