New-York tribune., 1912-02-25

now tndL l mad no need OF anything any
more, they spent their money royalty for me
All! Was Mrs Cobb proud of these gifts
and did she arrange them where none could
pass them by,-"Le Marquis ct Ia Mar
quise de Vauquiercs de Clugny, ,"-"Comte
Dominique de NauquiercS de Clugny, La
DuchesSc Donaircre de Brochcfort," and Sc
forth' As to Aunt Elizabeth, she was to
bring her presents with her. Il was 20 meet
her that we went 10 New York.
She was TO arrive with Uncle P0rthaycn
and the three older girls (the younger ones
were left at home at BRENT on the sixth Of
August That evening there was 70 be
dinner and theater party in honor Of the new
arrivals, with a supper afterward in the roof
garden of the Waldorf. Then we were al
to 60 at once 10 the Brunhilda, Mrs. Cobbs
big steam yacht mOOrcd at her dock in
North River, and 10 start early the next
morning for Mount Desert. Then the even.
ing of the ninth there was 10 be q formal
dinner Of great magnifccncc at the villa at
Bar HarbOr, in honor Of the Duke and
Duchess. Then the next day, the wedding
But didn't think Of that: | lived in a
kind of dreadful dream, trying to let each
minute suffice TO its own pain, without think
ing of tomorrow. | had done what was right
mon DieH! there could be no doubt Of that
since that was the reason had done it. But
lust the same ! was tortured by romance
and by self repryach, no less perhaps than il
| had done what | wanted 70. Wherever |
went | was haunted by the image Of Mrs
Stuart face and o., Henry. ghastly eyes, as
with head down bent ] had followed Mrs
Cobb from their nous. on that last terrible
night. What did they think o.. me, Would
they ever understand 0- forgive me, did
not know, | had no word from them, only
a little, little letter from Henry in which he
informed me that in ord, % avoid certain
coming events he was leaving Bar Harbor;
and that since in response ~ his telephone
message of the other night q cabin had been
reserved for him on the Lorraine, sailing for
Havre on August i, he had made up his
mind to use it even under the altered cir.
cumStances and leave America for an in.
definite period.
All. my dear dear Henry leaving his
home, leaving America alone, without even
his mother. Poor Harriet. ! had repaid her
badly indeed for all her kindness to me and
for the long fidelity Of her spirit. She sent
me a beautiful wedding prescnt,-a little
gold writing table, style Louis NE., the ex-
act reproduction-yeS, quite exact, Of one
that had belonged to Papa. Yes, she re-
mcmbered. She had loved too, poor Har-
rct: but no more than had she been per-
mitted to show her love and fidelity by her
actions. So | hoped she might understand
and forgive me.
But when Mrs. Cobb and in our lmou-
sine met her in her carriage in the prone
made Il forget its name above the sea, she
gave me only a little pale nod before turning
away her head. All. 1t was the mother in
her that could not forgive me, understood
that-while the other mother by my SIDE
made little satisfied noise in her throat like
a hen clucking over her chicks. When ar.
rived home | threw myself face downward
on my bed and lay there for long ume
because it seemed TO me that, If | moved OF
even thought, my heart must s~gk and
break.
As 70 Victor, | am bound 70 oau hat IL
these DAYS he behaved very dc,en'.E. .aough
now. as the wedding approached. d. took
toward me in public pOmpous airs I'D. .Nner..
ship that might have made me- aG-. lAd
they not made me crawl Though Wa.. we
were alone togctha~ he spoke bu, ,,,,'c nd
on our dash o. New York on the Yacht.
when he was not in the p,loth0usc or bully
ING the sailors, he sat for the most pa~' silent
and immovabc. with his horr,d ,...c pipe
between his teeth. In the deeds OF the
property that his mother was conveying
him. he had cXactcd the Bruu Ida rs par'