The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-12-10

But shall NOT obey you now" I Finished for
her firmly and then GL3Epsd hnI hand S, iHr
curiosity on our little scene. / something
else too with a sudden sckening chill at my heart
was Being drawn up with a flourish beside ua
In one Of these Indies recognized my sister. while
In the other discovered. with sense Of being
cnught up in the grasp Of some horrid maelstrorn.
the most yielding Of the fair creatures to whom
had ecsn payh n de S Ser bs sncs s my arrival S
not my companion, for. as had said before, /
am. large, and was standing before her They
| had seen me. and were hot after me- and my friend
The coachman from his elevated seat had also
seen me- and seen not only me but my, oompan-
ion, and thought there was pity in his glance
as he refined in his horses close beside US ~
saw | was not alone, hut saw il TOO late 10 draw
back. The hall.reprosched. hall. relieved greet
nE "nfy ".TS no %hSy scs, Gs S ,OsG
shame and outraged confidence spread itself
over her handsome lectures Her friend sa, like
trace d pity CLEANED from, the four eyes TUNED
had stood - much thai think | had little
reason lc,; besides although knew the ercum.
sSch S' TSa ht Blinded S'' M. &c., Rsho"
nthought of their emazcment, indeed with scarcely
| AT their heads took my companions hand. and
! lead her little forward. renlarking in per.
fcc,ly, vacant manner, oh! how do, you
wife And Miss Thompson also, should like
| Ia have you meet my vile Pleasant morning.
spsr, | stood and stared listcssly.
! ] have always admired women, but the conduct
| of the outraged Miss Thompson at that moment
moved me To such incorporate wonder that with
the insane tendency ono has to grasp at tribes
in m.monis Of peril ! thought for momcn. Of
posurc which fell down over and stayed about
her as the fatal words Slipped past my babbling
place nor the violent start and rcpruachful cry
oimy wife had power for that moment :, rouse me
do declare, cried Miss Thompson while every
other moral on the spc, was tongucticd with
horror. "And to think Flo. that you lost nights
sleep WORRYING oyer such rcircshlnsly romantic
creature, would tear my hair JUS, little my
d ar 4 wcrs y"H1 o sonTsit ! should recon-.
~ had ils rOnt III the unaC ynurtaDir disiikc
taken to me by The young brid" flung 80 strangely
on my care. This II was winch robbed me OF my
appetite, destroyed BY pleasing manners, made
me pCevish with my sister. lntolernnt Of the cook
right savage with the smirhing o,achman who
privately considered himself q party 70 all my
with M wondered u, their g"odi' !. even
while KEEP, "n tramplinG over them in my un
When one iookei from the piulul, frightened
face Of the child beside to tho chill white face
OF Flo, glarng down at uI e IN the carriage door
Ill not bHnl' Miss Thompson At heart | was
gultg'S, VT covered b"ncitn the glitter Of her
. cy" ~ though confronted vita actual blgamv
Ihavr SAID b'iur, that Flu is n good woman She
- She is more. She is great woman. and at
/ mat trNlnS moment Sn" proved much. Atgr
all was sail and done was her brother, and my
I honor was her honor
f, Il am very glad !, meet your wife. am sure"
I she Al length gasprd cut, with a smile which must
1 have come much harder than the last defiance
al many a well hakrd martyr do get in and
! come VITA us Twas On the way u III" moryuc 10
identify YOU. but w. will drive home now"
II sounded suSpic.ously friendly, but | was
my u m rim; c9ar:r IN b.sids the others ",'''
"l";E'e nj, ! whispcicd as | half lifted her
tn | mliFFniiFgI u al stsF'
ear, Flo he kind, and will explain. she turned
her face away With low order To- III" driver which
! set the carriage spinning toward home at a rate
that threatened u cripple every SLOW footed p,dcs
THAN along our track i'u, II my bride would not
did both and % spare Heavens, how she
scunrg.Si me with her merry speeches And
: vcns"fu glare on my or sister, who wrth-d
/ beneath her Just attack. that you passed. him
Gn "p n H u. a. S hn S What II srd
| I wondr;,d To- think she dared To claim To own
such an organ.
don't suppose We were more than ten mn.
utcS making that drive yet seemed To grow
Old and gray before !, ended Helpless % re;
| 20 desert me and sat huddlc,i up upon the seat
| lik" some poor relation out for an airing.
