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shape of tho llltlo leather ono Iio i'tiw
la his hand, llont onco began talking
with the men, who woro very glnd to toll
Ihclr fctory to n rcjwrtcr. It wns a vory
different ono from that of tlio mntiavor.
Ho didn't wnnt to pay tlicni nt nil, they
will, ntul vowed thnt ho hnd no money.
"Mooch llkn that," wild tlio flngoolot.
"Ho hnvn plenty monoy. He upend him
oh, yes, ho spend plenty torn his IJobo
ho cnllu her."
"Shall you piny to-morrow?" naked
Rush.
"81, si," miBWcrcd tho nokcninnii.
"Ho pay wo piny, Wo tcllu him ho no
pay wo no piny."
By further questioning Rush learned
thnt thero hnd Wit it closo nppronch io
serious troublo nt tho rehcnrsnl thnt
morning thnt tho musicians, led hy tho
flngcolct, hnd refined to go on till they
got their monoy, nnd thnt Maximum
hnd unld o$itivcly ho hnd not u dollar
in tho hnuk, but would juiy them in full
on tho first of tho month, when he would
get nn nsscsKmont from tho directors.
They hnd heard that story loforo, nnd
refused to put any confidence in It, and
would have wnlkod olf with their Instru
ments under their nrms if Minn Kuowl
ton hnd not como to tlio rescue nnd In
stated thnt tho orchestra nhould hopnld
with tho monoy which wns duo her thnt
day, nnd which sho know Mnxmnnn
would have rendy for her, bocnuso ho
could not ntTord to trent her nn ho hnd
(rented tho ioor mustclnns.
"Nohlo crenturol" snld Rush to him
fclf. "Sho Is ns good ns she is great,'
And to think thnt ho wns going to bo
her, nnd on thnt very dny, tool
Iio lenrned from nomo of tho pcoplo of
tho thentro thnt hIio drovo out with her
mint every afternoon on tho days when
ho didn't sings nnd, ns this wns ono of
them, Rush concluded thnt ho would
not find her nt homo then, hut that ho
hnd better cull nt her houso Just lwforo
dinner time, when ho would ho pretty
suro of fliuring her In. Tills would givo
him timo to dress, ns It wns not quito 5
o'clock. 80 ho hurried over to Wost
Eloventh street.
Novcr Iwforo did this young mnn dress
himself with so much enro. Ho hnd
taken his usunl bath in thu morning, but
ho took nuothor, nnd put 011 tho best of
everything he owned. He looked over
Ida stock of shirts with tho eyo of n
Bruutmcl. Tho collar of ono wns too
high, tho collar of another too low. Fi
nally ho completed his toilet and set
forth. His landlady met him in tho ImlL
"Bon jour, Mmo. Pinot," ho said, gnyly,
as ho ran downstair; but Mine. Pinot
wna so struck with his changed appear
anco that sho could not find words to
return Ills salutation.
""Well." said she. hi French, for bIio
eaid it to herself, "something has Imp.
pencd; ho doesn't look like tho ttnmo per
son I saw this morning."
And indeed ho did not. Thero was a
color in his cheeks nnd a brightness in
his oyo thnt had not been thero in ranny
a dny. Ills oncounter with Archlo Til
llnghnstund his assignment from Tho
Dawn office would havo boon exciting
sough without tills great ollinnx.
lie' lost no tlrno in walking to West
Twentieth street, but when ho turned
into that street and tho littlo gothto houses
stood in nil their prcttlncsa beforo him,
ho slackened Ids speed. For a moment
ho thought thnt ho was 111, but ho con
cluded thnt It wna only tho effects of nn
exciting day. Bnck and forth ho wnlkod
in front of tho house ho wns so soon to
enter, nnd could not inako up his mind
to pull tho boll handle, "Rush Uurlstono,
jou'roafooll" ho finally said. "Don't
you know this is business?" Then ho
mounted tho stops and rang tho boll.
How musically It tinkled in the basement
belowl Tho door was opened by a man
errant in livery, of whom ho demanded,
"la Miaa Knowlton in?"
