New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-11-29
THE ODD END ROOM.
UNCLE sARToRIs.

bartorisi ~ u'dIsnI sbires One week alter was
Imo ,Iiod in INV aults pretty but asgravathsly tuS
E:te house she CAME To me one holn'"9 81
nerfect Lutter of JOY and expectation. ,,,1 .,,.s
q nor she exclaimed, nave sue" R 1ou ~ ~;
vonr nncle Sirtor,s will ho here tn,nlihl nG
go,ny TO spend month with me; an tnlnh' 'n''''
6ove not Seen him Tor twer ty-Iw0 wears ,.,.
Nv amt st down and burst into tears winch
Thought exceedingly foolish oil Lef -. ,-,,o,o Or
q Yon don't mean, Aunt Nan, tDat III Is Ihcie I'
.rii Gni0nel Sartnris who Is cOnlng!-Your eldest
Er',tLer nv uuce whom have never soch, VINO n''s
Ran IN India for the last ce fury, VINO Is COZ clp'
nn I - ,ith scars medals and decorate VINO
they say bears II charmed lIic-Who Is Tue nero ~
onr family. DO you mean :" say ne Is r",io o az
Emglnndf Why, have been dying To see MN SleI
80 / can remember anything Here pduNeu !oi
q second for lack of breath. th"h ressune' WIZ
augmented force, no doubt haN uhA ~ was vi
IN 10 at home where only the strongest iuh9S H''
any chance of making themselves anaIp' III Iu' :
family conclave. {" Do you mean he IS co nlh4
How olIv! He shall tell me how many he Hts SIa"
and all his bloody deeds. liurIah = , .o,
will not allow you To laugh ~ your uhoIo ~"
laugh at everything. Doris II is way you nH r
and Try not TO mind 1T, but y0n shd'I 'ot ''''n
of nm love hin best III all me world II ~ 80
long since we met We were young wh'h we
parted OH that sad sad parting ara now We ,'T
t,rav and old" The little old maid was 4uNtilhs
Eli over ana looked pitifuiiy, IL as snap our SKYE
terrier does when we We leased nm. m'IItt' ~
oace. For all the world w"uln not nay nu is
or Jack see g on my knees peh,Ieh'i. au W. 80
the trembling Fragile old body. promising 10 help
her all could and never 10 IA ga any iln'u .u ~,
yet tins is exactly Just what dld' ana a'so W." 'N'
Ella" Thaf aFternoop we were in the draw;ng-room.
when my aunt summoned to INSPECT sono
snecial culinary mystery. just as she was ieaVhg
The room sle CHANGED to LOOK at the taoie al"
starting exclaimed, al had forgotten, ana your
uncle may be- here any moment; take away Cna'
brown morocco case which lies pear my WORK
ba>ket Take IT up to my room, Dorls at once
nleaSer I always took my time aO"nt thinSs, SO
fingered over my book ana ten Slowly we GU
before doing so opened the case To see WHAT was III
II In vas not right of me. because IL was eNlncht
there was some secret III IT, nut was ,h9uisl!'e
ono SIXTEEN so right or wrong l opened the unln-
vitIng little brown case. which had not templC1
even my curiosity before; what IoVtlV ItCe
indeed most beautiful A girl with dark wayY mar
clustering round the brow, and giving II the only
really becoming fringe, because natural one, Ho
a pale clear complexion. anu the most exquisite
mouth | ever beheld; not too small but WIN the
manifest curves and readiness for laughter. which
mado You smile in sympathy as you looked at IL.
was completely engrooScd by the portrait When inc
door suddenly opened, and my aunt came IN with
STRANGER who proved to be Colonel Sartorls L
Thrust the case under a newspaper. there being
no time to DO nything else. and turned quietly 10
NV interest in the new arrival soon made me
forget the little brown case altogether My uncle
must have been so handsome WREN Young, put
huge scar half across one cheek had MS goo
looking with firm upright carriaGe ana sOlulerly
bearing His expression was sad his manners re-
served his voice peculiarly soft and clear lie
met me most kindly.
