Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1889-02-23

vne iasu uau gone mr.. rurpes was announced.
He came In In bad temper, having been do
layed by business, and presently sat down 70
dinner with Mrs. Stuart and Wallace and
Kendall In very grumbling frame OF mind.
Mr.. Stuart, young aud able lawyer, IN the
first agonics OF real success at the bar had
sent word that be could not reach homo till
late.
~ don't know, Tn sure. what's the good Of
going to see that girl with you two carping
fellows he began combatively, over his
soup. "She won't suit you, and you'll only
spoil Mrs. Stuarts pleasure and minc.n -
my dear Forbes" snid Wallace In his
placid, undisturbed way, ''you will sec
shall behavc like an angel. shall allow my
self no unpleasant remarks, aud I shall make
as much noise as any body In tho theatre"
"Thnt's oil very we'll, but II you don't say
II, Kendall will look II, and I don't know
which Is tho most damping."
MRS. Stuart, you shall bo tho Judge Of
our bchavior,n said Kendal-he and Forbes
wore excellent friends. "Forbcs Is not In
judicial frame Of mind, but wo will trust yea
to bc fair. suppose, Forbes, we may be al
lowed grumble or two at Halves IL you
shut our mouths on tho subject Of Miss
Bretherton.n
"aawcs does his best" said Forbes, with
touch OF otstinacy. "Ho looks well, ho
strides well, he Is fine figure Of man with
a big bullying voice I don't know what
more you want In German prince. 1t Is
this everlasting hypercriticisln which spoils
oil ones pleasure and frightcns oil tho char
acter out Of tho artistsr"
At which Mrs. Stuart laughed, and,
womanlike, observed that she supposed 1t
was only people who, like Forbes had sue
ccc,ied In disarming tho critics who could
afford TO scott at them-a remark, which
drew funny little now, half petulant, half
pleased, out of tho artist, In whom ono Of
ceptibility to tho attentions Of women.
"You'vc seen hor already, believe" said
Wallace to Forbes II think Miss Brethcr-
ton told me you wero at the Calliopo ON Mon-
day."
"Ycs, was. Well, as tell you, I don't
caro- TO bc critical. don't want TO whittlo
away tho few pleasures that this dull iife can
provide mo with by this perpetual discomfort
with what's set before me. Why can't you
cat aud be thankful To look Mt that girl is
liberal educntion; sho has a ilno voice, too,
md her beauty, her freshness, tho energy OF
lifo In hcr, give mo every sort OF artistic
pleasure. What curmudgoon should be-
what grudging, ungrateful fellow II, after
all sho has dono TO delight me, should abuse
her because she can't spcak out her tircsomo
spccches--which are OF no account and don't
matter. to my impression, at alias well as
ono OF your thin, French, snake like creatures
who havc nothing but their art, as you call
Il; nothing but what thcy have been carc-
fully taught; nothing but what they havo
laboriously learned with time and trouble,
to depend uponr'
Having delivered himself Of this TRADE,
tho artist threw himself back In his chair,
tossed back his gray hair from his glowing
black eyes, and looked defiance nt Kendall,
who was sitting opposite
"Dut, after ALL" said Ke. ., reused,
"thcse tiresomo speeches arc her mctier; It's
her business TO speak them, and TO speak
them well. You arc prnising her for quail
ties which aro nbt properly dramatic at all.
In your studio they would bc tho only thing
that man need consider; ON tho stage they
naturally come second"
'Ah, well." sftid Forbes, falling 20 upon
his dinner again at gentle signnl from Mrs.
Stuart that the carriage would soon bc
round. II know very well how you and
Wallace would take her. You and 1 will
havo to defend each other, Mrs. Stuart,
against those two shower baths, and when
we 60 to 500 her afterwards shall bo invalu-
able, for shall bc able TO savo Kendall and
Wallace tho humbug Of compliments"
Whcrcupon tho others protested that they
would on no account bc deprived Of their
share Of tho compliments, and Wallace es-
pecially laid II down that a man would bc q
poor creature who could not nnd smooth
things TO say upon any conceivable occasion
to Isabel Drctherton. Besides, no saw her
every day and was In excellent practice.
Forbes looked littlo scornful, but at this
point Mrs. Stuart succeeded In diverting his
attention TO tho latest picture and tho dinner
flowed ON pleasantly till tho coffee was
handed and the carriage announced.