Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-08-02

doubt unconsciously, expressed the whole
sadness OF my being, and / also feel that
upon your verdict depends my whole future
| as a man, and u man of letters"
After this somewhat vague preamble,
| Andrew unfolded and Strengthened out be-
| fore him his roll of manuscript. 1t seemed,
| however, as if this were but q matter of
| form, and that be knew his text by heart,
| for his grey eyes were fixed upon his
auditors as if to read the thoughts of each Of
them.
"a heavy mist" he commenced, "had
| fallen over the forest, moistening the ground
beneath, and causing the drops to fall
| from the dark foliage of the pines as if the
very trees were weeping tears of gloom and
| sorrow.
Each with gun upon his shoulder, the
| two brothers marched along looking neither
| to the right nor left and speaking not q
| word. Though almost the same age, their
| relationship would never nave been guessed,
| so utterly unlike were they in form and
every feature. As they walked along in
perfect silence it seemed as if the one were
| beset by thoughts which only an heroic eff
fort kept him from expressing, while on the
others face was plainly stamped the pre-
sentiment of a coming storm.
Their steps soon brought them to the
large forest lake, whose calm and sleeping
waters mirrored the uale blue sky, turning
to dull and tarnished silver as they Tapped
| against the bordering fringe of reeds.
Suddenly the elder stopped, and ground
! ing his gun wheeled round upon his COM
paniOn.
"Brother," he abruptly asked, his long
pent-up anger flashing from his eyes, TELL
me what your feelings are toward us-the
rest OF your family?"
Astonished by the strangeness of the
question the other, for few seconds was
dumb, and it was in a hesltating, half-con-
fused manner that he then answered: 'sI
love you all, as you we'll know, father,
mother, sisters and you yoursel -
The elder, in no way appeased, harshly
interrupted him:
"You love us, do you? Nay. you are
wrong! You cannot even comprehend such
lover'
'"These are hard words, brother Speak
out distinctly what you wish to saw" en-
treated the younger one, his voice already
full of tears. But the other was silent,
nerving himself to give weight to the blow.
"Have committed any fault?" insisted the
lad. "Haye 1 offended or slighted you In
any way?''
mol" fercely answered the elder one, his
anger increasing to fury. "Nol but look
at me face to face, and then you will soon
comprehend. Am 1 not like my father;
have not his every feature? Like him, I
am dark and thin and sallow; our whole
looks might, suppose, be called typically
American; while as for you, with your great
blue eyes, light hair, and your baby face Of
pink and white"
At these words both Glib and Fogg were
visibly embarrassed. Almost uneousciously
each Of the two young men east a furnve
glance toward the mantel-piece where, care
lessly set in the frame of the large mirror,
were two photographs. One was of Andrew,
the very image OF what his father must have
been when young; the other Of the younger
brother Harris, whose absence from the lit
tie gathering they had already wondered az.
Andrews recital had reached a very deli
cate point. Johann Schelm, however, sat
perfectly unmoved. his face expressing no
emotion, save, perhaps, a slight look Of
weariness as If bored by the young authors
reading.
Andrew continued with increasing energy
of voice aud gesture; "why distress yourself
about such things?" pleaded the younger
brother, frightened and amazed at the suds