New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-06-03

an If he knows what he's about he O'e
Won right off for Deception. -,
'o "put do Won think 1t would do any good?'
said Evelyn. $500, co.,er,rgr,
you know what l mean u'u" "'''''
:Oh yes | know I'm not touchy IKE you.
II Saunderson hasn't got anybody ior the par
vet III bet he'll be glad to take you; 'a 49,
tell from the novel IL Woulu suit '''
the ground. . into tho norIor
70 RIM over some new songs that seymour hau
brought from Boston for her Madge haa i s0ne
upstairs to pack her trunk for her deparl,uie
nv one Of the afternoon boats. Whlic fNeIsn
was playing softly, head was e,' u.s. e ,re
met the ewes of Miss Coffey. Though they hau
been in the house together Tor seNeral Wins
this young woman had not yet uelsneu .h w.
speak TO Evelyn. Now she rushed over 10 lne
piano as If she and Evelyn had been irlehus
for years. H.. ,,,,,,, ,oe,er
dav" she cried. clasping her hands ana s'rlhi"s
an attitude beside the piano-stool. .,,
Evelyn stopped playing and for a momeh ,
she was too surprised to speak; her race ,urnr me,
scarlet Miss Coffey's savoir fare on M coi,-
trary, was superb. Then Evelyn said: "ThanK
Won You are very kind to say so
~ really didn't thinl; you could do IL. had
no idea you had so much talent. iou s %dn,.
Ike another person" continued MISS COREY;
thinking that she was speaking In terms OF
the highest praise. Then. as Evelyn had no
reply to make she wen, on 1To Ou c wrIG ' YOU
make yourself look so lovely
III Is n pretty dress" Evelyn assented. at
loss for words with which to cope with THESE
Well # wasn't that. But YOU looked 80
different Genevieve and THAT'S my SISTER.
YOU know-well. we were JUST stagEereu. ~
first we couldn't believe our eyes teneN'N'
eaid 10 me IT can't he her But Matte JORDAN
she was with us-Mattie econized you rlght
of. Mattie's awfully sharp Shed seen you
round here lots OF times. | s'posc you had 40
at, md
mo" said Evelyn, flushing again l hau W
etain nv face for Rosalind's scenes In me
forest But didn't use much paint or po"e ,,,
well YOU did look lovely. anyway MISS
Conev reiterated. 1T seems so queer 10 me
and Genevieve. We've done nothing 6ut ta.n
about # ever since. To think I'VE been IN
the house with You all this time why. we
thought YOU were just some chcap actress
"Tm not a very great one. Evelyn repneu
with n forced laugh Miss Coffeys remarks
were so plainly we'll meant that she tried not
to allow herself to be offended by them.
well | think you're great. 80 does Gene
We've and go do the Jordan girls. You ough'
We usci TO know EN- in New-York. They used
10 live there: bur now they have TO I'VE III
Boston on account Of Mr. Jordan's business.
It's awfully hard for them
why Evelyn asked.
because they hate it--they Jus, hate Boston.
Everybody does that's ever lived III Ne"-iork'
Il didn't know that
mo, for long"
81 know Won were n B'stonian ne soon as !
saw YOU and heard you talk It's just stamped
All over YOU ! think Bostonians are the queer
est things You knew came from Ncw-iorK'
didn't you?'
81 suppose they a. nothing but talk abou. ne
here That's the worst 81 boarlng-h houses; they
do talk So and You meet such common proP1c'
| wouldn't stay here a minute II duh nave
Indeed"
Yes rye got 70 stay on Genevieve's account.
She would come down here. wanted 10 20 ~
Long Branch or Saratoga; but she picked UP
with that Theodore Wells. and he knocked
Saratoga and Long Branch in the hcad vi
course. under the circumstances We couiuh ~, go
to a hotel Think how people would talk Be-
sides our balcony just suits Gcnevieve. she
and Theodore can just bin and COO there with
out any ones interfering. D'you know MT
Wells -.
mo" Evelyn replied. wondering what
prompted Miss Coney to ask the question She
had turned on the piano stool. ana she say win
one hand resting lightly on the Keyboard one
had not as yet recovered from her surprise al
Miss Coney's onslaught
well. II ne isn't Boston. nobody is HIS ac.
cents worse than yours. | wonder II he got II
at Harvard Harvard must be n queer place.
from all I've heard about u. and from what
Theodore says. Well. everything round Boston
Is queer. think Boston people are the stinest,
and they amt got particle OF stylr. haven't
seen one low-neck dress down here this summer.
/ wonder II IFS the east winds make the woin-
they never wear low neck
"Oh I think not" Evelyn replied. with a
laugh" There are a great many handsome
women In Boston"
"a great many homely ones. too But do
like Boston men Some OF EN- are just stunning.
Don't you think Theodore Wells IS handsomeY'
Yes" said Evelyn, he is.
"Gencvieye was 50 gone on him az first
think she's getting over II "A little now. Know
how | can tell? Well. you know how affected
some Of those Harvard men Especially about
dore talked beautifully. and she actually tried 10
Initiate him. Prhaps you've noticed 1t. Well
used to guy her about 1t. and 80 dd the Jordan
death. But she kept on. | think Il kind OF
nattcrcd Theodore-but that isn't what she did II
for. She wanted 10 be awfuy swagger. don't
YOU know Just awfully Boston. But she's kind
Of dropping that now"
That's what makes you think she's getting
tired Of him.
yes and there are other reasons. too. Gene
vieve's an awful nirt. She has to have at,en-
ton from gentlemen: II she don't she's just
miserable and 50 cross But she gets sick Of
one man: she's tickle. that's just what she IT,
l told her she'd get tired OF Theodore. an Il
was foolish for MS 10 come down here; but she
said II was different this time She's always
saying that Then she began going round with
Tom Jordan daytimes: he don't work. you know
didnt mink that was right. but when I
spoke about 1t she just laughed and said. AIS
dog and think the dogs going to make trouble
between her and Theodore. She's always petting
Ii and Theodore Just hates IT. They've had lots
OF Guarrels lately about II. There she IS now
coming down the stairs Genevievc, GeneNeve
come in here"
Miss Geneveve entered with n swinging gait
and with little smile on her ruddy countc-
nance. She seemed not at all surprised to see
her sister in conversation with Evelyn
Il want you to meet Miss Johnson" said the
elder.
I'm so glad at lahst." cried Miss Genevieve.
II she had been longing for the meeting
gliding up to the piano stool and taking Eyelyn's
hand.
I've been telling her how much we liked
her yesterday" Miss Coffey explained
"Oh. you were just lovely az you could be-"
Miss Genevieve exclaimed rapturousy Then
she sat beside Evelyn and gushed over her and
asked her all kinds Of questions about her life
The sisters made apology for their long
continued rudeness to her: they had the air Of
Ignoring 1t loftily. OF rising above 1t.