"I will inquire if you will be good
enough to send up your,xard," replied
the man, with the evasive answer of tlio
well trained servant of a public person,
at the same time ushering Rush, who
handed bim Mr. Musgrave'a noto of in
troduction, into a gem of a drawing
room. A grand piano stood in the mid
dle of tho room, which was adorned with
fine paintings and some rare portraits of
distinguished singers. Flowers in bas
kets and In vases filled tho place with a
rich perfume. Easy chairs and brlo-a-brae
abounded. Tho whole atmosphere
of the room was ono of luxury nnd good
taste, "This is her homo," thought
Rush, looking about him: "these nro tho
rugs her tiny feet tread uponj theso nro
her books; thero stands her piano, over
whose ivory koya her ivory fingers
glide," In this way ho amused himself
.until ho heard tho rustling of a woman's
gown on the stairs. His heart stopped
beating and seemed to grow so big that
he was afraid ho could not speak when
site entered. Ten thousand thoughts flew
through his mind. Iio aroso from his
chair, and. shutting his oy.es. sold to
himself t "When that door opens I shall
seo the most divinely beautiful creature
that treads this earths ono for whom I
would lie down and dienay, more, for
whom I would stand up and live,"
A sort of ecstasy took possession of
him. Tlio door swung back on its hinges;
he opened Ills eyes and Aunt Rebecca
Sandford entered tho room. Rush start
ed. If ho had been struck in tho fnco ho
could not have had a harder blow. It
took him a few seconds to recover his
wit. If ho had had to speak first he
would certainly have disgraced himself,
but Aunt Rebecca begun at once,
"She's very busy just at this moment"
(Miss Sandford had an ugly way of say
lag "sho" or "her" when sho meant her
niece, forgetting that thero wcro any
other shea or hers in tho world), "and
asked me to step down and see you. I'm
very partial to press boys myself, Mr.
Hailstorm" (another ugly trick of hers
was to get people's names wrong), "and
I'm always glad to havo a littlo chat
with theni. Take a seat, praj. You
wasted to see her about that strike.
Well, how, I really don't see how sho
could say anything on that subject. Sho
doew't want to pitch into Maxmann bo
MMe the man really means well; but,
Jb know, Italian opera is an expensive
ixwy, That's why it'a fashionable. It'll
be popular, though, mark lay
word Esglkh qpera fa what'li fete
tho people. If thnt child ever slugs in
English opornsho'll mako her everlasting
fortune, I toll her so, too; but they nil
havo n foolish prido about Italian opora.
It's nonsonso, nrrnnt nonsense Tho big
gest monoy Is In tho Kngllsli opera, you
mark my words."
HuhIi hail no doubt thnt sho wns cor
rect, but he hadn't como tlioro to henr
MIm Rebecca Sanfurd's opinion of tho
rolativo merits of Hngllsh and Italian
opera. Ho was n diplomatic young man,
howovcr, nnd when ho found thnt tho
prospect of Boeing Miss Knowlton looked
dim, ho tried nil his arts. When Aunt
Roteccn, who wns nn Impulsive womnn
for all her shrewdness nnd brusquo man
ner, learned that It was his llrst assign
mont, she took 11 iiorsonul Interest, nnd
said ho should "see that child ns suro as
thero was n Moses In tho bulrushes," and
sho loft tho room to fetch her.
Tills timo tlioro was no mlstako. Rush
hoard tho clear notes of Miss Knowlton's
voice as kIio descended tlio stairs, and in
a moment sho wns ndvnnciiig townrd
him with her hand extended. Such n
beautiful hand, tool It felt liko a rose
leaf us It lay in his for half a second.
"I nui vory glnd to meet you, Mr.
Hurlstone, nnd shall bo most happy If I
can bo of any service to you."
Then sho sat down on one side of him
(Aunt Rebecca sat on the other), nnd
"took him all in," as sho afterwards told
him. Sho saw n tall, well mado young
man with brown hair, a clear, dark skin,
and strong, whlto teeth that 11 budding
mustache mado no elfurl to conceal. Ho
wan certainly handsome, ami ho had nn
easy, natural manner, that wm vory nt
tractive About tho strlko sho would rather not
say anything, but, nx he had taken tho
trouble to find her ami did not want to
go back empty handed, she would Bay
that, although sho did not bollovo In
strikes, her sympathies wcro with the
strlkora in this Instance.
