New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-03-25
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And how is your heart trouble" Evelyn
asked. referring To the aiment that MIS-. conn
had nurscd the summer before. 1850,
oh that is quite we'll I'm all right she
laughed. Then she leaned over and whispered;
1--WE heard all about the pOcketboOk, Dut we ]"
talk about that later"
Evelyn cav her a grateful look; then she
glanced around AT the new faces. The two full-
blown girls opposite. she decided must pe Inc
Misses Coffey. They We're very large ana very
coarse. and their faces were very brown from the
sun EVELYN was startled to observe that tncy
both wore low-nccked dresses. The eder-ENeiyn
could not decide whether she was twenty-elsht
or fOrty-fi vc-had heavy, regular FEATURES that
dull complexion which makes the observer fahcN
the skin must be thick, like tough leather d lons,
/ thin mouth and an aDundanc" or coarse pld'n
hair that shone as If il was oiled The younger
about twenty-five. was Of finer quality though her
fineness was simply comparative; her race Wa
round and fat. her bue-black eyes spanked
brightly and her brown hair had glints or Roil
] i'm it, Both scrutiniZcd Evelyn carefully, ana
when they thought she was not observing them
they apparently had a feeble conception oi t
range II the feminine vision-they eXcnane''i
srcering gaucrs. Then they sat rgid ana silent
in jhor chairs flaring coldly round me thpir' III
AN attitude. Of conscious superiority and open hos
! tity L. their ncghbors. Evelyn, VINO hau Il
quick sense Of personal values III boarHlhs- nous
b ia. foresaw that tho influence Of these ladies
at Appeby Terrace during the next ie" "eeh9
would be- great.
come into her room II the best room IN the
houso-largc with three windows, TWO OF whch
| looked out the ocean and led 10 a private
,iaZZa Evclyns was small room on the top
iloor. facing the hill: the slopinS roof cut on
third Of 1t. and made it unbearably not IN the
afternoon.
You must com" here every day after lunch
con" said Mrs. Conn. Just as you did last year
and i'm the morning too. for that matter We
must keep each other company. .
Mr. Cohu had horror Of the summer. Tor II
+ meant t. hcr separation from her husband. conn
was diamond merchant. and made trip 10
Europe every year about the middle of July ana
returned late I'm september. This season. how
eyer. his search for precious stones was 10 pr
more extended than usual and H. had started
on his quest early in June. In the hrst years
II their married liic-thcN had been married NJ
teen y.ars-thoy were very happy. Mrs. conn
had accompanied him ~ those Journeys, bu' th'
say she was like breath that sh" had been
Obliged To- abandon them. Her husband was i
short. thick-s"t. muscular little man. win an
the HobraIc qualities nat win success In buSi-
ness lis father Abraham conn. wen known III
his day as Boston Mountaineering son ac.
corling to the tendency II the age. had developed
and specialized into a finer degree Of trad~-had
. taken a Christian 10 wife. Eliza. daughter "t
Jai.Z cook 81 WalfhaW. alsoa Wa; 'hm2kel. sym
pafhy az trade had overcome antpathy Of race.
and the twain had lived as rghteously ana az
. cautcuieily as IN" most harmonious or 'hrlS-
tans The effect If the union on their ONLY child
was curious II inspired him with an intense
hatred ~ his fathers people. Naturr' Whcn
may property bc blamed for this feeling. had
cruelty combined with IL all the visible chaiAc-
I t-rlstirs II feature and manner associated with
,lnmiinbir blood 81 the jew had asserted ITSELF
AGAINST the blood Of the Christian. and con-
Gu-rrl Il was probably The hope of ChlsuanZ-
i,i,, h.r child as much as possible Is we'll ilial
affection that induced Mrs Cohn 70 name her
child 1li,rZ cook Cohen; moreover II was a
Iuth.ticdlly futile desr" To- escape stili turther
from Julca that prompted the son. after attain
INK hi. majority. 10 chang" the Cohen 10 conn.
