New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-02-19

go into her den at such time
Mrs. Gerry, however knew nothing of some
things that were liable TO happen to authorcss >.
80 size entered with that reserved sclf-pos>eS>ion
that was characteristic of hcr
Saione tool, of her hat d, if she were going to
stay to write; then. feeling the atmosphere. she
held her hat unccrianly waiting.
Mr. Darrah hooded At the TWO. Size forgot for
the moment for what purpose Mrs Gerry had been
North. or that she had been North at all
wish you would both sit down." she said
hrnsqucy. Il want TO read you something I've
been reading il 10 myself HOW want 10 try il on
somebody else. | want somebody else TO writhc
and twIs; under it. Now listen 70 this >
The two had seated themselves Mrs Darrah
put on her Eyeglasses She glanced over them at
Salomc as size said:
Listen. will you? This stuff doesn't belong IN
a novel of sentiment at all. II belongs somewhere
else. | shall have to start another novel just to
get this in
There was no answer to this remark Mrs
Darrah smiled in whimsical way as she bean
reading.
After a few paragraphs she looked at Salome
again.
Did really dictate that 20 Won" sh" asked.
"Non must have done so. the reply.
IL
that never could have composed such trash -
Salomc hcsitatcI. In her mind she knew
that she would have been willing TO say that il
she had only thought Of it. But her mpthcr woull
not approve What the harm in speaking
things which made life little smoother or which
opened = way in an easier manner?
Pit She Immediately dropped thcs" Quc>tionings
in her impotence at this interview. If sh" were
not 70 work She could hardly force herself 70 stay
in tho room Was not Moore waiting for her
I'm spitc of her resolve not 10 hctray any feeling.
she could not restrain Il movement which ma ie her
mother look at her i'm rcproof. Her mother hat
always N her command calm if somewhat cold
politcncSs Her mother sat there now aS quietly
as if she never had an emotion, rs if she were ah"
to listen indefinitely TO the reading OF that stun
which did not belong in a novci OF sentiment
What do VDn think ct that . sl !"HlN ask"
Mr.. Darr.h Iopl,inc M sllqIplv. Sh" caught M
lone. look of WEAKNESS and dislike Now an
author that j.. woman author. for 1t i - u"
supposed that men authors N" different. docs nor
relish the perception that she i horu- som" ON"
with reading her own composition. even thou""
she has first announced that th" composition !
trash. OF course she has Il rl2At - ca,. II tra,h
INT she docs NOT c\pcct T. br l,'vcl. 81" KIN ".
very vii that il j. better than any on" els" won!
he likely e. write.
Put ! see what you thinl, Of il. N" "Nrlaimr"
in a voice of such annovancr that Nal""r. IN M
utmost cnnfu~inn tried 10 answer anI e. 'ul not.
Mr.. Dirrah had not slept we'll th" ni-ill h"i"r'
Pcrtia. who bal ben Sunill2n.n az 49, ,I,i -.
hour Lad after a five minut"s fnrIN. utterly re
fused to rcn,ain Sh" told her aunt that she kn'N
that She had given her great many GOWNS "il
That board ~ the ponc" Wa m'hrr MN. SIM -
was not going 10 stay IN III" room just ."' "''
runt 10 fling knives ~ her.
II don't ,ppno~c Won are ort Of temper "a
Mis- Nunally. with TINT peculiar cnr, oi ~" uppIi
lin hut this j. one - ih" times when the y,
IS NOT cona 10 tn" Gcnau j. of your fine ors"nISm.
"Uon'f uuot" George Eliot to m". r"ilin"i MrS.
DdrrIh fllrlIu>lv - 49,, -
And here Forril had walked ol' ol ''' r'''
Int the gerry, coul not wall, ont Of III" room n
that way They must remain, ana III IN, Iru
tha, she was extremely guilty IN" ml2h' -
least. have pretended an interest. Sh" n'2ah =
st,mmor something. IN" hardly lncw what,
" Don try 10 explain" sail Mrs. Darr'h tri
idly and don't prc'cnG thai YOU were in'"r'T, '
,,lv | mi ,ht take IN" liberty sometimes 81 dpuW
inc v,u. | wish yon would prs, tht' h'ii- VI
crtT.c was only hot water tins inornIn9' h|'
iI..ro =. Sglnnr walked across the room - tou''
,Ln hinton Of the bell. Mr. lnrrah s""m"d 10 80
Mrs Gerry for the fri time. ara 7" rou~'' 10
coneciou .nos~ Of something besides h"r manuscripts
ana o. ,iT i rar' She said sill Grossly. didn'
notice Won I'm sIro | be- your pardon. VII,
l;orrv" AMI then the kind impulses oi nor mar mar.
