New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-01-25

ana Mrs: VIVIAN :? put IN lnterrogatlNey'
Mrs. Ward smiled gfimly.
Mrs. Vivian" she said, is, fancy, the cause
! Of Lord Mcrvale's coming here now. All OF us
! noticed his kindness To her when MI. VIVIAN
! dicd-uOt bat what he was kind 70 any one ne
saw in trouble
| lie may also have the consideration not to for
! get the friends he had in the days OF his poverty.
! lie may not have come here TO see any one
| specially" | venturcd 70 remark -.
! My dear, you may be j writer, but you u9n J.
know the world yet" was one whitening rcJolllqcI,
There are l;indncsscs and kindnesses, ana when
young man is very kind To pretty Wona'l.
! we'll ii can have but one meaning.
Then you think Lord Merivale has come
Yes, and So does Mrs Jones' or she wouldn't
! have zone 10 the theatre tonight. 1t must have
cost her something. after her remarks bcIng 4fer,
| heard to accept a courtesy from MS lofnshlp
! Y0u think then, that she went so as 10 give
Mrs. Vivian an Opportunity OF gong ASST
Not bit Of it, affirmed MIS- ware So" SGc
felt sure those two would have preferred 10 w
| alone she went. 49, :, ,I1
! :" Rut." ! exclaimed. Mrs. Vivian surely would
not have zone alone with Lord Mcrivae 10 inc
rhcrc YOU hetr9y your want Of knGwledse r Of
| the world" soid Mrs. Ward scornfhlly: MIs ;
Vivian would 90 anywhere with any one IL sic wv"
| enough 10 gain. g..
Vel. if She is that sort Of woman it is per per
| haps mercy she has 10 child, | asserted WIFI
" l;ut She has child-a little girl that her
husbands mother is bringing Hp IN Englanu nriT
then. and saws how cruel it was of her husband
| to express a diving wish that their enid should
remain with his mother. lie bound ms moihcI
in one way. nevertheless, for he stalrd IN hlS
| will that Olive lshe calls her Pussy should not
| marry under age without her mothers consent
| i'm which case She won't marry under age: hcr
mother has too much horror OF becoming grand
How old is little Olive ?' inquired.
| Mrs. Ward laughed.
| well, INV dear She used to be eleven, then
she became icn-now she is nine. She will prob
| aba become baby again in time"
How long has Mr.. Vivian been dead = IN
| quired. w,
Nearly two years now, replied Mrs Ward;
| :" He died here and is buried in Pcre la Chat
! very much wanted to ask some more questions,
5ut Mrs Ward began TO show signs OF sicepncsS'
- got out my proofs after all ana wcml on cox
Mrs Vivian and Miss Jones. Then Alphonse. our
small pagr-boy brought in a little suppcr-tray:
| Madame Sarah BeInhardt had surpassed hersrl
it seemed rs Thcodora that nleht: ard h9th , h'S nv,
| ordsiip and Mrs Vivian were in The highest
| spirits. AS for Miss Jones, she slipped her coffee
and said very little, but her eyes had an unpieas-
| ant Gutter in them. as il her presence had not
been 50 potent preventive Of the enjoyment of
| The other two as she ha0 expected, not to say
Mrs Ward and I went 70 our respective rooms
soon afterward, leaving the others TO their supper
and the discussion Of the play.
In the of half an hour | was not
little surprised TO hear n gentle tap at my door.
| was even more surprised on opening 1t to ma
Mrs. Vivian there, dressed in white robe de
May I come in, Miss Delaney" she asked in
Why, certainly" made answer; Il hope
nothing is the matter?
oh no." she said. with nervous'litte laugh,
"Onlv feel must have q talk with some one, and
YOU are the only person feel can c0niidc in here
! hope YOU don't mind '' she added, paintivcly.
Tor answer ! drew Up another chair near the
FIRE, ard BEGGED her 10 De seated.
You must think IT strange" she went on, CON
fusedly, that should have come TO you in this
waY-when--"
when YOU have only known ne 4 week and
when YOU have scarcely spoken TO me during that
time" FASTENED to put in.
Mrs. Vivian flushed even under her rouge tfor
| regret 20 record that Mrs Vivian did resort
considerably TO art thought nature had, one
golden hair was Enthusiastically dyed; and for
part of il she was indebted 10 some person or
persons, unknown, that is. if Zcphinc the cham
bcrmaid, was to be believed when she made GER
tain revelations to that effect to Miss Jones
Mrs. Vivian flushed under her rouge and said
"lou SEQ, Miss Delaney. we poor little ignorant
women are halfafr0d Of YOU learned ones, ar
first: but when We want some one TO trust we
Vow this was certainly an artfully turned COM
pliment, and having uttered it, my fair visitor
| regained her equaiimity, and looked at me smil
| insly out OF her big blue eyes. Speaking Of
talk about eyes always revealing the
soul. Mrs Vivian's eyes were as innocently
frank and trustfnl as those of a ivc-ycar-od
while her fc-wcll, the reader Shall Judge
And what weiGhty secret do YOU think me a
worthy depository 9f?2' inquired, smiling myself
YOU he so very kind as 10 20 with Lord Mcrivaie
and me to the Louvre tomorrow morning? You
see he wants me 10 20. and shall feel bound TO
ask Miss Jones TO accompany MS if You will not.
for there Mrs Vivian looked down shvy al her
White hands in her lap =" am too young 10 90
about with a gentleman one-until-until--"
Here followed pause, and 10 relieve her evident
embarrassment. said
Until you are formally engaged, You mean is
Mrs Vivian covered her face with tiny scrap
Of lace presumably handkerchief, and began 10
sob plaintiycly.
lie began to love me when | was in my
troube-Whcn my husband died." she said be-
tween her sobs. but he was poor then. and my
income is small. and there was Pussy 10 think
of-but he is come back, and everything is
possible, and Miss Jones will Try and upset it ali
unless You help me.
interest
Mrs Vivian left of crying, and clasping her
hands tightly together looked AT ne mournfuly.
and presently said. with sorrowful shake of her
blonde head Ny heart is buried in Perc Ia Chaisc
il is Pussy am thinking oi-my sweet little girl
whom my mother-in-law Vaccinations have de
prved me Of. As Lady Mcriyac | could do SO
much for her. What mother woud not sacrifice
herself in such a cause"
well. Mrs. Vivian" 7 remarked mcditatiycv.
ii is scarcely for me 20 venture to give an opinion
on such delicate subject, but if You do not love
Lord Mcriyac. do you not thlnlf you could find
some other way of being Of nsc to your little
girl without sacrificing YOurSclf?'
But like him very much. the widow has
tened 10 explain, " and if we were married should
gel 10 love MN
The brass clock my mantcshcif now struck
n quarter 10 !, so my visitor rose TO 90, in a
little luttcr Of apologize words and gestures al
having deprived me Of my rest.
As she stood outside my door she whispered,
Then You will 90 with us TO the Louvre to-mor
row morning."
YES, will GO | replied And then with
another goodnight She disappeared down the gal
lcry. and ] returned TO my seat by the fire 10
mediate on what ! had heard One idea was
paramount | did not believe i'm Mrs. Vivian: and
! was sorry such manly looking fellow as Lord
Merivale should have fallen into her tolls
We all brcakfasted in the long dininq.room AT