The sun., 1901-11-30
full account in Mr.. Johnston's interesting
narrative! NJ. w h.
julien Gordon. study Of socral life.

| 1he prOfOund unnappatces oi No'e'
Darrell (nice name), heroine In Julien Cor
don's new story. The Wage OF ShaI-
acter: A Social Study "a. Appleton Col
Is illustrated In some things that she says
to her bosom friend. Genev We've Shaw (rather
nice name) on page 81. MY life, Gene
yieve.- she says. has BEEN since mamma
died, a hell Aunt Elsie, Mrs. Brayton, Is
kind, but 30 antagonstic TO me l often hate
her. When che crosses the floor when
she laughs or coughs, want to wiring her
neck
Corale Darrell was emoionally out OF
order. She had no business to be 30 vastly
unhappy. Il is not pleasant to think OF
her wishing to strangle her aunt whenever
that uns,ispecting lady laughed or coughed
or crossed the floor. We are told that the
tears fell from Coralies wide-open eyes
and trckled on her hands as she spoke
We do not care for giggling girls, but
girl Of Coralie's age and In her circum-
/ stances should have been at least smiling
She had made up her mind to marry Hazard
! Thorne, who had Just called for the first
time, and whom she had never set eyes on
before. Possibly the only fault with Hazard
Thorne was his lack Of humor in certain
situations where humor would have been
| DOtn anu ~ ~'''
had been supplied with the safety valve
| OF humor that is the fortunate possession
OF a good many Americans, he might have
managed to be amused rather than deeply
disturbed by the memory of the beautiful
Lady Eglinton. OF course, considerable
degree of disturbance on the part Of any
body exposed to the Lady Eglnton's
! charms was 10 have been expected during
| - nt
Lady Eglinton physically beautiful. but
there attached TO her the glamour Of exalted
social rank,
We read that she was "a woman OF high
rank and brilliant prestige in the world
OF England's most aristocrauc life;' also
that her -loveliness. extravagant expendi-
ture and proud disdain were on every
tongue" also that -the aureole Of femme
q Ia mode was hers beyond question or
cavil, with the added solidity Of noble
lineage and patrician ancestry. She was
a very great lady" She attacked Hazard
Thorne formidably while he was break
fasting in a hotel at Nice. She fingered
significantly after she had finished her own
brea kfast "The least vain Of men could
hardly have failed to notice that her linger-
ing was at his service. and that her great
I nAuRnty Dlue tNts '"h "s''
peculiar and meaning challenge" She
was forward, but 1T was with a curiosity
veiled in respect that he met the first sum-
mons OF that starlike glance"
| A little later she intercepted him as he
was going upstairs. do stop and see
INV apartments" she said. They are
40 sunny and nice. l keep them always
| like a garden, full OF flowers and green
] in Nd rbner ma a hif
! / am quite alone" He went in. II is the
way Of men. Mr. Van Amburg used TO put
| his head in the mouth Of lion. Besides
! the flowers and the palms there were two
Young monkeys in a cage. They looked
a, the monkeys-very playful little fellows
/ They talked for while Of Indifferent
/ things" including "a racy novel" Then
| the LADY Eginton asked Hazard Thorne
| some questions. We read:
Arc you married.. she asked In her
! ssolian voice.
| -No."
Are you fres,'
what do you meant
Il mean do you care for anybody Are
you In love with any woman1-
i was not an hour since he answered
huskily But why do you ask1'
there were any more questions or any more
answers they are not reported. The story
says that when they parted she asked him
not to recognize her II they should happen
20 meet the next day THAT very night.
she told him, -he would be surrounded by
spies her family In which last category
Thorne guessed the husband she did not
name Dizzy with his delirium. he prom
ised everything. anything
Ho seems to have forgotten his promise.
Walking the next afternoon. restless. dis
traught suddenly looking up he saw the
Lady Eglintou's swaying form loom before
him. advancing In all IT, eleganoe and
strength Her long. straight body vas
caught In tight-htting whit. cloth gown
that chung 20 her as mig the peplum 20
winged sir,n - the psti-sia Her high,
I Roman prufl. ssemsi % cat the thin air
With iis fine pink outline, aud the frlu' of
her r"d mouth and the dark llue - her
glorious oyes dazzled ~ hil. yet afAT hhe
~alksi D.-' we-n tSo gent leuYsu. One
handsome. blond giar'. With nIddy cDu-
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