The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-07-11

Angelina Peachey in Mrs. Henry Du-
deney's story of Set to Partners" CDuf-
field and Company was a strange, per-
haps even a weird child. II IL said
and proved that her little brain was
active. Her father. a handsome man.
was an apothecary in the heart OF Lon
don. The family lived over the shop.
There were strange things. Grand
mother Peachey had been wicked AMI
was still terrifying. Timothy PAaciey,
the apothecary, had cursed his wife. An
gelina's mother. According to the cook
Timothy was eXcusable. The story
itself says that Angelinas mother
though prim and clean. was devoid OF
imagination. Moreover. she had no
sense OF color harmony. In her bed
room, where there were faded green cur
tains. she introduced a jug with maroon
stripes and glowing yellow flowers.
There used to be infidels in 1875. but
the age Of unbelief has passed. TIE
story says as much. The apotnecary
was one OF the rationalists Of that day.
We read: AS to the belief of nuns and
priests, what was that TO him? II was
all humbug. He had accepted the ra-
tionalistic conclusions OF the great
thinkers Of his time. He was UP to
date In this year. 1876. he was the
fervid exponent Of that materialis,ic
gospel which now is as dead as a door
nail. Ii tes given place to other thing a.
The old faith remaina." Angelina was
not exactly religious but she liked 20
hear about the lives Of the saints and
she wrote letters to ST. Mary of Egypt
who lived niraculously in tho deser.
for forty-nine years and whose grave
was dug by lion. Several Of these
letters are included In tie story.
Angelina at the ago OF 10 resolved
that she would never marry. nor did she
break this resolution. She tried to on
one occasion. She said yes to Freddy
Jannaway's proposal and he kissed her
1t was in a cab. "She wore red opera
cloak. 1t was positively vermillion. richly
embroidered with white. a sumptuous
Eastern thing" She was tall. strong
beautiful. lie was puEy. The kiss
that he bestowed marked the end OF TIE
! extremely brief engagement. Mature
said No." With a cry that amounted
nearly to a scream" she opened the
door Of the cab and escaped. Every
body thought later that Angelina and
Lady Johnss nephew. Antony. wers
married, but they were not
Antony lived in an old house tina
had all the dignity and precision OF /,
cathedral close" He collected blue
china. His manner when he was goot
natured was marked by a graceful In
doence. 1t cannot be thought that hi
character was particularly noble Afte
he and Angelina had set up togethe
we find her considering the irregula
as ISOLATION. She says: Some day whei
! love you enough, when you love M
enough. when our mutual passion 4
something marvellous. then we will
marry and make sacrament OF II. Ou
marriage shall be, when II comes, al
that marriages ought to be and so sci
dom are. Then ! shall be happy a
last. never have been yet. ! shal
have you. shall have religion and
shall know that 7 am neither puzzlin
nor greving the blessed saints Al
though | believe that my dear 81
Mary OF Egypt would understand mos
things" Antony and Angelina had live
together for eight years when sh
abandoned him and went away wit
Julius Polo
Julius was short. heavy and swarthS
"He wore evening clothes badly" II
had IAN air Of command At the sam
time his voice was marked by g
lovingly humble intonation." II doe
not seem to have mattertd that hi
eyes were dark and beady," He an
> Angelina met first at dinner, The In
evitable matter between them bega
Immediately. when dinner was owe
she was stirred by the fact that he cam
into the drawing room before the othe
; men. This filled her with queer deligl
and cunning. They were bot
Y conscious of bewilderinJ lntrigu
D He sat down by her. They di