"Thoy did not strlko for higher pay,"
sho Bald, "but for what thoy had already
earned. I do not, howovcr, want to nc
cuso Mr. Mnxmnnn. Ho had 110 inten
tion of cheating them out of their monoy;
ho only wants timo. You boo, Italian
opora is very expensive, nnd tlio ex
penses nro not properly apportioned.
Wo prime dotino nro not paid in tho
right wny. Wo should not get such
lnrgo cortnlntios. I havo always held
thnt 11 prima donna should bo paid in
proportion to hor 'drawing' powers n
small cortnlnty nnd n percontngo."
"Hear thnt child, now!" Interrupted
Aunt Robeccn, "you might know that
sho wns nn nrtist no head for business.
A smnll certainty, Indeed! Who over
heard of such n thing?"
"Not a prima donna I will vonturo to
sny," said Hclon. "No manager would
bo bold enough to mention tho subject
In hor presence."
So thoy chatted on for flftcn or twenty
minutes.
"I havo been vory frank with you,
Mr. nurlatono," said Helen, "and 1 leavo
it for you to draw tho lino between what
I havo said to you nnd what I havo said
to Tlio Dawn. I think that I am perfect
ly safo In trusting myself In your hands."
And she gave him a look of Bitch con
fidence that ho was quito beside himself,
Doth Helen and her aunt wcro pleased
with Rush. "When you nro nt tho the
ntro como around and eco us," said Aunt
Rebecca at parting, Ho wns so young
and so enthusiastic that sho liked him;
and then ho was n "nuwspaper man I"
Rush had a column of Tho Dawn for
hla btory, nnd It wns a good one. Tho
city editor complimented him upon it,
and told him to como insido tho next day
and ho would try to find him a desk. Se
nt lost ho had got a foothold, nnd his
prospects seemed to htm simply dazzling.
What a glowing letter ho wroto homo!
It was to his mother, with whom he
could bo confidential, and tho glowing
waa largely about Helen Knowlton.
"How young men will ravo over wo
men on tho stagel" said that good lady.
"But it will blow over. 1 won't Bcold him
yet, dear boy!" And sho put tho letter
carefully away in her writing desk, that
"the girls" might not see it.
CHAPTER VI.
ESSIE AR
CHER waa
tho only
child of
wealthy pa
rent, and
her ono
troublo in
waa that sho'
had no serious oc
cupation, Sho
had a much bet
ter mind than-tho
average girl, and
sho was Intelligent enough to bo con
scious of her own shortcomings. Sho
wanted to bo great, and sho was only
clever, ncr father had taken unusual
pains with her education, and tho ad
vantages that ho would havo given to
a son wero aa far as possiblo given to
hor. Sho could translato Holno and Do
Mussot very gracefully, and had put
Horace into respectablo English verse,
Somo of her Uelno and Do Musset trans
lations eho had set to music, and Bho
sang them with a great deal of taste.
But sho tired of translating, and writing
songs began to boro her. Sho wanted to
do something of moro consequenco In
the world. Having been born and
brought up In luxury, sho thought sho
would liko to bo a labor reformer, and so
shu attended somo noisy meetings at the
Cooper Union, accompanied by her
cousin Archlo Tillinghast. Instead of
being disillusionized thereby, sho got up
quite a sentimental feeling about tho
"horny handed sons of tolL" So regu
larly did sho attend these meetings that
sho became known by sight to somo
of thu professional agitators, and
ono of them mado bold to call at her
house and ask her for funds to carry on
tho good work. Ho was a smooth
tongucd fellow, and ho urged her to
write a labor reform pamphlet, which ho
engaged to print and send broadcast over
the land if she would pay tho expenses.
