New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-08-12

friend. And he, on his slde, should aid her to win
tbs pace has she coveted loving her all the better
When these rather curious meditatIens bad
ceased. she fell INTO placid sleep. sue
had been wholly UNCONSCIOUS OF the seinsn
pivot on which they turned. 1t had quite
escaped her realization that they were singuiarfy
unsuted 90 the Dight of her betr0thai. She bad no
conception of how lutte she giving and how
much she was demanding. She fell asleep with
perfectly good conscience ana secret amused ex-
pectancy on the subject of S0phiys and MIS-. Ber-
gemanu's surprise when tomorrow should bring
them the momentous tldings OF her eugagement.
But they were not so much surprised as she had
antleip ated The attentions OF Holster had been
brief. yet OF telling earnestDess Sophia Rugged
her friend, and cried little. You mean old
thing she exclaimed. to e. and get engaged!
Now. Of COURSE you'll be getting married and leav
/" Pm afraid that's the natural consequence said
Claire. with a smIle Mira. Bergenian pressed her to
the porty bosom, and whispered copfdentlaIly, just
after the kiss OF congratuatleD: " He's a rea.
cilergant gentleman. / think | know one when
see one. Claire. And don't you let Sophia set
20 you ha fans: n n b sss 's''sS a r' ma snS
some adventuring pauper If she amt careful Just
do believe
Claire felt % great inward amusement at the
thought of HOLSTER being deprecisted in her eyes
by any light value which Sophia might set upon
him. As 1t proved, however, Sophia soon learned
to forgive him for tbe engagement and to treat him
very gracousiy Before the summer had grown
much older Claire and her lover began to be pointed
out by the few other permanent boarders of the
hotel, with that interest heh cIfDgs nke 3 rosy
pimkus about the doibgs OF al betrothrd young
people. They certainly made very handsome
couple, as they stroled biiher and thither. But
Claires interest, on her swn side, bad been reused
by certain little c6erles that would of group at
one eud of the monster piazza The ladies of these
small assrnDlagrs mostly very refined-lOoklng
persens, and many Of The gentlemen rrmlDded her
of HOLSTER though their ccats trousers, boots and
ucck ties not seldom bore an elaborated smartness
uDpvssessed by bis. They looked, IN current
nd L, AZ though they had e ss cu QUIZ, o.
their siver-opped walk sticks, and their general
afr ofpoite ndoIerce The ladies' clad in lace trim
med ngsIins and wearing long gloves thar reached
gaIlauts under the shade of big coolcelored para
soils. CLAIRE often pierced Nv q sense OF their
remarkable excInssveness when she watched their
good deal of covert concern. ioilister could not
even tell her any of the gentlemen's names. This
canscd her sting OF regret. She wanted him 10 be
az least important enough for that. His ignorance
argued him too unknown, too unnoied. One
dag. TO her surprise, Claue perceived MIS-.
Arcalarius. her former august senooim a,s
tim. Mrs Arcuiarius had loss uonc, 81
her old majesty. IL vas suH there. and IL
was an older majesty by many new gray hairs.
many acquired wrinkles. She was a stoutrr person,
but the stUutuess did not impair her dignity; she
bore ner hesh we'll.
Claire dcterlainrd to address her. She waited the
chance. aud earned out her project. Mrs Arcu-
larius wins Just rising. with two or three
otner ladies. for the purpose OF going insice 10
III,
proach.
she looked very charming as she did So Hollis
ter had Brought her bunch Of roses the evening
bciorp, and she had kept them fresh WITH god caro-
until now. they were txrd At present. IN the
boron OF her simple white muslin dress. and tney
became her perfectly. shs went quite close To Ars.
Arcularlus and boldly held oat her hand.
i" I aIn yery glad 10 meet you again," she said.
