New-York tribune., 1905-01-03
A EOoman's R-e17ecfion.
IN TWO PARTS-PARr I.

pleasure Il informed er briefly that BY the sudeea
death ef an old oachelr uncle she was sole heiFe~~
This piece Of news shs 'oytuliy preserved az sort
tomary mornings ricr. sas felt piausd az rs IN
different way It was eceived .,,-,. ~
asked gov @ take 70 the British Mps;sgm ~ ~
stead OF telling you I'd come INTO nice hS's set 5se =
ing you ofah OF yonr horse in sheer dsSssL
retarned he smns hsi I've not OF course
measys an right Bee hs eoRt!n1es Lee So says
already the lcens from the woilngson pTopSsTSx; SS
and my own estate is pretty decent Fsaiy aone
Not want itF' schoed Beatrice. with anlazsnaeHt
crazy Did eves ans one hear 81 any sane seinx a
this world OF Mamaion saylng they dlan ~ wen waas
Of such presi0us thing that and yeH sals K e ss =
Pat pati togstheT 'sssT',s and sSrssd oatr'
COMPLAIN mf e ss Il a 0 sa sa S&5h S%hd e IS 5hs Eaa Sas
of yours? never heard you SPEAK OF hini, dSe as ,
'sThat's just s. didn't. and that's why It's 90
gee; though why he did Il puzzles ny poor s i1sSe
ite Of his-in fact I'm perfectly positive ne aways @
looked uPen me as she met sf, Il ~ s lust because
he had no one else to leave il TO- and now e9sns me
70 10 INNS m 9l moSsr Vas his only sister-he had
brother-and I'm just her only, and eonse9"s1s's'
Bdn,t ts,5SS YOU ever visit him.? asked Hal
TsSioqs snsv nsaFeRs no he was resulsr rses
and ma q nsrfect horror OF Womenl de was al.
ways daboling IN >metaphyslcs OF soiS @ 80 s-.~ -
and spent most OF his life mixing up nasty SoiS
hounds OF all the herbs he could lay MS hahds ot
He always trying TO ana new knass 20 - 9 49,
spent years and years travelling abroad ZOE Ine
purpose. What on earth he expected % dlse9Fss
history will never learn now, out as ne uas
from this mortal life, and the strohs @ sllSn ~. %
| i've we must conclude that the ttresome tnihs -
would neither hquefy into the EhAir OF LiiS h'N
| solidtfy into the Philosophers stone. 49,. nss.
For my part should think ne must nave NSst9
| a very interesting character, remarked ftat
should have liked to have seen the Old Iel9N 9Ss.
his herb pots. And you never saw hlnl' BEEF WAae
| 'OR. yes did as long my mother was alive
He used TO come regularly about once q year all
1 remember he always brought me a sInall So& q & %
/ sugar candy which he would sOlemnly hand ever
as If it were a case of diamonds, remarkins al the
, same time that il the only really WnoleSoil.e
sweetmeat At for child, and warning me thaS y
! at a time! Now, IL there was one sweet IN Ine
! world / did hate it was that sugar cahuy. 1ue
| against it, All my pet abominatioEs. such rs por-
| ridge, cabbage. suet puddings ana FhuDaFp' Ss ~
| what a lot Of nonsense you talk
| yes, do talk nonsense. don't ~? said Beatries,
| complacenty; "but that's OF my greatess
charms It's Just that. and. OF course. my pretil-
/ ing of suddenly there goes that hldeous old
Dowager Duchess OF GleuthOrnel IL seems inlpos-
siole to believe she was ever beautifulF
| yet she was one OF the Teisnlng Deautles OF her
time, wasn't she?' asked Hal
| Yes, about seventy summers ago. 1 cant M
agine any one losing her beauty and living on Ike
1 that Why sooner than that Ia take poison on
| bury myself alive IN a convent!'
| Hal smiled. Its amusing even to think OF you
| IN convent" he said; why you'd turn the plIacss
/ into pandemontum and have all the nuns sAirS
| dancing before the horror struck Mother Superior
| could say 'BO.'
| CTo be continued.