New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-10-24


"Docs he ever visit you?'
"Hc did said my guardian, hesitating, "bh'
. Of late well, to be frank with you
Ohio, Casimr is proud. yet not after the pat
tern OF Miss GIamercey.7
IL do not quite understand YOU" said.
"No?5 As Mrs Dorian now spoke she lowered
her eyes and fingered little ncrvously at tho
edge Of fan which the warmth of the day had
caused her TO use "I-I do not wonler that
you fail to understand, She went on. you ha' c
heard nothing as yet
"What is there 10 hear? Does any mystery
hanr about this nephew of youIs, madame?
Ms Dorian raised her eyes, meeting my look
Of sharp inquiry "Casimir is poor. ms | said.
lie is an artist of striking tarntat least think
So He is Ian some. tOo-aftcr a very different
tyre from yours almost feminine type in fact
but still ban some As yet he has obta ned no
RECOGNITION whatever, but he viii not employ the
least rise dc gu0Te 10 secure il. He simply Offers
his pictIrs Ia dealers. and has them declined.
and eats his heart away with secret chagrin.
I have known him only about four months. lie
came to me nearly four months ago, when | re-
tmI ed 10 Paris from my lonG STAY in Austin
and Italy. ! had not talked 10 him more than
five minutes before hc had fascinated me. He
became ono Of NY imp, s-anl You know that
| am ALWAYS having imp ssions. lie showed me
Of his work. and went in RAJ lures over it.
| suspect that he li,cs i'm attic LODGINGS and
spends only four on fc francs day. He has
the NEST poetic face: ii il quite t'lccS. AMI rs
if il were cut out of IVORY with q cloud Of blond
hair. IN delicate blue veins in either temple
an the least LITTLE cold thread of mllstache
wanted hnr 10 meet some of my artist friends
and !c fascinated ne stll more Ivy his almost
e., I
ne. lie was such IA discovery in the WAY 81 n
nephew. He wore dark velvet coats. which
we've infinitely becoming; dark velvet an blcni
hair are so dcll!hilul combination when ne
las ivory face like yOunc ArOliOs IOa"
Nah' &C. his mother. bad been rather stout
Heaven bless her.. with Irregular fcatlncs and
ponounccd squint never coul tell where
she Ut it there is no record Of Re Lille O. or
la inG had a sndint before. OF cousc at this
time you were still in Zurich
Here the narrator paused You never wrote
me of VOC nephew, | said
"NO. Wa ""ei'ntion had now became sort
Of confusion. II would have done 50 if-if
IT ia1 Mt h"cn for mis,n c'slandinr bctwe
Casin.lr AMI myself. One DAY. when our acpuant-
an'c stll Young. | told him of yOu--of my
l1cat dcliqh in your Brilliant scholaship-of
my resolution 10 make yea my sole heir This
wO,Il' not ha" affected him in The least if | had
not also uttered 5etisc-if ! hal not IN unnar
dcnabv stuid | assumed apOiO2ctic tone
End declared la him that perhaps The bond of
blood between us gave him pior claim 10 my
bounty. bat HAT circumstances had now 50 ar
lan9ed themselves as 10 max" such claim wholly
im"r7lci able AMI then. quite suddenly. Casimir
intrn1Irtcd ne with kind of sOrrowful an err
]i' av0wed himself unwilling Ia he the subject
Of even momcntaly thoughts like these. He would
not for the world have yOu SUSPECT him Of wishing
to stand in your light He had come 10 me be-
cause was his dead mothers sister an his long
residence in Rome had thus far prevented our
mcctm-. II was best that YOU should not even
lcaln of his cVistcncc. He preferred ncl cr to be-
come acquainted with You. The Inheritance |
had pr missed 10 yOu must pass 10 YOU untouched.
