New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-02-22

ferce-looking cid gentleman, with beetling brows
and taste for collecting Old coins ana gems
lie as determined he was rich, ana MOTIF
mer who would have patronlzed the great ~, h ii
of IaItary ana pattcd the grand Llama Oh lHl1C
on the shoulder. trcmbed before MS iatAeI
Oynpian nod. The ladies OF Mortimer lamhy
were also decided i'm their ideas on feminine per
fcction-a love for society was dcpoTanic' ana
unusual prcttiness too conspicuous to De ehtlieA
delicate and refined MOrtimcrs mamma WltI
She heard the dirciu news, wcpt ana said sue co"
no, tolerate a tall woman IN the house. IL
Mortimer he'd been c0nsidcrate ana dulllul son
he would have set his affections Oh a plsmE. NM
Tom Thumb was already disposed Of, but thcrc
were Othcrs-YOu were always reading ABOUT thciH
in the papers. But when they came to near oI
the fat. and the white shawl. ana me
pink twine, and the n.eh'-G9wn at III
O'Clock in the morning, and the GIVING
Of the boathousc float, those ouict gentle LADIES
sat horrOr-stricken. They went about the hV''se
like mOuFIcrS and gave CrEan-grndcIS SILVER dodI ,
I not 10 play in the street Int the Crisis was ;'l
hand Papa was acquainted with the stIic OF inc
lady with whom his desired 70 ally himself ana
that night wrapping the drapcrlcS OF ms coucn
around him, he retired TO anything but peasant
dreams
Meanwhile. Mortimer and Maud were having a
lovely time-rccardcss Of their doom, the niue
victims PLACED They danced and drove and
walked tOecthcr. Mortimer gave Maud candies ana
flowers: Maud gave Mortimer smiles and aniiaN'e
looks. He was admitted into the fiat, lie never
saw the white shawl and he never saw the Kitchen
but lie saw Maud in hccomin" summer SIX. ana
he thought her the p:ctticst girl IN the world
II was difficult &c say whether Maud rcclprocatcd
his alteration. She elected from the female rcla-
tive that Mortimer had wealthy father, ana so
= month salary" income, Mortimer always cailcG
it, Bnt she did not know that his employer had
once remarked that nc would give Mortimer dou"le
that sum TO keep out OF the oihcc. NO one knew
exactly whether they were engaged or hot: 10
was generally supposed that that form OF Trend
ship existed between them known as an under
standing," sO-calicd because nobody understands
it, least of all the parties most Interested ms
is cOnclusvely proved by the fact that after an
understanding has been broken the one who broke
ii SAYS there was nothing TO break which me
other fatty denies proving plainly that they ana
rot understand each other. Whatever outsiders may
have done
II was the evening after the day that Aunt
Mary saw Maud that Mortimer called to ac-
count His father. sitting cnthroncd Ike
Rha1amanthus under a priceless MontIcell, called
"Nymphs Dancing which was one great OBJ
scurty. with few arms md tese breaking through
tie darkness here and 1AeTe in agerlvatlne
manncr-arraiGned Mortimer. and then denounced
hin. Mortimer AZ first startled. soon rcg'incd
lis calm. and standing in an easy pose. one lee
SLIGHTLY in advance of tie other his righi h"nd
caresSiug his mustache, listened TRANQUILITY.
DO you wish to mary this female athlete p
d" ! 90" answered the son.
You love herr"
"NiadlY.1
"Nlady-on forty dollars month";
"Oh, mol only Ike her on forty dollars a
month. | love her madly on what sou choose to
give us"
And suppose I don't choose to give you any
Wcll-undcr chose circumstances I cease to
~My SON" cried the father, and they fell on
each others nccts.
Then Mortimcrs brothers came in and they
assisted him oul Of TIE room, laid him on his little
he'd, and put cold congresses on his brain.
When he revived he rose and went out 10 pay
two visits. The first VS. 10 Aunt Mary. WHO
received him with proper melancholy. lie up
braided her gently with having torn aS"nder two
loving hearts She defended herself. adding. in
support % her conduct. that NaUds late father had
kept corner eroccry. his habit as 10 lived hay
ing been 10 sell m2lasseS and SUGAR acre. he
counter. vt this. Mortmcrs spirit rose like
phoenix from It's ashes.
&" If a man said that 10 ne would knock him
down" ard he clenched his fist thrcacningly.
Well, Mortimer, YOU dont want to knock down
your aunt do YOU" said Aunt Mary. in some
alarm.
The maguanmous Mortimer forborc. No-hc
would spare her thS time. Bat IN futurc-hcWar"!
Aud hc strobe out, jdmminG his hat down over
his
He went to see Maud and 10 tell her that from
lcnccforward they were two blightcd hcines-tWo
souls with but single thought. that thought
being the impossbiliy Of matrimonial alliance
on Mortmorcs income" He had not heard 81
his employers offer 10 double his income il he
stayed away. or he might have awaited hIInccl:
of it. Maud. like Jczcbcl, firing her head
AZ an upper window" when She saw the crown OF
her MortimcrS hat making its way toward hcf
door Hastily THROWING n green tidy over her
shoulders, and holding if together ~ the neck
with one lily hand. She opened Ter lattice. and.
leaning ont She cried with piercing shrillne,s:
Hulo, NOrty.'
Mortimer paused on the kcrlStonc and carcl
mp at the vision with the flowing hair and the
green tidy. leaning ont of The fourth story window
"IIuo, Maud. said he, gloomily; the gov
errors caught on"
Maud, leaning far out on her folded arms. called
down:
Il can't as, you TO come up inst now, 50 you'n
have 10 tell me from there. What does he say p"
lie SAYS lie wont lei me"
rs that .o?" said Maud. abscntly-hting an
| end OF her loosoncd hair" that's too bad iSn't
| il? What time is il? I'm going to tho motincc
| and my clocks stopped. Won't he rcicht?7
No"
"Awfaly sorry, Mcrty! What time dil you
| Soy it was"
Ten minutes TO two-what matinee are you
| ooirc 70 ."
Ten minutes TO two? Good heavens! Rail
! road Of Love is il good 30
"Sllcndd. Wei, thought you'd like to know
! Cood-hyt"
~Gc.d-by! hwful otv We couldn't arrange it.
| III ho half m hour late"
! Ard Maud Withdrew from the window. while
| Mortimer sauutcrcd down tie strcet.-.San Fran
| cisco ArgOnaut