New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-10-31

or subsistencep IT., am. aunt fvho
is also yours Nr. Dorian) has the warmcst ao-
| miratiOn for his talents , . liz, -
Indccd You mean that she supports MIN :,
| IL mean that she has adopted nm w hcr ''"'
s sSa,5 SF 1E NY She is very benevolent per
son. that aunt Of NINE Is she not =, .,.,, n
"Shc Is one OF the best an nobicst women III III
t,e world | said with decision AMI ioice oI
3 cech that widely differed from Tie "ioii"s
drawl I bad Just heard 49,. ,.n
lie walked toward n con as that nun, n2t iat
from whcre he had stood and peerei closely NJ
H. as a near sighted observer will 90 Alter
little Pause he said, still scanning inc Ph''uie
| sYou spoa, from experience OF course.
| at DO From lon and deeper eslcri nCe
IN Ms so Dorisn's goodness than Mn La
| prade's" o amin Thcrc
vas nm inliscribable chill n s'eatNy lhSllIo'
hostility about this simple mo- cmcn' ~ o sT" ~
how prcrmod me for some bit Of sp' maNe' 40
sault o, ~, vou not IN feel
ico,o,s a." Mr.. Claud," lie said sat the arrival OF
his new claimant for my aunt,s favor, -, ,s
| lie WAS biisving himself with n Dult oi ~ =
roat. G,tinr gloves as I rcsrond d "Casmr IL,
made ami | are devoted friends ani clhlh no,
have more affection for him if lac were my own
Really? That is very fortunate" >,
II do not see that il IS especially 'ornhi'e.
7 returned with curt speed except N 'he srn ''r
that disinic.cstcd friendship IS always prco''u'
| thing" a, nm
T was not talSiny cc atcd view. ne acc
zion. it occurred to me might be 70 tunaie m
othcr WAYS If MIS- Dlrian were b. die. for IN
stancr There would, if nay 30 term IT, he
p''Tr so,t m,scIf aush ms replied: "Your allu-ion
cannot bc misunderstood it is to- unci'iiy mani
Tie made a dainty, dcprecating gesture. I'm
ciyillv. MIR CLAUDE" he muimuIei
"Rut I am never Willingly unrvil' lie said
| this with an air of often ci haut'lr' p"t WIN !"
| Of trio r. m IS
"If the rudcncSs were nntcn ionaL' | re-
turned, 81 Gnl it nom the less Unpleasant we
usually do so in thes cases
lie Hf,ci both hands. smiling "Ah. YOU are
not to be a!pcased." Then he gave his silver
TIRED waldng stick iauniy little r.mInsli' T
don't think | will wait for VI ieur lapiaie. as
| see that you arc bent urOn Gin. q'inIc some
Are you not little drip SCI IN ta9 n d Lire snIle
was very bright IN keen as lie spoke these words !;
it made his eyes look ducr.
IL don't know what You have heart; ! san
involuniaiily taking step na~r 10 nm,
must request you t. explain your me N NJ W.
"Ah YOU bin. lac to account shF you
are 81 fond of bringing people to account lhe
sncer was now perfectly unilS@uiscd
tiona i%oT TO me" SAID That is all AM i yo@
lie moved in his easy. wei brcd way toward me n,
door. 81 really have n more to say mi 81
wish you goodday. Mr. Claud an.
Pardon me- / broke in, still tranquil But
Won lave referred TO iclo.ts concerning myse I.
and YOU ha,c done this with a G ntcn tuous ac-
cent AMI hearing which carnot permit TO pass
unnOtccd."
lie TUNED short facing me a-an AMI throw n 2
back his head little. His ancr was now cyl
dent though hal as yet sIown ne Wha l;,S,
"Oh. if YOU wants facts" lie lctrtcd, with q
harsh note in his derOrol $. modulated drawl, l
can remind you of your having been rude TO MISS
GMmcrcey." NV
ton Miss Giamerccys name. Did she tell you ina;
| was rude TO her Dr.? ~ a.
lie twrlci his stick aran "IIer manner in
| refcl1inr 10 YOU told me so " q,
went straight 10 to his side till we stood
scarcely three inches apart. No DOUBT ma
grown pale AMI think my next W rds were some
What hoascy spoken 81 demand 10 know |
said "whcthcr MisStilamcreN toli you ""aO 'oo>
place duriny our last meeting
he 's saG t0 with fastidiors dgus AMI GOOD deal
Of smothcrcI wrath rs well. "liwevcr en- u
: she told me nothing | could draw my inice u.s.
