The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1900-11-25
ROMANCE or AN OLD BEAU.
rwO HgsrI>Gs ~ M. sum ~
THE HORSg SNOW
4 sse,s, wreck v,nd. U,ms.'f Amons O'd A..
sosisUou, People its Knew Who ma Nat
ksow um An, More the Lost wife snd
the Loot Hsntsr sHd their G%tsstngs

n was past y o'clock when Nj William van
Rensselaer, Smith wandered into Nndlaon
Square Garden with Miss Mona I" Cl"tuue
Had he heen entirely soh"r he would hardly
have gone there. for u was putc ton Jenfs
since he had mingled with society even dis
family lie occasionally visited III" one club
where his dues were paid each year with n
mystsrious chock. but he was not cordially
received. and 40 he went there seldom But this
evening he had been dining with Miss ]"
Clerouc ut n table d'hhte where n feature was
made Of various liquids served In variously
shaped glasses under various names. all 81
which had the effect Of causing temporary
alterations, hysterical gaysty and subsequent
somnolenc~.
MFR Smiths slk hat. not ~ fresh as It
might DO, nor Of the seasons block. was tipped
a bit raklshly TO one AIDE, q pathetic confession
that he WA living ton or fifteen years behind
the time. Yet fifteen years ago he was a young
man and a society leader. He belonged then TO
tho best clubs In tow and drove the most
stylsh traps and the highest steppers All
the pretty women Of his Get admired him and
he had married the most beautiful girl OF them
all slnos then he had lost his clubs, his high
steppers. his money. his place. and when
his pretty wife lost him he lost everything el's
worth having. Then there was a period In q
gold cure establishment and then Billy
Smith quietly took his place In the vast army
Of genteel wrecks. his name being still mys-
teriously kept on the list Of one OF the best
clubs In town. Since then he had dri'ted
with several tides. the alcoholic being prob
ably stronger than any OF the others, but all
had borne him steadily away from the old Ito.
the life OF the clubs. the opeia boxes. the pretty
women who had smiled at Billy too much
and the beautiful high-bred horses.
So much for Billy. Miss Mona Ie Cleraus.
the young woman who had honored Billy by
dining with him that evening. was an artist
In the Identification OF the finger nall and the
destruction OF superhuous cuticle. She had
an ONCE where men with time on their hands
In the afternoon would stray In and whisper
sweet nothings TO her while she clipped and
pared and polished their finger ends. She
had a large clientele and Billy. who was still
particular about his nails. had met her and had
been charmed with her good looks and her
gowns which rustled. She had requested
Mr.. Smith. whose exact social standing she
| did not quits appreciate. to take her to tho
| Garden and show her the heavy swolls. Thus
It was that Billy. slightly hay. wandered into
| the Horse Show with Miss IL Cleraue. who
| with her golden hair and rustllns gown might
easily have been taken for an actress.
The band was playing and the air was heavy
| with the scent Of vlolets and sachet powder.
-. I'M, 81. yin. oau. ,hs mus,cs, vhIri
,~.v. ~. I,.,. a, harn... and IN. beatlns
y. 80. ~. 90, hs,L Tbars usre light.
.,..m,,, IN .or,.rd. ov.r IN. roof vou.n's
| laughter sounded family and every one pressed
on In q great moving human mass, And Billy.
snddenly sobered As no walked In these for
gotten paths, realized that he had straved
into trouble. Whom ones matrimonial troubles
80. a,s,,.t. ,or society slmos, .ousl 10 the
a,s,a.,. .oc,s,v ha. for one. and for ten years
.o.,.,r and pl,v Ind been sensra,ed. much to
81. h.n.n, o, .ocls,v, Il must bs admitted.
n,,oS.a a. \. vas IN the crowd he felt him
.., . ,,,i, Nh. warhor.e on tho neld Of battle
.,,.r q nsrlod ~ retlrement. ne recollected
No. b. ,..d IN uake thu tour Of these very
49, =. ga. sma,sd To ind that ne knew
IN. ooc,,,,nts Of than As Of old. All bore the
n.,l. n, tia tim. that had passed. the women
bravs,v so,ne mora beautiful than ever. the
man scarrsd and scared by many ootillona
and much Scotch and soda.
There wa. Ida Blakclv, grown very plump
and m.tronly She had been one OF the brides
maid. a, Nj. wedding and used 10 he a Jolly
.or, Of eirl Billy looked at her and she put
IN her lorpnette and stared through him.
Then abe looked Mt Miss. lie Clerdue and whis-
rer.d n the man back Of her They both
n ngb.d and turned the other way Two men
,b,t bolonued 10 the club where BlIly's name
s,,u ,ansIned nodded shortly TO hin without
r.nov,no thar hat, The next box was
TommI. wstrous.s and there WAS Mrs watrous
exactly the same as ever: overdressed and gay.
There WAS n sw.et-look,nr girl In A white cloth
80 18th her who looked at BIllv Another
ron tia, Ri,,v had known was IN the box. but
y. looLsd a, the rroUamme Mrs Watrous
,oor.d scro.s tho crowd and heckoned 20 her
,,.h,rd xbo VA. ns..,ny Watrous pushed
nv pinv's elbow saving. Excuse me, please :
IT., puy ,emembered that he owed Watrous
.mo,.r d.h, ,hot n. had ,oruott.n 10 nav
o. al, a. q, tho gro,,,d vera slinn,no
-, his ,os, and be utshed u would and that
..,Ia s,aa into ob,ix,on Je turncd bis
49,. ,..or,t.lv from tho bo,e. and elboyed
.nnc c.-oe,r n,ssl,c two other man
m,.,.t oy,r ,h.rr collars a. he wen, nv
- =" .ndd.,,v hoa,d a sof, vo,cs nm. bs
s"uh.roa and turnIns n. though he had
... n,r,,a v. loou.d ,r,o tho face n, hi. wife
,.-,.. a., Tim. sirco ,bev had na,,cd forever
-. r,omo,, shs sow him. ,ben .he
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