But the labor reformers palled upon
her after a while, nnd she began to think
deeply upon tho subject of negro equal
ity. She talkvl about U to "
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9wtkSmn to
PF
who would nrguo or ngrco with her. Sho
attended some meetings held to discuss
tho subject, and onco Invited tlio African
orator homo to dinner. Sho said that
alio had "110 vulgar race prejudices;"
but her father had, and tho dinner party
did not romp off. Encouraged by her
Hitrouage. thu orator told her ono day
that he had no vulgar race prejudices
cither, nnd thnt ho would ns lief marry a
whlto woman to u colored one. IIu ad
vanced thin holuf with so much mean
ing that Minn Archer rang tho boll nnd
ordered tho servant to put him out of tho
house. After that day sho carefully
avoided tho subject of negro equality,
nnd turned hor attention to tho ameliora
tion of tho condition of the Indian. Tills
fanoy pleased her longer than usual: but
nftor sho hnd mado quito 11 collection of
Indian trophies, nnd tend a good deal,
moro particularly poems, of Indian lit
erature, sho went out to tho plains to
visit n friend who had married nn nrmy
ofllccr. There sho saw tho Indian di
vested of romance. Sho thought him a J
very ummeresimg personage, ana pre
ferred the legends of tho poets to tho
fncts that thero stared hor in thu fnco.
At tho timo when Rush Uurlstono bo
enmo acquainted with her sho was deeply
Interested In esoteric Buddhism, and had
attended somo questionable meetings nt
tho apartment of tho high priestess of
Buddha, a certain Mmo. PampoiT, who
drow around her a wholly ltohemlnn
and partially vicious lot of people, most
ly men, nmong whom alio sat smoking
cigarettes and discoursing of tho ntrango
things bIio had Been In India. Sho woro
a brooch which sho sntd hnd been plucked
out of tho forehead of a departed Hindoo
nnd plnccd nt her throat. Did any ono
doubt hor? Thero wns tho brooch.
Mmo. Pnrnpolf whb n very clover wo
mnn, nnd had written n book untitled
"Tho Rending of tho Veil," which no
ono read, but which ovcry ono Bald wna
n wonderful production. It wns in two
largo folio volumes, filled with illustra
tions, showing tho veil beforo nnd nfter
tho rending, and giving tho mystic signs
known only to thoso who had sought
faithfully for esotcrio Information on
this Biihjcct.
Mine. Pnrapoff, ns I linvo said, wns
clover, but sho hnd n faco that would
frighten oil nny ono who wns not par
ticularly anxious to learn that which she
nlono professed to tench. Bessio Archer
wns novcr mora alarmed In her lifo than
on hor first visit to Mmo. PnrapolT's
"bungalow," ns tho lntter called It, Sho
hnd nover seen such a looking woman
beforos her fnco repelled her, but her
mnnnor wns renssuring, Tho Russlnn
wns a thorough woman of tho world,
nnd sho saw thnt In this visitor sho hnd
n fish of n uuw sort to deal with, who
could not be caught with tho common
halt thrown to tho men around her,
Only tho choicest morsel would attract
her. Sho must bo enrcful not to offend
hor by speaking too plainly beforo her at
first, nnd sho must not givo her her
famous pamphlet, "Naked, nnd not
Ashamed," to read until sho was quito
suro of her. Besslo had induced her
useful cousin, Archio Tillinghast, to ac
company her to Mmo. Parapoff'B, Archie
didn't want to go nt nil, but ho was con
vinced that Bessio would go nlono if he
didn't go with her.
"Rum girl, Cousin Bess," he said to
Rush; "bright ns n dolLnr, but slippery ns
an eels you nover can tell whero sho is
going to bob up. Beastly place, thnt
ParnpofTs. A lot of hairy men, smelling
of whisky and tobacco smoke, lolling
around tho floor on skins, puffing their
vilo pipes In tho fnco of tho priestess,
who sat on a sort of raised placo in a big
chair nnd smoked cigarettes, partly In
self defenso and partly to show her very
whlto and well kept hands nnd hand
eomo rings. Hera wcro tho only clean
hands in tho room. Such a lot of tramps!
I don't bellevo thoy had a chango of
shlrta among them."
"And did Miss Archer find pleasure
in their society?" asked Rush.
"Sho tried to think sho did. At any
rate, she waa doing something out of tho
common, and tlioro is great satisfaction
in that to somo pcoplo, old boy," an
swered Archie. "I'm very fond of Bes
sie, otherwise you wouldn't find mo trot
ting around to theso tircsomo places with
her labor reform meetings, negro equal
ity meetings and Indian meetings. 'If
you won't go with mo I'll go nlono,' sho
says; and what's a fellow to do? Duty
calls nnd I obey."
