New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-02-26

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prcttily in the light OF the fire. The tau ana
handsome bronze lamp standing on the tabic pc
hind her irradatcd her shapcly head anu ne,
host, contemplating her for brief instant thousIC
flat "A very charming gone picture might De maue
Of such materials and such scene Sle ioi NJ H.
mart WAS both embarrassed and peTpleNed Inc
ietclocltp character OF the furniture a1d domestic
ARRANGEMENTS with their blending oi the collo,i
and the refined. puzzled Der sIen, ana hor " brajS
speculations began TO course tneoush oIv cIse N
Was he quite sane was 'Hcic "o'N
As if he had diyincd the current OF hG T IDEAS Ea
he said Guicty M aTsnI IS Tst now milking tho
COW. | think. but she will he in picscn,EH.
ShS ls sanSS bit w sSa INTELLIGENT ali ' and
kindly so il will not be dficult TO make her uh-
lclstand your requirements: .,:
"Th,nl Won very much. but require ho'nihg',
rcnlicd EVELYN. considerably relieved Ana
hone shall not trespass unduy Your KIN incSs.
lie shook his head slightly, but made no com
mont She shot a swift and comprehensive siancc
a him. lie was a tall and handsome man, rather
lean. but evidently robust and vigorous HIS iafe
had little regularity of feature, Dnt wore 'ilgn III
hrcd and intelligent look his Keen gray eyes
pcercd ont from beneath bushy eyebrows running
in straight line along prominent lron'ai rlu ,in
The Geh"aG full his n' hands we're long and
sinewy. and a white scar ran ceiiquely across 'he
back Of the right hand ,,;. "1 hod ho,t.r
introduce r' myself as Mr.. Austin Casanova. May
Il am am Evelyn Markham" She replied l., fr no%
Lady Nisbet; and OH what VIII she say ""o"'
this - . r,.onobm,n mipht
anu ' nn one Of her tenants and when she knows
,h,t von are here she will have no further anAl''
ty But what about fool b aI Urr You won't
ohicct IN n little pOrrid2c and milk ,,,. ,rho
Nothing could be better, saiu H''N"' WV
was R n,i''T bcthink me-" he added thoughtiniN,
van ladies like tea wonder if there IS any yea
in the house. Permit me 10 e>p''i" ''"'
| take tea"
Nor Coffee"
4" Nor coffee.
MAY ask why?'
| n doctrirairc. Well, because | do not believe in
| any nerve stimulahts except fresh air and eNer-
Then YOU don't take alcoholic beverages, l
No; though not to take whisl,cy in the High
lands is to be a kind of tree ftog or fyng-isn,
d" venture 70 assume also that you don smoke
81 see YOU have an inductiVe turn of mind. Miss
Markham Well, you are right. don't
Nor snuff Nor chew
She laughed mcrrily.
But why don't you believe in nerve stimn-
| ants? Why the juice of butcher-meat is one;
and doctors say persons in a certain state might
Git drunk on a bccfstcak.
. don't take butcher-meat."
| And he smiled at her look of discontinue
Nor fowls?"
Nor fowls nor game. Though | confess to
little alteration inconsistency mere, Tor eat
| eggs That involves point of gastronomc casu-
| istry"
"Nou are in fact, vcgctarian?'
| well. Yes: if You wish 10 label me
And is Caesar vegetarian too -
| Caesar does his best to initiate his master. hut
| has lapses from virtue. Yoa like bore, don't
You, Caesar? ,"
The Newfoundland raised his head. ana the cor
ncrs of his large black chaps began 10 lui'cr with
such evident magn%y eRj9yment inat ~, E1rg
| a hollow moan, h" laid down his mead again Hp2n
the rug, and blilked solcmnly, perhaps rcproach-
fully, at his master.
| Meanwhile Casanova had risen ana proceeded to
| make the porrid!e. Evelyn WATCHED his operations
| it was evidently familiar proceSs-witll inward
| While he thus engaged, chatting the wh'
| about the storm. Evelyn heard the sound of foot
| steps presently a side door opened; and an elderly
| woman entered the apartment. She HAD pleas
| ing homely countenance. and despite the promi-
| hence Of her checkbOnes. must have been very
| comely person when she was young. On seeing
| Evelyn She smiled and curtseyed Casanova al
| dressed 10 her few words in Gaelic and she
| nodded energetcally and having disappeared for
| few minutes returned with glazed earthcnwarc
| teapot of deep and matured color, which had
evidently often stood by the fire III brown study.
| She then proceeded 10 ifuse tea.
| Flora likes both tea and toddy, remarked
| Casanova, smiling; and Flora gave a low laugh,
| and again nodded emphaticaly. Every d0'rln-
aire Miss Markham, he continued. ~ re slowly
| stirred the pOrrdgc which was now beginning -
throb and sputtcr lazily, is apt 70 he benevolent
| tyrant; and / nave TO guard AGAINST that. And,
therefore, a. freedom Is better even than temper
| ance like to see Flora taking her tea. j. j. her
pur 81 muove her protest against my infdllibllity
| conceive that society has most 10 fear from the
twin forces of the Radicals and the Radicals: for
both of these classes tyrants But perhaps yon
! are Radical Miss Markham; many ladies ~"
such nowadays. l believe"
| We'll, ! don't much believe IN government by
| means of Policeman K
And YOU would have questions in Par
every time Colin Clout gets blow from baton
| tant de brut pour une pomme dc terrc"
|
ance to him
Let Colin keep his invaluable brains out Of the
range Of batOns he knows very well wlcIc they
flourish and are fourshcd. But beg your pardon
for talking politics. And il is not usual with me
for, though a vegetarian, I observe the Plthaaor-
| can maxim TO abstain from bcans-that is, from
| voting and all the rest Of ii.
| Meanwhile Flora had by this time set the table
for the evening meal. Evelyn got her cup Of ted
milk. in honor of her host. Flora had seated her
| self stool and proceeded TO knit mdustriOusy.
Il grant you," said Casanovc, balancing his
spoon mcditatiVely his forcinger. that this il
not concise kind Of feeding. II is, 50 I, speak.
volumnous. But why should we De in hurry
| Nature isn't And what comfort TO reflect that
if you only give this preparation time. il is sure
70 be dieested With more artificial dishes. there
il always dread Perhaps that they won't be
assimiatel they call it, though confess don't
see how lobster salad or a pate de ioic graS can
appeal TO me- Ny system refuses TO recognize them.
well, your food will do ! suppose well enough
for student and rccuse.7 said Evelyn. but T
| fear il would be insufficient for man who under
| goes physical cXcrton.'
| Pardon me- | roam about these hills all day
long the strength OF bread and chess and milk.
She was silent for a few moments. and then said
| bluntly--
| will You pardon me, if ! ask what Won really
| are. Mr.. Casanova, for yOu are perfect enigma
| TO me-"
| Il am kind Of practical mincraogist,' he re-
| Piled with smile 81 wander over all this
| gion in search of the various kinds Of rock that
are found here and / sell the specimens to the
people who make mp geological collections and
| museums. II is rather an interesting occupation,
| for ! make microscOpical sections. test with the
blowpipc and with chemical reactions. and forth
The remuneration is far from prirccly. but il helps,
! and then have nv little croft, and grow potatoes
| and other vegetables IN a word live comfOrta-
bly-that is | have all want used to fish in
| L. L., h,. Int I hnyo uiV hat fbn