The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-05-05

bic handsome youth. with broad shout
ders aud sturdy limbs. "a clever boxer a
good whip. a fair billiard player; his
spirits were cxuberant. and he had moro
mental resources and ideas than arc
,orchsafcl o. tho generality Of young
gentlemen Of his kind. Thus he assumed.
L. SOME extent. the position Of leader
amm. them. and. as he was uniformly
e.ol naturcd and yet not TO be imposed
upan. Doe was liked and net laughed 40.
liut l- favorite companion and friend
v.- Valentine Martin. The two mon
were nearly the same age. Martin being
aItflr thc elder. and were good deal
au.r boz size and personal appearance
t.aum. being English, wore side whisk-
CTS. AND Percy. being American. wore
llra.chc Martin was inclined 10 be
fair and Percy 20 BIO dark, but they
might have been taken 20 be brothers
Ile fn.l.hman. however. was Of "a
somewhat c.o0mier temperament than
tho American. moro rcticent and more
fi..u i1mools and inequalities Of tenn
ler lelal brought with him several
io.l IcffcHof introduction and had duly
delivered hem. but he had awaited him
self bat eplringly Of the social courtesies
extended Co him. seeming 20 prefer less
formal and regular life. lie made no
rrctoaso of large wealth, but, on the
other hand. he never seemed TO be
camuci for means. and no one could be
found from whom he had borrowed
money 10 bee werc triile mysterious
nobody was concerned 10 lathom his
mystery. for 10 was no ones interest Co
doso Valentine Martin had not come
e. America Co speculate. TO organize "a
company. to raise capital, or 20 DO any of
those things that are apt 90 render en-
l.n. foreigners suspicious in our eyes
lIr hw apparently come Co amu+e him
self ana mind his own affairs. and after
q Time bee was permitted to follow this
innocent inclination The upper ten
whom bee neglected. ceased 10 take an
active interest in him. and those with
whom bee associated relinquished the
vain effort to persuade him 20 reveal his
secret. and came TO the sensible conclu-
sion that there was probably no secret TO
reveal
The acquaintance and subsequent
friendship between Martin and Percy
Nolen had sprung mp spontaneously.
without auy formal introduction. They
bad tastes ami ideas IN common. and they
msunlly pleased one another Martins
was perhaps the stronger character, but
lively; so chat they were upon fairly
even forms one day the Englishman
accepted am invitation 20 come and take
afternoon tea at the Noens. he met
Pauline ON that occasion. and it was not
afterwards necessary 20 urge him 10 re-
peat his visit Pauline was interested IN
lim as an Englishman. and after discuss
ing his native country with him ad
mtted him 90 a certain degree of friend
ship. partly on her brothers recommen-
dati0n. partly on his own account. He
seemed gloomy az times. and she was
SONY for him. without knowing or even
caring to inquire what made her SO. Al
other times be cOnversed in a manner
that interested her and stimulated her to
talA 900 return. and. though Pauline was
but cIrl. she had a mind that was worth
coming in contact with. The English
mau never made any direct demand
upon her sympathies OF emotions, and
probably be- gained rather than lost by
this forbcarance When a woman has
insight She would rather exercise her in
buttons than have things explained TO
ler
Matters went ON in this manner for
several months. and the years vacation
(which Percy had allowed himself was
more than up. lie had as vet shown TAO
agn OF being bankrupt. unless certain
abstraction Of manner 40 times. accom-
panied by biting of his nails, and a
drumming with his foot. might be con
ttruei as symptoms Of approaching i'm
pecuniosity. But another affair, not
connected with finance. was going on no
this period which. unless put an end TO
beumes. might result 10 trouble.
There Was young married woman IN
Sew Nork society named Mrs. Cuthbeu
mnstan Her husband. also young. had
inherited from his father an immense
iu4iness in coal Cuthbcrt Iuus,al was
fond of activity, and he plunged into his
coal with hearty good Will, intent upon
creating % fortune twice as large as that
which his father had left him. As
matter of course. and of necessity, he
wa. absent all day at his Office, and was
often obliged 70 run down 20 the mines
10 oversee things there IN person.
lrs wife was the daughter Of an aris-
to,ratic knickcrbockcr family: she had
been rciguing belle in her coming out
wear. and the year following tho match
between her and 1unstall had been made
She liked her husband. because no was a
good fellow. because he was IN love with
her and because no was considered biz
catch: but she cared nothing for coal
and was Jealous Of his devotion to It,
She wanted him 10 be devoted 10 her
and 10 nobody else. She hated 10 think
Of him working actually working-all
ia. long. llo came home 10 dinner, u
was true: but he was not fond OF dining
out and when dinner was over, he was
tired and liked TO stay quietly at homo
and 20 70 bed at half past 10 Such an
existence as this was the next thing to
uncomfortable to woman like Sylvia
Tunstall. Forty years hence, perhaps,
th. Darby and Joan kind Of life might
be- practicable: but not now, in the flush
Of youth. variety and curiosity She alb
solutoy would not stand III
Tunstall was manly, straightforward,
single hearted fellow. and at first he did
not comprehend his wifcs attitude Ho
had homcly ideas Of married life. and
tho routine Of social dissipation was
without attractions for him. When at
last he learnt how matters stood, no
thought il over, and came 70 the conclu-
sion that his wife had much reason on
her side. She was young, good looking
and full Of the wine Of life, and II was
only natsral and proper IN her to wish TO
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