New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-03-26

| In what he said, but ne knew also that GhislA,1
spoke OF most people in very much the same ton.
It was something which Arden could never quit.
understand ~
"Do you think" be began presently sthst n.
fact Of their being English has anything to do VIA
Miss Canyons unpopularity hereP"
MY dear fellow, how should I know ?" .sk.a
GhisIcri with something almost like laugh.
"You do know. of course. l wish you wouM
tell mo- As an Englishman the mother intereat1
me-"
.From the point OF view OF our international
relations. SEE collecting information for an a,ta
Gle in the Nineteenth Century, else your BROTH
ia going TO speak on the subject in the Lord.
What do YOU think about the matter yoursehp
| II can put you right. will"
"What an extraordinary man you sse!' q,
| claimed Arden. "Y6u always insist upon ausws.
ing one question by another
at gives one time to think" retorted Ghislcrl
"These cigarettes are distinctly bad give me one
Of yours. please I never can understand why Tie
oov.rnment monopoly here should exist, and II n
does why they should not give us Russian--'
| "Nv dear Ghisleri," said Arden. interuptine
him. I'VE were talking about the Princess Cesaae'
Were we' Oh, yes, and Miss Carlyon, ~
7 remember Do you like them?"
| "Verv much; and think every one should
That is The reason why am surprised that Mn
Carlvon should not receive much more attention
than she docs fancy it is because she Is Eng.
lish. Do you think am right
mo- said Ghiser, slowly. at last answering
the direct question. :" 7 do not think you are
Then what in the world is the reason' The
fact is clear enough. She knows it herself"
"probably some absurd bit Of gossip. whs
cares? am sorry for her. though"
How can there be any scandal about young
GIRL o: her age ?" asked Arden, incredulously
In this place you can start a story about
baby a year DID," answered Ghisler 1T will b
remembered repeated. and properly adorned, and
will ultimately ruin the innocent woman whea
she is grown up. Nobody seems to care for chron.'
olory here -anachronism is so much more con-
| vpnient.'
WHY are You 80 absurdy reticent with me,
Ghislcr?" asked Arden. with some impatence.
s. You talk as though we had not known each other
ten years"
"On the contrary answered Pietro "if wo
werc acuuaintances of yesterday, would not talk
If all That is Just the difference A it Is, and
bocausc We arc rather good friends. tell You what
T belieya 10 be tho truth. bclieve-well, will
allow that know. that there is a story about
Miss Carlyon, which i. commonly credited. and
which is a downright 10. I will not tell you
what il is 1t docs not, strictly speaking Affect
ber rpputation but il has made her unpopular
since Won have used thar word. Ask any OF the
cos,ips. if you care cnough-l am not going 10
repeat other peoples lies.
Arden was silent. and his long white fingers
nlayed uncasily upon the edge OF the tape' ~
| had been hard matter 10 extract the inlormauon'
hut such as it was he knew that it was aosolutey
reliable. When Ghslcri spoke at all about saoa
| ,bi,gs 10 smoke the truth and when he said that
| no would nostiyely say no more, his decision was
| ,,wovs final Arden had disco, cred that IN the
oa,Ir dovs NJ their acquaintance Perhaps Pletro
ron. n absurd lenaths in this direction. and there
,vor. nconle who called IL affectaton and maze
| lin, an, 10 mo oven n worse man than he waA
but his friend knew that it was genuine IN ~
way. He was all the more disturbed by wna'
no had heard, and it was long time before ~
spoke again.
,;hislcri smoked in silence and drank three Guy.
Of coffee while Arden was drinking one. lie looIeo
AZ that time like a man who was living upon Nv
nerves so TO say, instead OF upon proper nou'i'"'
ment. .,.
| A, hour ,oter the two mon went out together,
Arden taking Pietro with him in his carriage Inc
mir u,os br;oh, and keen and the afternoon sun.
LIGHT was already turning yellow with the eoio VI
rho q, ming evening The carriage was mowcn.
,arilv blocked az the corner Of the Pinclo near TUG
entrance. by one that was turning out OF inc eu'
CLOSURE oppos,te the band stand. 1t chanced "
! H.. thc Princess of Gerano's landau. and she an"
b,r douohter were seated IN il. closely wrappeu III
tbcir furs n was Aiden's victoria tlat hau W
rull ND to lot the Princess drive across anu ny
| coincidence the Savci couple were III '''e on0
which hers would have 10 follow III the uescen'us
| line after crossing the road. , , .,.od hi.
Francesca Savelli bowed, smiled, ana wavea th In
hat evidently q Laura rather tliai 10 ,er o'h 10,
With a rather force, smile Adele slowly pen' Iva
head Arden bowed at the same moihehlI, ;. auj
| looked from carriage to IN" o,i,er. " 1ai,t
fclowrd his Nanpc. and there was the very idh
90, nxrross,on Of amusement on his face WINCH
| Arden of course could not see a numper ., . .ha
on fnot lined the side of the road close to tue
| carriage. .,; sr., ,oves,s
said n low voice at Ardcns elbow. ..h
lie turned quickly and saw several men wa nons
inc Tho Sayclis across his victoria. lie knew uon3
of them and il impossible to guess WHICH ~ a.,
snokcn. Ghislcri being on the right size; a. u ~
denis guest could not have heard tle @o,us Ss
ng Just NOTICED the rather striking CONTRAST s,no
,wecn Francesca Sevcll's demonstratlve sreeuIppy
and his wife's almost Indifferent nod, " na.u'as aa
struck the Englishman that the remark nc h a"H
self watching at that very moment Donna man Ai for
Savelis expression might very well De taken ,os
one of icalously, but her husbands behavior ,hsn
frirndship Arden coupled the words WIN ~. ~
facts and concluded that he had discoysreu s
story of which Ghiseri had spoken. trane,e asn
Savsi was said to be in love with Laura oaTs Won
That was evidently the gossip but ne mao mao, sSs
mas w6olIy indifferent. On the whole though .ns
t Wis w rejected little credit on saye it was n:s
at ali clear why it should make Laura unpopua1
uncs. people said that che encouraged o ts Hsr
| bert Arden. who was a man Of the world ,,.,.
The more he considered the mater the nd %I tho
convinced he became that he was iiS"'' He had
conviction was on the whole a relief. nn"s,Ssd
been uneasy for some time, and Ghisers gua'SS sd
words had not satisfied him chance. however
done what Ghislcr would not do, and tne al NY home
| was solved The Princess OF Gerano was q, I'M shs
| that evening. and Arden Of course went I" WV
palace early, and was the last TO leave. ,,v rad
Three times between hafpast ten ana ha 'as IA