New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-07-15

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,,,or,roa. ~ course mamma was nice and KIM
and 90 Jolly: but papa was quiet and gehtie anu
fool, tbem IN such lovely places when they WENT
o,,or N 500 him They had been ABROAD ioui
times. twice they went with the Belknaps anu
nan, mot them at Liverpool and once with the
Websters and once they went alone uhueI '"e
care Of the Captain-Clptan Mackiih-he "''
hccn ever so good to them-he had gwen '"
bis stateroom. oh. no. they hadn't Deeh w
afraid. and they never were seasicK' Ni'l''''''"
was always seasck-dreadfuiy sicK' i"d' ~
why she wouldn't go over; she hauH D
six years; the last time she went she n"u sag
q wear and a half just because she was "'
cross again-though she wanted awiuAs " .0
hack. And didn't Miss Johnson thihK '"'' O"'''
Oswald was lovely? They thought lie was
feet They liked him thousand ''''e' -
than they liked Aunt Constance t'p ,nsr.
he really wasn't their un'i t. ee ouecr: they
riage. Aunt Constance had been SO Pur, ,,ary
bad trisd 10 Ike her. but at times IL W"s wy
hard: Hester and Emily had often talked u ,o,
tocether But they never sald an! 'n''s "n
:, 80 mamma: they did wish that mamma
,ro,,ldn't talk so about Aunt Constance.
0rcaeionally. during their calls at AppleoS ~
race the girls would meet the o.eatIS a o.c-o
Nj OsaooI kept out Of their way tnt3 w
~, MIN - suit him. and he gave limitations %
thoir manner for the benefit of Mrs. conn ~
lvn suspecied that Roscoe hau Iai''I .It,.
i'm her presence and n was iona ol 49, his
her: he confessed to Mrs. Conn tha' she was I'tS
ideal If what glrl should be. As I,' ',Id
s interest I'm girls was quite impeTsonai' NJ r,"lu
n'~i,n anorot,s verses To any pretty maiden
once EVELYN saw Roscoe Walking win I''''I
on the beach: when she waved her na'I ~ ,,'r,,cd
from the road she Thought lh"' ~ ~, cba
scarlet: but she might have iinagi"'u 'il"'. -
81, eurs Mrs Wilson ala not know III WhoS,
society her daughter was al that h"nne'.'' 81
the incident caused her 10 speculate h,St,,1 =,
q
,n,i1eulv d.porim.nt. She wondered W'@t 70
wald webb would have done F." re Law io,,cb.
them: he would probably nav" '"' g., ~" ,v5lsnn's
inc Under similar circumstances MIS- " -
r,..e would have assumed for moment d III III
Glitter. then she would have sHi!'I anu - ~
s,mstbing funny: but tho walk would never ~
hsfb, time approached former departure Eyeyn
thought of the h!.l n Mrs App'eDy :; 49,
She had % pay. Sne hnd drawn u Hln 80. ~ s,rn
~ money mat she had reeded during me sum
VIZ ,, st bs.rI o. ,ncroach further on h"r
savings TN. mysterious money order was ~,
i,c,"G nm in her trunk. She decided 10 consult
Mrs conn aD,r' j., saw. cried Mrs Cohn. when
the subject was preached. that you nave"
81 cddn., make mp my mind 10 10 IT," Evelyn
Fe nWeIl It's just as good now But you must
cash /, before You lcave here.
"you really think ought 800
"6f cou~s. 3d. Hew absurd 49,. 900 .,
ryclvn sat looking up thonghnnlly NJ one S %.
Mrs COINS hiri-cag's. nave .a,"h,,o- All
said slowly rive though, m'ey 'hn' IT. So
perhaps the money was S'"' ~ 80
l"oI I1a, he denied g, IL 'ola you 'ha' he aa"'
He TIA mo 49,. ] a.k'd ni" inn.
"v.s 'sItpase mat he nal s.nt ~. You cou' J.,
take +, now. couldn't y,u-as MrG ~ ' 'I :,
"Never." Evelyn cri'i.., /. ,u'.'''
