The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1914-03-07
n Rlss HARRIET PELL GUSTS
WI VAN wYDE paused beside

CnurCn 10 uuuW Osss
Z tuu,ty 10 catch up with her. Time
.vas when In two glad bounds tho
I i,ttls fox terrier would have crossed
ths avenue. Now. alas. dignihed
vaodls that was tho very caricature
Of her mistress's gait was her fastest
means OF locomotion.
Miss Harriet felt that she owned
the sqsare. the church and her own
stately mansion. Hut the neighbor-
/. hood was none Of hers. The slums.
surginG northward, had swept about
"the place." Narrowing Miss Harriet
anl q few others Of the old regime on
5an ever diminishing island OF aristoc-
rary. Yet not. for the most castel-
\ iated. corruscatsd mansion on upper
Fifth avenue would she have de.
oerted her commodious BRICK ana
marble dwelling.
: Thers she had been born; there ner
p'fcrbears'' had dwelt. first In mod
. ct block house. hon In q square
homestead of imp rted Dutcn prick.
!, which In the next generation grew
white portico and an English on,
, trance Of carved wooden pillars ana
!. suaintly loaded glass. This In turn
Sad passed away and given place to
- rrosent mansion. hitting homo Tor
- sturdy settlers portiy descend-
Sats now grown rich by the growth
~ Manhattan.
n Mos Harriet. Pride Of Race had
nhoorbed into Itself all other PRIDE
!, EVon vanity was become the prey o!
/, % monster. She wore year IN ano
Yoar out black beaded challies ana
Samslt hair, and her bonnets were
: o1TUngs, home made CONNECTIONS.
: This glortned Pride. DO u SAID. wns
!. - sueenic Joy IN the contem Ip,.n,',
/ IN houest ancestors. It's substance
~ with strange qualification even
!. a facts OF hereditary tnint. Whcn
"a ramification Of the family de-
lVplopod drunkenness In . blightinc
slorm. With ghoulish satisfaction thc
ohot0mi0us Miss Harriet recalled the
6rinlsin9 bouts of Braun Van Wyde
Sn the far days, when HE nigh.
0torned ships imported "HoiiandG 70
1eIss. apoplexy. IRREGULAR teeth. RED
All, . tendency toward dypso-
sWaHia and ultra sharp land deals
\ O6OW6erry marks. neArsiEhtednees,
Noboiahness, all Were incense 70 the
v0oX 6o0 Family. Miss Harriet vas
- oomplotely ~.fhe aristocrAt, that.
Y Ononllko, she felt che could anord
- 5 democratic. Consequently
: ~ a elderly female. conducting
70 CO N.itsss poodle; pause: .,..s, ,s, mo- no.
4Wo0a hcr Pct and the short wtnde1
\ 1o1xy." Nias Harriet suffered her
1T VIII due condescsnsion to be
Ss.s =; . friendly ma. dos,-l. I,
- Harriet aeknow,sdssd owner
b6hAp, and commented on the balm.
e1haD OF the weather. while she
*6Quintsd her Strabismic eyes at the
k9ssupn beside her. She saw. short
en- aee-well into the sixtiee-With
69clorod Tide, Q faded false fringe
q v0d hair-and Q cluster Of moles.
/ = Q triangle near the left eye. The
~ conner continued TO speak In Q
Vell- bred voice.
M ssThe little square 10 such . rest
]. = Quist. 20 solidly aristocratic." with
I 0og1oet calm she ignored the banging
I fBolloys, the roar OF the elevated and
- hum Of the busy slums.
VI Mis- Harriet smiled deliG atedly,
tIndoed. zee. Il 10 invested with
k'lAarW. I am surprised. however
..vAat you-may I say. . stranger "a
vhs nsighborhood feel IL
|. ctaneulshine personAhsy
\ toierent smile litted the corners
0e pooole owner mouth.
ssa Tnere ~ notnih9 % stronS % TINS
~ OF ceriy memories' sne en:werea
.y cnudnooo was passoo IN tnis
Z 2oencornooo. ! u.eo 70 90 70 tne
xnenoG scnool; ana tnat nouae-tns
ra up the evonue-wAs my eri'
4 nomc
hS5rIet Sespeo
\ S-Wnx' y pahHoo," Sno OK
to9smea: Can u oe you:
"a ~ htsse woman s.arted me pCcr"n
Cmpeu"n. no", WI .n~n'
Z "eS ~ Vn y y, ~,
J uvm nor "o"ooo ""s m" MI
~. 90 "or nc - ,.s
III neeI'sn.eu; "ne eA~"neu
AWeys wAss nut I've rootco opJec'
Oon 70 s'asscs.aiways nao-cMcus'
Une stareo NJ MISS van wyoe
Y "nerr'ot! she eJaculated.
n ny Gear cousin miss Hattie
responded. For We ARE cousins
you know. Your father and m,
mother were first cousins--isn't thi
eyonderful! And where have YOU
1 eeen all these years? And where ar
Z fou living now?'
- "Hm bonrdinx IN NV old home,