Waterbury evening Democrat., 1895-02-26
Translation of aSaVage
By GILBERT PARKEB.
Copyright 1893. byJ, B, Lippincott X Col
CHAPTER Y

been frustrated ly Frank himself or bold and unembarrassed acknowledg ment and an attempt to carry things off with high hand The latter course was the only one possible. It had origi- nally been Richards idea, appropriated by General Armour and accepted by Mrs. Armour and Marion with what grace was possible. The publication of the event prepared their friends and precluded the necessity for reserve. What the friends did not know was whether they ought or ought not to commiserate the Armours. It was a diff ficult position. A death, an accident, a lost reputation, would have been easy to them. Concerning these there could be no doubt. But an Indian daughter in-law, a person in moccasins, was scarcely q thing to be congratulated upon, and yet sympathy and consolation might be much misplaced. No one could tell how the Armours would take it, for even their closest acquaintances knew what kind of delicate hauteur was possible to them. Even the '' centric" Richard, who visited the cottages of the poor, carrying soup and luxuries of
 
 the most wholesome advice single man ever gave to families and the heads of families, whose laugh was so cheery and Spontaneous-and face so uncom- monly grave and sad at times-had a faculty for manner With astonishing suddenness he could raise insurmounta- ble barriers, and people not of his or der, who occasionally presumed on his simplicity of life and habits, found themselves put distinctly i'll at ease by a quiet, curious look ill his eye. No man was ever more the Tecluse and at the same time the man of the world. He had had his bitter little comedy of life, but it was different from that of his brother Frank. It was buried very deep. Not one of his family knew of it, Edward Lambert and one or two others who had good reason never to speak of it were the only persons pos. sessing his secret.
 But all England knew of Frank s mesalliance. And the question was, What would people do? They very prop erly did nothing at first. They waited to see how the ArmUurS would act; they
 
 sole. That was left to those papers which cbanced to resent General Ar mour's politics anl those others which were emotional and sensational on ev- cry subject, particularly so where wom- en were concerned.
 It was the beginning of the season, but the Armours had decided that they would not go to town-that is, the gen eral and his wife were not going. They | felt that they ought to be at Greyhope with their daughter in law, which was to their credit. Regarding Marion they | had nothing to say. Mrs. Armour in | clincd tn her going to town for the sea soil 10 visit Mrs. Townlcy, who had thoughtfully written to her saying that she Was very lonely and hrgging Mrs. | Armour to let her come, if she would. | She said that uf course Marion would see much of her people i'll town just the | same. Mrs Townley was very clever and tactful woman. She guessed that 1 General Armour and his wife were not lik, ly to come to town, but that must not appear. and the invitation should be on a different basis, as it was
 It is probable that Marion saw through the delicate plot, but that did not make her like Mrs. Townley less. These lit. tic pieces of art make life possible-these tender fictions!
 Marion was however, not ill gooC humor. She was nervous and little pctulant. She had a high strung tenn perament, a sensitive perception of the fitness of things and horror of what l ,l,o iu hrio make a rather austere person if tht lines of life did not run ill her favor She had something of Franks impul sivencss and temper. It would havt been a great blessing to her if she haC had q portion of Richards philosophica humor also. She was at point of ten sion-her mother and Richard could SC, that She was anXious-though, for tn world, she would not have had it though so-regarding Captain Vidal. She hat never cared for anybody but him. 1 was possible she never would. But h did not know this, and she was not ah solutely sure that his evident but as ye informal love would stand this strain which shows how people very honora ble and perfect minded ill themselve may allow a large margin to other pee pie who are presumably honorable an perfect minded also.
 There was no engagement between them, and he was not bound ln an way, and could, therefore, without slasf ing the hem of the code, retire withoU any apology, but they had had that UT spoken understanding which most pec pie who love each other show even bt fore a word of declaration has pasSe their lips. If he withdrew because ( this scandal, there might be some awl . ward hours for Frank Armour's wife ; Greyhope, but more than that thel would be a very hard hearted youn :; lady to play her part ill the deceitf' world. She would be as merciless ; she could be. Naturally, being younl l. she exaggerated the importance of u event and brooded on it. It was diffe ent with her father and mother. Int y were shocked and indignant at first, b, when the first scene had been faced th' began to make the best of things a
 round-that is, they proceeded at on to turn the North American Indian in 5 a European, a matter of no little diff
 culty. A governess was discussed, b ), General Armour did not like the idle
 and Richard opposed it heartily. Sl 3, must be taught English and educat
 and made possible ''in Christian clot D. ing" as Mrs. Armour put it. Of u
 education they almost despaired-a ,, save Richard. Time, instruction, var
 ty and a dressmaker might do much to the other.
 9 The evening of her arrival Lai wou '' not, with any urging, put on clothes , Marion's which had been sent in to he
 And the next morning it was still t f same She came into the breakfast roc
 dressed still ill bucksllin and moccasiI
 and though the grease had been talk
 out of her hair it was still combed fl;