New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-04-08
DAUGHTER OF TITESPlS.
BY JOHN D. BARRY.
tcopuriot 1874: By I'll, Tribune A';oo''' on
CHAPTER XIV.

CHAPTERS NV
-,yt morning EVELYN was disappointed &l '"e
ct OF "The Telegraph" article on Mrs. conn
~, his lady II seemed Only part of the m@shiA-
CONT nuhlicity accorded to hisiTionic genius. Oh
course she deplorcd the tone Of the article that
was horrid But what could one expect from
newspapers? Besides the public liked that SOFT
or thing and il would really enhance LNeS " >
r,arke, value. This reasoning shocked evelyn
Il seemed SO unlike her friend. whom sAe hid al
WAYS regarded as the personifcaiion OF SehSl-
bltv: she wondered # it could he due TO 'hr
Jewish influence. Mrs. Cohn declared she thouE''
Evelyns agitation quite exaggerated even 'I"i'-
uous Besides. the publicity might nave Nr
effect OF bringing back the money; the THE.
might become frightened and return il; she had
heard Of such cases. As for Harold seymour
course In the matter It was fine f." men W'uu
have been so thoughtful or have taken 50 m"'h
trouble in such little thing; she doubted Il even
under similar circumstances her husband Wouiu'
for Of course Mr.. Seymour knew inc N"l"' Va
III. advertising bat he wished to save her the
pain II would cause her; really Mrs. Conn was
afraid that Evelyn was becoming too sensitive
almost mOrhid-one can become moTM"N se"Si-
tive YOU llnow--and 1t was dreadful ioF any o'e
in public life to yield to such feelings
EVELYN who had expected sympathy, cou'd
have cried at not getting It, she had the sense
Of resentment that comes 10 those whose friends
show q lack Of appreciation Of their troubles
Mrs Cohn maintained her position with surprls-
ing vigor: she seemed to take an especial pleas
ure IN nraising Seymours fine conduct; she even
went so far as to say she hoped the papers he'd
disregarded his request not to notice the matter;
the most sensational probably would disregard IT,
Finally. she scolded Evelyn for saying 50 much
about 1t and warned her that If she kept on that
way people would think she was affected.
Mrs COINS impauence may have been due To
the fact that she had some topics Of her own
that she wished TO discuss. If the weather con-
tinued pleasant--it looked little like ran-she
would wear her yellow and white to the Webs.
Didn't Evelyn think that would he suitable? II
1t darkened. she would put on her wine-colored
dress: that always looked well. And what would
Evelyn wear? Her blue again? on. no; that
simple pearl cloth would be ever So much more
fetching. 1t wasn't bit like the dress Of an
actress and it would be sure to please Mrs. Webb
and take her husbands eye, too. She hoped he
would talk more about literature and about the
drama: how delightful it had been to hear him
the day before; perhaps he would tell them how
he had happened to take up writing; she felt SO
encouraged by what he had said about the pos
sibility of developing talent for authorship; she
thing, perhaps story in the form of letters:
that would suit Nor best; Of course, sho should
begin on small things first. and then, perhaps,
she should undertake a novel
She uttered these thoughts with a naIvCte that
seemed pitifu to her listener. To Evelyn. litera-
ture was an enchanted ground which only the
elect, the few endowed with God -given powers,
might enter. The idea OF a simpe-mindet 1ittle
woman like her friend rushing in was prepOster-
h Gus. But she said nothing discouraging; she lis
u tened to the rhapsodies with an Indifferent air
IF do write and get my things published. I
shall sign my own name said Mrs. COIN; Il
shan't sail under false colors" Then she added
gayly, with delicious unconsciousness of her mix
ture Of metaphors: "Oh. you shall hear me
shine; you shall hear me shine"
Evelyn came saying that Mrs. Cohn
would have TO be very wonderful t. make
her do that; but she checked herself in time. 1t
occurred to her that Oswald Webb would like
to have been present when that speech was
made; he might work it into a story The
thought Of Oswald Webb sent her back to THE
Telegraph" article. In the heat Of their discus
sion of it's effect upon Evelyn. they had for
gotten to consider the effect it would have on
the Webbs
How do you think Mr. Webb Will like it?"
Evelyn asked.
Il should think it would make him Wild
yet you think ought not to mind at ALL
But you're public character, my dear His
wife isn't"
I'm a woman just the same
But it's different"
HIN" The paper had fallen from her hands
TO the floor. and she looked at it thoughtfully.
81 wonder who could have written it," she said
"Some reporter, of course; some woman, per
haps 1t bears the marks of all
through. No man could have described your
gown WELL
Evelyn said that she dreaded to meet the
webbs; of course. they had seen the article, and
they would be furious; they might blame her in
some way; at such times the innocent were
often blamed; perhaps they'd better not call this
afternoon But Mrs. Cohn would not hear Of d
postponement; she had set her heart on that
call, and she was determined not to miss it:
she had already begun to plan a letter to her
husband describing it in every detail with every
scrap of conversation quoted. Suddenly APP
parently irrelevant thought struck her; she was
always going off at tangent.
What time was it when Mr.. Seymour came?"
she asked
1T must have been after O."
Dear me. dear me-"
what is it?
"And those girls were out on the balcony. too.
or at least the younger one and her beau were.
They always are for that matter"
''What do you meanT'
~ mean that they saw you Of course"
well what of 1t If they did,"
''Why. they'll tell. They'll tell the servants.
tn get all over the house"
'Oh. dear, more talk. more trouble"
Exactly" Mrs. Cohn sighed
How they will gossip. What will they thinkY'
They know the engagements broken"
They won't know what to make Of his COM
Ing herein such way, too"
mine o'clock is late for Bos-for Cohassett. OF
course they'll gossip. Those girls are very
dangerous l tell from what the servants
say about them"