The Brussels Post, 1891-1-9, Page 2AN' GELY, DE
A'IIBILLING ST0111 O' ROMANCE AND ADVENTURE.
ONAPTER, ,XVIII,
rolnnc a TO inc esoli r.
"The darkest day,
Live till, tomorrow will have passed
away."
Little one,' said Madame Wol-
enski to Ethel one morning about
three weeks after Major Dennis's
death, 'you are very restless.'
'Oh 1 Helene, so restless,' Ethel
cried. 'I can't settle down to do
anything.'
'No, but.I will tell you what you
ought to do, You ebould take a
little journey. You are excited and
nervous and you are growing fanci-
ful. For all those ailments, there
is uothiug, nothing like a little
ebange.
'�I, o -I don't want to go away,'
Ethel replied,; decidedly.
'fetter than moping here,'
Madame suggested.
513ut I can't' go away. I have no
eni,to go with. 1 am so aloneyou
know. I might go...home . to The
Cuffs ; but I don't want to go there
for long time, and my mother
sny�.d:she ;oryiinot leave my father if
shewonid.: 1 -I -don't Dare about
going away with my mother. No•
-I'am bettor off Here, dear Hel
,4.itit I wll; go _wail? .you if,yo i
like, dear child, said Madame kind-
ry, Wil at d you shy to it little
tr n he, t ft;. titfHeet'p to
oneltnt siot}tt'p pety plf+oas;.ii
England Torquay or Bourne-
mottt'lr 3t ,
�>t �eiioi}1'd like it with ,you,
degi• Hoe gpe-lion. liind yoyi.are `to
me,' Ethel cried.wtth.a beret ,of
feeling, 'but -but please doii't'.ask
m0 to go away" just yet -not just
yet'
'Very well -it- must be as .you
Iike,' returned Madame. She
sinned as she stroked the girl's
hand with her firm white fingers.
She understood so well.all that was
in her mind. 'But by and by,
when all has come right, you will
then go with me, eh ? I am quite
olds to be year friend, little one, but
I am very young in my heart.'
Ethel looked up in surprise.
'Why Helene, dear, why should you
say that 2 You are not old, what
uoneenee. It is only your hair that
is white, that is all. And it is such
pretty white hair too, all short and
curling. It would be like a baby's
head if it were not white.
lliadame,paseedher hand care.
Iessly through her snowy curie,
whish were,..ae Ethel had truly
said', like a baby's except for their
lack in color.
'I am not very young, little one,'
She said. 'S'',orty.five last .birthday
.-forty.five-that is getting on.
But my hair has been ae white as
this fur ten years past, and more or
less white siuce before I was thirty,'
'And were you fair before, or
dark 9' asked Ethel.
'I was fair, always -but my eyes
are dark of aurae,' Madame ans.
wered. 'Just at first I did not like
my hair when it was changing
oolor, For a little time it looked
quite daik ; but when it got all
white, 1 became used to it and now
I prefer it -it looks more or less
distinguished, and it suits any color
I choose to wear in my garments.
Now with red hair, such as many of
your Lnglisl.t and Scotch women
have, it is very difficult to dress
web. You must not wear any form
of red or pink -although most red,
haired Indies do. I met a lady at a
party about a month ago,' she went
on, 'the wife of a very rich stock-
broker, Mr. Abingdon. She was
pointed out to me as being very rich
and very clever in all relations to
life. 1 looked at her well, but I
came to the conclusion at last that
ohs might be rich, but would never,
never be clever.'
'Anil why 2' Ethel enquired;
greatly interested.
'Weal,' . Madame replied In her
delicate, judictal loud of way. 'She
was a little spare notnan, about ray
age'or more, with a hard, impudent
little face,. with round oyes, a nose.
whiob Nature had not quite finished
off enough at the end, a continual
grin, and a dimple on one side of it
which 1 fancy Nature had never set
there, But her redeeming -and most
distinctive feature was to mass of
wonderful deep rod hair, a deep,
deep red like that which Ellen Terry
wore es Lady Macbeth. With this
ehe- wore tt gown of bright toss
pink, and her complexion was put
,en to match it, The effect was
striking but hard and common and
brazen. I happened afterwards to
bestanding behind Ler--and when
I saw that the bank of her coiffure
was of a nice ordinary light brown,
I thought the woman a foal 1' she
ended, as if the fate of Mrs. Alfred
Abiugden was• staled from that
mote:"ut.
Ethel broke•out lcaug.hin,•g at the
description. 'I wonder who'slle it?.