Tills conversation took placo In tho
Powwow club, whero Archio nnd Rush
wcro dining nccordlng to tho promiso
given in a previous chapter. Thoy had
a good dinner and n powwow that did
honor to tho uamo of tho club. Aa thoy
Bat over tho walnuts nnd tho wine. Archio
took $15 from lite pocket, and said, "Hero
la tho rest of your monoy, old bov; I havoH,
deducted the 5. I struck old Penny
packer for $20. Let's seo what you'vo
written,"
Rush, a littlo embarrassed, tried to put
off tho evil moment
"Nonsenso, won't' tUsM Ajxhie. "illuf
with them, ioil Itaow thU is not sup
posed to bo, poetry. Pm not n critic;
anything wtn. a rhy mo will do, so loug as
you get In lfr magic word Damnsceuo,"
So Rush fiillcd tho papers out of his
pocket, niiaytfsflrcd vigorously nt his clgnf
with nn a.!i)uod nlr of Indifference.
rcuie sprritj jikj itu-vta 0111 uciore J,VUU.i 7
crocked thu snfV' ,MMW1 lilmvMH Will
ono hand whlla ):u V.uM, Ihti '.wmfecrlpt
with tho other, nnd read tlio following
lines;
Liko ibo blushrs that ;alnt tho sunriM,
An (bo bliuhea on tier ch;k(
And tbf tliriuh'a note In ttm weoclkitiJ
1 hear Mf tif n bo doUi tjwak,- -Uko
a reattier lW.' tightly blowing
Is her whlto and (toy hnud;
Ah, the'ii tho fairest maiden
Iu all tho broad green land.
Hut tho wi-vt-it cbarma aha owneth
Aro hiT hauda ao warly whlto;
I'orlio Htuhixlhem with Danuuceuo
Each morning and each ulght.
"Bravo! bravo!" ho exclaimed. "You
could not havo done better if you'd been
in training for u month. This Is just the
thing." And, hastily glancing over tho
others, "Ah, I see you'vo dropped a little
humor Into theso. That's good; but it's
tho sentiment that fetches old Penny
packer. You'vo moro than earned your
money; so 1 hope your consclcnco u nt
Rush reassured him on this point by
pockotlng tho monoy, and nt tho uamo
timo ho told him thnt his prospecta nt
Tho Dawn olllco wcro improving: but ho
didn't nny whero his assignment hnd
taken him, for fear of betraying himself
if ho spoko upon a subject bo near his
heart.
"Now, Rush, my boy," taild Archie,
looking nt his wntch, "I don't liko to np
car rudo, but you know I told you I
had three receptions tjiis evening. Ono
Is that of tho Daughters of Sappho, who
hold their nnnunl reunion nt Dclmonl
co's; but thnt won't keep mo long. I'll
got a progrnmmo nnd ileo. Tho other is
ntthohouso of tho California million
niro, McMullignn, who owns n palaco in
Fifth avenuo; nnd thnt will not delay
mo elthor, for tho genial McMullignn
himself has promised mo n printed list
of his guests. Then wo will fly to in;
undo Archer's, whero wo nru suro to
havo n plcnsnnt evening."
So, donning their overcoats, tho two
set out,
Thoy walked down to Delmonlco's,
then In Fourteenth street, whero tho
Daughters of Sappho wero hnvlng a
grand timo. Tho meeting hnd been
cnlled to order when they arrived, nnd
Mrs. Lavlnla Hopper-Wnlker was begin
ning her essay on "Tho Wcnker Sex,"
which sho proved to their cutlro satis
faction to be tho mnle.
"Who behnvca tho most calmly in
times of emergency?" nsked Mrs. Hop-Ikt-Wnlker,
"tho womnn Or tho mnn? I
need hardly sny it la tho woman. Tho
woman will enduro suffering without
flinching, whilo n man in tho dentist's
chair has been known to kick great holes
In tho u-nll whllo his teeth wcro being
tilled." Applnuso.l "Who nro Bolzed
with pnnio at n fire? tlio men or tho
women? Statistics will provo to you that
half tho troublo during a tiro tn a thcatro
or other public hall la Invariably caused
by tho pushing and crowding of tho
men, who will stamp out tho lifo of nny
ono who gets in their wny. If this is not
proof that man is tho weaker vessel,
what is? To mo It la sufficient." Great
applause.