"Wlat differences -, T.,
aTlnt YOU q,larrcllcd with lcr. Y'u and sh"
have not met since YOU rode out toy tncr n Aoh i
dav last You made ~ adieus To her. ne "h,.
no,o,oode AMI nice 10 you. OF c'use Nou would
have gone there If the tcrme e,, g ms ,>N'"
have no more to say enHsI lrsI me- As
his hani touched tie knob # the closed door l
said with louder voice han h"a a. ygr oo Scd and
fcclin,s If this lady, it IS too bad that you wcr
forb ldcn from aoc0mpanyin. her Your serSlc' :,
as an Interpreter void have been invaluab'e'
thr-,w tnt0 this speech sraihns lnnF
coIr cant,n, for tic moment lcf me. But in
stnnt,v nGtcrward I regretted what had said.
fNca was my purpose not TO give anger tie HaS'
Ills hand trcmblca a little as it gr7srcd the
door knob Something like s'cc[ OF famo
seemed 10 rricll through the "a ness Of each eve
, IIc a.rca,cd ifrcsOutc othcr TO hoe ms rage
nv an immcaate exit or TO remain an 81 imc
oicn proof # it. At lcn!th. with inf er o. !; me
. lirs II NJ BETRAYED agitation more than n M d
mitchell. qucluOus voice did. he ch Sc the latter
cOWSc ~ ,s.,,,.
sccing new noins of rcscmban between your
self and her. L., an.
Not the least hint f hi true man n h sc yGi
G Gnr I In r "yon compliment me Mr. Dor,
ian a.p!nst your will -
IN honor he exc AIMED. He liftei one hand
IN lis mouth as th0,ioh To- re IS an explosion D,
morllng LAUGHTER which could not hut hcar am
sec Excuse ne, but the honor Of such Icsem
r bancc might be held somewhat questionable.
, still did not dream OF ms true mean n
! thought that he merely casting SIR upon
MIS- Dor1nn whom it was supl"sabie That nc
, should DISLIKE after the rproois which SIC II"
. you NAV hold your aunt in fin scOrn.' | sal
"but To me She is very dear. love hcr devot
eddy, ami | Will not permit her TO DC h=hN
SPOKEN Of" ,.
You nA rcsard her a" as son 70 A son . yes II
is very clear to me. naturally" -, - .,,,
For the first time a susplclOn OF WiaJ NJ he''h
r flashed upon me And yet even as 1t dld s.
4 sought TO drive it back The thing couid not De
| both in love with the same woman. lie ana 10,
{ like mc-rclhals he detcSted me But pNr 'm
, would tip itself with such acrd venom No I'm
fossihlc | was wlrtcledy in error; had ms
| intcrpIrte l-misjudged-
Mrs Dorian has been secon mother 10 me
5 sail, measuring each word 90 10, ,ni'l' ~,
= There was any threat in my tones, or any SIN OF
what thought had Just swept through my bra n
~ second mother?' he repeated. fon o, ior
| oct how much YOU and She look alike Is II qullt
! certain my very lofty and assuming friend Una
t, ! we arc not blood relations? ? No doubt you Wer
i | horn in Rclgium. after all. AMI were ken, 'hc'
- | dis,Ipct'y until that eccentric French lady my
= aunt. thought it safe 10 have YOU appear N new
" York Eccentric French ladies' sonnet $ G nun ,
,. | ;mnrldcncrs Won know before marriage rs wei
It as after I don't believe my late uncle couil cFc
have been induced b. acknowledge you a. ms n
, and after his death MIS-. Dorian w9uIa %, oou ;,
u bavc found il awkward 10 account Tor you ctC,p