T never heerd;of her.'
'Oh 1 her husband is something
in the Otty-she is only a lith
woman,' said the other a little con.
tetnptuously. 'I was so struck with
her hair that the people I was with
told me a long, long story about her
giving a ball the night her greatest
friend was buried, and. afterwards
turning the cold shoulder to her
friend's only child, who was left
badly off,. But there, what puzzles
me is that filen and women of age,
who know their world, should ex-
pect anything from a woman with a
false little face, a perpetual grin,
and a nose as if A had been chopped
off short at the end.' .
'But everybody cannot read faces,'
Ethel cried..
'More the pity for them,' returned
Madame .prompt ty..
Web, a few days after this, Ethel
was sitting one, afternoon, in her
littl'e,bondgir, when the floor opened
and,Jpdge peered in, a visitor.
'Major Pottinger,' he said ru his
most butler -like voice-whioh1 i y
the','we, lie oould pat' on very web
upon occasion. •
Ethel rose from her chair in. some
trepti-dation, for her nerves were not
10,t}111 o#ent1y t044`o410o rspeiva
unknown vieitore•Wtt)i,;peeteekpaltnr
'meas. Major P,ottiu .er, •how:ever
leaving biudQfered inn iillfe'tnr"oom,
eh.Qttoutlib',.liae'pr,, pdd hand, tier with his taw, hrge:yelloand, very
soot eitplained, himself:
•"'law 9Gow de do er hope
yoi%r 1?ef'ler-qr er-ittyf ly sorry
great,f�,iend o,f•poor Depnls'e-er
--; er-always . greet chums er
er- —' and then he Stood tugging
fiercely at his 'tliot'istaelle, find deck'
ing hie head' ,rapidly in, a aeries of
little nods, as if he, was for the
momentwrapt in a mental contem
plation of the dead ltfajor's good
qualities and virtues.
Ethel sank back into her chair
again, gazing at her overwhelming
visitor with absolute awe. Sbe had
never heard her 'husband speak of
this great friend at all -and really,
poor little woman, she began to feel
ae if she had so little part or lot
with Ooemo Dennis's actual life,
that is amounted practically, to
nothing at all. 'It is very kind of
you to come and see me,' she mur•
mired.
Major Pottinger shook himself to-
gether shot out linen again and
found himself a seat, ''Not at all -
not at all ; awr ly sorry, I m sire-
er-er-wish I could have done
anything to be of--er-er nee to,
you at the time.Er-=Roestrevor,
however, told me that you had, your
own people about yon, and of course,
one never likes to intrude.'
'And.you know Lord Roestrevor ?'
Ethel asked_
'.Er -yes -intimately, great iiiend
of mine, most intimate in fact.'
'Oh 1 yes -really -I know him
very web too,' she caught at some
common acquaintance like a drown•
ing man catcchee at a, straw, for she
had not the smallest idea otherwise
how ahs should find anything about
which to talk to this formidable vie -
far.
Well, half an hour went by, the
festive Pottinger showed no signs
of taking himself away -on the con-
trary he shouted and bawled his
remarks and his informatiau at poor
Ethel mote profueely than ever and
then finding the width of the little
room inconvenient for friendly con-
versation he gradually jerked his
chair across the space between them
till he had placed himself within a
yard or so of her knee, He gave
ber all his views on the superiority
of Viennah and Berlin to the city
in which they were at that moment,
he ran over such a list of duchesses
who were all his most intimate'
frieude that Ethel began to feel pos-
itively faint and dazed, and finally
just as he was telling her that he
had promised to go next week to
spend Ohrietman with the Duchess
of Blankehire, :the door opened
again and Judge announced -'Lord
Boatmen'
Now when Lard Rosstrevor saw
who Ethel's visitor was -Judge had
told him that a gentleman was
tbero-and when he saw also how
near to her the Pottinger was sit.
ting, I mast say that his face grew
as black as a ;thundercloud that is
just on the point of bursting. It
was not a little comfort to him to
notice that Ethel got up with un-
mistakeable air of relief, as well as
of joy, at sexing him. Then Major
Pottinger also jumped up, with hie
great yellow, gloved hand outstret-
ched and n 'Hello, Rosetrevor-
dear boy, I-er-didn't know you
were in town! --he bawled. 'Oddly
enough ,tars. Dennis and 1 were just
talking about you--ar-Win 1'
In answer to this Lord Rosette
tor made no actual reply, but lie
1 H1 . kill li SS2LS Y0S1'
looked tha'ggher mlinisteigiltlin the" difi4no 804 the b't of
eyes, thor1i',lba�vu him the tnob et frigid , u'rnsa4 uu A t vias, letuitteo�t.
