The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1894-05-20


corner the arrival of Herr Glumberg,
the most eminent of German anthropol-
ogists, who crossed on the same steamer.
As the immortal begun would say,
the O'Sheas were 'took up" in New
York. Our patriotic metropolis is always
glad 10 know any one who has met the
approval of the effete monarchies. 1t
had heard of the foreign noblemen, and
it Immediately proceeded to light its Ia
per before the same shrine. Miss O'Shea
was pronounced very wonderful young
woman, perfect in her style, distingue,
singularly simple, sweet and fine and
true. Such a dazzling creature had never
before come out of the west She knew
everything, spoke half a dozen Ian
guages, played four musical instru-
ments. Rumor wasn't sure that she
didn't play two at the same time Her
parents came in for little of the gen.
eral appreciation. Society characterized
Mrs. O'Shea as a most cultivated wom-
an, and when she fell asleep before its
eyes said that "her manner was mark
ed by truly southern repose.
But the crown of the O'Shea's glory
that Beverwyk Van Duyvil had suc-
cumbed to the charms Of the beautiful
Esperanza. To understand what this
really meant, one ought to know that
Beverwyk Van Duyvil was the last of
the Van Duyvils, that illustrious fam
lily which, tradition says, was one of the
few families that before settling in New
Amsterdam enjoyed distinction in the
mother country. The Van Duyvils had
never been butchers or bakers or even
shoemakers. There was therefore moth
ing left for them to be but gentlemen of
leisure or governors.
The last representative of this honor
able line was very rich, very much Of a
person, not a german leader or ball
organizer, but man Of parts and posi-
lions. He had never so far forgotten the
glory of the Van Duyvils as to pay his
addresses to the scion of any but first
families in Boston and Philadelphia.
New York women did not meet with his
pair of Californian feet that had once
run bare and brown on the dusty by
roads about MERGED
Even old O'Shea was f1attered in his
pride His sturdy, democratic heart
could not subdue throb of vanity when
he thought that the sole survivor of the
house of 'Shea-recently discovered to
be descended from the kings Of Water
ford-should mate with the last repre-
sentative of the house of Van Duyvil.
The only person who remained haught-
lily Indifferent was the young lady her.
self. She was distant and cold to her
sutton, rarely spoke of him, made ex-
cuses not to see him, was out when he
called. 1t would not have been strange
if Beverwyk Van Duyvil had felt dis
couraged by the attitude of his lady
fair. But to be Van Duyvil means
more things than to be merely great and
illustrious 1t means to possess a self
confidence that earthquakes cannot
shake. That the young lady was cold
and unresponsive proved to Beverwyk
Van Duyvil that she was a trifie more
original than the scions Of the first fam
lilies whom he had heretofore honored
with his regard. 1t was meet that fu-
ture Van Duyvil should hold herself
high.
When he finally asked her to marry
him, this most difficult task was accom-
plished with truly graceful tact and adj
mirable aplomb Bevelwyk Van Duyvil
proposed, as he did everything else,
with perfectly finished grace. 1t must
be admitted that of the two the descend
ant of the lordly Dutchman was much
more self possessed and agreeable than
the descendant of the Milesian kings
Miss Esperanza Shea received the fiat
tering offer in ungracious and frowning
silence, which may be peculiar to kings,
but is not accounted charming in beau
tiful young Californians. Then, as Van
Duyvil attempted to take her hand and
press it gently between his own, she
abruptly withdrew the member, and
fixing ON him pair of darkly angry
eyes said, 81 will send you your an
swer tomorrow. And without waiting
for him to reply she rose and walked
away, not looking back, leaving him to
follow with his eyes her graceful figure
as she passed down the long rooms and
to sit SILENT absently drawing his gloves
through his hand in pleasing medita-
tons.
The next afternoon, when Beverwyk
arrived from down town in his apart
ments, he found a package awaiting
him. 1t was long and narrow, wrapped
in paper and directed in the small,
round hand of Miss O'Shea. He opened
it, puzzled. From the unrolled paper
dropped fan of pale blue, painted
1lu1p with fnur of its stiolxc sDanppd
in two Round the broken sticks was
twisted a piece of paper on which was
written:
For the second time Mr. Van Duyvil has
made mistake. EsPERANZA O'SHEA.
Geraldine Bowner in New York Trib.
une. "
White House Rooms.