The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1890-07-13

N. II II Is pleasant t. think so; and think 1t Of
thIns promises y heartily, to Induce her to
TbLdh their I separation was in no way remarkable
Inc pretty iormalittes were executed at the
quite HeG dSrE 81 TGRfs%sS
looking up at The. sky and she ran up stairs
and and sank complsining Of the weakness Of hel
! room where Chloe slept Then sno asked the
lime OF the night She could not suppress her
to minute. Suddenly she started OH at duicE
s sia 10 her own room saving that it must be
Her bedroom had door 10 the sitting room.
hnd thence. as also from Chloe,s room the
ran1d on the stairs was reached for the
She walked in it and threw the window omen,
, put closed Il Immediately; opened. and shut
She wanted to be read to. Chloe named Ger.
tain tain comp2sing books; The Duchess chose a
b9ok OF ssr n, IS, But we're al such dread
late at night" She dismissed that suggestion
Chloe proposed books of poetry. only don I
tercups and hay Yields, and that's no comfort
to woman BURNING" was the answer,
are You fcverlSh. madam 2" said Chloa
And the, Duchess was sharp on her Yes,
:. She oTeproved herself In a change Of tone:
here is such an exciting air as the doctor
says; and they made me drink wine and /
TO- say could get more. but nowi" she sighed.
" But there's better in the world than money.
You know that don'tyou,yo dear Tell me. And
wish could sh. wsp and Of
rel uirinE little music to compose her.
Chloe stretched a hand for her guitar. Ouch
oss susan listened to some notes. and cried
that It went TO her heart and hurt her. Every
thing we Ikea lot has fence and board
people in the World" she m p sSn Don q
play; put down that thing please. dear. You re-
they | w
catch men, and clever women keep them I've
heard that said In this wretched place. and it )
know am"
The Duke adores you, madam"
wobeGone with his mouth so and that chin
OF u baby like rs II he dreamed OF a penny
Talk q Mr.. Boamish How he viii miss you you
He will" said Chloe. sadly.
II you GO. dear"
am going"
Why should you leave him, Chloe ?"
And there the thought OF 1t makes you
It does"
You needn't, I'm sure"
Chloe looked at her
The Duchess turned her head. Why ca MT
Chloe? You're out to him like a Hover when Wben
the sun3umps over the hill; you're up like u
lark in the dews. as used to be when thought
sleepy. What beast / feeI With my gran
deur and the time in an hour or two for the
BIRDS SC to sing and me ready to drop. l must 60
She rushed on Chloe. kissed her hastily, de-
eIaring that she was quite dead Of fatigue, and
dismissed her. Il don't want help. can un-
dress myself. IA IL Susan Barley couldn't do
that Tor herself! and you may shut your door
QUIZ se"n nA'' any rights Tonight M SO tired
...AA enc kiss" Chloe said tendeFly. 49,,
cheeky I'm SO tired don't know what I
am DOING"
RpSWered, Kissing her warmly.
With those words she withdrew. and the
Duchess closed the door. She ran a bolt in 1t
Pm too tired to know anything that hap
pens" she said toSerseIf and stood with shut
eyes to hug certain thoughts which set her
There was the bed. there was the clock. She
had the option OF lying down and floating
sweet for minute. But ut it p soon seemed esn an
old. worn, an end ot-autumn life, chill, with:
toothless. III bed proposing innocent sleep H
repeled her and drove her to the CLOCK. The
clock was awful: the hand at the hour the
nnger following the minute commanded her
to STIR actively. and drove her to gentle medi-
tati9ns on the bod She Jay down dressed.
eonslderine t nses Gee Tor Tor T The Sed
also that she ought to be heard moving about
in the process OF undressing. she rose from the
bed to make sure OF her reading OF the guilty
clock. An hour ana twenty minutes ! She had
no more time than that; and it WAS not enough
Tor her various preparations. though it was
box OF the things chiefly neediul; but tho
Duchess had to change her shoes and her
dress ana run bo-peep with the changes of
her mind. a sedatlve preface to any fatal step
among women OF her complexion: for 50 they
and they let the blood have its way. Having So
short space OF time she thought the matter
DECIDED. and. with some, relief. she flung her
self deSpairinS on tho bed and lay down for
good with her Duke. In little while her head
was at work reviewing him sterny ;. estimating
charitable to her sex would do. She quilted
the bed with spring to ESCAPE her imagined
lay down more G9et FIT o 70 Ge Sat w Sas
Halter TO her idea than handsomely bound
big book without print on the pages and with
trasted with the life waved to her view by the
timepiece. set her whole system raging: she
thumped 9. pillow, and threw the bed clothes in
70 proper disorder, TO inform the world tina! her
LIMBS had warned them, and that al hai been
robe murmurinG TO herself that she could stop
now, and could stop now at eacn stage OF the
advance OF a fresh dress ing OF her person. and
mDralizlng on her singular fate in the mouth
OF an observer " She was shot qp suddenly
went" Susan whispered to herself " But it
was for love-" Possessed BY the rosiness OF
love. she finished her business with an ntten-
ton 10 everything needed tina; WAS equal TO
perfect serenity OF mind After which there
was nothing to do, save TO sit humped in a
irg-. that said Yes no: do;7don't tly-stay: NY
tly IL seemed to her she heard n moving.
Well she might with that dreadful heart OF
hos,
Chloe was asleep, at peace BY, this, time she
thought; and how. she envied chloe. She
might be as happy, il she pleased. Why not
Bat what kind of happiness was IL She
nkened il to that OF the CORPSE underground.
and surank distasteiuy
Susan stood at her glass to have a look at the
creature about whom there was all this dis
turbance, and she threw M her arms high for
a languid not unlovely yHwn. that closed in
blisstul ahuddering with the sensation OF her
lovers arms having worIned round her waist
and taken her while she was delencelrss. For
surely they would. She took lewelied ring,
his gilt. from her purse. "a ID kissed Il, and
drew it on and on her finger leaving II on.
Now she might wear 1t withou fear Of inquiries
and vlrtuous eyebrows. Oh. heavenly now il
only it were an hour hence, and going behind
galloping horses
The clock was at the terrible moment. She
hes!tated internally and FASTENED: once her
feet stuck fast. and firmly she said "No;" hut
the clock was her lord. The clock was her
lover and he" lord and obeying it, she managed
70 gel into the sitting room. on the protext that
she merely wished 10 see through the front
window whether daylight Wa comm.
How well she knew that half light OF the Obj
OF the wave OF darkness.