nod poseilfie, `tile Poi 'f eithjite. mins he lite ,
'How d6'2' he said ourtly. time to look at Ethel, who, poor
But the Prttin;or did not mind, girl, was 01] in a nervous tremor
nota ltit bless you,. lie was• need with .the delight of fleeing lin
to .Oat Bloc of thing and novae etgaii .
troubled himself to notice the light's And somehow it learned to her
and shades of other folks' manners, that the old familiar Jack had come
He sat down again and prepared to back again, net fiord Roestrevor at
take up the canverektion precisely all, but the old Jack Trevor 'whom
where the entrance of the last Domer she had loved all her life, .11e stood
had interrupted it, Ethel was it before her there holding her hands
despair-Rosstrevor was furious. in !tie and looking straight down in.
However after a quarter of an to the clear depths of her lovely
hour of ibis kind of thing, a happy eyes -and they were lovely eyes, in
thought was born in Boestrevor's spite of the tears they had shed and
indignant mind. No sooner thought of the nerves which had gone in the
of than put into use. strain of her girlhood'a training and
,'By the bye, Mrs. Deunis, you the hopeless disappointments of her
promised to take ate to call on married lite.
Madame -Madame—' 'Well 2' he asked with a tende r
'Wolenski,' suggested Ethel. half smile at her, 'web 2'
'Yes -Madame Wolenski.;Well 'Well, Jack -do you want to call
you promised to take me to call on on Madame Wolenski 2'
her, today, did you not 2' `No,' he answered promptly, 'let
'Oh 1 yes -I shall be very pleas • up sit down and 'talk -why I, have
ed,' ahesaid, her .heart;. full of ad. net seen ,you ,for a fortnight, more
miration for his ready wit: than a fortnight.'
He looked at his watch. 'I am 'Why did you stay so long 2' she
rather pressed for tithe to. ay. If aekod.
I: had Omen you would have .visit- 'Willy? Well, for one thing, there
ors I would have •put it off till 'to- was a; great deal; to do, for another,
morrow --I was not Bare that you I -I thought it beet.'
were redeiving.'. ,'Yee ?' she said. She spoke in a
A hint so, ,broad. 'as this even, one of" enquiry, not noticing that
Major Pottinger could not ignore- some of the shadows had fallen over
'Qh 1 don't wait,for me,' he ' said his eyes again.
cheerfully -'or shall I` go apo, . Mrs, ,'Well I didn't' want to set people
Dennis 2 I should. Pike awfly, to talking -you see, Ethel, the eyes of
kbow Madame Wolenski-I hear the whole world are upou us dust
she's an egtraordidttry hlever'wom now, 'and the less there is to talk
an=,gotte a ivoniqnttil.Itdolv.' ';:about,'the bettor by fit; fort: you fn
er4ato'reinyiteTi'44stJrgi'or`eheart ;eyery way. You haven•t, been so
seemed to turn to water within him .very.lonely, .have yon 2' die, asked,
He 'knew that -Ethel' was not 'well ills heart .Suddenlyfilled to over.
uatd to` 4hej'yvp�ta'�Qf':.ilio %� fi b,n Mitring with compunction for°. fret
Woriid and` was not erre: Adv.yvglild hating come back sooner hilts
have.quickness enough to, as•he•put looked; so slight and .frail, Mirth a
1q in' life own'tbougtits, ',Rieke 'the: 'mere child in her crape laden ger-
bille' off.' , �, Mena and with that• etarap-of white
But Ethel was desperate. She filmy stuff upon' her golden head,
had, been enduring the .Pottinger's that he felt ,he had been cruel to
edifying oonversa'ion fur three 'stay away s5 long.
quiirtere of an hour, ae:we all know 'Yes, I have been very lonely.'
"Necessity is the another of inven- she said, then corrected herself, 'or
tion." So then she turned around I should have been if it had not
to her unwelcome visitor and said been for dear Helene upstairs.'
with a little air of dignity which was 'Helene,' be echoed, not u nder-
admirable-'Well, I'am afraid I standing,
cannot offer to take you to cell on 'Yes, Madame Wolenski,' she
Madame Wolenski-I have not said. 'I can't tell you bow good and
known her very long and I should tender and considerate she has been
netlike to take so great a liberty to me in every way, Jack, in every
with her. You see elle expects Lord way. I don't know what I sh onid
Roestrevor-in his case it is differ- have done without her,'
en t.' 'My poor little girl,' he murmured.
