New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-03-24
lpORTNDA'S BROTHER,

Five doomed in profound and solemn tones from
scarcely had the vibrations ceased when there came
e. gentle tap on the glass OF my door, just as
though the great bells waves Of sound had pene
Qated into my eyre and marked the flight Of
time in due pulsation there--as you may notice
how, IN n Scotch loch, the steamer Cheyalier,
painting down midstream, sends its faint wash far
into some little creek of shepherd hut and coal
wharf. But mol agsin the tap tiInid and hnger-
ing, and / cried, Come in Now at five the
corridor Of my chambers is often dark, for often
the gas is not yet lit in To- but there is always
The Jet from the housekeeper's room at the far
epd to throw an odd obiique glare along the OPP
posite wall and give the impression Of there being
somewhere magic lantern. AS the door was not
standing in the lighted half Of the passage, was .
ssss ana Rsg IN VI IN ss 70 S
asked, earnestly, with e slight foreign accent
.Perfectlyi' ] replied, after the scrutiny 1
could scarcely help. You are poor Arthur Mar
ieighs sister, Dorinda.a
help, which / want so much. Shall you mind II
Only few moments ago, tired of leading cases
ond breaches Of contract had turned TO Nathan
der Welse," and gone wandering with the Templar
through the palm groves munching the ripe dates
and Sowing on the watching. logging, faithful
Daya; while to Palestine or the Temple, Recha or
Dorind,b there was always the same mufied under
current OF Strand and river noises, and ever and
anon the distant 9, penetrating shrek q Tine Do rs
Crusades. 1t was strange, too, how Dorindas
German accent seemed in keeping with the talk of
Sslsdin's prisoner Card Won stag,tIen.. .ns 49,
really remember meYs she asked
= You. the sister Of my dearest friend" / re.
you, ip our first vacation. !.
AZ, yes!o said Dorinaa, with ready sigh.
We had acting that New Year, and you and
Arthur were repeating in the d1ning-room, and
Arthur told me in Geamsn to go away. Aoh,
Gotti what am saying Il was who was wrong
e ssr SSrR With hs g snd and and then fetched
you found me there"
i answered. Please tell me in what way can
be Of help p yen you now, and be quite sure how
Ana then she surned and looked down into the
I moved chair up for bar. and she sat in it
suietly and ,spbmissively. It was four years Of
deal changed. For four or FIVE years / had
scarcely thought Of her-scarcely thought am
ashamed TO say, sven. of her mother. who had
formerly been so kind TO me. OCCASIONALLY
strangef passing the street recalled them, and set
me wondering where they Were or some one would
ask after and reply that sf Ssfa a.
and we interchanged no letters, except when, once
or twice, at Christmas or the New Year, card
S.Ss ss IN the o cs asys
they were in Rome from the forset,@eaots and
and lilies, or in Berlin from the white angels and
ohfldren's faxen hair; but never q line or an adj
dress and Dornda ana hef m0saef anu have n s L
entirely out OF my life. Once ! was forever IN
and out OF the huge smoke dried London house,
hnt the brilliant son whose Ensl1sh education and
rIn;Sersity career had kept them there had died,
and the old familiar rooms were swept and
aarnished differently, and strangers looked at me
sn, the s enaa thought q e
70 have time for IL it was not seldom ! Thought
Of him-of Arthur, whose friendship haa been g, So
sld n Saa Was there not always before ne
shs old schoo-lssying h 6GoS HIRAM 10 Srag ~
Essy a,sa sSe g. B. JasoSus J. HornbsD
s scSSlars Books and prizes sometimes too bat
Mn ss hsd' and we would get together and tab.
~ old times, old sayings, cid nights Of wine ano
cards tea and Shakespeare reading; but such
grew yearly rs, n ss name hsd nexer passed
nv iips And now, In Fash, those old times had
alf come back and here was his sister with ms, To
want my heip 80 much.
You don'p seem Of AL surprised e see me"
4 was oomingp Did you know was In London 2
NO. replied; !" there was no one TO tell me
10 Mrs. Marleigh with you =
Berlin. am hero alone, with friends l VA!
Obliged TO come, and found where you lived, ano
I thought would come and see you alone, and
oak you TO help me-
You viii help me, / know Dorinda continued
enrusstly, for you loved my orother, anq M
Soved you and viii be glad of you to help me.
viii do my very utmost replied; only
Re- Is aSous money she said, dropping hei
stin as though ashamed" about money
drew up my chair beside her, and prepared "
Did Won ever know" she asked after pause
. our poor Arthur was . gambler
I besitated, before answered. knew,
snid. AZ played cards: / have played with him
many times. Bus TO play cards is NOT 70 be .
sos. asked Dora in Advertisements Not :.
So-sny more surely, than % drink wine il
Dossnda looked at me gravey. = And II ycr
ioss and must pay, i not that % lose money
Not In my opinion. II IL be not 10 excess, any
mors than. as ssy, q little money spent in wins
Is apent in drupkenness.s
Than yep do not think arthur was gam
Nos
But rsrhaps you aid not know all be did p
was puzzled. What was 10 Dorinda wanted
me 20 cav and for what pnrpcse7
You must fancy she said, cry to prove
something azninst him. Il Is only that / wan
vou 50 undesstaud that I too, understand. Ar
thur lest great Gen. o. msnsy 3. S Sa ana h q
IL lost mere than be could afford and he had q
Sorrow IL has never been repaid, and 70 Chi!
snomcpt my mother knows nothing OF f. DID
Dou n ahe aa]ke6 suddenly.
WIS silent
TeIl mo, please said Dorfnda. simply. And
after pause she added, DO not PC afsaid; yol
destroy ne ideal II 10 not a. y were al
: Yon msss net think che worsa,s 1 snsweEed
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