New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-04-23

thing had been repeated through the family till
it had reached Laura herself.
Donna Adele has great social talent he re-
marked, finding, usual, the one thing to be
| said in her favor.
Indeed she has" assented Laura. with con-
strained little laugh, and looking into his blue
eyes.
Ghislcri made no sign, however, and presently
began to talk of other matters. lie always felt
singular satisfaction in being with Laura, ana this
year he noticed that it was growing upon him
The impression he had first formed of her. when
she had appeared in society," was confirmed year
by year, and appealed TO n side Of hls nature OF
which few people suspected the existence. 1t de-
! pended largely on Lauras looks, no doubt, which
| strongly suggested the high predominancc OF all
that was good over the ordinary instincts OF aver
age human nature lie felt sort Of reverence
| for her which he had never felt for any one; he
knew that she was good, he imagined that she
was almost sanity her life, and he believed that
| she might, under certain circumstances, become
in the best igous sense. holy woman Hah
| he seen her on that evening when Arden had
found her strangling an imaginary enemy in fit OF
exceedingly human anger he could hardly have ac-
cepted the evidence of his senses. All that was
| good i'm her appealed directly through all tha'
was bad in him to the small remnant OF the better
nature which had survived through his mssp'i''
life II did not, indeed rouse in him the slightest
active desire to initiate her virtues lie very
idea that he could ever be virtuous in any sense
| brought smile TO his face, But he couiu hP'
helm admirirc what he knew to be so very far
beyond lis sphcre--what he believed. perhaps, 70
be even further from hi: reach than 1t actually
was. lie had reached that almost morbid stage
of sclfcontempt in which man. While stu AT
mirinr Goodness in others. checks even the aSpra-
non toward il in his own heart, because h' i
| convinced that il Canno; he really genuine. ana
| looks upon 1t IA one Of the ALLEGATIONS most 10
be despised in himself. He he'd cot "a far some
times as to refuse very wrctch" hegSar a penny
rne,elv bccauso he doubted the sincerity OF Oh"
charitable irDulsc which implied lis hand toward
his Notwithstanding Utterly at himself aitorward
when hr thought of the poo: wrctchS disappolht"h
face. and going back TO find HIM again. perhaps
and TO bcstow q silver coin, simply because II"
| could not resist the temptation to be- KIND.
Such unhealthy conditions OF mlnd may seem
inconceivable and incomprehrnsible to men OF
other nature, all whose thoughts ar" natural,
! logical and sound They exist. mono the less. ana
by not any means nec"ssarily in persons otherwise
veal, or morbid The very abSurdity of them,
which cannot escape the man himself, makes him
seem still more Gcspicable in his own eyes IN
creoscs his dstru1 of himself and gives RISE COM
Melting the vicious circle, to the conditions 'a'h
| time more sensclrssy self-torturing than the last
1t il hard - bring such men to $50 how nnt"haoi"
their own position is. They will not even hchrV'
that good instinct underlie' the supersfructure
Of morbid fancy. and that the latter could not
exist without it.
! Ghisleri looked long at Laura and admired her
more than ever. realizing at the sam" time no"
deeply her personality was impressed III hi'
thoughts. and how wildly he was able 1T ala times
TO evoke her outward image and III" conception
he had formed of her character. He almost haui
old Snicoa for having said that no one could
POSSIBLY be as good as slr looked. In her own
salr sho was the most overwhelming rcfutation
of that remark but then. he reflected Nplcca az
not know her we'll enough and habitual'y be-
Iierod in nothing and in nobody. Al least every
enc supposed that was Spiccas view of the world.
BEFORE long Laura took Pictro 10 see Arden,
and left the two together.
"Thcre is something seriously wrong "i'h me-
Ghislrri." said his friend. Il am. going TO be
very ill., / feel it,
I, was not like him to spcaI; in that way for he
| was brave and generally did his best 10 al lie MS
| sufcrings from every one. Ghiser looked AZ hin
onxiously. Iii. face was drawn and pinclc;i, ana
| there were spots of color on his checks which Il'
not been there few hours earlier
perhaps you have a it'll" fever wi'h 'hc 'ol''
srccos4od piatro in a rcassurng tone. " II often
| happens in this country
IT dare saw REPLIED Arden. :" II may be -.
| At all events, your specialist was rSh' apo'' '''
| main thing and / am 10 more conSumpivc than
| Won are But | feel cannot tel why-'hn' |
am going to be very i'll indeed. II may he an
| immersion and even if ! am | shall probably
weather it
"Of course You will" But Ghislcri was in
reality alarmed.
| Il am so glad you came today, continued
| Arden spcaking mere rapidly. If should 2''
worse tomorrow. really i'll, yon lnow-You mus
uric 10 my brother ! would not ask my WIZ
70 do il for worlds. Do YOU understand
| Pcr(ectly-but do not bcli,re-therc VIII u
any reason-'
| aNover mind that" exclaimed Arden. inter-
| ,upting him almost impaticntly I'll there If any
| reason. YOU will write. cannot tell 70" Il"
| ohout it, OF course | may not b" dclirionS, you
! know. bnt again. may bc-on" IL never SURE ANU
,lcr &, would be too late. Uncle Herbert is stiH
alive. THANH, God, and quite well. and II any'hihs
| shouId bappcn TO me- his will would u" worth
! ,o,h;,o Ioura would not get Il penny AMI would
10 dreadfully poor Henry must do something ior
ber DO You understand me-? He mus'. 10"
| must sae 70 it, too, or he will never THINK 0i II
| lind a. he is Those things do not SILK" DIN
Yor SEQ | have only my small poIfion-Nh'c" Is
little enough, as you know. bcc''i>r There az" ="
| many si,tnrs-dnd they are i;ot al! icl, ''n'r
We could not 90 on living in this way long-"''
| iionr,. was very generous lie sent me two thou
aond rounds when We were married. and th" yacht
too. so that we spent very little
"You are eXlausLing yourself my d'''i
| fel,ovv." said Ghislcri, growing more "nNlo"'
~ he listened 10 the sick mans cNci''"
| colt "You have told III" all this before
and your brother knows it, too; he viii not
allow Lady Herbert
"One never can tell what hc will do,' broR"
| in Arden. raising himself little on his cho"
| and focirg his friend. His cyes were unna'u'-
| olv brilliant lie in - eccentric. Ana Laura
| must have money-shc must nave pi'h'" -"'
that she is cXtravagant, bn' you k"'" NV
she was brought up III the 'ciah'' ""n''' or