'Oh 1 never, mind -never mind- 'You don't know what it is, Jack,
eome other time when I come back to wake up in the morning and find
from the Duchess's. Er -by the -oh I I feel sometimes as if I should
bye, what did you say your day never, never get over it. Do you
was 2' and he shot out of his ticket• know, I envy Judge, his calmquiet
-
pocket prepared to write down the nervesnothing seems to affect_ him,
information for which be asked. , and'yet,he .ie not.stupid ; I have.
T do not have a day,' said Ethel • never known any tservant eo little
gravely. 'No' -in great surprise-' stupid as Judge ie, But he hes such
'then I will take my chance. (rood• nerves and I envy him.'
bye-er-er. By. by, Bosstrevor, 'And I see they have, returned an
dear boy.' open verdict,' he said -they seethed
But Boestrevor had turned to as if they oould not keep away from
the fire and did not design to reply. the subject of the murder.
Isla. Dennis saw him out of the 'Yes,' he answered.
room, running back eagerly to He took hold of her band. 'Ethel,
ring the bells for Judge. 'Oh 1 I waut to ask you eomething,' he
Jack' -she cried -'who is that said.
dreadful man 2 Is be really a great 'Yes 2'
friend of yours 2' 'Has it never occurred to you that
'A friend of mino-the brute 1'-- eomebody must have murdered your
echoed Jack in disgust. • husband 2'
'Why, yes, Jack, of course some-
body must have done it,' she an.
swored wonderingly.
'inc OLD JACK! 'But how did that person manage
to do it 2 My child, 1 don't think
you are right to withhold that infor-
mation about Valerie.'
'.But it is too late now-'
'Web, practically too late- at least
it would make a lot of talk and bring
Rosstrevor answered -'lie wante to dsscredit on everyone of ne who
keep np the appearance of a man knew, on you most of all. lint
of feshion, and as everybody be gets Valerie did it.'
to know shunts him sooner or '1 don't think so.'
later, be keeps up the supply in 'But why? You know that she
this way. That is, be shoves him. had the most deadly hatred for poor
self in everywhere, with or without Donnie, and that, surely, was reason
invitation, with or without weloome. enough.'
Did he oome here on the score of 'Yes, I know -but I don't see how
being au intimate friend of mine 2' it was posaible for her to get at him.
'Ohl no. He said he was a great You see, Jaolc, this house is never
friend of Oosmo's-quite groat left day or night to chance. You
chime with him, to use his own can't, try as you will, come in or go
worde. I never heard Cosmo even out without notioa--anti at that hour
speak of him,' she added. it is especially difficult. That night
'Oh 1 1 daresay the Meier knew the ovening clerk -there are two,
him to nod to in the Club,' said you know, who take the whole of
Boestrevor carelessly. 'But he was the waking day between them --
not a friend of hie ram quite euro, never left the bureau, he swore to it.
But it's just like his impudence He distinctly remembered everybody
coming to call 013 you like that, If, who came in or went out and named
I wore you, Ethel, I should tell them, as you may recollect. A lady
Judge not to let him again -you'll on the 6ih floor had had a small
never have him off the doorstep, if dinner•party, all of well•known
you don't,' • people, and two of them -both men
'1 certainly will tall Judge,' Ethel unknown to Cosmo and both men
cried indignantly, of position -left together after Cosmo
If they had only known, those Dame in. But they did not have to
two, that the Pottinger at that very pane our door at all, though they
moment was standing just along the must Have passed within a yard or
street talking to a chance acquain- two of it, that is to say they came
tango 1 'An 1 I've been eating an along the wide corridor opposite to
hour with poor Dennis'e little this and went down thestain that
widow-er-or-' he teas saying-- Cosmo had just come up. Web,
'Oh 1 swept little woman, and very nobody elect went out and only 000
pretty too. Terribly out tip. Oh, man name in after two o'elook. So,
terribly-er-•--er. Tale, old chap.' ae I know'yalerie was not'and could
not be in the building -for every
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CHAPTER XXIX.
"Love asks faith, and faith asks farm.
gess."
lack,' paid Mrs. Dennie -'why
did that man come and call upon
me 2'
'Oh 1 the brute calls everywhere,'
However perhaps it was at welt
for Lord Bosstrovor peace of mind
oda
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