f,y marrying % Christian b. had hoped o. cleans
himself Of an jewish faint. But Mrs. Conn though
born In Kentucky. had from long residence in
vi a ftN N.
developed q Ncw-E England conscience, though
she loved a jew she dcspised and deprecated the
Jewish race: but her sense ~ honor obliged her
constantly o. proclaim her husbands ancient
connections with her there should b" no con
cealmont. before accepting her. people must see
revealed what she considered the blot In
her cs.utchc8n She revealed il constantly.
ncodl.s-lv. II hal become a kind OF mani.
with her, she wa wonderfully spiritual
and WONDERFULLY irreligious; she called her
self Unitarian. and sh" i'i hcr s"uI On
ethics: she never went To- church and she had the
vapucst ideas about God. though she spent nuch
time in Specializing on tn higher NE In many
WAYS She was lil,. prc-Hlphaclitc saint thrust
into the blatant. irrrvcront world. with no Deity
10 pray to- Sh" WAS curious example or that
large class f intensely spiritual natures left by
the wave Of modern thought high ana dry Oh the
rocks Of materialIsm.
Her room was a reflection ~ herself an sweet
ness and dclioacy and prcttinoss. Two bird cages
hung 10y tho windows that looked ont on the sea,
and I'm each yellow canary hoped ana swung.
On All sides were bpolls-n the little oaken book
tables even on the mantcpiccc. She loved books.
but she only ribbl'd mt them like IN" birds AZ
their seed. long-contnued reading made her head
and cyos ache There were some pretty c,chings
On the walls and everywhere were Photographs.
Pictures abuundcd of man ~ thlrty-ivc. with
. u determined countcnancc and laughing eyes. and
with cxubcrant health; all were "full-face' and
none showed the perfect curve of the nose.
IRIS just tho same said Evelyn, looking
around and sinking Into one Of the big rockers
and throwing back her head 1T takes mo back
To- last summer: can almost imagine that moth
ing has happened since Then. after "A moments
silence she added. no. can't"
Then they opened their hearts To each other.
Sine" the summer before they had not CORE
spnnded. with the exception of few notes
Evelyn had written as she travelled from place
to place. and "A long letter Mrs conn hdd sent IN
reply to the announcement OF the broken engage
mcnt. They went into each others histories with
the elaboration of detail that women love and
with plenltude of direct quotation It was a long
time before Mrs. Cohh touched upon her own
life: her affairs appeared tame and tawdry be-
side Evelyn's almost tragic experience To her
1t really seemed tragic; all blighted love was
tragic; she should never forget those three
months Of cstrongcment from "Do' just before
they became engaged: she called her husband
doll" an abbrcviation OF "Dolle." with which
she had begun She had had her usual troubles
in boarding; she had gone back to Mrs. Parsons.
in Charlcs-st in Boston. YES she could be COM
Portable there. for they knew her pecuiiarites;
she could be quiet and get her afternoon nap.
But the people-Oh. some of them were dreadful,
They had no living llghts'; Mrs. Cohn al
ways talking about Giving lights; 1t was her
more spiritual term for manners, though IL had
a deeper Significance than this plebeian word
it touched the springs of action. She used to
wish that people could be taught to live. To live
gregariously without wounding one another's
feelings. She was forever being wounded; she
frequently left the table with tears under her
cyoashcs ready to well out as as she
reached her room. Her husband-he was some
times vulgar; all men were-once said that she
kept her feelings on the outside of her epdernis.
She wished she had no feelings: 1t was the only
way To live In "A boarding house. to discard them;
but she couldn't help having feelings they
"A part of her being, she feeling; without IL
she should be nothing. She had longed to teach
those peOplc-a young girl in particular n vain
creature-tO take them aside and explain how
they should act. what they should do, and chiefly
what they should not de. The American habit
OF making familiar jokes was especially odious,
Didn't Evelyn think so? All. Evelyn understood
things; SO few people did There was one person
at Mrs. Parsons'-a dreadful man, who was al
ways making jokes; he was very familiar: che