But Mrs. Hopper-Walker thought that
tho others needed further proof: for sho
continued to present them witli stnstlstl
cal evidence for half an hour longer nt
lenst. Iu the menu timo Archlo found
tho president of tho club, Mrs. Mcrrlo
Mny, who gnvo him n programme of tho
evening's exercises nnd n printed synop
sis of the dKToront speeches. While
Archio wns attending to his duties, Rush
was looking about tho room nt thostrango
pcoplo ranged along tho wall. A gcntlo
man with 11 very high forehead nnd n
blonde beard that grow in irregular spots
about his faco wherever it could picrco
tho Burfaco tapped him upon tho shoulder
after n whllo, and said:
"I saw you at tho office of Tho Dawn
tho other day, so 1 prcsumo you nro n
reporter nnd would liko some points for
nn nrticlo for your wor tlio nnmes of
tho distinguished pcoplo here this even
ing, ctfc." And, beforo Rush could Bay
that ho was not thero na a rcpresentn
tivo of his paper, tho man ran Ids fin
gers through his straggling locks nnd,
drawing himself up to hla full 5 feet 4 J
inches, suid, "Tho lady reading tlio ad
dress Is Mrs. Lavlnla Hopper-Walker,"
adding, in n most impressive whisper,
"my wife! 1 nm Tobins T. Hopper
Wnlker. T. stands for Tartar. My
mother was a Tartar."
Rush thought that his wife was a Tar
tar also, but ho didn't sny bo.
"Mrs. Lavlnla Hoppcr-Wulker is u
most remarkable woman, sir. Sho can
take tho floor against tiny mnn, nnd shut
him up lieforo ho knows where ho Is."
Hush looked at Mra. Hopper-Walker,
who nt this moment wna making ono of
her most cutting remarks at tho expense
of man. Her eyes wero fixed tixn her
husband, and tho expression of superior
ity that passed over her faco wns u study
for a tragedian. Tho expression on his
faco would better havo served tho come
dian, it was so fiolf deprecatory and
showed such satisfaction in being tho
weaker vessel.
"This is a most representative gather
ing," ho whispered. "Thero is Mra. Ann
Amelia do Johnstone, president of tho
'Women Who Daro society.' It meets
overy week at her houso in Williams
burg, whero it enjoys a most intellectual
evening."
Rush looked In tho direction Indicated
by Mr. Hoppor-Walkcr'a long forefinger
and saw a woman with n high forehead
decorated with thin, tight curls. Her
eyes wcro large, and their promlncnco
waa exaggerated by tho powerful glasses
alio woro on her vory'retrousso nose. In
deed, her noso turned up with Mtmtich
determination that It carried her upper
up with it, exposing tier two largu front
teeth to tho nubile kozo.
'Mrs. Do Johnstono is vory clovor,"
conunucu uoppor-waliccr. "aho writes
for tho magazines and pamphlets by tho
score. I uupposo you havo read her book
on tho form of niarringo proposals among
tho anclont Egyptians? Sho holds that
It Omen proposed In thoso days and ad
ytAlitcB tho olden custom. Mrs. Hopper
WA'icr hna written nn uuswor to this, in
wOtfllh 8n proves that the custom (seven
oM(,y than Mrs. Do Johnstone claims,
WfA that that lady's theories havo oven
bUU (n practlco In this country for
years. It ia a good custom for 6omo
women. 1 know a number who would
not havo been married if it had not pre
vailed." He cast u furtive glanco in tho
direction of Mrs. Hopper-Walker, who
was just taking her seat amidst tho most
enthusiastic applause.
At this moment Archie put hiaarm
through Rush's nnd snld it wns timo for
them t9 bo off. Rush thanked Mr. Hop-por-Walkcr,
nnd the two young men
went down stairs to tho enfo nnd seated
themselves nt a small table. Whllo they
drank a jug of German seltzer Archi
wroto out his report of tho Sappho nnd
6cnt it down to Tho Trumpet olllco.
"There's nothing pleases them liko get
ting copy in early dear boy. Now let us
I1I0 to my uncle Archer's, whero I will
lenvo you while I do the MoMulligan's.
