The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-01-24

graph rather than the post Letters would do
on,e as We'll mailed on rdsy The work,
see you have little time to lose"
i shall go ut once TO London and call q
meeting me. OF the men. May see you at your Of
Certainly. My ONCE is always ooen; but
remember, IL Is an unconditional surrender now.
."Good-by,"' SAID Mar,ien. briefly. turning on
his heel and hurrylng TO the gate. father and
sartwsii sank down in &c one Of the chairs. muir.
mH arssn e t be AZ d!d SOL
why do you say that. father"
Say whatS OH BECAUSE q certain ten,
sion has been relaxed. have seen Hope and
ing, and they will be gone for at least a fort.
night. This leaves me clear field. and wil
crush this strike a, would an egg shell"
~ am sorry for tho men. father"
will be their own fault. Experience 10 said
to teach specified class OF in 1iyiduals, and
they arc, preparing for themselves bitter
, Will you not take him back even If they
"' Him Hn whomP Oh. Marsteu. II they do
not come back in a body. I will never allow
another union man to set foot In Ito works
again. But never mind the men; l want to
talk about Yourself"
Yes About tho situation here at hong. II
IL not eIactly what | wish 1t to be, and In
tend TO try an experiment"
DO you mean what happened yesterday
between mother and mor"
II iucan the whole situation. What happened
yesterday was merely an indication OF the ten.
dency-l don't know just how to put II. but II
II was at fault. father. as I sold last night;
I was worried and anxious-that Is no excuse.
Of course. and then said things shouldn't
havo said. l was sorry at once but l nm
more sorry now when sec ] have troubled
you. II won't happen again; ] shall be very
careful In the future. and ! am sure ~ you
think no more about II I shall do better"
MY dear Edna. am not blaming yon in
tho least. nor do think you were at fault.
that is, not entirely, am not censurtng any
one; We are as God made us, and there are diff
feren.es of Temperament. which sometimes
chance Just now. care very little about your
mothers friends. and l have few friends my.
self; thus you have no comrantons % your
own age whom you can have here. and whose
visits you can return. Us Is right and proper.
You are thrown too mnch on your mother
and me for your friendship. md | am not
sure thai either OF us is suitable. You are Mt
an impresslonablc time OF life; md want TO
do my best for YOU: so think shall send you
ana form friendships that sou will enjoy.
Then YOU. have decided talent for music.
which will be developed, nnd-therc are many
reasons for such u step"
DO YOU mean that I shall leave homer"
asked Edna with tre,nor in her voice.
you may look upon life with more philosophy
"A year or two." cried Edna. as II she spoke
Her father smiled.
The time will pass very auickly." he said.
I'm year or two. when you come home both
other. We sometimes grow TO think kindly
o; the absent"
The giri buried her face In her hands.
Tut. tut. Edna. my own little girl" cried
her father. placing his chair tesihe hers and
taking her almost In his arms. One would
ngined you would he glad"
1T Isn't that she sobhed. 1T shows how
dreadfully wicked you must think mo when
Y nre 81 N 81
Nonsense. Edna! II shows nothing OF the
kind. can't send your stsn mother TO board
you wicked Mt all. | have not the slightest
doubt but you said Just what Won were provoked
sn ,sai 10 TEs an I
No. no. am not blaming you in the least.
As said before. ! atm blaming nobody We
And am ! never to see you except when
MY darling sirl. that Is the dellgh;tul part
OF II. Sou will see me. and will see you.
practically more often than we do now. N'hs.
do you think OF THAR | shall select some ex-
| tho sea. l b-li-,sit will ". rhcancr Ter NC TO
take q season ticket on the railway there. l
shall go so often. We will take long walks on
thing. We will have deli Ehtful little dinners
| at the wayside inns We discover. and now and
place with window that looks over the chan.
mel. Edna. Il will be the ieluyeaating OF your
old father He rarely gets sniff OF ozone as
Edna. with cry of 10y. nuns her arms
oh. father" she cried, that is too good to
be true. When can goi'
This very week. hope. You see now how
, everything depends on the point OF view"
CHAPTER NIX.
With the words starved TO death" ringing
In his ears. Langley walked 20 Chelsea. Bit
ness: all this had been going on for DAYS. and
he had had no suspicion ot u. She had rom
tie nrst undoubtedly stinted herself 81 thnt her
the real pinch came, she was tou weak TO re-
s'st It. Her father. isolated by his TEMPER
from any friends who might have seen wha,
was happening AMI given warning IN time. had
also been unconsc lous Of WI az was passing 1e.
fore his ewes. His rrur independence had
slowly famished HIS own daughter.
starved to DEATH in the richest city In the
world the grannry Of the nations. into whose
ample lap tours the golden wheat from every
country under The sun that rirens II.
At last Langley reached the studio aud might
have known. had be teen Conyersant with the
| function was in progress thereabout Nv the nu-
| morous carriages. with fine horses and resplen'
dent coac: men and iootmen. that waited near
| by. In his earlier days Langley had h"aed for
pupils TO instruct and thus increase his scan
y income Hc had cards printed! nr!n,ed ."llSe ;
| sic" In smaller type In T. corner. These were
never used. Langley not having the COURAGE to
push his Inquiries for pupi AID secure Them.
| He, kaUwiug Barney to lie n fashionable man.
| had put some OF these ar'is in his pocket. and
when the hoy II buttons swung omen the COO!
| the bit Of parteboard was handed TO him.
| The boy glanced at the card. dro op-d II into
the receptacle THAT contained many others.
| and rhoured the name IN his stairway. watt
| Ing its as ,ent with wave Of his hand. The
| man who held aside the heavy drapc:y which
covered the doorway. bawled tho name Into
| the room. from which u confused murmur Of
| conversation came, mingled now and then
| with n pleasing ripple of laughter. The ornn
| mental living statue NJ the tor OF the stair
gazed droamlly over Lnngy's head as be
| mounted.
Taking another card the orsanlst gave 1t tc
| the man ut the door.
| Il have not come 10 tho At Home he
| said. Would you give this u Mr.. Hope and
| ask II he will see me. Tell him called last
| night. and could not come earlier to-day"
rhs man took the card and d!sa pt cared he
| hind the curtains. In an incredibly short
| tine Barney camo out and his reception o {
| the musician was Overwhelmingly ELUSIVE.
| My dear fellow" he cried rIacinG n hand
on each shoulder OF Langiy. can YOU pln,
| the pianol Or course YOU can. What a fool
| fish question to asa! / always liaht on my
| feet. Providence has dropped you down mere
my boy. don't you know. Here we have JUS
sent cut to scour Chelsea for u pianist. and
| here you dro, right down from the skies
don't you know. This Is luck. Want TO &c,
| me? or course you do. and whats more To Ia,
| point. | want t. see you. don't you kno-'. Nuw
| come right IN. I've got the finest grand pian'
| YOU ever fingered In your life magnif ven