New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-01-23

Yes; he would have a brandy and soda Not mat
when conscience tdd him he oush te be 20 son
from the depths Of a curously carved black oak
e ea5net Ine produced syphon of soda bottle
said 1T has been open for Si' two Years.
in tbs sn aa asain at her anxious expression sun
inc inc bottle added soda and his lips Cook
9aFSness OF its color The child doesn't know the
He tasted it and made Wry face =. TT isn.s
ee9iaig ne said Il don't know what 1t Is but ID
She looked at him. horrorstricken and then tools
Would you mind seeing If this is brandy?' she
Saen som dread dreadq 3h afraid the other must have
nto 4b 6rlng myself to drink though how goo
vsr earet bottle proved TO contain brandy. and
Uncle Valentine had it when he was H." she
SAID. 1t has only been touched once since. I
question came on his tongue. and then passed
aM1y uhsPoKen, she might De. as she had said, a
she looked so innocent as she stood there in the
this late visit. If the middleton cats should hear
called himself wG16 a., teap 5ns TUE gT to pieces He
that temptation to come in
would not have objected il he had sat down and
But he wasn't going to- bs sHcb a baaet and i a.
as 70 expose her to horrible comments on the part
valiant for her. ready tilt at windmills or any
After that their friendship grew. middleton was
quite ready to make much Of Captain Gerald
indeed. the Overplus of maidens OF all ages in
middleton was something remarkable. Middleton
come in He refused Invitations the score Of
sonany, though there was hardly throbbins in
His polite apologies were received with indignans
shifting at the Vicarage and the other houses which
had counted on honizing the most modest and SIM
said and ths o. has echoed h be Mrs
had been willing to overlook the GOODNESS which
since the time soon after Captain Geraid's return
ME- P Is, Sayer nad thoHshI II her duty TO let
Francis a nj companion for her dagghters- But
shared Mrs. Sayers letter with her son. but had
DESTROYED 1t as soon as she had read about half
very cordial feeling between MIS-. sayer and MS.
| Suixotc strain in him from his mother Anyhow.
fhs sumner days went by gndisturbed for Captain
thas SO many ladies' were feeling over his friend
Friendship-it had long ceased to be only frien
fiis Fri ib Il had ever been So He knew
simplicity her generosity, her austere high minded
extraordinary aSsopoH OF hers III 5sr WORK t
had been her life. she said to him once; and he
that under hsr P s ensse Ti head af lag
and loving heart he was a man OF action and IL
gave him genuine pleasure TO feel that his wife
beautiful character. guileess childs. yet with
folded itself before his eyes he thrilled with prds
ane Joy mat such woman SHOULD love him There
parently simple and sincere for that and there
was lovely humility about her sweet face that
The The declaration q love had yet to b made.
T run down xI,. ard captured BY Mrs Saver Ths
pinned Captain Gerald in corner. from which hs
could escape only by main force. He set his teeth
to Muriel and burning with q lovers impatiencs
Mrs saysr's face which was large and gray ray ItIa
a. ssons . wall b cHP9 ain Gerald aid sgsd that
However. the interview did not last long As Mrs.
his face became indignant, half-amused. wholly IN
TT z was my duty. however unpleasant a one.
has admitted TO her intimacy. She would believe
nofa R u against s Miss s s sSs9a In fact though:
this unheerd-of scandal had occurred. She told
END Of il But, for al mat. could not see = you
I'm afraid I'm just like my mother Mrs sayer."
the Captain returned In his heart he was blessing
st am glad you brouEht The story to oh1
s66T yhas o what Miss ancs y YeFy
my duty TO find out and punish the concoctsrs OF
a witness. and with your help. we will. no doubts
brig HI If i h Sns e ss Them Ike 80,
hurried en- Good heaVens he askeS himself si
hv Charged d0' against Hfy tRa5 h snS 0ue
folly possessed them that they should invent that,
Mrs. Sayer and middleton A thought to his
months ago When she had given him the ca rex
instesd OF the brandy and he smiled The thouxhs
the scene in 'rfhe Chastsement of Diana. Whers
@S hao hsd himself sG ans
his STOPPING goddess by getting drunk Great
vel-Zolaesquei How could any woman understands
the process so thoroughly unless it had been de-
Doubtless Muriel had had it described for her.
Once she had had many brothers and many
the soFd ' OF ss s
@qts NE s5aEeS ~ , Th'1 the condition was
ton OF her art nothing was unloyely 10 MurieL
lie had been a whole heavenly hOur with Murtel
before Mrs Savers calumny and it's resulting train
OF thougnt occurred to him She had hardly ceased
20 murInur that shs vas too old for him, for love,
the hsreSy which he had stiied with his Kisses:
Little GIRL he said you are wonderful won
derful! am terrified at possessing such a wise
person for my own Tell me how you know things
by intuition which you cannot really know. Tell
Diana'-yes / know he was a hero but he va Va IN
little cad AL the same-sot drunk? How did you.
She lifted her beautiful. candid eyes to him so
frsnk and yet so unfathomable.
~, W ny. sne sald' 1 Sot drunk myself, so that
time took notes tin it became too much for me-
mind to it just that once; didn't know perhaps
how hOrrit IL was going 10 be. I shall never be
He took her face between his hands ana sayea
into her ewes. then laughed out.
ago. threatened her with the terrors Of law %
90 YOU suppose The old cat knew
them. Unfortunately they had discovered man.
and could talk OF nothing but that drunken chan
and told them OF course It Mas yerv 50 norrid
able: but you'd do as much. wouldn't YOU Gerald
ZOE Or, anytning your heart was in? You wouldn't
Little woman" said Captain Gerald. lingering
chain. which Nuriei had just kissed In Sasson
aIsb noinse haven't halt your grit and
heroes total abstainers FOR the future Ao 'ouE
Not that" replied AIuriel with delicate shud-
feel that could go through it again EVEN Cor aors
sake-"-CThs sketch s-'' sven I'f ME-