New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-06-22

! ccaled there a portrait cf tall handsome young
man. leaning against tree, holding IA. ge lii@n
drcrhouud i'm a leash. II wa, u beautiful picture, ~
well rs an excellent likeness giving fairly wen M
impression of the lanculd grace OF Nh" Original WIN
| hi. low wide forehead. sleepy. ialihlr'S lI'9h
! eyes" AMI mouth Almost 700 sweet for man.
! "N,s. ne IL poor thng-hut mine oWn-inin'
! own she murmured, and turned again 10 hn's'n'
aThat i, Nr. Adarc-I.or Adare mean. forget
how We made the mi.t!Eo at mr. nut nf "w" 'th
| an attempt aC indifference. $50
/ "Whcrr did Won meet bin ?"
" At table C1ote nj Prague, where he hcrcd
us tIirou.I .oinr contr.t.up. | had left EvHrard
for short tor and Lr Wa, IN diidcuit'GS an t'ui
| when I got back Then we met 1t Vienna; and
UNVEILED toqfhrr home. he wa, so od in helping
my uncle to Sec cyeryth.ng or rather me 20 SIRE
/ everything for uLcl'. ,,,.,... ~, ..,,, .,o
D." under tInd' very dryy VII" '''
", "In l'' Paris last month" And 1moeen felt the
! letter rustic cujluly ia her pocket. -
| And now he is gong to the states
"I-dont know" faltcrcd lm0rcn.
Gle will 90 if you ask him and then-,,, 49,. roor
81 am not the ruler of his actions, cried the poor
! horasscd brauty fairly reused. He may come II
he likes and dare aaY h" will hope So don't
Miss Lahgton law silent her eyes closed, her
hands cIa,pcd ncryou,l, acr, her breast. When
| She spoke il was calmly ana ,1dly.
"Yon must let me tell you all can ah"ul my
cousin Gerald. You ought to know t. m any ciis'
He was my fathers ward. but ne llved with niS
| mother his other guardian, for SIX months ou' vi
/ every wear. She was . fool" Miss langton spoke
! vicously-"a soft, sentimental creature, WIN JIG: u"
singing hymns and playing gentle games tIll ne gre"
| 10 look on orr home, with my rough-ahd-rtauy
brothers society as sprcl' OF aii"m .hnd
dercd at them. ! lived IN a state OF COMBAT VIII VIII
both parties championng HIM against thr IT, alas s
OuarTcllinG with him for MS pIlgGlShhrsS ne We
a loyeablc. pretty little man, aud We we're 1althIul
allies on the whole drorc him to persist IN gong
| to Eton when Lady Adare wished him 10 complete
! his education under some pet curat' OF her own
Tbcn -, came Oxford with less credit fumcd and
| +I,o r llt reached
worried my father into taking me to see nm M COZ
| lcge and speak my mind, a. of yore lie listened 10
| my cxhortations-with a difference.
| u Maudic' he said. when had done. VIII yon
take me for good and ALL and make something OIL
such happy time followed. Seven long years
! ago nv dear. Seven long cars"
| She stopped and sighed. Imogen held japanese
fan between her fac" and the light, ana sal notion
less aud silent. Ouly EvcrarIs quiet breathing ana
the light fall of the fcathcry wood ash broke the
II wonder what Won are thinking or" said Miss
| Langton, with queer little smile. You must near
! We were to have been married when he left OK
| ford -with respectable dcgrcc-but then came my
fathers illness and death, Gerald was nor theh ot
| ahout his property You know he Is q large land
owner in the west Of Ireland That Irish estate was
| the great trouble of my fathers life. Lady AdaT'
nositivcy refused to I'VE there or 10 JON IN cStan
! fishing a Trustworthy agent there. Lord AdaTc
will had left cverythHS III nrt P2MtT vJara for
| one summer. and came back saddened 10 the heart
hv what we found there. Grinding poverty OPP
! preston. degrading pdupersm-lt drove my IathgT
| Wild to feel his hand, were tied. He coud do moth
ing Lady AdIgc Was stoIidly indifferent Ny only
comfort was in Gerald's promises We VIII "9 PIX
together there, Nlaudic. Only wait TIL have the
! power and you TO teach me how 70 use IT,.
