New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-09-11

| suddenly, as If you were having such rattlng
! good time
We'll, not exactly, pepper she said, heaying
| up great sign from the bottom Of her penslvely
covetous heart, but maybe III get there later. :"
| The next evening the OShea party resolved to
! try a change, and assembled to the tower. II was
even gayer than usual Groups sat about at the
ronnd tables, slipping chilled liquors in tall tum-
blcrs in which two blaclrterries, a raspberry and
a slice of lemon lay on top of the cracked ice
A long steam Yacht, which had run into port
few hours before, was OILY vaguely dis
tingushable. but its lights pierced the darkness
moving with the moving swells Its blne-coated
white-trouseIcd yach'smen roamed the Casino.
| occasionally stopping TO greet friends.
| At 10 the silent OShcas picked up their wraps
and departed for their hotel. which was close
| by the Casino. But they emerged from that
building Esperanza who had been struggling
with her long cloak Of white silk. discovered
that she had carried away the cape of the lady
who had sat next her. She remembered having
seen il on the chair beside her, and recolected
| throwing her own cloak over it, Calling 10 her
parents 10 90 on, that che had forgotten some
thing and would join them directly, she hur-
RED back to the tower But the lady and her
friends had already gone.
Not finding its owner Esperanto gave the
slowly retraced her steps toward the corridors
There only few people now left in the
tower and the gallery and these mostly
couples who had tucked themselves away in
corners and were enjoying murmured CONVERSE
| ton Miss OShca smiling 10 herself, looked
over into the road TO see if she could catch
| glimpse of her parents, then trailed her long
| skirts of pale blue brocadc along the passage TO
the starhead
| As she reached this quick step on the veranda
outside announced the approach OF a man. Miss
| OShea dreamlly s,oculatcd that he must have
seen her as she walked down the gallery. with
her fingers extended for the baustrade she turned
and saw him enter. then pause and look at hey.
He was tall handsome man in the dark blue
coat white duck trousers and blue peaked cap OF
yachtsman. Hc eyeglasses and looked
somewhere in the vicinity of thirty. His face as
he stood there looking at her left upon her
memory y lasting impression.
| Then, as she extended her foot for the hrSt
STEP he took off his hat and said smiling;
:" How do you do Isn't il lovely evening -
She was startled and made vaguely uncom-
Portable by this unexpected address. Looking at
him in frank establishment. she murmured
hcsitatinc-" Yes lovely and was about 10 con-
tinue her descent when he drew step closer
and said
L" Don't 60 back vet. Let's 90 into the tower
and have an absnh, frappc"
Miss O'Shea stopped tho step and made no
further attempt TO descend The words them
selves made little impression on her She ha1
seen men and women this very evening sitting IN
the tower drinking ahsinthe frappe, creme
De mentho and sherry cobhlcrs. In the manner OF
the man lay the sting Even Miss o'Shea' Wlth
her limited range Of experience and her beautiful
IL. rfoll oh va RI
intention. felt il.
And then she forgot the little. the very ht'le'
training she had even received, forgot what DR..
Watts tells Us OF our hands not being made for the
purpose Of tearing ont each others eyes. forgot
th,t the on- wcaron society allows lady is her
tongue forgot indeed what society SAYS lady j..
and what il maintains she should always he, and
a great wave of fury swept over her. The merry
blood Of Indian and Spaniard rushed dark into her
face, the fierce spirit of her Castillan foreiath"r'
who had conquered world with Cortez, burst
once more into life. With the colored far III he:
hand she struck tho smiling face singing blow
The fan sticks snapped. the bronzed skin beneath
them crmsOncd. Smothcring a furious elacula-
ton the man threw hand up over his cheek ana
eye, and Miss OShca. painting and darkly flushed,
swept down the stairs.
? Then as she hurricdy desc ,nced he, smar'ing
with PAIN MS anger surging, hurled himself on
the baulstradc and looked AT her. All he
saw was the toss Of her cd-gold head, the wavoI-
ing pulse Of diamonds that trcmbled through her
hair the long sweep of her palebuc, trailing dress
the ivory nape of her neck where the pearl neck
lace fastened with sapphire clasp. The next
moment she had passed out Of sight and he hcari
her rapid decisive step the balcony below.
lie turned back, intending to watch her from the
uppcr vcranda but in the doorway met friend
who acc0sted him with ocular:
"Uullo. Bcvcrwyl, what have you been running
into -
"Oh. turned suddenly 10 !cok at that woman
Inst gone down the stairs and ran into that door;
thought both doors we're op"n-hur's ike the
devil" returned the other clibly.
And arm-in-arn they passed down the Veranda,
murmuring together and laughing
When Miss O'Shea cot back 10 her hotel her
breath had reesned it's usual cvenness. her color
had gone down, but her eyes were brilliant under
their lowered lids Her father sat in til, dark
ened sitting in his shirt sleeves win MS l3h
hat on-his habitual costume when at ease IN the
house, When she came in, tossed her cloak on a
chair and stood silently pulling of her gloves,
he regarded her for a moment or two, then said'
as if the idea had just struck him
"Whcreve you been all this time?
"Oh. | just went back to return that lady's
cane | gave III u d Wdl'l ~ was az ''o''''
She tore off her gloves and stretched and bent her
plump fingers, turning round her ring.
,ool here. pop" she said, twisting the mar
ouisen on her little finger back into place, "
oucss we'd better leave this place
We'll, | guess so, too said the old man,
MILDLY. Guess YOU don't like il much, Espy
Il don't belong here" she said, with sort OF
rough slyncss I'm different.
The old man extended bis hand and drew her
up to him.
you'll 10, lie said fondly patting the velvety
hand.
MAY be will for yon' she answered, with