New-York tribune., 1886-11-14


quietly rcmarlIing she began them: .
II hore you will not mind my industry IL
has become more OF less necessary nowadays 20"
know ,.,, r1,,o
new attitude t s SO% of those birds and
roses which with many women arc an aiec'a'on
OF toll" a..,,
She gave little sigh. "My birds arc flown
and my roses withercd, l fear. .,.,
"Some day they will sing and bloom again.
"IIope is not ralization' She bent her head
a tlihe lower while thus speaking.
Perhaps it is not with me- o,dnt answsS, sYoa have
all the world before you. Hope should DC your
most natural impulse. -. so,hinc 10
do with it at present Its object is more hlni'c'
if not less ambitious. H., ayou
She chose TO leave this reply unno5iceat oo o,,. c
have thought of no caacer as YETI" shc qu''-
Il have thought of only ons-poitcs scDels hnve me
sn ip Masses lust enough Imagination to resent
lis dryncss Trade of all sorts t shouna r,adc il so
though il my dear guardian had not maze ,,t, ~
n'e1cSs scSd '0p rrobably now be buying and selling
something somcwhcc In le''e,s failure shU' for
,hou@ sine 1'Sr never actuay fail should always be
Producing some work full OF iehec'h, hdn,,e aro
%ae DSnfS in tbs way few Ea LIZ gennses lead lead
the mob Of gentlemen who write WIZ, % e'sD so o;stn Stu
l,ot aP1 bcr" rs if now ere else Perhaps have the
,oaiaIic dc perfection who knows? But 1t re-
suits in aTathy, nevertheless
IL did but | have lived long enough in this
country to shrink from touching item. man
who would reach to-day the highest offices under
our government must wade through slums and
| cess poos. | don't see how he can cscape the
grossest soiurc maintain that nc scarceT ar ,,tS
things our most trusted statesmen must have
heard and seen! And to hear and sec them makes
share in their scuT1liy almost cost unaoCtdGoe in
that way, but now they all drcary dsap-
pointments Casimir laprade IS an envlahlc , fel,
! has the gifts of great painter, and no waywaru
inclination to misuse them | sometimes thihR
that he has all tie Imagination in pan'ng Una.
morale wholesome and unerratic method-a
splendid though mystical sanity In short You
devoted friends. He is with us now at Rocksidc
perhaps Mis- Dorian told you -,
| ayes She mentioned that he had come with
YOU | should like to some of his painting
1T would give MS all great pleasure II you
would visit his studio"
You win leave your father for an hour or
two some day, will you not?' continued
She did not answer, though I waited several
moments for her to do so. And then again
said. breaking the silence. !.
81 shall not feel that you want really 10
no friends with me unless YOU consent That
will put the final valued touch upon our recon
She stoprcd her needle and looked at me with
faint arch smile "You told that you re-
pcntcl Yesterday"
She shook her head, stll smiling. "You for
get. Repentance docs not exact conditions; IL
"Franty." | said changing my sonc. "do You
not think had some cause for grievance that ar
ternoon on the Bois p Remember that constant
" witnessed Foull<e DOfians attentions 10 you nc
had followed you from ENGLAND to France and
"ITe was privileged to cross the Channel when
he chose" she broke in. her color altern[ II
did not encourage him to make the voyage
"pe0plc said that YOU did
"What will people not say? ~ ,.
"But he ret,n nncd to America a little while after
YOU returned" Nv
She gave hc.r head slight inn aticnt toss. "You
must rccolect that the Atlantic is common thor
saw that she was ANNOYED; the sarcasm had
left her lips with no mildncss OF accent nuI /
had famed the spark that was so ready To ti' a
flame my leticence had slprea its fett'-; Ill an
instant more | felt myself urged to say:
about yoS. oU' But I'd do You let him visit you now
Have you given him to understand 'hat 20" VIII
not become lis wife, -.
seen that my eagerneSs was not only la'Soiaiie'
but that was trying to keep it within oouns' i,is
pcasSre lf as s''H"gSf It gSic5y Eiy" faded J1 ''
IL have given him him to unielstand tha,,
she said, very slowly and mcaringly IND more
than once He docs not visit me- There are
reasc rs alart from the refusal Just mentioned"
PAPA docs not like hm-has ngvcr like liked him him,
lie has not told me why, but canned soi1c aIc
knowledge of the truth from Other sourc.s ne nc
thinks that Mr.. Dorian behaved in an ungcntle-
manlv way to friend Of his Papa is very pune
tiious the affair concerned a debt of honor, l
learned the facts just before we went TO Austria
IIt. has requested me not TO receive Mr.: Dorian
hereafter DO not mean th2t ne hS ;n lotu.edf mo tn
same. There that is all Now Ict US taK Oh
something pleasantcr if you Will DescI1oc 70 Inc
some of Monsieur Laprades won leriul pictures
That will be the next best thing to seeing them
io' left her that day in state Of buoyancy and
exaltation And for many days afterward talked
with her father and herself inside the cottage sat
with her on the verandah strolled with her on
the lawn or watched with her the restless water as
II lapped and FLASHED on the jagged rocks In
hundred ways must have let her plainly guess guess
TO awa. her bidding for its fun avowal and to
find the thrall less rksomc because II was SO coy
and cha,mingy mp0sed dd lnG C"OmiS ea aass
the whole day in bis own apartment On TINS at~
count Ada delayed her little cxpedltion 10 n9cM ,CVo
side short as was the distance between our two
homes At last however, she came 10 us O@S
mir not only showed her his pictures but maze
ii plain that her beauty and intelligence had won
him as an admirer She. on hcr own side, eX;
pressed delight in his painting, though now anu
then she would venture upon crlucism uchN-
"Nadamoiscjlc has evidently studied art,' he
said as we stood group of four, in front OF what
was perhaps his most ambitious canvas; nc
| spoke with his accustomed suavlty. but coud
detect behind ii that rspcctful attention which 10
mere pOteness could imply.
g have studied much less than have obserl cd
unwmiantaby bold in passing any judgment what,
ever upon your work, Monsieur lapace 1t all
strikes Inc as astonishingly brilliant an' novel
MIR Claud has been preparing nae for a dis appolnt-
ncnt." she added, with glance III my d Icctl"n
For heavens sake let us know the WOist
exclaimed Mrs Dorian in her most rattill " VEN
"'lfll this moment had believed that OsLo ana nt
| were both pledged to an unalte able approval OF
desert unqualified praise for any kind of criticism,
/ beg that you will expose his horrible treachely"
= mean only that he praised Monsieur Laprade
yitboIt fhe least reserve" said Ada laughing,
and in that way lie made me t!emble for the full
flment Of my own expectations.
"Ab" declared my guardian, then he has been
loyal after all and apologize to him for my base
suspicious .. -, ....;.o. -,