The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-05-14
NEW BOOKS.


y,,,r, Fleming. the absolutely heauti-
a.. heroine II Mr. Iustus Miles FOrmah's
80 of Bianci> daughter Harper
a R-,thar-,. knew after looking twice
,.., ,na grave aud tender eyes of Rich
"a R,Aa. son Of Creighton Blake. that
-. never would forget them. however
s,ri -hr mlg nt try and however long she
,,.yri live Il was unfortunate in the
....rrn.tanceS that she should have
.,ngri herself TO Beaumont Temple.
mo novelist. who had passed the age Of ~
anal Wls endsayoring by athletic exercises
hi s.sr hls waist line within hounds.
psuier Fleming. vittoria's father was
, thoroughly unpleasant old man lie
"a. large aud paIlid and habby He had
nut himself up Ia a secluded place in Con-
p.,rclt for twenty years. nursing a
yr.,lnce When he found VttOria talk
M with Richard Blake In the garden hs
.Eaya @ sort % gaspinE, whispering cry
,pd saIl hi- huge white face began 20
tu.rch Ia the most horrible way The
startled Young lady naturally inquired
Are you M Are you in pain. father''
he made her no answer Addressing
Richard Blake he said Get ont Of my
GARDEN slr'- aud a little later win YOU
got 1ut II my garden or will YOU b.
bsaton half 20 death and then kicked
,aa.- A. he spoke in this violent and
curious manner his cane was saving in
.rra'ir circles overhead shortly after
th,s As II he had come at last quite to
The end of endurance and anything like
,si.contro he raised his arms 90 the
fright blue sky and a ht Of raving ana
sobbing and cursing madness fell upon
nm. and he was 40 one possessed OF
course he had to pey for 20 much emo
ion. In the end. after. IL may BE-. ten
minutes Of this the mans contorted face
went crimson and white again very alarm
,nElv and he swayed upon his feet and
woud have fallen prone but that vittOriA
and Richard Blake caught him in their
arms and eased the heavy body down
upon one u the garden benches which
stood near
Why had Fender Fleming behaved in
this extraordinary manner We learn
immediately 10 10 related Of tho two
Young people: over FieminG's bowed
head they facsd eeoh other. white and aiill,
Tor those half coherent rawlings had told
q very terrible story and they knew that
the story vas 80 HittOriA's beautiful
mother. the sweet and gentle mother
who had after 40 many years become a
living reality 20 her IVittona had lately
discovered a portrait Of her motherl
had eft her husbands house and the
sI-months-oid child there aud had gone
away II was to Creighton Blake that she
vent and she died in his arms a year
iAier
Fender Fleming told his daughter
that he had lived In hell for nearly twe..ty
years The vehemence Of his language
seems to have been Justified. for the story
Describes him a. a bleak and bitter
vr-ck yittora found her home ex-
c.--dingy unpleasant The very atmos-
rlsrs Of Pendsr Flemlng's habi,aiion was
an atmosphere u deathle-s brooding
g-.-f, Of impacable titanic hatred Il
surrounded her and she breathed IL IN.
D. was poisonous. ike the vapOr Of a
deadly drug In that moment she hated
Eichard. he son Of Creighton Blake
almost a. bitterly as her father hated
Um' She promised never TO marry
Richard
One lovely summer night the disturbed
NIttOra ruse from her bed. put on "A sort
NJ kImoHo' and went out into the garden
ne roes leaned 20 her The fountain
guTgiet The stars we're reflected m an
ohlong pool latte unseen droW-y birds
cheeped 10 one another -Vittora pat
~ her bedroom shoes and stood with her
nAket feet upon the wet turf. A tinEling
thrill Of coolness and life ran mp through
Ter rom feet 10 head The desolate
Rickard entered the garden. He came
forward very slowly, step by step. and
NItoria heard the breath hiss between
HI, teeth and knew that he tho night her a
phantom They had a considerable
inerviev. and there was one rapturots
ka
Beaumont Temple. the novelist. had
5Obly released vittOria from her engage
nent. having asCertaiRed ihat she did
not love him. She was still bound by
her promise 10 her father. but Creighton
Blake obviated that diiiculty He pre-
scented himself before Pender Fleming
with q watch and q pistol and gave that
unpleasant parent two minutes In which
IN do the handsome thing Il was done
for Pender was an aTrant coward The
Young people were very happy; his Eht
= supposed.