New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-10-06
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and away
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| Major Brown took short tour, visiting Wies-
baden and Frankfort to give himself time TO thlnK
AZ the end of five days he returned to HomDurS
considerably calmer in mind and resolved on plan
of action. IT, .o,.
positive now that she loved him, and why, then,
from a mistaken sense Of duty should she sacrnce
both herself and him to an ungrateiul ana ex-
acting taslImasterp But though able to ascrlDe
Sara's conduct to mistaken sense of duty, he felt
bitterly that he dared not try his own by the same
liberal standard He could not yet think of NettIe
Drayton without feeling Of burning shame lie
tried not to think of her at all And, indeed, 1T
was as much 10 be free from the inevitable bi-wee<y
Bournemouth letter as for any other reason that
he had quilted Homburg.
Swinging up the Luisen-Strasse he kept sara ana
her sacrifice firmly before his minds eye Such
life as she was preparing for herself 10 be the
wife Of man like young Wilson, the slave oil MS
every whim, the object on which every temper
would he ventedl The mere Imagination OIL IL
made him hot.
few paces in front of him. He would have escaped
down side street, but that the young man sud
denly turned, and seeing him, stood still waiting
| for him to come up.
The Major noticed that his face was even palcr
| and more h0ggard-loolSing than usual, and that
there were deep dark rings round his eyes
of himself at the sight, and how's your mother Z"
She's dead" answered the young man, SO
abruptly and harShly that the haJor staggered duu
| eant up against wall for support ,
Dead! What do you mean? What CHASTITY
! ioke" he stammered at last trying to force
smile Why, you frightened me out OF my WIS Is
| Young man doggedly, and in the same harsh voice,
" and not soul here that we could turn to; You
conveniently out Of the way OF the a oother
day night. When Sara came in at last 1 was
nearly dead, too, with terror and misery. She
sent for doctor, but it wasn't any good ana she
| died that night She's buried, too he added
| after pause, looking up with kind OF lmplsh
triumph that gave the Major hysterlcal desire
But how terrible and how dreadful for Miss
Levison. What is she going to do r he inquired
Il think it is far more dreadful for me, con.
| sidering that she was my mother and not Saras,"
! Roger snapped out. Not but that she was always
very good to her, too quite as good as If she had
been her own daughter What's Sara going to do,
did YOU say? Why, nothing very particular; We
shall be married, and then go into Italy lmme-
dately" Co. ,,iss o,-i
! com Oh but surely not? You are dreaming
il is impossible-so hurried, and so quite unneces-
sary.' , ., en, h.oo.l, with
| which 10 sneak and hardly knew what he SAID.
lie felt wild longing to seize Roger oy the troao
and strangle him on the spot. - 49,,
| II is neither impossible nor unnecessary, ana
am not dreaming" replied the other quite coolly.
| On the contrary il is quite possible, ana deem
| il quite necessary, and should think knew now
| to take care of my cousin without anybody inter
| ference We shall be married to-mOrrow morning,
and leave Immediately afterward for itay Inc
chaplain here knows all about US, ana ne mas si'h-
| nl;fed matters for me" -
An unnatural calm, the birth Of despair fell upon
the Major and he spoke in strangely qilet voice;
" Can not be of any useP May not call ana
coo Miss Ievison and ask her if may do anything
for herP" A.. aoo;s;,,o orsryor
want TO he visited But will give her your com.
p GinC And turning, Roger Wilson went
swiftly in at the door of his lodging and slammed
Major Brown walked unprotestingly. away.
When he reached his hotel he walked straight out
into the garden and sat down on the nrst oenGh
The July midday sun gared down on nm WIN
bmrning heat. Myrads of flies and gnats whirled
round his head and buzzed in his ears, but ne was
quite unconscious of all physical discomfort. ne
sat mmovabe, trying to realize that one gr Sa
impossible fact: Sara Levson was to marry her
cousin Roger Wilson next morning.
How long he remained out there IN the garden
no did not know. Loungers came and went;
little party of tourists ordered beer. and drank and
| smoked, within couple OF yarus oil h'ih' ouO n'
was not even aware of their presence
AZ last he rose with heavy sigh ana went IN
do1 1n tho hall he met Roger Wilson. The young
mon looked shy and even sheeplsh; , ,
ni' n have been looking for you Major Brown
ho bacan aykwardly " I wanted you to do me a
favor II is we'll TO he out OF the way "heh
favor is wanted Of one -, 49,, Ntoto,
But | have come into your way the 'A"''
responded briefly. -, - toor %
Yes true And it's really more OF IaNol w
Cara than to me-" Then looking round GROSSLY
oara IL Let of servants and visitors Must we
stand in the passage? Don't they give YOU
smoking room here, or readlns-rooh Vi sonie-
'iiI Tbc Major led the way silently to deserted
,orInr Roger shut the door offer them, put nv
99;d not sit down. He went and leant agalhSl
ulu bite china stove and looked curiously at the
Maior who had dropped into big armchair. AL
last I've spoke. 49,, ;.h mn aro voup Inc
.3s Sonrccatinply. and the Major caught the
bndov, of n certain wistfulneSs which ne mao
snnctimes observed in his manner toward sara
. Recanse I did not wish 20 be unclViL an
naturally short-tempered ana OF COURSE uio e'e'i'
of the last few days - -, ,.. ,d o,,o,
VI Vie stcppCd and drew his long, bony hand over
his owes When it dropped again his FACE was
tinccd with color and his eyes shone.
But. as | was telling you, we are 10 oe Ll''r'
riod to-morrow and we have no friends mere
w. SonI that we know beside the chaplain and
r1cnrself Would it be asking too much" again ne
! GVed his scrutinizing gee N the MAJORS lace
- should YOU greatly object to-atteudlng th'
ceremony-to-a-in shOrt-acting as sara S relauV'
and giving her away :? ..o. an
lie turned and looked at an inappropriate en-
cravinc of Werther's tomb on the wall Dehiho
rs he frished his sentence. ,
" Major Brown sprang out OF his chair ana came
ana ana BID Did, Won tell Miss Levson that you were
Going 70 ask e?' he inquired:
. eo" 9csp said Roger, still with averted look
. Che said / had better not. But l know she
would like it, 1t is so solitary for girl without
81 will GOMEZ interrupted the Major impul
, svelv. Give me the hour
DIV iIalf-past ten. and thank you," said Roger
as he left the room
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