New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-08-31

THANKS TO THE FOG.
sCome over TO England to settle down, old man "
,pouired Val Forester, he Int another cigarette
and ounging back IN his comfortable Armenian
looked cOntemplatively mp At the ce'l!hG' >,
4 conscious smile lowered round the yellow Ups
Of Captain Niyan,S moussaches. Wei. don
Snow he said slowly Mean TO take a look
,onnd and see what Is going on
Whatever YOU do. eSchew good looks. IIeasant
enough I'll allow. If you could keep them for your
own consumption; but an imtolcIdD!e nuisance as
yon cant bland your Trends. s.
- lIumph, A plain face opposite to you day aitcr
YES but "A beauty is the devil: Poor Cornwall
,.v,.r cot over d. when his wife had once become
the fashion. She TODD al! the indIvGuaIIty ou' oi
b;n, ami as Mrs CORVALLIS husband. he provided
a carpet Tor other men to tread on. Have you got
nv ian bin.hed Ike a elrl ~I-I-don't know
;nst vet it, I'VE years since saw ncr
- Time Tor "a woman to Doe married over and over
,gair. or. worse than that, she ght have had the
smsllpox or lost an eve. hat 5 hcI name ana
wher, docs she hang ont =
The ether leaned forward, and lowered his voice.
sNnd-strct conIdtnro- Mabel I-3i., Ia! -. 49,,
Rv Jnver aud Va ForTeStei sal bolt upright an
.vrre.si.n of disna, passing over ms pleasant face.
What are y0u looking Ike tnat lori on are
not hard hit. It's not a case oil III nave her-or
" No no. nothing Of the sort" the whitencss OF
hls chrcks belyng his words was at her we'd
F1.%k Vivian stopped to pick up the cigar he had
dropped " Her name r HIS voice was calm but
sIsiv Waverlev Her husbands Sir Guy. He
ran horse for the Derby, but 1t fell dead lame be-
fore it reached the Corner. Have a Is. and 81 as
aThanks. Can't stop Forgotten an appointment
Ia Ia" With ms hat drawn over his eyes he hur-
ned down the steps OF the Army and Navy. up -.
Janes's Street into Piccadilly, not caring IN the
least where he went only anxious to get away from
The continual greetings Of his friends
knowing that romance was a thing 90 be hneeTrd
A. that true love was butt for chat and contempt
he mad buried hi d cam M the depths OF ms hcdIt
aud irtcd with the Calcutta belle, as gayIy as the
rest of h. brother officers.
Now n was all over-thc dream a. wei as the nope
of realization. lie had thought that even IN this
mosaic age he had found one Verse ol poetry brt
fhe page was a blank. ami the verse, II ever written
by any other pen than his own concelt. had been
MT fully erased Unless to phil wry face iuT
ntber men 10 laugh at better to grin and bear II,
telling himself that matrmouy wa, ever lottery
and the greatest prizes had knack OF turning out
far worse than blanks.
Fwas tho first night Of the pearl Of opera-singers
after a lengthy absence, and Coyent Garden was
erau,u,d from the stalls to the ceiling. The second
at was over and Vivian stood mp IN the third row
of stalls {, let his glasses wander round the house
on voyage of discovery; TREND tapped HIM on
thrshouldcr Look al Navericy. He doesn't look
much aini,s although he's Just passed through that
grave of the affections, "A honeymoon. His wIfes
sumner and not bit stand-Onsh. so they say.
Couldn't see her on her wedding day. her ven had
snch a bsastiy pattern; but tonight by GcoTge
she repays yon,' pause. She's smiling at one
of IA A." cXctcdlV. " You don't know her. IL must
b. me Let US 90 mp; I'll introduce YOU"
"A bitter smile lowered around yan's mouth, lint
be said nothing. She chose l"sm'ie at him with the
prettie~t lips in the world with inst the same blush
a. when they parted 50 miscrably under the trees.
but his face was grave ard mpasslve Looking
over ms shoulder. before he disappeared through
the doorway he saw that an old man with gray haIr
had taken Sir Guys place ia the front of the box.
With Darlington on one SIDE, this stranger on the
other. there would be no opportunity Tor private
conversation; but ho felt II was worth the journey
from India only to stand within sound of her voice.
within reach of the glanc OF her cye-worth a
al
20 hear her wa, torture. t. her, madness. Love
must b. very bad for Us when it turns the wlscst
among us INTO fools
ON their way they mot thc haronct himself slip
ping into hl, oyercoat as hc camc toward them.
How Go. DoTlngton-prcttY ht ~
A, tit "a, yourself was Just gong to pay my
respects 20 Lady Wavorlcy Ny friend Captain
Vivian sir Guy raised his hat, Is dying 10 be IN
uOduced"
80 sorry you can't sec her: but she's laid up with
headache Come and have "a sm05c.'
With blank faces they turned round, thinking a
cigarette poor consolation for then dlsappoht-
-rhe fellow can't be jealous Of me already"
Illuminated Frank, unless she told HIN what she Is
snre g. make "A point OF forgetting. thought sHe
Seemed % want me but women arr qneer creatures
prone % beckOn one minute, and IN the cold
shoulder II yOu venture to come. won't have any
thing 10 do with them I'll hc hanged if bother
myself about them again. ne added thergetIc3HY'
as he threw the end of his cIgar on the steps.
Nevertheless he was cOuSc Gus ot every movement
IN the WaVcrlcys box, and his nd gnatlnn rose sky
nigh as lac man after man itdmlttcd dulmg the
course OF inc tNtllluE dtti N'i- N''' "''
BE- scarcely heard her. pretty glrl great ally OF
his before lac started for iudIa. looked over Der
shoulder with smile which would have Indu,ei
any other 10 take mp only too gladly the broken
thread OF past Irritation. but lie remained a. uhIt
sponsyc as a block of stone
On leaving The theatre lac refused All llNlld'iohs
o. cntcing little suppers, such rs used 10 nave a
special charm for him when he was IN the VEN LOT
ucnt. and carly the next morning started lot
his home IN Cornwall IN pronounced ut Of the
sulks.
$50 Captain Vivian. the faithful and fascinating
Lancer has returned to the field Of his former con,
quests aud poor Charles last chance has gone:
sad Lady Waverey. looking mp into her cousin
serious face with mise hcvOus twinkle IN hcr eyes
Captain Vivian 20 Judge from The way HIS coat
@ls faithful 20 his tailor, but there has hdeity
ends Poor Mary Armstrong, who sat luSt ID front
o. hm. nearly d,slOcated her stumpy niue meek ID
her efforts TO look al him. and be didn't know she
was there"
~fla,termg 10 Won my dear at any rate
don't why" drawing up her own neck
winch was anything but stump. was 700 In1Sh
occupied with the dear old general 10 uotlce hlh.'
Then perhaps he was not 50 cruel 10 mary az YOU
lips
He bowed TO her once, but that was all 49,
How could you tell II you dldn look az MN
couldn't help looking at him 10 . certain
extent. when he was Just under my nose"
II must have been a dlsagreeable necessity.
- 1t was. | used TO think he wasn't bad-looklng
Last night he looked hideOus." ,
But you are short sighted, and be kept at dis
lance"
am thankful he did-old friends are such
sVTe her cheeks which were as SOIL as NeINet
Inc .ftsAN fnEA