l'r,,, ~ came unprim,-t Snr ro-' rnd Wake
- ~. Gerry Size hcl ont her hand
y, for i've me" She -aii again. nag io'-
cotton | am incNcusahr Non lav" com" pa'h
md the wor-, ha- happened lA what hr"''
Mr. Gorry ma}c some conr-" rspon-"
,va~ thukinl Of nothing save '''r -" W"F'r ,'
woman had iu-t dicpprd in her tririi"n W""i
,d,l,n..cI :, >nonr. " Nou knoT very wei wnN
niei, take tho liberty -omciin"~ Of donhiin' Won
Had SALON." hc' II saving -onr,nn- wW'n W. ~"
strictly. accurately tru"' Was Sal VA" i"rin,n
Hat lahif But the Girl had said yea wn"l n'i
n,b.r n, Enormously insisted on IN" eimpi" irlt
,lway.. She hnd said w.. h"t perhaps Il" ''
=
Nr. Gerry f,l, Ike i.1ching on her hands ~
y p ,larl,nc,- She must clutch n son"iihn-.
Pat sho simply stood th"r, and eiI" a, i"i
,o.,'e,. -nyins no;hiuc after no had senIi"d h"'
,cocrt,nco of the apology. Still il 'lI ~'"'l
ior p, if she could not remain IN me nn!. VIZ
really car-d nothing for Mr. i'hrian ~ I'i"pr
'iecnvrreA that Salomc was not hu'hIuH '"'""
va. not truthful. O., 81
4 film came over tn" mothcr,+, cv"I , she COM
for fine monon' $50 nothing. lipt she >tu 1'"''
,i,or' win her face turned toward Mr~ l'arrih'
TIN. latter said erutly that -h' won not Keep
lii Gerry that sh" should not wor@ thIS u"hI"-
hon he t,yo left the room. For 'nr' VIC IL
.,. so absorbed that 81" did not motto" nor 'n'n
- face or uannrr: ard. ipd",d. thrr' WI Ha,'
"a notice M. Gerry was only very cam "''
MA. a. tllcv went down the steps. =,
Moore came quickly forward AMI l'In"i 'hell
r,, tLnre was motiC"nhl" shrinking on ia" par,
= thr elder woman. Sh" summoned her voice al"
aid bravery: , .., ,,,.o ,.o,r., moo |
l., +, j. better for SaIomr tl"r" She can ~
~, ~ donrs moro. ! will 20 back TO Bravpst. @n''
i've mp that room. ,..., ,r,o, siuuItano
Tho two intcr-, young faces turner -iIi'.' 'n'
.rily toward Mrs Gcriv in 9ra'ifnd" nm. wa
,r,istokablr I;nt th" Girl mad" an at'"inp' 10 r.
sh. tried 10 say that she al~p would 60
~ Er,vo-s, that they would all 20 o"' I" y"
n', her mother only shool, her head aud 'nIr
Che hurried them aw'y She 't%"d IN iT"ht , OF t n
l"' 49,, r,.r-istcutly ahead with an air meant |
~ 'indicafc that they were never Going to glance
II each other .;,,i, urs Gerry went |
" "'I H.. nd a. she voull have said. ana lrl |
'cmp, ds she bail for the room her daughter h"d
,cclnicl for few days 81" ordered h'r WIN rrn@
cnt on TO G IRE t% To- rS Sr s " "'' '"'
'',I' HAHN, dane tins. she stood for many innn'''
nr ri ~ hc barracks with her face turned 'Iw1l
Ln .r, She had star'" I" wax i Gn, T., , nv. nm ia
n Gni,n ,inc She had boon PLANNING how g. MAX
,''II''Ii nor. comfortable Sl" lnd N1I III" |