Aa I odd you beforo, that won't delay mo
long. Cousin Bess will toko caro of you
whilo I am Interviewing MuMulllguu on
tho cost of his entertainment,"
From Delmonicoi' they etrulled up
town as far as Twentieth street, whero
thoy turned off to tho homo of tho
Archers, on Oramcrcy park. Tho moon
wna ehining brightly upon thla cxcluslvo
littlo park, and upon tho ladles in their
handsomo wraps who wcro running gny
ly up tho Archera' front steps nnd disap
pearing In n blazo of gns light through
tho door. This wna to bo Rush's intro
duction to Now York society a thing ho
had heard n good deal about nnd regard
ed with moro or less awe. Ho wns just
at an ago when society is most attractive
Ho was very susceptlblo to benuty, nnd
ho considered Helen Knowlton tho most
beautiful woman ho had over Been. And
go sho certainly wns, for sho wns tho
only benuty ho hnd seen who wns not of
a moro or less rustle typo, nud, notwith
standing his country bringing up, lioliad
littlo tnsto for rusticity in women. This
first nnpenrunco in tho social world wna
. a grcnt excitement to him, nnd ho wna
very much nf raid thnt ho would do boiiio
thlng in violntion of tho proprieties. So
ho determined to do ns his friend Tilling
hast did; and ho could not havo hnd a
better guide in such mutters. To Archlo
ho said nothing about his ombnrrnssment,
nnd thero was nothing In his manner to
lead his friend to suspect It.
Tlio two young men, na thu ladies hud
dono beforo them, ran lightly up tho
steps nud entered tho hall, whero Rush
nhnost hnd Ida brcnth taken nwny by the
dazzling light nnd tho iierf timo of (lowers.
Ho followed Archlo upstairs, whero thoy
left their topcoats; nnd, taking n parting
' glanco nt himself in tho mirror to eco
thnt his tio hnd not ridden up over his
collar nnd that his hair was not too
much rumpled, ho descended with Archlo
to tho drawing room. Hero a gorgeous
scenco presented Itself. Tho long rooms
were brilliantly lighted with wax candles
nnd decorated with moro (lowers than
Rush hnd over seen together In Ills life.
Tlio lndlca wero dressed in their finest
Paris gowns; but it was not bo much tho
dressing as tho want of It that astonish
ed our young countrymnn tho oldcrtho
Indies were, tlio less thoy seemed to fenr
tho cold.
Archlo presented htm nt onco to his
undo nnd mint nnd to hla cousin Bessie,
for whom Rush immediately conceived
tho friendliest fecllncrs. Bessio Archer
' certainly was nn attractive girl. Sho
wns handsoino nnd well mndo, nnd sho
looked liko a girl who enjoyed good
health. Her complexion was brilliant,
I her teeth dazzling nnd her elenr, gray
' bluo eyes looked ns Btronir ns an carlo's.
Although alio wns on exceptionally clever
girl, sho was not n bit of n prig, and her
manner was remarkablo for its cordiality.
When alio took Rush by tl md bIio
gavo him buch a firm, pleasant grip that
ho Bald to himself, "Hero la a girl worth
knowing; sho shakes hands liko a man;
nono of your flimsy, lnckndnisical touch
ing of tlio lingers, such as somo girls
give." And Bessio liked Rush nt once. Sho
hnd heard such pleasant things nbout him
from Archio thntBhe wns naturally prej
udiced in his favor; and it was impossi
ble to look in hla honest, manly faco nnd
not Uko him. "Now, Hurlstone, old fel
low," snld Archlo, nfter Introducing his
friend to his cousin, "I will lenvo you to
Cousin Bess' tender caro and go whero
duty calls."
"I'm suro you could not leavo mo
whero 1 would rather be," said Rush, na
glibly na though ho hnd been "In society"
nil his life.
"Perhnps you will havo n different
tnlo to tell when Archlo comes bnck,"
snld Cousin Bess.
"1 shnll only speak moro positively
then," replied Rush, with n bow thnt
Count d'Orsay might havo envied.
At that moment tho band, stationed in
another room, struck up thu music of a
waltz, "and there was a general move
ment of pleasant anticipation among tho
young people. Their elders drow up
along tlio wall, nnd tho dancers took
their places on tho floor.
