New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-10-03

,rctc OF the situation Finally she rose in her
wrath and ordered him out of her house. pur-
suing him with rclroaches 10 the doorstep,
where Lcr two little brown haired. brown eyed
girls stopped their skipping in Mortified wonder.
lie lcapcd into the caD awaiting him by the
Cub with a sense Of escape from terror.
scarcely caring that his sisters words must have
reached the ears Of the coacnman. And now
h. was n home asain in Dover-st.. and was sit
ting in tie armchair Cf his study, his nerves
siil shaken by the scene h. had just passed
through The violence Of his sisters words had
robbed III n Il possible effect Of arousinS
IN him telling of sof-reproach. What filled
~ thr horizon ~ his present thoughts was the
black inrra;itvie - hrr behavior and his own
~ kindness and forbearance. He was not in
III, habit Of turning t. his wife for sympathy,
Tut H. resolved - write - her at once about
tbs with Emily. She " ,U!l confirm i'm IN his
I,s,lI, N Z having no further relations
rIth his sl.tor and her family and Of
not,irs I'll, thought # Thorn out OF his
~, Emily had only herself 70 thank. and
:r hlD /; wat best So HIS near connection
with Ell that ugly poyor'y 'ould not but he
regarded ~ an undesirable imrodimon ut In his
stru~,l, ny IN, social ladder. His present POSI-
tnu H.s duo 10 his own 'Xertions aided by a
az, fully chosen marriage. from which love had
y ia, only element missing. He took much
credit 10 himself FOR the success Of his career
it never occurring to him It any time that his
ambitions were unworthily placed.
Years rolled 10y and found James Nomcrsham
vel! On in the Iath BE- had chosen for himself
His childlcss Wife died shortly after the breach
with his sister. which nothing had ever occurred
10 repair. once or twice h. had caught glimpse
4 her as he flashed past her in his carriage.
At another time thy had almost cIbowed one
another in a crowd and he was surprised TO see
that che looked handsome and not addressed.
IL would have lcon more surprised 10 learn
that. With all her amer and resentment The
knowledge IL her brothers state formed an
agreeable element in her consciousness. and i'm
pos,i certain obligations upon her own manner
- me- ~ who's" raj roGrcr she was. perhaps.
unsuspicous. FIR his part. he was never con-
scious 81 rcgrctt.ng the result Of their last IN
tcryicw and the echo OF her bitter words still
sounded across the years. He chung to his old
ambitions. and know few interests beyond tn"
state # his investments and the number and
distinction OF his social engdg mcnts.
one morning he found on his table Il letter Of
invitation to the country house OF II noblcmaD
whose doors had only that season been thrown
open To- him IL surprised at the moderate
amount Of citation with which the invitation
filed him. and thought how differently the de
parted Adelaide would have been affected 10y 1t.
SOMEHOW. II late. things n had always priced dii
not seem 10 yield To- him the old satisfaction. He
began 10 be conscious OF unpleasant sensations
when hy chance Il witness at an exhibition Of the
family affections. lie put these sensations down
- the fact of his being lttle out of health.
and IN that account was inclined to welcome
this opportunity Of spending an April day or two
away from town. He knew little OF his hosts.
His hostess WAS an American. and he had gath
cred vaguely that she was not held in special
esteem am, ne the women If her set. But the
great fact remained that she was countess,
and handsome one. too ard il was not every
day that he had chance Of eating his morning
egg in The company Of the English nobility.
The garden lay in "A glory Of afternoon sun
shine Mr.. Homo rsham. paper in hand. descended
the stone steps of the terrace. and waved a
greeting as he passed hy the tennis-awns To the
men and girls hard at play there. During his
morning rambe he had noticed an outlying bit
Of lawn with n sun-dal and scattered cumps OF
rhododcndron and lilac. 1t was here he pur-
posed 10 enjoy half an hours ease and respite
from "A noisy. chattcring world. Arrived at the
spot. he chose with care seat well within
range Of the shafts OF mild sunshine. and lay
back in 1t. with closed eyes. prepared to yield
himself to the physical resources of the situa-
ton. The voices of the distant tennis players
sounded family in his ears. thrush trillcd for
him from a white lilac-bush The air was
heavy with the scent Of neighboring may-trees
ON the whole he was glad H. had come. The
other members # the house party were agree
able people. really very agreeable people. And
most Of them belonged to quite the best set He