90 and hope you nave not forgotten me-
Mrs. Arcuiauns took her band unaer tne
circumstances she could not have done otherwise
without committing harsh rndeness And she was
n woman whose udeaesses were never hsrsn-
Vita ner dIsengaged band shc put up pair or
gold eyeglasses On. yea surely yes," she said,
whilt softly drogplng Ciares hand; you were
one OF my pupilsI
Clare dId not IKE this at alL But she would not
have shown trace of chagrn, Just then, tor heavy
reward. She smiled, knowing how sweet her smile
WIS and promptly answered;
Ppm sorry that you ouiy remember me as one OF
name also. Are YOU quite certain that IL has es-
capped you. Does NV face recallit
" Ynur tac. IL a very pretty one, my dear" said
Mrs ArcuIarias. She LOOKED. while speaking. to-
ward her recent companions. who were moving
away with lig;t touches ~ their disarranged dfa-
p-ries and sde-long ganees at Claire. hef touos
nd The slight Ferted OF her large frame, made
their cryility bear the value. no less. OF an I'm
Claire OWNED all this, with rapid insight. Her
wit began To work. In . Sudden defensive way.
no preserved her smile, looking straight at Mrs
Areularius while she said, IN voice tched SO
that the other ladies must o. necessity hear 1t j:
was so obscure q little girl among all the
grand lttegrls who went TO your school IN my time,
tunt don't at all blame yod for hndtng 10 lncon-
yenient 81 recall me- fear have been mistaken In
addressing you tie woman of business, my dear
madam. when you ind the great lady alone 70
your humor. But Won have PLAYED both parts
wish so much Success that perhaps you VIII
pardon for aludi1g TO one at the expense Oh the
Oth~r."
Tho fsw seconds that IL took her to make 1t were
epica In her life; they show-d hrr the quaity OF ner
o an powers to strike back with surs ain and
calm nerve; sho WAS trying those powers as Wetry
the temper OF q new blade. :,
Sne moved away ct once. with tranquil grace, and
not mint Of added color or dlseoucerted deineanor
&c was really pery we'll done. In the sense that we
call things we'll done which depend upon tneir
manner. their felicity, their chic Of uethod. the
ladies looked nc each other and smiled as though
they would rather have kept their lips grave
thron xh politrpess TO Mrs. Arcuixrins; ana sne,
on her side did net smile ut all. but revealed
that disarray of manner which We can best express
In tho case OF some large dattered bird by noting
It's rnffied plu mage. -.
NothIug in Claire's past had quahacd her tor this
dett nIcsty of rsbuke. Those stands made ags'nss
her mothers coarse ouscts had surely offered but
clumsy training school for such delvats dehahcs,
ANA yet her history has thus far been followed Ill
il what she sxid aud did on cvrtaln Gay IN Mis-
ArcuIarius's school ropm has not foreshadowed In
some measure the line OF her present action. Ter.
haps it wns all purely instructive, aud there had
b.en back In the geutliity of her fathers ancestry
some dame Of nimble repartee and impregnabe self
possession. who had won antique repate "a dan
gerous to handy speech with.
But Clairs's tranquility soon fed She was
scarcely out of Mrs. Arculariuys sight before an
angry agitation assaulted her. When, Httie itler,
sue Sophia In Que OF the halls 1t was Win sharp
dIflieulty that she Lid her distress.
Still. however, she did hide il. sure oil no SYM
pathy In this quarter of sort that could teip 20
heal Der fresh wound. That evening. however ailttte
after the arrival of HOLSTER. ana while they
walked the sea-fr0utng lawns and listened 10 tne
distant band, ~ had now CROWN nightly ana nc
eepted event with them, she narrsted the wDoie
circumstance of the morning.
DO you think [ dill right Hsroeisf sne
fnished sure of his answer before II came.
Perfectly, my darling hs said, looking
do n into her dim. urlifted face: II wouldn't
have had you do ANYTHING else. fon must cut
that old Gorgon II You ever meet her again. ion
must cut her dead before she has cbancc to serve
tho same trick en- you"
81 don't know about that" returned Claire. as IL
his words had set her thoughts ipto q new groove;
sPerhaps she NAV be of to me afterward-