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

Continent. Evelyn ne saiu; W tJInmnd an aver
studied TOO much ate too little s'l3w'1' m,inous
son IN innocent carct that was snguiarB .none
and evidently needed change OF az u" ethoyen
Even the music she played was t So was too much
wct schmcrz about him, For his part ne w%' avs
of those solemn strains in drcau'niS iins and nm
that made one think OF one ta, disasters of Lib
p WI nyornmnnts So reasoned the Colonel WIZ!
a whimsical smile. but with looks OF ,cl, ,tachcd
ty. For he had become NOR 'nnii1ed what her
absence meant Besides the state OF h.t ne triri
nor nrrsstcnt sadness, which she eVl nn.a him
to throw or as not 10 dis'l,ct a' bar increased
dovotion 10 her religious duties, WHICH ste, ,S,~
him gloomy presage-all had the ehece u, If
him from the nnconsclously S,lI,, ractcrigrd him
~ ,h mt Once when he gently asked her as ~
the cailsc Of her sadness. she said na have
been true to my hls nG vs s' am ashamed and dis
appointed that the mistake has not pfo'e" ''N'
arabic .,o,. ,b.t was alb
solntcy mnintclligiblc TO the clear headeu "'N "
the world; and he inquired no tultnS,r' dosro and
They went to Brittany by Evclyns ucsrf i:, an"
travelled cisurely from place 10 ,bot corner
az France and pleased with the simple, sincere a..
antinnr manners of the people" VINO nav ncir' re
lost their alien look and speech, ana w M"U Which
stomned with that air of vague melancholy w i
ncco,nnonies a suppressed and isolated nat ~
Reaching the little village of Poliic on IL, ' ~,
northern const they were so ,at thrv resolved
70 STAY short while there. and they ob'alnen con
Portable quarters at tine Cert dpr, the onA 49, ia
tbot if posscsscd On Sunday they went 10 VII
ii,fIo bnrch where their presence excited no small
inter ST and curiosity The care was an clocil '!''
with snowy hair and pale. cnacateti ieati;, nont
bv a mir of soft blue eyes limpld ana liiocenn.
~ n child's. In the evening he called at tlle
.uhnror and was ushcrcd into the slttinsrooln
with every mark Of revrrentlal respect oh Wv pai
of the auhcrgistcs wife IL evidently nsci re
Al.
ui.itr The Cure had his "nt1ce "N'fSw".,e'
nuoi, He was cordially received, ana IN IN"
showing the strangers the cnrioSItleS OF t"e pid.
and ncirhborhood He had apparently wiue
Knowledge Of antiquities and spoke WIN niIo,
zcst about dolmcns ana cIonlecnS VI within
easy di-tanrc The result was that they halc
several excursions together AMI were, s1 1'
thoroughly good ricnds we pG inceitv amI
mnoncctej humility combined with culture ana
unconscious di@T'y that lent a rare charn "
his companonshp lie knG% fhG "h' becn ro' ru re-
of the parish before him. ard had witnessed NAM
Of the horrors and shared in the dangers OF the
revolutionary eDoch. D. Ill;
nrriv;I he ,Ipuod with them. ard secnc''
strangely rrcoccup"d and depressed tr mare
mechanical and sometimes irrelevant replies 10
his seeming want of courtesy. he begged them
70 excuse linn.
The fact is, dear friend Of mine ;o' en-
trrmcly il-1ving | fear, or typhoid icN,r.
lie is an Engllshman. though he fought ior
France in our period OF disaster. lie Is not III,
deed a Catholic" he added, with sigh put i
fcrvcutly believe Notwithstanding, that ne l. III
bona hdc | wish all Catholics were Ike my
d,ar her.tic-kind. compassionate, charItapl"
simple and pure in his life ,
\ tear twinlilrd in his eye, and he took a plnch
Of snnir with nm agi'atcd look and manner
Indeed. he has lived too ascetically. he r.
suncd alter pause. One would have thought
that he wished 10 mortify The hcNhi ~ IL ~
had much to mortiy:" b. 'acd, with luann'
smile Once when | wished him 10 -har" win
me- an excellent caron which my good bri2tt'
had prepared with SPECIAL snrcsr ne ,a IInw I
ever. he did take little, only hc said II was
fortunate could gran, Kim ahsol luton. ..,.
Evelyn had crown extremely pale during ms
euiicc.. talk her features had lccomr tense
while there y:as an excited spark" IN her eyes
lIo ha- been dclightful cGmranon;I the
cure went nn. sadly When | think Of him |
am reminded of that fine saying of uoctheS
which he once quoted 10 me: The golden age
i. indeed past hut good mon bring il back Oh.
good man And with 50 gay hnmor az times
"What does the doctor say" asked Evelyn
in low voice ,.,,,,
has lived too much like IN anchoute even dr'
clarcs thai hc got tie typhoid lever through
drinking water or milk instead ol honest VIZ.
DR.. Bri-~ot j. good fellow. hut larccur al
II think know the gentleman said Evelyn:
hu,,ly l. not his nam" Austin tasanoNe
That ~ indeed his name. rcpHed the 'urc'
with an astoni>h"d looh. ,
IL. was too wcll-brcd to ask questions but his
look was significant enough. lie relap-ci into
iii oil profound abstraction. suddenly Seaul
Of intuition flashed acros, hls face. -.
ITEMS, | undrrStaIil You must ho the
lady madam, OF whom he spoke 10 ne one day.
in he speak about me - exclaimed Evelyn,
blushrs kccnly. ,
lie sccmcd. if | am not indiscrcet, to hay"
for you a veritabl" cutie That Is, II YOU are
an ftI 81 mo-
tagc when You were ovrrahen by Sno"storh.
"Nc,. | am the same person.
My daughter was much impressed by hun,
remarked Colonel Markham. And all ] hay"
heard of him is greatly 10 his credit. Well, lct
ns hopc for the best. He has led very sober,
wclrrqulatcd life. and that is favorable TO III
&c ii grant it, hut he is very weak How
ever. he is no logger dclrious. Now. perhaps
Won will pcrmi, me To retire. must visit my
"If Won will allow me. Monsieur Ic Cure,
shall accompany you,' said Evelyn, quietly, nut
firmly. ,,..,.,.., ,.o,.,,, ,,,nthao,
" th, thinc is absurd Think of the iniccti0n---
Il don't think typhoid fever is rcco?nizel As
infections. must see linn once more. she added
Irr father shrugged his shoulders with re.
signed air. He knew that when the tiny vertical
furrow appeared on her forehead, eNpostnla'lon
when they had left the aubcrgc the Cure
said:
Pardon mo. madam, nnt unI'rS'oou MY
friend 20 say that YOU had married monsieur
yc- did: hut he persisted in the Egyptian
war We wished him To leave the army, but
he refused He said he wished TO be of some
n... before h." left thc world, for he had present
imcnt that hr would never return
Then they proceeded in silence along the vii
l,oc street till they reached AT its mthcSt "N-
trcmlty "A little cottage with small archie bay
windows and standing back from Il small gar.
dem filled with flowers. which now exhibited
the diSarray of the declining year. The wcst"r-
inc sun shonc on the windows and illnmincd them
with a rcscatc flush On the right II somhrc
moor. covered with heath and dry and stuntci
mrzc. stretched onward TO the rugged cliflS
that overlooked the sea. soft EVENING breeze,
imnrrcnatcd with saline favors and the odor
of srawccd brought with it the deem mlrmur
of tn" ocean. Far to the left the dreary
!. l.. Inv, nlll