New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-12-09

She turned the blue jewels of her glance upon
him for an instant. and then looked PACK AT inc
cOb's
you are an exquisite aggregation of con
trasts" said Egg regaining his eqranimity; the
perfectly beautiful body
Mr.. Egg" Genalva turned as red as her
"rhe purely divine physical conditions in
formed by mind tinctured-you VIII pardon me
with earthly grossness.
Il am very much obliged. said she.
"Now you are offended" Egg remarked. when
| would not, If ] could have you changed for the
world. You delight me. I drink you in battle
in YOU continually.
The groom behind coughci Glenaiva whipped
M the cob who instantly boltcd. After fifteen
exciting minutes the lcdge-gates Of ScveNng
raced into view The cob came to standstill
under "A clump Of beeches They aghted. passed
in between rampant hcradc monsters. and
walked mp the broad avenue together, between
hedges of immemora New.
Il do not care much about houses" said Glen
alva Il would prefer to walk around the gar
ders if you do not mind going by yourself.
Egg would not hear OF leaving her
The Sievoking garden consisted OF a. huge cen
trail incosurc from which radiated twelve small
or. one for each month of the year. NJ inc
flowers immOrtalZcd in the verses ~ me hhHd
hethan poets bloomed at Sieveking IN their
proper season. grown from seeds carefully traS-
ured by generations Of skilful gardeners Here
might be seen stocks and sweet -willians I'",
feet high gigantic sunilowers ana h"IlyhocK'' ana
Brobdingna eian marigolds. larkspurs, ana cirha-
lions and striped cabbage roses thai nnGnl nay
hlonmcd unon insteps of Tudor shoes. win inc
fivo-lcafed York and Lancaster flowers thft nave
shed their white and red petals over many.
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measure She walked about until she vas urea
ana then sat down on moss-grown hench ui"',
A gnarled acacia. whore sion" pullhoS M
kept guard for nearly three centuries past Hnr
pulled off her glove. ana pat''i MS "'"'"
head. .,
Times have changed with you, you poor od
Ia. t..ts "a
used to watch Anne B,'eyn walking in the morn
Ing. with her kirtlc pinned up out Of the dew
To pluck sweet steywall
'rhe lily ana tn lady snock
70 deck her summer nan.
10 I quote badly Mr. Egg?' Egg had fhud-
dcred. and she had seen him.
"Infamously. But ds she r'dIened n'I'rS
and looked at him fun opening her blue eyes ana
expanding her nosirs. ut would o. III "I"n>
II YOU did IL right You are sou. ana your fhu's
are a par, of YOU Even your physical persona.
dcforts render YOU more unsicakahly precious ID
the seeing eye very clever woman 80" h""N
her-saii To me not long ago. Mr hgs, you you,
ideal " perfection is a beautiful girl with n cast
in her cye-a squirting goddess. she spoke the
Mics Auchterlony's delicate skin was now ono
Game II she could have burnt him with the
indignant fires - her eyes. ! think she Wpuid
have seen him nzze checrfully. The emo'o',
under which she laborcd contracted nc o'".'' i
muscles the defect which Eggs enthusiasm hdd
Landed as A charm was a. once and obviously
apparent What she would nave sara ~" an
not utter She turned away and .cfl inc garden.
EGG followed her langJldi>. Waking swiftly
down tho yew avenue she passed IN. Rht's ou.-
side which the groom waited with tho tAp
she mounted 20 thc drivers scat fna' .n-' INC
roins and drove away. The groom WIN pt'
f,e.irnaf alertnc~~ bounded t. his -"at behind.
but Egg was forced t. run some iii." distance
before he could even gain the vantase - ins
step lie hated running. IN" Journey nome
was performed In silence
Did You enjoy your diive7" asked Lady BOYD
Hopjay that night boxing materially III upon
Gienalva IN her dressing room 49,, 3D.,
"Oh ycs Lady Boyd Hopjay ! enjoyed inc
drive" Gicnalva answered
Lady Boyd HopJay know how & approach
subject dciicaiely. No collector Win TN % x
and a butterfly net was ever more cautious ia
approaching specimen.
And the cob? Prince Prig.p sometimes gives
trouble"
IL was for kicking hls onpcrs. bui was 'herr
with the whip" said Glc1alya bluniy
And your companion You ~crr an cnvi"i
girl T. tread those historic alloys. e. stroll
through those wonderful rooms win Mr.. Igg
He was very gifted ana subtle
He was very afraid when ia" coo was nearly
backing the trap into green ~ .. H. Jumped
out" said Glcnalya
PERHAPS h. Is nervous These hsh-siru"s
natures sometimes are"
"Oh no. ne IS not nervous lie tod mo. 10 my
face that had Il mind ,incturod with earthly
prossur.s and that quoted verses UNANIMOUSLY,
and that one ~ my eyes does Mt look quite
straight. and YOU VIII see mat this last r.
mark is the most insulting or All. because ll'lt
is"-shc Mfted her cycs-"somc truth In H.
"NIy dear. YOU confound me. Did he say all
these things reallyY"
"Oh yes and worse. He said that | Do
lighted HIM and he drank me In and bathcd In
me and my moral and personal defects made
me- all the more unspeakably precious"
"Ah-h-h, thought 20. My dear you nave
made n conquest. one OF the most brilliant
minds Of the day And he positively adorcS
well then. all can say Glenalva threw
b.r
superb shOuder-"!t very fshe pro-
nounced very vary" and was 'wassD queer
way he had Of showing IT, Goodnight. Lady
BOYD Hopjay.
.You are attracted" said Lady Boyd HopJay.
ct is patent T. the most unobserving."
II Will admit that something IN her bcckons
70 something I'm me-" said Egg. He leaned
against the mantclpiece Indian wood and hchV-
Ny carved. and his brown suit ana lumber Tie
were I'm harmony. He sroked. or rather pressed
back his fine. silky halr-thcre was not much Of
f. but what there was was beautfuly arranged
with a white hand upon when an engraved
sapphire shone darkly. In his buttOnhole was
the pctalless calyx OF rose. 1t might have been
the emblem Of his crccd Of beauty In unovei-
ncss.
.shc is very young" said Lady Boyd IIopjay.
smiling melowly. land rather farOuche. You
puzzle her she admits II frankly
"Bewilderment Is the first phase" said Egg.
"Thcn comes curiosity. increased with the nrst
trembling Of the s,ar-sown veil TO a painting Dc
sire 10 know to understand. Then. and not I'LL
then the delirium Of bcdazzlcmcnt which accom-
panies the full revelation, when every sense
throbs I'm unison with the choral gtrophcs. ana
the charmed vision drinks In the glory Of the
goddess"
After this conversation Glcnalva found her
self n little Stunned by the male portion or the
company. For Lady Boyd Hopjay had whispered
here and there. without intending 10 establish
real fact any more than the original author or
the tale Of the Three Black Crows
He Is very much attracted. And she? You
know the beginning Is bcwilderncnt. I'ut !
hope for the Lifting Of the Vel Ana they are
emincnily suited 10 each other
so the men fought shy, and 'ienalva was
thrown more and more into the society OF Egg
Are you writing anything JUST no" she
asked him once In the conservatory
II am making story" said Egg.
"For'-- she was going TO ask for what maya