"Do you dance, Mr. Hurlstone?" asked
Miss Archer. "If you do, I will givo
you this wnltr. I waa saving it for
Archio; but tho poor fellow has not fin
ished his day's work yet."
"No, Miss Archer," replied Rush, "I
donotdanco. I havo heretofore looked
upon a dancing man with n feeling of
superiority; but now I regard him with
envy, nnd for tho first timo regret thnt
tho steps of tho waltz aro n sealed book
to mo."
"I am very sorry, too; for I am afraid
you aro going to havo a dull timo, ns this
is a dancing company to-night. How
ever, I will try and find a young lady
whoso conversation will in a measuro al
lovlntoyour disappointment. Will you
tnko something intellectual or something
frivolous':" Aa Mlsa Archer nsked this
question, her eye9 turned towards two
ladles standing on tho opposito hide of
tho room.
Rush's eyes followed hers, and ho an
swered, "Something frivolous, please."
So thoy threaded their way among the
dancers, and ho was Introduced tp Miss
Gertie Gaston.
"How la It you uro not dancing thla
ovening, Miss Gaston" Rush Inquired, foi
ho felt quito suro thnt sho w one of the
dancing girls. ,
"Do you want to know?"
"I nm consumed with curiosity."
"Bccnuso 1 hato a plain waltz, nnd
110110 of theso men know tho 'dip,' " phe
nnswered, with n show of annoyance.
"What Ignorance! I fancied Now York
men know everything. To think of Ul
grown men, nnd not know tho 'din'!"
I "You know it?" snld Mlsa Gaston, half
"Alas, nol" replied Rush; "but, thon,
I nm not a Now York boclety man."
"Whero aro you from Boston or Phil
adelphia?" "Neither; lcamo direct from tho coun
try from tho abode of tho milk pail and
tho sausage."
"Really! and you work on a farm?
get up nt B hi thu morning, milk tho cows,
nnd all that sort of thing?"
"I nover havo, but I daro say I could,
If tho cows would let mo try,"
"I should not think you would caro to
try," said Miss Gaston, with n movement
of disapproval. "I should think a man
might find soiu.;thlng moro manly to do
than milking ccwb."
"No doubt liu might; dancing, for in-ttance?'
"Yes, Indeed. H.sc learn tho 'dip'
in much Ices timo than it would tako
hlm to learn to milk n cow."
Rush looked nt tho young lady to sec
If bIio wns guying him, but tho expres
sion of her fnco showed that sho waa
thoroughly In earnest. Ho began to wish
that ho had chosen tho intellectual lady,
but tho snatches of her conversation
that reached him wcro tot tempting. "I
mnlntnln," sho waa saying to a bald gen
tloman who wns doing his best to sup
press n yawn, "1 mnlntnln thnt Greek
should bo taught In thu public schools;
nud you, Mr. Uursldo, bhould look to It,
na a mcmlwr of tho board of education,
nnd bco thnt our young glrla nnd boya
nro taught that classic languago Instead
of theso vile modern tongues thnt nro.
only useful for merenntilo pursuits.
Greek Is n purely Intellectual Inngungo.
Herodotus would" But here Bessio
Archer whirled pnst Rush In tho nrms of
West Unstlngs, nnd gnvo him ono cf her
sweetest smiles na sho passed; 60 ho nover
know what Herodotus would hnvo dono.
Rush wished from tho bottom of his
heart that the dnnclng would stop, nnd
thnt ho might hnvo a chnnco to tnlk a
littlo with Miss Archer, who wns quito
rt bright, ho saw, aa her cousin had rep
resented her to bo, Tho thought had
hardly passed through his mind when
tho music ceased nnd tho dancers strolled
off in palr.. A young man dressed Iu
tho extreme of tho fashion rcliovcd htm
of Miss Gaston, nnd ho stood for a mo
ment leaning ngninst tho wall, wonder
ing where Miss Archer wns, when sud
denly ills henrt gnvo such nn upward
lungo that ho thought for a fow seconds
ho Bhould suffocate. But It soon foil
back to Its natural placo and left him nt
liberty to feast Ida cyca upon tho radiant
fnco of Helen Knowlton, ns sho entered!
tho room accompanied by her mint and"
an old gentleman whom ho had no diffi
culty in recognizing as Undo Llghtfoot.
Myers.
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