"oh we'll. he dlIn't send It, I'm sure %, , nav
=, ,'',.," cong - throw away 500. YOU =" VT,
f,oMsh GIL. that's al have " tly ..,,n.c vim
% =, Ir,.,rr,.r and have -" orf"r cnHh'h
..ru mink ablut IT," Evelyn T'PAr' ..
she dd think about u WIN 'h' '.fn.' f.- me
,,,rr,r- after breakfast they stared l,' ,nr
r'-ioi" .' - ,i,tt o.. Co.,. Mrs C'hn said
h.. might n h. behaved hiine'ii' ~ -" -,
=. tnok particular pains - h"Aav" a. his IT,
u, ~, .u .he fr,f'y girls ur mot. whether
-, t,,.,. ,h.,f or nli and hc aidrr. 'ed "4l nc
farmers as they dr"F" al - th' '' a, H..
posi-. flee BE- chan ; the Young M" ,,,,,.n.
o. har great discontinue ana 10 ~" n''F"' ~.
no summer bDard"rs who we're managing "''"'
WA. Tv.lyn was getting her money. he TOOK
IN" nail for Applcby Terrace and examined II
with Mrs. Cohn pecring eagerly '''' ''
~ .>r,tinc from the hubby" he cried when be
.,rd the steamer came I'm yesterday. too MIS-
c,bn nlnruurrI haif - herself She fairy "K"'
80, ,is,,n.. hy means OF the letters 81" T.
coiv.l from her husband. AZ well "a oy the .'l-
luminous replies that she herself wI',' NJ
rage had concentrated nearly az ~. '' ,,r
I'm life on the little Hebrew. tVeNn often I'M
,.,ilcl ~ fAls. sh. wondered II all heppy mar
riagcs made people narrow Il seemed - h"r 'hat
they ought 10 nave just ~" opposite erect ,lcS
ought 20 make people open-hcarten ana syn
rothofir OF course. Mrs. Cohn was full ~ KIM
ncss and affection. hut everything IN ne 'ha' ulu
not concern her husband was or minor lilpoit-
anc. 10 her she would brood over each 81 ms
e,tcra for DAYS until IN fact. another arrived.
and on this She would live TIL The coming 81 l's
successor she kept all Ia" letters in miniature
trunk that she carried. tied with pink rDbon, ana
on rainy days-hcr spirits seemed 70 rise ana iaiI
with the Thermometer would console herself
BY reading one after another sometimes sh"
would show Evelyn one ~ thes" communications.
and each OF these drepcned Evelyns wonder NJ
the magic charm Of love; In the case OF Mrs.
C0hn. 1t certainly wrought It's most potent effects.
The letters were very short ana very uhsI IN
matical ana they were executed In a thoroughly
blslncss-Nke style though now and then this
would be varied somewhat by the injection Of
the common"st 81 slang; they were Invariably
written on the business paper falsely announcing
in big letters that they cmanatel from School-st..
Boston.
The Wilson girls Evelyn thought. must have
told Oswald Webb 81 her forthcoming depart
ure: for the day before she left Cohassctt he
came with his nieccs 70 make n farewell call.
lie seemed to be In unusually good spirits and
n talked animateIly Evelyn wondered why his
sister-in-law had sent no word Of farewell; per-
ha1,s she was offended because her call had not
been returned At any rate. II she had sent
message. neither Oswald Webb nor the girls de-
lvered II.
Il think Of going on to NcwYork before very
lonC." h. said ION business. You can't imagine
what a business man I've become lately. I'm
deep in affairs"
Il hope you viii come" Evelyn replied. vaguely
wondering what ne would think ~ Mrs. Learys
boarding house II ne should call on her there.
"Thcy've offered me an interest In "A magazine.
The Universe
'Do you think Of giving up The Argus?'"
Evelyn asked in surprise.
"Ive thought OF It, I'm tired Of reviewing.
It's desperately dry and unsatisfactory work.
IT isn't literature. and II isn't journalism You
know I'm not fond Of newspapers any way"
81 should think that magazine work would be
much more interesting"
Eyes It's like being In the thick OF the literary
fight. I should enjoy that / feel like an old
warhorse that longs for the battle again. Then
~ al, IT.,