$50 this is Doris Hathaway. my godchiid; How
like her mother! is she not Annlef ! think can
zee Bessie standing before me now she was Just
your age. Doris. when l left England and Just as
saucy looking" ~
/ made some stupid answer. for l felt shy before
this stately man, who was somewhat different
from what | expected Presently, while he anu
my aunt busy talking, he came and sat near
the table and began idgeting With the Things on H.
First he took ND the ewspaper and while answer
ing some trivial question, looked to see What shade
Il tn han
began lingering il, holding and half twlrhng II
between his fingers as BIO talked: Remembered
now and Oh how longed to seize II from him. but
dared not My aunt was busy pouring INN Out
cup of tea and noticed nothing. lie touched the
spring accidentally and the case new open. Ills
face flushed deep red when be saw the likeness, ana
rising quickly he exclaimed in hoarse, agitated
Annie. wher did You got thisf Oh, God. how
,;ke1 II e her very SELF Nv aunt Jumped up,
almost upsetting the little tea table as she dld So
She gave me one reproachful glance which stabbed
like stilleto then ran to her brother cIying'
Ralph you were never meant to see that never;
@Bnt why should l not see itP he
asked impatiently. why, did You not give IT to
me long ago? You know how always wished for
n likeness of her. And all this while you have had
this would have had the most peTieet, coy 'aken
for you if only yoq had gwen me this. My aunt
"Dear Ralph, you never knew that Philip
Newton took sketch OF her before we paid that
fatal visit. 1t was meant to be surprise lor you.
He was summoned away suddenly and 1t was only
month, afterward. when lie returned to England.
that be was able to finish it. ne was so ininIt9iy
shocked when he heard what had happened! lie
mi his best work into the fin shng of the sketch,
and he remembered heI 50 wildly that 1t was easy
10 him. ,... ..., 1..,o,,.o,
like Won ~ he selfish Aunie and surely had tn"
most right 10 IT," said Colonel SartoriS bitterly
You had indeed yOu had sad my aunt Who
was almost sobbing now d" did wish 10 send ID
10 YOU hut they all said much time had passed
that il was best Won should forget, and that NcIlyS
sweet face would only serve to remind
A
Annie" he muttered, always wedh, always
persuaded by one and another Then see, her
grief his face softened. and he sand more 6inhly,
q II these long lonely years have been WIG 10
forget the horror of those last few days trying 10
bring her back TO me in her former (oyousngsS ana
i could not. This likeness would nave h'IPel Ine
So for in t l seemed 10 have my own happy Nelly
more-that Nelly whom | remember 50 windy,
whom never wish To forgot.
"Tako the likeness now, dear" cried my aunt
q oh that had sent II TO you before "
He stopped and kissed her, saying, Thank you,
Annie Il will be my greatest earthly treasure"
Then unable to say more he turned abruptly ana
lett the room. They had both forgotten l wa;
present aud il all passed 20 quickly that STOOD
locking from ono to another in amazemcnt
Iexclaimcd. " am awully sorry, Aunt Nan. IL
was horribly careless of me. really did mean TO
take 1t away, bnt kept dawdlng Tor the iace was
SO lovely | forgot every thing but H. DO forgive
me- | never was so sorry before. Now, Aunt Nan,
YOU will tell me all about this beautiful Nelly.
Doris, began my amt, with exceeding gravity,
- you do not know what you ask when you wish 10
hear poor Nelly Bruce's sad story. have not the
nerve 20 tell II. and certainly not now when your
uncle NAV return at any moment; but you may
in lge what seeing that picture was 70 him when
tel YOU that Nelly Bruce 10 have been his wife
if-if-lt bad not happened
II what had not happened 2" asked. d" Indeed.
Aunt Annie you must please TIL IT to me one day.
To have a family tragedy limited to me, OF which
even my own mother had not told me, was indeed -
TRIAL 70 NY curiosity. l simply frantic to hear
about ~.
q Perhaps some day will Doris, when Your
uncle is ont Of the way" just then Colonel Sar-
tors returned TO the room he had regancd his
former compusuTe so completely that it seemed as
II all the late agitation Ia been only painful
dream.
lie was a most pleasant inmate IN the small
house. Not very laxative, but when he spoke II
was worth listening TO. He seemed very fond of
my aunt and was MOI snrprisod TO hear that they