The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-12-02

tered round the spot on which we had dined.
what has become Of Mr.. 0'Brienf" alady
i had a Geld. glass with me. and, lootlns
round, saw bis hat as he wa. walking. insid,
the wsIls q ths circus IN the 2. dIre es, 9ao t9 I" ar
NO doubt he's used to IL" said another.
But considering her age. you know said tn,
first, who might have been perhaps. three yeer,
younger than Mrs. Talboys, and who was moi
Irritation. But then why should she have beer
averse, seeing that che had not. as yet becom'
subject TO the will Of any imperial lord 2 ,...
He would have felt much more foolish" SAID
the third, III she had listened to what he said
well. ! don't know said the second; " no.
body would have known anything about IL then
and in a few weeks they would have gradually
But in the mean time Mrs. Talboys wa,
among us. There had been no attempt at Sc
crecy, and she was still loudly inyeighins
That's quite true, Mrs. Talboys," said one Of
the elder ladies, " but then women are not al;
do not mean TO say that there has been any fault
",Fault on my partl or course there has been
take without fault to some extent. took him
e S,6 be a imam 81 81 sense and he Is a fool Go to
Did he want you to go TO Naples ~ asked
Mrs. Mackinnon.
To leave by the train for Civlta Vecchia at Q to-
morrow morning, and catch the steamer which
leaves wsi L SSaSsred ,G f54 tE; R R0G's the tell IJ %s Of round St8si
about on us with an air Of injured majesty In
her face which was almost insupportable;
II wonder whether he took the tickets over
night" said Mackinnon.
"Nsplesi,, she said, az though now speaking
which has as yet made no struggle on behalf OF
freedom; q fitting residence for such q bastard "
this IY sCS. mould aha hSy ,Ss found Snmd Il EsTY YoJ P 1' Sso wat q,
My. wife had taken Ida out of the way, when
had been heard ascending the hill. But now,
when matters began to gradually become quies-
cent, she brought her back. suggesting, a. she
did SO. that they might begin 10 think OF re-
turning,
said She. i where is MIR. o'Brien =" said
"Hc has hed-as p%oltroons always n.y., said
that she would have been clad to. have
had him there in the middle Of The
ff iaiy among n%@ to %, haze all. NsE d feePYIms Of 2T s6u hi% would %iSSi
Fled" said Ida, looking up into her mothers
Yes. fed, my child. And she seized her
daughter In her arms and pressed her closely to
her bosom. towards always fy.'
rs Mr.. o'Brien a coward y Ida asked,
Yes, n coward. a very coward! And he has
Come csa Se! Mrs. 81 Ms siHnfs %. s Hn ihio we so S% Saes to the tEe
city 7, I am sorry that the amusement of the
day should have received this shock" And she
place In IL with an air that showed that she was
proud Of the manner in which she had conduct
"She is a little conceited about It after ALL
said the unmarried lady. IF poor Mr.. O'Brien
had not shown Sc, much premature energy, with
reference to that little journey TO Naples, things
might have gone quietly after all"
But the unmarried lady was wrong IN her
ccited in the matter. but not proud OF having
excited the admiration OF her Irish lover. She
gave herself credit for coming out strongly as a
said Mrs, Msckinnon, that her virtue is quite
Rome she'll boast OF 1t through the whole win
ter"
will do the same" said Maekinnon. '"4anndi in
spite OF his having fled from the field, It is upon
i fsiS SsFaf !. that te as % estsI fsi the % SSss Of I. she Y has
proved her excellence beyond a doubt. But,
NEVERTHELESS. she Is susceptible OF ridicule.".
account Of the matter, and, after having depos.
tied the ladies at, their homes, Makinn0n and |
TO us. but, after a Willie we got his servant to
acknowledge that he was at home; and then we
made made orr hsS WAY up to his studio : WE found him
a mere lump OF clay, punched Into some
thing resembling the shape of a head, with a
fe was pretending to work, though we both
knew that 1t was out Of the question that he
should do anything in his present frame Of
81 think ! heard ny servant tell you that I
have sworn to II. too, If we would have let him.
Come, don't pretend to be sIrIy;"
suppose, before you start for Naples"
you U all aO about mea t.! TO asnsai ' hs turned Sns aa' as .1.S
faces with a comicaI expression, half of fun and
Every word of it." said /. "wnen you want
q lady 70 travel with. you, never ask her to get
but O'Brien, how could you he such an ass ~
said Mackinnon, As, It has turned out, there
a respectable middle-sged woman. the mother
OF q family and the wife of a general officer,
call you 70 account
He Is welcome, said o'Brien, haughtily.
=" that would be a dignifed and pleasant ending
to the affair. But what ! want to know is this
what would you have done IL she had agreed to
He never calculated on the possibility of
such u contingency" said !.
by heavens, then, | thought she would like
And TO oblige her. you were content to sacri-
fee yourself" said Mackinnon;
a fellow 10 do when a woman goes on In that
way. She told me down there, upon the old
r were 0S %ads f fSr S foSis ana .Sf' sl %Sssim %hat S %ss
TO suppose that she. meant by .that2 But to
5siiSS al II. s Gsssr ! . SS. her 6s. what Ss sSs9 Of sn q
you know. have been INV father / wish he
am, free said she, stamping ON the ground and
looking up at me As much as to say that she
is left Of the heart OF Wenceslaus o'Brien,' and
! threw myself before her in her path. Hand
said !. j have none TO give, but the blood which
double line OF Kings said that because she is
always fond OF riding a high horse. | had gotten
close under the wall, SO that none OF you should
And what answer did she make ~ said Mac