The World. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1891-1896, 1892-04-07

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Mrs. Bercrlcfs cues blozed.
for similar but mightier current
Having. by some process that was NOR
than instinct and certainly less thar
reason. come to an Identification Of tn,
dead child with the living woman, An
thony began to realize that the little ril
was rising. increasing IN volume an,
strength. and that the channel it hat
worn was filling with stream who's
power he could not gauge yet, and only
Vaguely understood
After their meeting in the cemetery
his visits to Mrs. Beverley increased il
frequency, until there appeared justic,
as well rs acrimony in Miss Corneliai
complaint that he was in or about tn,
house from the rising Of the sun unit
the going down Of the same. and after
The old lady's position toward her un
welcome neighbor remained unchanged
and appeared Interchangeable save in one
direction. and that was increase of bit
terness. He rubs me all the wrong
way she explained fretfully. wher
Mary pointed ont that he had changed
his tactics and was trying to be polite tc
her in a rough and bearish fashion. 81
dislike his attempts at courtesy quite as
much as ! do his natural rudeness
dislike him altogether. He rubs me the
wrong way
| In spite of the fragrant injustice O.
this, Mary was fain, in her soul, to yield
assent Sha took his part from sheer
kindness of heart and love of fair play
and she made excuses for him to herseli
and others, but in her heart she con
fessed candidly that he was terrible
| irritant. When he was out of her sight
she could recall and dwell with pleasure
on his really fine qualities ambi
ton, energy, intensity of will and pur
pose. his lack of false pride. his real, i
circumscribed. kindness of heart ane
his liberality. She could ticket them al
off on her fingers and give to each gooe
trait its meedaof admiration, when theil
owner was at q distance: but when ht
was beside her they. faded into the back
ground, leaving prominent the conscious
ness that he rubbed her the wrong
way" also
1t was a pity; for he really was fai
from beinga bad, or stupid. or brutally
offensive man His genius consisted
not in saying and doing wrong things;
but in leaving unsaid and undone right
ones. Mary was self convicted of lack
of generosity milking him with reserva-
lions, and yet deprived. by the very
feeling the absence of which she de-
plored, of the comfort and certainty of
her aunts position. He is truly insup-
portable, which is his only defect. that
lady announced, with decision. and
after that never wayered.
"Why<do you cumber yourself with
those old niggers?" he questioned, sud-
denly, after he had told Mary all about
the materials which had come for his
new house and the plans he had made.
There was IN architect, friend Of his,
coming from New York to undertake
the work for him, and no time or
trouble or expense was TO be spared in
making the building perfect.
Mrs. Beverley looked across at him,
but made no answer. They were alone
in the parlor, as Miss Cornelia seldom
troubled herself to appear. HE doesn't
come tosee me, she said, "and he doesn't
want to see me. wish he didn't come
to see you so often" And Mary was be-
ginning to wish so herself.
You'll have to support 'em, you
know" he proceeded. They are toe
old to work. and they haven't anything
to live ON, and of course they're going to
live on you. You might have known
that when the old rascal persuaded you
to let him move over here"
Il did know it." Mary replied quietly.
Il had then moved over for that pur.
pose. They are old family servants, and
we have supported them always. Theil
e..ti,tr.il are dead; and they have no one
else 10 look to for assistance. and no
where else to go"
| Anthony whlstled. That's all done
away with" he said, land mighty
good thing for the land owners too
Every tub stands on its own bottom
now. They are as free as anybody, and
ought to look out for themselves. 70,
amt bound to support them any longer
As to place to go, there's the poo
house, if they can't do any better. w
! all pay taxes to support that, and
would be unreasonable to expect us t
support the paupers Of the communit
outside too.
Mary knew that the feudal feeling
the sense Of mutual dependence, whic
had been so strong tie between ne
own class and their humble retainers, ]
the nature Of things was nonexistent
his class, and possibly beyond his con
prehension. She cast about in her min
how to make him understand withoi
reminding him ungenerously Aof the
difference Of caste.