New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-03-12

Ao-5e,o,o feather had long been
| =. WnOT curl. grew white and pinched. and
,'o'en' Nd a frightened. wide-open look. Inc
| p eye ,sas reelected in the face OF the man,
-e Don s ~ hours together drumming aim
he 81 tho window pane. Men who looked
;y " were seen to frequent the doorstep.
s,Ts appearance in the street grew an oc-
= -. ~ increasing rarity, then ceased ailo-
R., - ~ a nal. face fitting past an upper
me- NO might have believed she had been
ll,S' avay II was the man who went TO
80 10. VOW mostly Of an evening and armed
-, with the offending basket mean
.-' yslic OF the time when life had seemed
lE - 10 PLAYED with appropriate toys
mid have given something to dare TO cross
E ~ md omen my arms 10 those poor. for
= ~ S;,ss But Mrs Dclane kept lynX-eyed
'"' Tbe Row. a. a row. had shown no sign
'-..1.,,inr Who was l. TO fly in the face OF
general verdict? 50 | just did nothing. ana
"a miserable. trying IN VAIN 10 Keep III! ~
-v thoughts from the house over the way
40 aay matters approached crisis Bessie
ny I'D had lust informed me that she had
=, me doctor call twice at No. 10 on the pre-
,,rs day. and remain a long time on eacn oc-
,,is, That girl was seriously lll-dylhs' per
,sps could keep away no lonseI, anu iIn
-Tned I'd quickly from my seat with the inten-
4, ~ running al once for my hat ana CLOAK
I. ,ho, moment the Clatter Of heavy wheels
~, me cobhlestones directed my attention TO
4. street What ! saw re kept me rooted 10
he spot great yellow coach. with large
s-a5ic embazonments. driven by white
,ssS coachman had drawn up in front Of No.
~ Ths nov1crsd man holding on behind
nod down and gave a knock that brought
- rsst Of the Row - its parlor windows in
mo 10 see the most obvious dOwaSer-duchess
1ss,nsar through the doorway. What could it
-.a5s Had some dame Of high estate heard Of
lsir suherings and called 10 play the part OF
adv Bcuntiful? Then ! remembered that from
Bsssie's attic could he obtained a capital view
d the new tenants first floor front. ana. caught
suddenly by a frenzy NJ curiosity. phnclhS me
70 all sense - i...r.N ! scampered up the
sairs and arrlys- a- fhe attic window al the
moment when '-e strange visitor was crossins
the threshold q % sd m where l guessed me
invalid lay. r nj r-.- stood l saw me poor
little white ia nS up on her coucn' EYES
vide, pale lips -al as though she pehe'd
vision then IA a I'D inc instant di'onS NJ
pillows, hiding pr --.e IN her hahds. Ah0tneI
moment. and 'hs Tor was ny inc pedslue,
bending over ne. ana Wilat lolloMru Ca,i,e =,
lls a. a ol.liru n" -, - si5a 80
N |n S .ne nan ,r Ti ,nrod aIvaI
wy 80 "as 49,, 80 ;t -. ~, 10 con-
Started suGaehIy I..o ploll .r.! -! . Wy
-, -. ~. -. ,.<,I1,,y corr;aoa drove
~, -, ~. - - - ~ 49,, a. 10 10
W vi ."e as ""' 49, - -, - !
HnsIe rs o4N! api'eal a''VS III '"v NJ -,
spse lSI 70 c'H.l ,hsate inc 10" 10y
ga ssa onas.sone =. me ie'uS ~ ."v r,,sfiinr
he uo"esu saheu Il. III nSI uau"t :,
~; anu -, NJ LUZ .a2r ~ e9iIia- oe-
.s.s. ,,- too Tbe b,,ebard fo,lowed behind
~ -. c. -, an tbrea ebone Ike sunsh NJ
,os. DIV &c nav entared tho coach and clat-
.,as An, - Hicb Row. Neither of the pain
,,,s nS 60 mn as a backyard look. but the
f1ls naid-of-sri-vvnrl, superintending the ladine
= e. ,.i,b nortnanfeaus belonging TO her
-, - .,;oa a., ,-,sorahi,. an tho doorsfen
-es s'ieu nus az! "a - -, If.o ~ ,bo
ana maj va III 5i Ell. % r,,-nit ri,b orr-
a,r..S - -, o,o,Lor 7, had beAn \