New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-06-09
NO. ROBBERY.

Mrs Cbristie's was anything but an ssnI
house and the ReGgs %h0 SSp notion
had been that the folks one Woulu I IL heSt !,
i"S.bonse were OF doubtful sort az tne pest ~
seemed inevitable that he wSeo ali about
e. - ,s0s a welcome surprise TO find the house so
different from my antclpsuons' sy,htLr Che
Mrs Christie herself knew Duo IA aono
ooa ss,vica In our family in my fathers days.
Sbe had SCI up boarding house in Russell-st, and
when IL happened that hsa 70 gS up 10 Town own 20
Ssr,tster about some business, instead Of putting
m nj NV usual quarters WENT az my mother
request. to Mira Christies, not without some mis-
oiYjnrs aboat the wisdom Of the step was taxing;
Srt + ~ on INT that anyhow il would be new eX-
pere noe snd that was just what 1t dd prove 10 De
eventually. ,us;or or,,r,
doctor and his daughter, she being damsel fair
IN iook mon; two spnsters from Shropshire; D
west country parsOn and his wife /; Mrs Christies
nephew clerk in bank; myself, ana couple
about whom no one knew anythlng-save Mrs,
Christie, and she not much-but whom Everyone
allowed TO be the most charming and delightful
people they had met for many day, Mr. and
Mrs WAlcot had travelled much, and were EVIL
asufly we'll read, but they neither wearied cnes
san with the glories of Capri or Granada, nor
pstered you with talk about books hey had read
and you hadn't; they made no display, and though
brilliant conversationalists, they were just the
PLEASANT kind Of people in whose company you
could sit without wanting to talk at all.
He was 8 tall, spsrey built man, wen set up,
with regular features man Of fine bearing, yet
not quite like soldier she was hardly so dis
Notwithstanding as her husband, hardly so hand
some her features just missed regularity, but eyes
and mouth had fascinating piquancy OF express
sion which made her the most attractive woman
l had ever met; thought so then, and think so
STILL though have considerably extended my e.
perienee since those days when my mother guarded
her dedghng from the attacks rspacious or in
sidious Of every breed of harry. But the most
pleasing trait in this couple was that though so
plainly devoted to one another, and satisfied with
their own company they we're not wholly eaten
up with mutual admiration; their nature seemed
10 have sympathetic feeling that moulded itself
10 suit the dispositions OF those around, without
sacrificing its own individuality, No wonder all
lilrd them was particularly grateful for their
courtesy not being blessed in either looks or STYLE
| had unfortunately inherited my mothers manner
and my fathers face; had IL been the other way
about, ] should doubtless have proved the social
success which j was painfully conscious that
now was not. And IL must have been ont Of pure
good nature that they were 50 friendly; for had S
kept her promise don't know-that she should
say nothing TO her guests about Earhshaw Hall,
or the mines, or the plate and pictures, or my
mothers famous diamonds, or the glOrtes Of q
country house that women love.
The only one who did not take kindly 10 them
Was Marion. On the Thursday after we had con-
eieded our BUSINESS prevailed on him to dine
with me at Mrs. Christies, and / remember
notiag how everyone seemed TO be at their best:
even Marton's severe features relaxed, and he
showed nlpSetI almost more UIihn 10 the
Indian girl between whom and one of the Shrop-
shirt spinsters he was sitting, evidently satisfied
with his environment, as he owned when was
Sc ting him back" as they say in the North, TO
his Chambers but-but--a
But me no butts; what Is wrong now ?"
Why, those people TO whom you have taken so
violeatIy, the WalcotS.S
What about them, Mr.. Censor7"
They give me an uncomf Portable feeling; not
that they look uncanny but am haunted by the
ghost Of some forbddng "Reminiscences, as il I had
seen that woman's eyes beforehand l am Sure
Bye--but when or where cannot recollect: and
I'm equally sure they were connected with some
thing shady-what that too was ! cannot bethink
me: hay indefinite recollection il was, but one
thst chung TO me all the while .-.
May l suggest dyspepsia? too hard work in
eooiS, tco little exercise
Maybe you are right hut do you too use q
pinch Of caution in cementing your friendship.
Goodnight