Castle Adare is black spot on the face OF the
"Wc' should have married on his coming Of age
| but Lady Adarc fell ILL don't say she ga II on
! purpose. but il happened Opp0rtuucly. ana Gerald
was sent for She didn't DIE only kept HIM wander
! ing about the Continent with her for three years;
! losing his time, his money ana an ihlt makes
mans life worth living his sense on duiy 10 ms
country and his fellow creatures She died, ana ne
was delivered from the deadlcst Of small iyraunr'
that of q narrow nature over generous @PlIl~
! Then he came back 10 me. ,
:" lie had written from Germany bcgginG that
! nothing now might delay our marragc-that II
might take place as soon after ms return possible
he had grown suprrStItlOus ana so, indeed, ma" l.
"a ia fine result OF third p0stponcmcut So all was
i'm readiness: dresses break fast. settlements every
thing in readiness for his return two days before the
| wedding. lie would hardly let me out of his sight
/ when he came at last see hi, face no" ~ D." stood
az '.,r iTo ,,n .Gnod.niof' he called. and some
/ thing else which did not hear; turned to listen
slipped somehow. and then remember long; long
/ ,uiirr nf time when | felt myself falling and heard
tie ringing crash on the marble ioor OF the lamp
. carried before the shock cam" ana an was hidhk
hiIckuc,s. Trey said t WAS an injury u the bIalh
I thin some internal dI~pIcrmcut; II Wa SPIN"
/ nerves: don't know what. only knew M th"
short ha~hc, of consciousness between long inter
walls Of speeches, torture, that they gave me very
lutte lou.cr to live. Never mind the story OF mat
. black time. | don't want To trade "n your sym
inogcn stole one tiny hand into Miss Langton's.
-" aG ',H behaved perfectly All! my dear, think
what il must have been {" b"ih 81 NN "hrn me j 5gI
/ riblc discovery was made that ! was gong ~ "c
If had died. ne had % I'M him 10 be faithful 20 my
| memory and |. dead, might pray th1i ON '"th my
love uI.bt live again for him u the heart oi som"
woman stronger or uobcr than |; Int could hold
/ him bound tu me, Hv!ugg forced h, freedom ON
/ H., .,i,.. h AZ Won been n crushed. manned. half
dead creature was then. bid him never t. return
unless ] sent for him, and he has ohcycd me.
/ " DO y.u know Dr. Julius Cope! Iir is "a country
/ man of .uufs Challctan or none, his cures nave
. been marvellous. and resolved 10 try him. in SIX
months | could use my arms m thi'' more IiiNr r
lie SAYS | shall bee as well and strong a. ever was
! in nv life"
oboe, he kuow-Lord Adarc?
40. The new hop was -" slender ana precious
/ TO share even with hlw nave "littch now "i avg
iast week wrote in dread, and yet ho?ces-ncs~ Of
/ what hIs answer would be-. and the citrr is mere
/ stillr and she pointed to the pillow of her couch
ION. why, wly did You not send lt7' CRED
/ IInogcn. ring pi pain lu her voice.
&" Because Or. Cope has inst returned from Pans
/ He met You thcrc-ind Gerald: and told me NAT ne
/ had heard Soc, had given linn mp, rs had only
pretended to do before. had crushed ont my last
little hic.cGiug hope that e was NOT all over Tor me
/ when you came 10 ne. surely, / sand, Providence
gives M q one chance more. # can >toup To- beg my
/ lover back from her. Give him 10 mc. lmo.cn: you
are -happy IN your home mere
are better men I'm the world than Gerald. What is
Il lover more or less TO you! But ia taking him you
! take away my all
/ So ,hr pleaded with am impctuou7 rush Of words
+ that checked aI reply from Imog"n. The two girls
/ lad cll~pcd hands and were silent for an instant,
Maud from exhaustion, lmogrn seeking Tor words. Il
/ melancholy little smile ttorng across her pretty
/ lips. , ,r,
/ How do | know that he is my lover! lie has
never told inc So and shall never be- tempted 90 do
/ So / think / could have H0dc him love me per-
/ hans; and should have liked TO try-but, Maud,
/ never could have loved HIM rs you do. send your
/ letter dear and let me- 90 home TO write nine.
Here, take and rcad this; it is aIi th3' ha, ever
7 passed between us,' and -" tossed the criH'oA-
/ sealed cuy lorc into Naud', lap. "
/ Eycarl stirred. yawncd, sat mp suddcny.
/ lnorcn Miss Langton! What hare ! been
/ doing" ~