4 Vt last W. we'r at home once more Some
| one only the cnachmnn / think. drove of with
Miss THOMPSON, and alter more confusion !
was wa, s, ,nIs ef9rr my etohrt in"" who bad
| showing symptoms of Mysteries on n sofa at hand.
and my poor bride doubtless weeping her pretty
| eyes out in a chamber above lis -whther she had
! fled without one word or backward glance for me
Thus standing. slspect~l by all, piticd by none.
| hundr-dth time
! | can SEE my brother inlaw now as he sat there.
large. loose limba'i. and prosperous, filled with
uneasy embarrassment, at the irrcgularity Of
! being in his own hous" during business hours,
his eye roaminE IN conigsal anxiety To MhcIr
| Wight in their SHARP, gray depths Not figure
70 cncnuras" romantic yarns and Yet poured
| mine out GpIn HIM and Jaw him shift and winc",
| and heard his muttrrSl "I|y Georges" and his
-oh, come now oli fellows wi,h%u, ,hinchtns
gnzc,i at me with pale faces and frightened eyes,
much ny they might have looked had | been
| Never mind Flo" were the first words gasped
my dear boy, III srr' YOU through this and then
steps cam" hurrving along the hall. and the dunr
| fell open To admit servants nustcrcd face I'u,
before 1t had fairly dawnrd upon Us, it WAS showed
which recognized as the lawyer had consulted
,Gr' IN m}In,nS S1m"nnS exciting he had 70
| 10 him he and my brother in law ran AT each
other and fairly exploded with n lot Of legal Jar
and Richard Roe" No involved had my affairs
become Then all three Of them for my sister
aE mixed nr " y !" the Ss svd
| with happy tears chasing the shadows from her
eyes: my brother in law--for he loved my sister
with a face Of profound relief and my lawyer
| for he loved his Eod-with countcnancc upliited
| By thc vision Of heavy fee.
| ! Sir, he said: Sir allow me To congratulate
you you have married an hcircss and he graspcd
me with fingers purpl" from the arteries 81 his
| fountain pen and shook me as though rattling
| sov.rcgns from sack
| "by George, old fellow, YOU lii on your feet this
time" burst forth william with an explosive
laugh and b" gave me blow upon tho back
which would have driven HON" railroad spike
'Dh. GcorG", and she's 30 pretty" whispered
my sister with her arms about my neck "Couldn'
! you don't you think You might learn 10 like her
| Just little"
| The next two weeks Of my existence were
as troubled as y sick mans dream. for, though
scorniully indifferent TO the wrctchrd dollars in
voved in the affair. every else seemed 10 con
slider them Of tho first Importance. and ! led a
| wrctched life of Il In the hands of my lawyer
who worked me like day laborcr with his ever,
| lasting interviews And when Miss Bran
| don's uncle and cousin Il hadn't the courage
! 10 even think Of her by any other nance turned
violent and insulting, no one would think Of let
ting me meet them, ono at time, and have il
| out with them, Thos. who took an interest
In the tirrsomc details told me that the fantastic
| will which had made all the trouble showed up
practically the same as II had been given To me-
and, hnally III" matter was settled somehow
| on n comparatively peaceful basis The uncle
denied everything, Of course hut finally dsgorgcd
enough, ] supppsc, to satisfy those who were hand
| ling the buSincIS Anyway, they ceased torment
| Ing me about 1t even DR. Acton whose case had Of