New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-03-19
MRS. JANIS JAR.

ten that II i hau Nfbt TeuldTNcu 'ldt AZ wac
Eastertide in Ceylon John JAM and l were
seated on the veranda of our bungalow beside
the sea- smoaing our hooa!ls and lazily listening
for the whistle of the train which TO bring
our mutual friend. Hcnrcus Vanhorst. TO spend
some Of his holidays with us In reality. Hen
ricus's days were ill holidays.
| must explain that at this period many years
ago now l had lived i'll Ceylon Tor only lew
months But my friendship with John JAM was
of many years standing. for he had been educated
in England. lie was the son Of one OF the best
burgher families of the island-descended from the
early Dutch settlers, and displaying fun snare
of the characteristics of that race IN the way Oh
shrewdness and love of comfort He and had
togethcr bought small cocoanut estate on the
seashore rot very far from Colombo. We intended
to live on our property, and 20 up 10 Town ior
our business there by means OF the little rail-
wav that ran along the coast. We had already
settlcd our simple furniture. had cut the cor
mating to fit the dlidng-room floor anu Herc
we were, veritaoly smoking the pipe oi peace,
for we had nearly quarreiled over Tie hahSiha
Of our TWO three pictures II 80
The hoarse whistle Of the engine reached our
cara The train. crammcd with holiday MAKERS
rushed past our bungalow. ana thefe WAS oui
friend waving his handkerchief from 'ai'ia-c
window. - - ,.,
Net many passengers aisllted there we cHnia
hanging from one hand. and he paused giving
directions. as it seemed to one OF the STATION
functonaries. At first we thought he WAS was no, ,o
alone. Two female figures ailghtcd from me
same carriage, and kept close TO ms slce WINE
he talked to the native porter. tterward they
walked beside him along the road. al three un-
who on earth is he bringing with him ,
said John JAM. mystiiicd: ,1..;o,a
l laughed, rather significantly. FOR lenri,us
VanhOTst was very popular young man. lie
was good-loolsing. musical. and vivacious to a
very considerable fortune did not weigh IN his
favor quite as much as these attractive qualities
especially with the ladies' ~ answefe"
John thus:
NO You are wrong. said John. much relieved.
There they gG for the i sIc"p wo pa wemc
climbing over the low wire 1encc ~
get down to the sea. lIcnrieu, gal,
lantls assisted them over. 10 do thiS .ne
more gracefully he deposited what he was carry
ing in the roadway, and it seemed to US as II the
ladies protested against his taking this trouble;
for tho one to climb last stopped Gown anu ~
actually lifted the thing up as II TO return III 10
him. but !ienricus futtered over 1t pro;as'lnGy;;
and then handed her over the fence He Nlted
bis hat to f them s as ss Times this @
was very amusing 10 John and me, ana we We're
still laughing over it when llenricus reached the
Looking obviously. at the jar which lrnricus
carried by its bamboo handle, John inquired
anxiousy after the stores which iicnrcns i Ia,
right. down at the station our boy" must 90 TO
fetch them at once Then why had he 'rS un,Ii
had given it to him 10 bring TO her dear son. and
he had faithfully promised no. TO let II out OF his
sight 1t was iull of pickle of her own making
fne bamboo pckle-John's especial favorlte. John
knew his mothers little ways, and though he him
oelf sometimes gave them gruft snub, he liked
Henricus the better for his kindly humoring oil
Now we had intrusted IIenricus with another
commission more serious than stores but less
savory. John and had put nearly all our ready
money into our estate. and we wanted to borrow
some more to carry us along. We had deputed
Henricus to negotiate q loan Tor us from one
Schrader wretched old man, misrr ana mo crnc,
inrs were over and We settled down again in the
veranda, a brief silence en7ued; and when we
in our thoughts and he said:
II have been able to do this little business for
you. Sclirader will let US have the money, but
be asks Is per cent And lienricus actuaNy
Then he can keep It," said l., IF it is not
to be had on casier terms than that we will do
without il somehow
But" answered IIenricus. L" the old chap was
20 anxious for us TO take il said he had II in
the house and so on-that ] thought it was best
to take him at his word, and Eye got the money
What" cried John JAM, did you agree TO
pay IS per cent interest,"? lou might have
known we could not do it -,
Without deigning verbal answer. lienri1ps dlved
his left hand into the breast pocket OF his coat
drew out roll Of notes and flung them on the
table in my direction
this money-and here it is Why cavih about
A new thought struck me- Henricus,7
said, spardon me, but how earth did you get
this loan from Scirader without our signatures? ?
There il some mystery in this
Henricus flushed deeply. lie did not reply
But in minute he rose from his longing chair
And picked the roll Of notes from the table
He undid the string which secured them, care
fully counted them, and put them back into his
ave fulfilled my part of our agreement he
said, with studied carelcssness. but II yon doh
want the money now, IL can go back i.et US
try cigar / have got new brand which Is
highly recommended" ,,
His cool manner made me feel rather asham"' OF
the heat had displayed. John JAM seemed to
share my feeling. We accepted the profercd
cigars and pned away in silence Which Tr W., we ad
tior, with the residue of our stores.
We passed the rest of the day idling about
amusing ourselves as We could. Henrlcus was
that he watched me curiously, as If to divine
NV Utmost thoughts. ] did not know whether
young JAM noticed anything peculiar IN ii.
manner But after IIcnrcus had retired 10 rest
John said to me that we had not heard anything
about the two women who had evidently travelled
with him. John azilv wondered who they were,
John JAM had known llenricrs Vanhorst from
boyhoOd Ny acquaintance with him da;ri
from my arrival in the island But his family
had been known to different relatives of mlne
for more than one generation. lie orphan.
and his father had left him a fsir fortune so
that he was under no necessity to labor lot .
declared she would have nothing to do with a
man who jdlcd away his time and got into
t,eesnrcr IN a certain "Friendin need" society
An appointment for which his best qualification
was A genial readiness TO disburse all his salary
among its needy clients.
Henricus always seemed like big. good Ina
sured boy his face ever wore sunny smile ms
Mind hazel cycs beamed on az bessars blessed
l. tt.An
hin surrounded aud followed by groups OF juvenile
mendicants. 81, :.
80 little busincss-likc was he that we felt II
,,ceS vonderfuI that he should have remembered
- negotiate with old Schradcr than that ne shou