New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-07-15
| DAUGHTER OF THESPlS.
fCopyrieht: 1891: By The Tribune A"oe'd''0"'
BY JOHN D. BARRY.

IL. ,~raa, deal Of manner. She was dressed IN
mourning but in spite OF II. she iooNeu oN''e
ingly lively .,.s ,,o,,
"Mv daughters have fallen In love with you.
So had 10 come TO what you were hhe'
abe said with a qulzzical smile. when EVeiyh
anpeared before her in the parlor OF Appieoy
Terrace.
The girls, who also wore black expresseu '"e''
delight at meeting her again. I'VE hope we
shall see a great deal OF you crieu f'es'e'
"You know we're going to stay here the rest OF
the summer
EVELYN said she was glad to hear that Then
she expressed her sympathy WIFI 'hV"i Al ~
loss Of their aunt.
.Tbe girls were fond Of Mrs. Webb" said the
matron placidly And Constance was fond OF
them. But it's all for the best. Constance had
been so III and for such long time. think
abe was willing to die at the end. But It's such
n relief 10 Mr. Webb. Poor Oswald. mes hau
such a hard life with her"
"But he must miss her very much" Evelyn
answered politely.
"Oh. yes We all miss our burdens sup
pose when they're dropped from our shoulders.
OF course Oswald thinks he grieves. Perhaps
ne does At these times most people become
sentimental"
EVELYN was 80 surprised by these remarks
uttered too as they were in the presence OF the
girls, that she did not know what TO say IN
reply. Mrs Wilson was evidently very matter
of-fact.
Oswald tells me that Mrs. Webb took great
fancy to you" Mrs Wilson went on You must
be very wonderful person"
Indeed, am not" Evelyn laughed.
your acting is lovely" Emily calculated
you see. you've made captives all round"
hail haN IN D
worship you myself. But really. you've to be
CONGRATULATED on winning Mrs Webb's approval.
Few did, / assure you
II felt very sorry for her." Evelyn remarked,
for want Of something better 10 say.
well. 1 pitied her, too, IN a way. But. dear
me. she was such a trial She made a slave Of
her poor husband. She seemed to think because
she'd brought him fortune that she could do
as she pleased with him. However Constance is
gone. forgive her for what she did TO me- We
never could get along. l don't think she ever
itorgave me for not being Bostonian.'
"Then you aren't Bostonian"'
Dear me- no. l was born in Louisville. But
I've lived In Boston so long that I'm like one.
suppose-Just as Mr.. Webb is. That's bond
of union between oswald and me-we're both
aliens. It's a great trial to the Wilson's to have
two aliens in the family
ing an allen as you say. didn't she?' said
Evelyn with a smile.
II don't know that she did / have my doubts
about H. l think she always looked down on
min little. She felt thai she had lifted him up
TO her own rank. She liked that feeling. Many
people do. He was only newspaper writer when
she married him, you know.
He writes for newspaper STILL doesn't he
asked Evelyn, a little vexed in spite OF herself
at Mrs. Wilson's tone
"Oh. yes but it's different" the lady replied
with fine superiority Of logic.
His novels charming" Evelyn said, TO
sustain the conversation.
They are very pretty very pretty II Os-
have made a very good name for himself by this
time"
N'"But he has made name. hasn't he?'
"Only in Boston. He's merely local celebrity.
There are lots Of them in Boston He shines a
little brighter than the rest because he married
Q rich Wilson. But he isn't known at all in
New-York. go there every winter for a month
it's the only way I'm able to endure Boston
otherwise should shrivel up. so I've been able
to find out. But he talks OF taking up novel
II hope he WILL" said Evelyn.
I'm afraid it's too late" Mrs. Wilson sighed.
II used TO urge him years ago But he couldn't
then. He had to give all Of his time TO his wife.
You see. she wanted TO keep him to herself. I've
heard her say that. / suppose she felt that
she'd bought him: body and soul"
Emily looked a reproach with a prim disposal Of
the lips
well, there. children; won't say any more .
she cried good-naturedly. THE girls think I'm
awfully hard on their aunt"
she was very generous" said Emily.
"Oh, she was always giving the girls things, "
Mrs. Wilson acknowledged. But It's easy TO
give when you're rich. Have you ever noticed.
Miss johnson, how fond rich people are of giving
rich presents to their friends who don't need
them? But when they give presents TO those
poorer than themselves they're never half 50
generous"
said Evelyn.
well. you're fortunate. then. Give me the
good. Woodworking classes cried Mrs. Wilson.
smoothing her costly black dress. They're the
best people In the world"
The girls who had been sitting meekly near
their mother with their hands clasped in their
laps were now permitted to bloom. They had a
great deal TO say about the performance of "As
You Like IT,; Evelyn's Rosalind. they thought,
had been beautiful; and the clown, Mr.. McGohi-
gle-wasnt that his name? such funny little
man-they had enjoyed him ever so much. Their
mother had listened to their raptures with her
Quizzical smile; now and then surveying Evelyn
with a glance Of amiable criticism. She had evil
IDENTIFY never met an actress before; indeed she
frankly confessed that she had not.
You are quite like other people, she said
5estingly, as she rose to go away. When the
girls told me they had been charmed with an
actress they had met at their aunt's. was quite
shocked But I'm not shocked any more" che
laughed. At the door. she turned and said: per
haps you'll come up and see u.s. Quite infor-
mally. you know. We're supposed not 20 be
seeing any one"
Evelyn thanked her and the girls put up
their fresh young faces TO be kissed. She won
dered how such charming girls could belong 10
such a mother; she had conceived a dislike for
Mrs Wilson though she could not tell why; pos
vibly because she had displayed such bad taste In
speaking so unfeeingly Of woman dead go
short a time. The girls asked II they might
come again; perhaps. alone. sometime; Evelyn
Of course. said she should be delighted TO have
them.
"They don't like to go out with me-" said their
mother with smile. II shocked them. They're
awful little prudes
II was easy for Evelyn TO understand the
antipathy that must have existed between Mrs
webb and her sister-in-law Their dispositions
were evidently wholly antagonistic Mrs. Wilson
was the kind Of woman that would get on with
men better than with other women. Mr.. Webb
probably liked her for her good -nature; she must
Be an amusing person to have around the house