Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-07-02
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| Mr.. Estrilla has developed a way
of Joining them after his evening Wis
, its to his sister; and he brings such
a spirit of Latin gaiety that they
quit their formal games and take al
when he enters. Rosalie especially
| delights in him. He has a quick turn
of the tongue which matches her
own; and they fence with good-na-
tured repartee. Whenever Estrilla
enters the room his eyes travel to
Betsy-Barbara and they two play in
a boy-and-girl spirit very charming
and amusing-to everyone but Tom
my North. All speak well of Estrilla.
II guess he's a regular man, all
right, If he is a wop,' says even
Tommy.
Through all the sprightly atmos-
phere Constance drifts, figure quiet
and dignified and beautiful and gen.
tle--''the tragic Venus" Generally
she joins the parties in the lie Grange
parlor. Betsy Barbara sees to that.
Acceding to every desire, making no
suggestions of her own, asking moth
ing-she is slipping visibly toward
melancholy. Days come when she
smiles a little, when faint stars
CLEAN in her great eyes; then Betsy
Barbara knows, and the rest con-
lecture, that some will-o'- the wisp
clue has lifted her to a little hope
Nights come when midway in the
game her eyes lose their hold on tan
gible things and fix on some vision
mid air; then Betsy Barbara knows.
and the rest conjecture, that she has
been visiting the Tombs. They set
| themselves to exercise her demon,
each after his own fashion. Betsy
Barbara is sweetly cajoling, Rosalie
subtly encouraging. Miss Harding
heavy handed but contagious. Tom
my North jocular, Professor Noll
fatherly-but all are kind.
Miss Estrilla alone never joins the
group downstairs. Though her eyes
are better, though she can bear some
light, she shows state of debility
puzzling to her physician and alarm
ing to her watcher and attendant,
Rosalie LIE Grange. The doctor adj
vises her to return to a warmer eli
mate before the New York winter sets
mike all transplanted Latins, she
is a very shivery person. She an
.swers that she cannot; her brothers
business lies In New York, and she
would be unhappy away from him.
Once Rosalie lie Grange suggests a
hospital, whereupon Miss Estrilid
weeps and begs to remain. Go she
will not, though Rosalie once dis
covers EstrilIa arguing the question
with her in his perfect English with
| its pleasant Spanish roll
The time came when Rosalie LIE
Grange determined to visit Inspector
MCGEE; she wished to unload some
theories of her own concerning the
Hanska case. Such visits must be
made with all due precaution of Sc
crecy. She chose an evening when,
as happened seldom nowadays, near
ly all the boarders had engagements
elsewhere. Mr.. Murphy and Mr..
Dayne had invited the girls to the
theatre; Mr. North was to dine with
a man who might give him job.
4 As step preliminary to her diplo-
macies she telephoned to MCGEE ard
made with him an appointment far
from the office. Then she approached
Betsy-Barbara.
Its asking a lot of you. my dear.
she said, but I've been so busy get
tin this place shook together that !
haven't had time to mind my own
affairs I've a cousin in town an 1
jest haven't had time to pay her any
lattention. It's simply scandalous the
way I've neglected her. Miss Estrilla
is kind of nervous tonight. an hate
to leave her alone until her brother
comes-anyhow. he misses some ave.