The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1861-01-12

"wm fifty doa will have my daughter
mind. Why, you've not q bit Of jswslry on
Have you watchl"
mo, papa"
! Robert shall choose one for you then. Com
70 my room any time for the cash; and Il Ills
Chwlecots take You anywhere among her sot--
igged out extra, send me In the bill-any thine
Thank you, papa! Then, III am o.t any.
whore, may go1"
"why, what doss the child moan ? Any.
whsro that Mis- Chsriscots likes to take you, oi
eouns."
'Oply because I am not come out"
"Stuf abest coming ont i don't Ike my
stIs to be. shy and backward. They've Q right
70 show themselves anywhere; aud you should
he going out with US DOW, but somehow your
poor mother doesn't like tho trouble Of such lot
of Girls. 30 don't be shy, but make the most ol
yourself, for you won't meet many bsttsr endow-
ed nor more highly accomplished. eood night,
and enjoy yourself"
PslpitatIag with wonder md plssssre, Phwbs
escaped. Such permission, over riding oil ysli-
anas injunc ions, was worth few nettle stings
and a great fright; for Phnbe was not philoso-
pher enough, in spite Of Miss Fennimore -sy, and
Of Robert-not TO have Q koen desire 70 sse .
great party.
Her delay had 80 much convinced her sisters
that her expedition had had scne fearful coose-
qusnc.s, that Maria was already crying, Lost
dear Ph1be should be In diserace; and Bertha
had seated hersele on the bsnsters, debating with
herself whether, II Phoebe were stspse. ed OF the
trick, "a likely story, and condsmnsd to loss hor
visit to London, she would ooafsss herself the
guilty rcrsoa.
And when Phnbe csme back, too much over /.
como with delight to do anything but to commu- :
nicats Paps's goodness, and rejoice In the un-
limited power Of making presents, Bertha tn
umphsntly insisted on her confsssing that Il had
bssn capital thing that tho nstlss were In JUL
PhGbo shook hor head too happy to scold, too
humble to dfAw the neral that tho sursst way to
qualification Is to remove the thorns from the
paths Of others.
CHAPTER ii.
Behold Phoebe Fulmort seated In train on the
way TO Londsn. Bhs was . very pleasant spec
tacls to Mie Charlecots opposite 70 her, psscs-
fully joyous was her face Is she sat with the
wind breathing In on her, In the calm luxury Of
contemplating the Landscape gliding past the
windows In all io summer charms, and the re-
pose Of having no one TO hunt her iato UNMARRIED
nationality.
Her eye was the first to detsct Robert In walt
ing at the terminus, but he looked more dspress
Cd than ever, and scarcely smiled as he handed
them to the carriage.
Robert took his D. ACC on the back ssa', but stu
a IL he would have prefsrred walking home
Neither his sister nor his friend dared 10 AK
whether he had seen Lucilla. Could she have
refused him1 or was hsr frivolity prsying On his
spiritsi
Phoebe tried to interest him by the account Of
the family migration. and os Mrs. Fennimoro's .
ptomise that Maria and Bertha should have two
half hours Of real play In the srArdss ssch day,
when The j.s.ons had bean properly dons, and
how che had been % kind a To let Maris leave
off trying 70 read French book that had PROV
cd too hard for her, not psrceiving why this In
stance Of good-naturs was not cheering 70 her
brother.
Mis Charlscots's houss was deli shtfal mar
vel 10 Pheba who ran from window 70 mantsl-
piece, enchanted with tho quaint mixture Of cid
and now, admiring carving and stained glass, and
declaring that Owen had not prepared her for
anything equal to this, until Mis- Charlscots,
going TO arrange matters with her houssks sspsr,
isft the brother and sister together.
"Wsll, Robin 2" said Pnebe, coming up 10
him snxiously.
He only crossed his arm, on tho mAntslpisos,
rested bis bead on them, and sighed.
"Havs You ssen hap"
"Not to speak to her,"
"liavs you cAlled2
mo"
Then whore did you Voc bsf2"
"Shs was riding In the Park. was on foot" I"
''Sho could not have seen you!" exclaimed
Phoebe.
''Shs did" replied Robert, "I was going 10
tAn you. She gave me one Of har sweetest,
brightest smiles, such as only she can give. You
know them, Ph1be- No assumed welcome, but
. sudden fash and sparkle Of roal glsdasss"
'But why-whst do you mean ?" asked Phm-
be, "why have you not been to hori I thought
she had been neglscting you from your manner,
but Il seems 10 10 all the other wsy"
~ cannot, Phebs. I cannot put my poor
pretensions forward in the set she Is with.
know they. would inausnes her, and that her de-
cision would not be calm and mature.
'Hsr decision OF what you arc to bsf"
!, That b liked said Robert, sishin9.
.'Indssd With papa"
NO, In my own mind. have sean enough OF
the business to hna that ! could Ia tan years