lie. desired nothing cIaiuitously from any one,
Ii la on dead lie desired only what his own
honest Toll might brinE him. | was dIcadftlly
aimed lie had p kliO Of blue ribbon at his
throat END II was so kccnly becoming and then
his large. SOFT blue eyes took such a sal spallc
while he thus s"olc. Mon dicu! how the great
Rahac couli have described him. with his delicate
nature, just like his spiritual face We still
mainel iIicn Is We are friends to-day but Inc
viii not accent a sou of aid from me. and
'rcc YOU have ami cd he he comes to he
no more"
"now ,athctically you say that " commented.
ism. going toward window. AMI staring out
If it. thouTh | saw nothin:. / knew that there
vas satire in my & mes. but could not rcprcss
y. bitter feeling had crcpt about my heart
II was the old jealousy At work arain These
aTI1iut tdnrs hurt AMI n Led upon me- NV
GUARDIANS progressed admiration an lil>n Of this
'aSimir ap,1dc-thiS unforeseen newcomer who
j arcd what ! he'd so lcng held in com lctc en-
iiictv-scemel 10 he like the dealing Of an UNI
solicited wIVn:.
M's Dorian had meanwhile stolen 10 my side
But | did Mt know of her presence there till |
clt her hand upon my ann.
u have maze YOU amy, She sai'l.
| turned upon her rpurOachfully. "NOt anny.'
exclaimed "ior have M riqht 10 any an cr.
You have done So much for me without my RS
'ess'n the least aim upon your goodness Bat
sill that is al the more reason why this sudden
Jews should wound me deeply | ualrsed hec.
not wishing 10 trust myself with another wcrd. !
nawin ,ry lips in the effort to control what
callv felt.
"But never dreamed of wounling You she
ALTERED. astonished and regrctful How have |
lone so ?"
"IIow ," echoed "Yoa tell me that This new
attachment has filled The place / held You tel !
{ rs kin " Us YOU are able, and yet the truth Is
lear dav.
Her astonishmcnt had dccpcncl "Oh Ohio
he exclaimed, can you ossibly be Jealous Of
Door Casmir You
No am Mt ca Gus = I rctoricd hating the |
word an quiNelin undcr il as if il hal been tie |
ut of n lash. Bat ycu force ne To rmcmbcr |
who he is AMI who ! am All yes YOU remind |
ne that he is yo'r Lood-kindfcd. I'csd's ha, ing |
Won the atIc' III that was min" for years
| had rcccdcd from her bIt she now spread ont |
10Th arms toward me. \ bIi Int smile was on
Ter ns an her dark eyes DINNER with a"c
han VIII n mine had 6fSt met them were plisicn
n Us at some lclishcd &, ms ! had often seen
r." hook like ;iis before. when pleased by one
f her many faHcful whms or moods but to
ncOuntcr Tie chance then. affected me a slur,
you are dcliohtful,7 she exclaimed "Ah.
NY boy what q lover yOu will make. some dav |
low SllcCking tlnI L am OnN Il POOR Oh woman,
m not some lovely young girl Still. the i'm
rcssion is very cXhilaiating. l like it; pos
Ii c''' tin 10 I'M Ter it
"Yaur pleasantly madame is most intimcd
said. in freezing tones The slumbcriny trait
n my siran &c nature had waIcncd like tor,id
epcnt Fer last reply only stnng me as if il
we're the most cruel nilcry. 81 had better leave
on. | rusued. "wltlout further dclav Let
his Casimr LapIade whose very existence Won
ave concealed from me until now. rein with
nc honOS in my st"a1 II is not too late for Won
D besiow On him all the lovo he merits. | alb
cate in his favor from TO-DAY. You have @iNcn
ne an education. ana with it | am willing 10 sht
ny way alone"
Every word Of these rash and un~latcful SEN
cnccS ! firmly meant. But as ! walked toward
he door of the chamber alarmed cry broke
rom Mrs Dorian. She hurried after me She al
most dragged me toward couch ami clung about
~ neck with CLASH that must have EMPLOYED
ouohness to shake of II was her turn 10 use
and she used them in a torrent of
narfu uttcrnnce. At the time no I'm, ct
ous avowal Of her fonGness was absent She
rpcalcd to my long knowledge OF her devotion:
he CHALLENGED me TO recall an act Of neol cct in