New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-11-01

Ioscphinc Fowler. q woman who had seen '''''l '}
She had frequently assured Bogg that hcI l'uN' ''
old and eminent one. had raised serious "']'''"' ~
Ne FovyIcr She had been warned that she was throw
mo herself away when she became ms wlic auI sue
hal Ic,rncd-all. too htc-tha the warning had not
r, without Justification Fowler had turned on To-
H.. a., ,,rcl,ss man lie had wandered away one day
I forcottcn his responsibilities The lady might nave
returned to her people bu She wa proud. ono '1-
n,itcd ms much to Milton Bogg, who had Tor uVc yea.
paid her the sum Of eight dollar week Tor MS p'','
and room He had seen her daughter 'cciUa cross "'
border that divides glrlhood from Young W''Il'''"'
lie had pcrnittcd himself 10 be- regarded as ilNiufr III
ihc Fowler establishment much fixture as was inc
.aucaly sctcc in the Emusic ROOM where inc p"'I'''
,rg,tcd a, night and enjoyed the cbulltlon OF one
Lauder as they were reproduced by means ol pno''
,r,pb that like the mstrcss Of the household had seen
letter days. g.,
I'm addition 10 the disturbance that had como 10 DIT"
owing TO the consolidation Of the kniokcrp"cker an"
Commonwealth Companies, Milton Bogg was victim
of unrcuucd love. Cecilia Fowler was the Object "i
bi; Jcyotion; but her Discrimination To regard HIM as
bcr, was .o apparcnt that he had never appn5cd her
of his pas.on lie had satisfied himself by being near
hcr os often and as much as possible ana by Ra%iuB
upon her with ycaruing admiration that could not bc
mistaken by those who shared with him the pnEiIeRc oil
STUDYING her beauty; which was, indeed worth studying
land sakc,, Mr. Bogg what has happcncd>
aid Mr.. Fowler when Milton entered the Emusic
room lust before dinner time. 81 thought when you
came in it must be Mr. Hooper He always makes so
much noise. and you are generally $50 quiet
Il hope" he replied, Il haven't u'urpci any o MI
IIoopcr's rights. There's reason why should come
I'm as if | were trying TO keep my ARRIVAL a secret Is
there"
Goodness no Only its so unusual for You {" DE so
so emphatic about it, You look $50 different from
yourself too. hope, Mr.. Bogg' you haven taken 10
drink at your time of life
He selected the best chair in the room. SAT down m
orilv wav crossed his legs, and said, You need nave
no fear | have not been drinking. How long have
been living here"
you're not thinking Of leaving, are YOU Mr. Bogg;
"No. | have merely been thinking that having been
here longer than any of the rest OF your ah guests
might be justified in considering myself entitled To SIT
at the head of the table.
But Mr. Hooper sits there. you know
81 don't care a whoop for Mr.. Hooper sill fl' at
the head Of the table after this, if you please
Milton Bogg dctcsted Hooper. He had several
reasons for disIiIIng him. one of them
.hc principal onc-Wa5 Cecilia
Mrs Fowler crossed the room, pa sing s,s.,-.
close to her senior boaricr and bending -.
little toward him. perhaps for the purpose 49,
ot trying to find ont whether there "a. that ~
mon M, breath which would have ten- u IN
dcucv % confirm her suspicion J. was cFi- 80
dent that She was mystiuod. After ..e had -
.-.,l to discover 'hc cau,c of lbs cE'morh- IN
1a~,. behavior She remembered something tyzk<
and go' au cnvcop from the mau'cI. EsfA
81 almost iorgo, To- tell you, She -t- L.ssE