New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-05-08

wall: from peg high over 'he tapie uepemue,i
Surprising collection of Old garments. crowned
By a gray felt wideawake They interested ,he
bishop in spite of his eriand: he was GAG BESIDES,
10 curve round 10 the point 90, a. foiiel UuIhoo
round in his chair, he greeted MN cXtenpoic
What in the name of fortune are those Things
over YOUR head. my dear boy
Follet blushed little, tilted hls chair backward,
eyed the queer garments. and rather tmorously
they're my old bush toys. sir. ] keep them
there TOTO remind me-that Is, so that shan't
lie stuck The Bishop hastily changed the
Toilet was on his legs, his face transiigured
You'll let me meet the coach, won't you =
Oh, forgot. One of US has TO go 10 otratioru
You must be the one" said the Bishop. -
in = reminding tone Il cant divine what is
fetching her home so suddenly as ths" And
AS he watched the summer lightning play. Of JOY
and anxiety over the Young mans iace, MS heart
panied for him. for he did divine evil
lie knew Evelyn only too well
II am clad he is not in she said when she
arrived Her eyes and manner netrayra t c,Sr
how thankful ] am you wouldn't let me W en-
s sWhyP" asked the Bishop, sternly, as he in
stinctiycly nut her hands from him.
Miss Nfcthncn trcmbngy skinned the glove
from her left hand. which She held UP to her
fathers eyes only TO dazzle them with the baZe
OF diamonds on the third finger. The sieht mt
him 10 the heart stepping IFS beat , :.
ives. never really loved him. him., Viii inG Ss d it
thought loved him. God knows ! did; bnt
you speak to me? ] am engaged You cannot
prevent it-you will not want to when YOU Enow
all, when YOU know MN Spak W h'' '"''''
Say something ,. IT.. o.o
you'll break il 10 him. father . men , u
scr him myself He'll he more mercfil than you
oh but you will he glad Some day. wien 20" know
him. You will be glad when you SEQ me nappN:
never honestly loved before Ah NJ - to, mnn
10 see YOU as soon as ever lie can leave his Dus
What is his business? ." asked the Bishop
ale is in wholesale jcwclry-whoesa".
Few would have recognized DR.. Mrthuch III ,he
glance he east at the respondent diamond ring
Tie could have torn i, from his danghrrS niger
and stamped upon il under her eyes Whoeaiip,
Indeed. There was sca2t need To lislSt on that
extcnuating word.
That night the Bishop broke the blow and Follet
took it badly. Later. Miss Mcthurn had ..a me
Strength of mind 10 insist IN facing HIM herself :
and from her lie bore il even worse. Miss NIe'hu'h
mus, have felt considerable contempt for ms weak
ness lie locked Unset in his room anu woni'
the door: no. in the morning. Tho bishop came
Inter he was sobhing. Later still however,
much 1atcr-his breathing sounded easy ana even
The Eshop crcpt away on tpt1c. ami lllmef NV
down after microscopy prayer: but early in the
morning he went again 10 the door: and there was
no moro sound Of breathing within Inc wind
The ear: thread Of sunlight marked the bottom
of the door In Sudden frenzy the bishop ours'
il open and stood painting in an empty ROOM W.
heard biscc,cd by the drauchs between me open
window and The broken door. TIL" biShih w
clothes had vanished from their peg; those ot ,lc
reader lay neatly folded on the little table under
rclth
The whoc.alc rwcllcr was for som, time pre-
vented by the cNigencrs Of thriving business
from following Evelyn up country.
She had worn his grand fing upward oI Il
month. when. while driving win h,r l1'nct nam ~
The ncigh borlood OF thc river. she deserted man
lying on his face in the sun. win nix hit on
Evelyn POINTED with The finger of contempt TO ,ll,
scl-cyident ciNc Of drunkenness nl' ue ni't n.y.
aI,o took characteristic act on. lie stopper nc
buggy. handed the rcinS 10 Evelyn, ana Jnmpc !
out The man lay az dis,anc'; when bisnop
Ncthucn covered ~ the double. He found n Hat
stone placed II under the slccpcrs forehead, and
6Ncl the widraWikr - securely n possible over
III, back of his head AMI neck. Thea hc rcinrnc !
10 the buggy. again running, ana drove homc"l'H
How 1cspicnhle." Evelyn exclaimed
(Which Of u-?" 0skc her feih'r. with slrc'sli
he woull not have employed toward her IN former
That intoxicated wretch. OF course'
Dr. Mcthucn dashed his horses Lyclyn .m.
he between The strokes, proouhnN "'Sh rs s
arc worse sins than drunkenness which is chiefly
shocking. You should pray to AVOID thos' SINS
mark they ar, - much tie woe i1I nor loA-
EVELYN. not unnaturallv, ,uIkcd during The re
mainde Of that drive. Size wa too mu u ou'hIc !
"a taxi notice even Of tn nnwonic pace. On
reaching III" Lode size vent straight - hcr r'oni.
And ihe Bishop. ddllng his idin- hoIs' WIN hl'
own hands gallPlcI luck 10 We ni"o w,'i Dr ~,
The bishop hal recognized lini: Ia was unaware
that the man wns then ~ the recovery stage, AMI
that he had himself been r. 'oghIcl
He secured the country. Late III TIE evening.
which was very dark. with a sandy wind. he Foi
slowly home. completely cr'etf'll'n lie bitterly
upbradcd himse!f for having spare tve'%n's fec
incs with y result Infinitely more dcplomb.c than
any scene she could have created on thc rri |.
lie had maaire the poor fellow 10 bc lnrApahl'
for hour, 10 come. LEAVING he hoisr win me
gr, ON. he was following rounI the ifk''ich'c
10 tie front cate rs the night was - dark. WREN
fig ire rose from TIC ground ~ hi, very ice'. DR.
Mcthucn had no tmc 10 draw back. Strong arms
en- raced him. q heart thumpcd ihrIc" against his
own, and then the bishop WAS LETT standing alonr.
Iecrng into the darkness AMI dust aud li@tcnin
20 the diving beat of footsteps he should lever over
take.
And this was the last he saw Of his old school-
fellows son. Some few weeks later came the note
night when the wholesale jcwclcr was at lrn!th
known e. le on his way inland 10 cares the hand
| that exhibited his merely representative ring:
| On thai night the Bishop rcaI in The "ra2cr
| Of the violent death OF Samuel Toilet w drowi'-
| ing. many miles HIGHER mp the river ~ appeared
that the young mans condition had become such
| "a 10 ncccs>itatc n constant supply OF watchers
| that from of these he had broken away. Jump
| Ing IntO Inc river anu If!hg "Io"h''' I" ''"'
| This was all The Bishop had tren alone with
it. more than an hour when Evelyn came in TO IN i
him goodnight The paper was clenched tightly
| in his two hands. The pipe between his tcth had
long beer cold.
| or late there had recn little enough in common
| between Evelyn and her father but tonight she
! desired 10 say more trim the CUSTOMARY thrc'
| words She wa in great spirits. naturally: she
wanted to talk. She shut the door and sat down
sl,c sat down in the chair in which ioIic bad sat
| night after night for nearly five months.
| " DO not sit there Evelyn.
| d.. Mcthurn Ind found his voice. but 10 Evelyn
! it. seemed new vote |; WAS harsh, vet i,
| puavcrcd. She rose hastily. and rs -le rose the
diamonds her finger lighteicl under The lamp
| W hy not p
| "Eccausc-l ccausc | wish TO b. alone
| DO not ki,s ne. lie cried, pushing back his
| chair
| "Why-why ever not"
| Il am smoking strong tobacco
| You are not: your pipe is out.