New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-07-20

the damage, There were long streaks OF damp
grown The carpets had rotted the doors mad
dows had had their broken panes mended with
sheets OF brown paper at the front of the house
west wind storm At the back the broken panes
Mere ieII as they Were 10 oe sure The Cottage.
dozen rooms unoGcupied As its owner. Miss Mar
wasting time in mending windows of rooms where
The Cottage was like a museum OLD furniture
o. the best Sheraton and Chtppendale period.
French mirrors high old brass tenders. Waterford
plate. old jewelry. old silver.
eager fo7 he a ss bSr5 oIstor NJ eta i more
TOO to grafifv his tas}es and he 1f H Qney.
stied any distance and taken any pains TO add 10
He had a letter Of introduction 70 Miss Marcena
rom rom the Rector, Mr. Nandeleur whose pupil he
mad been once upon a time.
My dear fellow. she went sell" Mr. vaudeleur
and long. The worst Of it is that the things are
gong TO rack and ruin Between the damp and
won't be much left for Cecilia when the time
Miss 0'sunivan Beare was gracious 10 the Rec
tor friends, He drank his tea-oddly fragrant
fortune Miss O'SuIivan Beare's niece. Cecilia
poured 9ut the tea She was tall pale girl. with
sne had had little more color and animation. Her
with a certain grace among the teacups II was a
MIG MIG WITTY DAY anu the sea dashed against the
amid which Cecilia, in her gray gown gded like
L Estrange spared her thought Of pity. remen-
bertng what the Rector had said
the last thing that would occur TO MarcelIa would
be the possibility Of Cecilia's requiring young So
ciety. She is too much alone
-, Hearing that Mr. Lagrange was Interested in
Estran go s mem Snad boT couple OF hours
china portfolios Why. there wase fortune in the
place, at the mercy of the damp and the rats ana
clumsy peasant girls such as the barefoot who
had opened the door him
knowledge. even while his heart was beating furi-
ously Once he spoke in a dithdent small voice of
the value Of the things, OF what they would fetch
IN Lond94 saleroom Miss MarcelIa immediately
became coid anu SAID IoIthy that the O'Sullivan
10 selling their possessions
For the matter Of that, she said they go
after the manner of mortal things. There have
been good many things lost and broken and de-
They should be kept more carefully in glass
cases under lock and key" L Estrange protested.
Presently there was something Miss Marceua de-
sired 10 show him. picture which hung on a bed
room wall and was too big To- be car-ied down
Asking L Estrange 20 take the lamp she preceded
him up the few steps from the hall. which led %
long corridor, with rooms going of 1t at one side
She forgot In which room the picture was and went
damp and Wondering smell Everywhere beautiful
things revealed themselves out Of the shadows rot
After all. when the picture was found L Estrange
stairs i that Mss Mars not a see gG 20 dse ST
mate between the treasures and lesser things
My grandfather Sir Hercules O'Suvan." she
said ran Colonel O'Flaherty through The right
arm because the colonel said that this was not a
genuine Rembrandt. but copy"
L Estrange had wiped the dust and damp of the
picture with his big silk Observation-Disclosures.
busted so many things this afteruoon-aud in
Nevertheless" he said Colonel O'F1aherty was
F Fts4t 1t Is but copy and not good one at
He replaced the picture. not noticing the old
hand. he looked about the room In corner there
was a pile Of books He could see the tooled
and his heart bled at The murder O, beautiful
What is this he asked. picking up a small
canvas out Of It's frame which Isaut against the
dscoiored wall Again NJ had recourse 70 his hand
kerchief bringing IL OF the pocket OF the long
brown overcoat which he had not been asked TO
mould mould Inc picture was covered Wiz" '''''7''S
.., That has no value at an the old lady said
The rat, have been gnawing IT." he said in a
tone OF bitter reproach, Look az This corner
celia taking II from MIN with something like tenn
Pf, 9nd Td pe 9 sr IS he parlor ann
obliged for YOUR interest In my family heirlqoms
shrek and the light went out he fumbIed in
his pocket and there were no matches.
Excuse me sir T will fetch a light" Miss Mar
e TS5 5s was and we" sTe 2" mmr TIM i9 The
moon breaking through tho stormy clouds and
MarceIla was gone few minutes. When she re-
LETT him IN
He hardly seemed to notice, that his opinion
against the genUiuvuess OF the Rembrandt had Of
Tended her Indeed. when they nad reached me halI
again. and she would have led the way 20 the
Ing up the precious china cups in the housernaids
pantry-she cared Tor the things. at all events-he
bow ed himself instead
Il was deceived tn the young man. Cecilia. Mss
Marcella said. afterward- The young men 't 'h~
present day have no modesty-
So she put L.'Estrauge out OF her head. Not So
Cecilia who had hardly ever met a gentleman ~
her own age. Porting over her rOmances and her
poetry through the wild winter, the clean shaver.
looked at her from between the pages Of her book
Miss Marcena Was more snappish with Her than
Mis- NarreIIa had her crouies who came and
with candles IN silver CandlestiCks fauked by sill
Cecilia watching the lined. greedy old faces. and
the SHAKING hands drawing IN the small stakes or
putting them out, picking up the cards. won
II seemed poor idet Of pleasure 10 her
Once or twice she had met Mr.. VandeIeur. and
her mouth had parted 10 ask him a question. and
The last thing he would have thought OF would be
that Cecilia wanted 70 know about / t-strange
He had almost forgotten about l. Estranges Visit
L'Estrange had found bad news awaiting him in
Efie the creature he loved greatly. sud-
denly m-had 10 undergo an operation imnedi-
He was at her side as fast as express trains
rather to death than life Then there was the
faintest hope which grew SO imPercePti6ly that
operation was long lett behind there was terrible
The days Of late winter and early spring passed
and L'Estrauge thought OF nothing but Efie. What
was half his age. fifteen years to his thirty: and
had been his for ten years. years during which
returned with happy speed.
He took EfHe away to Madeira before May had
changed he took her hither and thither fol-
lowing now the GOODNESS and again the warmth.
Till he rewarded by seeing a robust Effie once
again
turned home and / Estrange. with an arm around
Effie's shoulder they visited their gardens, now
be in England now that Aprrs there and was
reminded by Fife who was matter-of-fa little