New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-03-04

reached the station she saw several OF the COM
pany sitting together in the wating-room' put
she pretended not to have observed them ana
walked over to a corner.
Seymour started for the ticket office I've
got my ticket" she said coIdly. But wnen they
went out to take the train he dropped TWO tck-
cts into the glass box. Keep 1t for next time
he laughed.
For several moments after they entered the car
they did not speak. Then Seymour said; / sup
pose you're off for Boston tomorrow
She nodded.
Going down TO Cohassett?'
Yes"
Mrs. Appeby's?'
yes"
Then followed another long silence
II wish was going"
She looked away carelessly and began to ex-
anime the features of her fellow passengers
ooh. for Heavens sake" he cried. say some
thing. Abuse me. If you want to, but don't
treat me with such devilish contempt
TN not treating you with contempt.
I'D like to know what 1t Is then.
Il didn't ask for your company.
"Oh, Evelyn
His cry was so plaintive that she smiled in
spite Of herself.
Il don't see how you blame me- she
said This was a distinct concession; 1t at least
opened up the question which till now had been
sealed He felt relieved.
Blame you? don't blame you: suppose
you're right But you might have little pity
on n fellow"
you had none on me-"
IF it comes to pity. think can get the best
%; mo pheard You throw
me off without a spark OF feeling. You talk of
pity"
What did you do to me?" she asked quietly.
"Oh. I'm no saint know that. But it wasn't
half so bad as you thought. Old Hodgson was
a Matchmaking scoundrel. He wanted TO get
money out of me. He tried to brighten me with
his suit But when he saw I wouldn't bleed he
withdrew H."
"Ah. He did he did withdraw It them
Eyes. And you knew nothing about it. You
wouldn't listen to my defence"
And I won't listen to 1t now" she cried
fercely. "The whole thing makes me sick. oh.
I've seen too much on the stage. lis a vile
place-vile The worst that they say about It is
true loathe tt despise 1t. l wish | had
never been inside of a theatre"
He sat back in his seat and looked 1T her
helplessly.
well, by Jove.' he mutterei under his teeth.
This was n phase Of feminine nature that he
couldn't understand.
Don't let me ever hear You speak Of It again"
she cried in a low voice. She kept such control
Of her features that no one would have suspect
ed that she was in the least excited. II don't
want to hear your defence. You're bad. like all
the rest OF them. That's enough for me 10
know"
He saw that II was useless 10 contend against
the tempest Of rage that seemed to be surging
through her. II was strange that such n sweet
tempered little woman could get into such
passion and in such an illogical way. He had
seen her many times under circumstances that
would have tried the tcmpcrs Of the most angelic
OF women and she had always maintained her
serenity. But now she was really appalling.
He would wait until she became calm again:
perhaps she would apologize for her ou'hurst:
In this way he might gain a point. So he
lapsed into the stony silence with which she a.
first greeted him ana he did not speak again Un-
I'll they had arrived at the Onc-hundrcd-and-
hfty-hfth-st station.
There they got ont. and ne by her quiet
manner Of walking that she had rcgaineI con-
troll Of herself; she battered less briskly than
usual: she probably tired. poor girl Ills
best policy. perhaps. would be not to refer in
any way to the outburst
lie felt graiincd when she allowed him 10 buy
her elevated railroad ticket. That was an ex-
cellent sign; the tempest seemed t. have cleared
the air lie though; OF venturing remark. but
h. decided that his policy II silence was too sue
cessfu not to loo continued When. a: last. ahc
spoke-ihcy had arrived a; the Ninc,y-third-st.
s,ation--hc had feeling Of positive triumph:
I,
Il hope I'm not taking YOU out Of your way"
she said.
"Oh. no. I'm at the Gorham House now. That
isn't far from Mrs. Leary's. suppose you're
at Mrs Leary's just the same"
Yes"
"Nce lady 7 usca to be very fond Of her.
Did she ask for me-
Yes" she replied after a pause
Hope you told her was we'll"
His eyes smiled. but his face was very serious
II said didn't know anything about you"
well. couldn't have said that If anybody
had asked me about you"
Indeed"
"Oh, I've kept track OF you
Il suppose you mean you've been reading my
press notices. How you must have gloated over
them"
"No. That Is. did read them at frst-after
you stopped writing to me. But / got sick OF
that They didn't tell me anything I wanted
TO hear. was sorry you weren't doing your
best. that was all"
II was doing my best" she cried. her eyes
filling with tears. Then she said: who told
you. then. about the other things"
ooh, some one
Him. Some one in the company? Mrs l;ar-
ton? I knew she was a gossip"
Il didn't say 1t Mrs. Barton"
"'Twasnt necessary"
You're an awfully suspicious girl"
you've made so"
They lapsed into silence again. This time
however, their silence was not charged with
emotional electricity as It had been before
Your season was longer this year than Il was
last. Don't you remember we closed the first
OF May last year? Here 1t is nearly the first of
July" She did not reply and he went on: What
n iOy dinner we had on the traini II wae ,bo 4,