The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-02-13

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reason for this hastCY'
Urgent, inderd What would the man
havef Her appearance, her oysters, above
all, his compauy-she Is boiling over with
indignation.
" Can we not stop to rest here for IA mo-
ment?"
Oh yes he is very welcome 10 stop-shc
would prefer to 90 on herself hut she
bcgs he VIII do us he likes: his hrsltating
nauucr aud preoccupied voice Is the last
drop in her cup Of wrath.
I'VE are about as late ms we can be,
that's all"
be in time" philosophically. "Sir Charles
is punctual TO minute, and there Is the
| prayer-bell."
81 knew lit"
"YOu will still go I'M"
Still go I'M Beatrx absolutely stares at
He is not looking ut her his eyes are on
the ground, Because" lie says, very
quietly, Z" am going away to-day"
81 thought you were. going-wth Ar
thui-to look for wild duck 7" Bee goes
on, after moment.
II thought so too till this morning; but
my plans are changed. must ask him to
send me over to Striven in the dogcart."
Yes, that is the best way. You will
have charming drive-take care of the
oysters IT. is through the most beautiful
| part OF the country
| $50 hear. Beatrix, can you not under
stand mey'
mot Mt all, Capt. Blount
Head in air, She marches forward, mp
the steps to the garden entrance along the
gallery with "a rush. and, like GOdiva of
old. unseen she has regalned her sane
tuary
~ shall have to go" he reflects.
AS usual, | have put my foot in
it. If | had only given her time!
| think She likes me somehow, but 1t
looks odd That she saw it was coming is
certain, aud dill her best to stop it; ON,
| confOuud these oysters What am TO do
with them? don't know what to sup
pose; and she is such a--sbe has bewitch-
ed me, thnkl If | had only made on
last week. | was n fool - stay on like
this. Here, George take this please"
And Capt. Blount joins the breakfast
party.
Many others are late besides Bee, and no
, one oau remark upon IL.
Sho slips IN ut last, comes M TO kiss her
mother from behind, and gives n gcner-
| ally cheerful Good morning all round.
Harry gives her ono look. "Oho, my
| little Betty says he To himself, this al
tiers the aspect OF thugs altogether
For all the cOld-Water douching and eau
de cologne applications IN tie world can
not hide from him that tell tale Hush over
! the eyebrows.
she waited A. long ms she dared. poor
| child, and thought felt certain, there were
| no traces lett; hut are there ever no trn ccs
when one has the clue TO look for them?
Harry Is as mercy rs "a cricket down Mt
his end of the table after this discovery,
and he and Arthur start the moment after
breakfast IN pursuit of the wild duck.
Beatr'x daIes not ash any one ABOUT
| that dog cart.
No orders have been given, she sees that
It Is possible that sir Charles has stopped
him. that he hls been prevailed ON by the
| outcry of the boys.
Harry, you see, Is a favorite wherever
h. goes.
Arthur may brag - his regiment of Cas-
tie GracmC, aud 90 his family at Castle
| Graeme of his friends in the regiment but
no one thinks II bit the better OF llm. His
airs speech ~ SIDE hint. take mob dy in.
If lie would really gam popularity. the
hearts ot men and women, AC must Jake u
lesson from his friend
" lie is the best company for Arthur
that can be, Lady Glacmc acknowledges
| AT last.
"IIcis the most humble fellow l ever
met exclaimed Sir Charles.
SO natural, SAYS She.
" so uu--umingl' says he.
" And You never hear him tell good
thing oihimsclf, further or Hs sir Charles,
Aud when Arthur tries 10 tot him out,
he lust look, annoyed, thou IN he is GOOD
uaturcd. VINO would have believed that
Arthur's swell Guard man would have
turned out such simple creaturc.'
Bee was not present during this little
~ eye her father regards Harry. aud he is
eOluG to stay, that Is evident. Is there amy
hope, tAen!
" lid not know what no meant and I
| don cAoOsr 10 he spoken to IN that way,
aut-aud alt 'gcthcr.' erie, poor Betty, IN
her inpatient heart. But | need not
have ran away from him exactly. perhaps.
II was too provoking. ! mgnt just have
waited "a moment ana yet shown that
was angry. too. nln always So silly when
ever trS 10 be- dIgnlied. OF course II ht
Was thiuNiug Oi that, he WAS not hN ~ "a
remember the oysters, an my hat, and all
thos" stupid things. / wish had stayed, 80
Ente,taluinE the visitors IS very hard on
poor Bee this day.
The sportsmon do not come in ill quite
late-indesd. till the party are rtassen-
| hliug in evening attire.
riley havc hni slX-mile drive home,
and have shot three couple
Dinner Is anuuunced rs BlOunt walks In (;
ana Lady Grnemc l. Disconnected. and the
Miss Malcolms highly pggiieNtd, fuI
he stnllls straight along the middle OF the
room, without looking 10 right or to left,
and offer, hi- arm t. lleatrlN.
The previous evening he had been told
to take IN Miss Malcolm, and il might he
suppose Il he would OF hlnsell know To du
tAu same again.
Bee was Sitting on the srttce in the far
on window. with dOwnca,t pyrs sac takes
the offered arm, darcs not look nt her
mother or at any one rs she passes, bat
follows mutelN her father and pIy susan
CHthcart out ol the room.
such an unprecedented arrangem ant
can have only one meaning in the Miss
Malcolms' eyes. II il has lone us inr a.
that, they have nothing 10 say; and re-
covering themselves, good-humorelly
take rlcd other in, after Major CIthpart
ana Mrs.. Malcolm, Mr.. CrichtOn-lalr and
Miss Williams.
Arthur makes abundant compensation
10 ms Two ihir nci-hhOrs Is soon ~ lac up
pears; the other delinquent, pop into thcu
places as the soup goes round, ana the
New Years Day dinner part, Is th- liycll
Csi that can bee imagined.
This is what Hurry had recliOnod upon.
lie has Bee All to himself now; nuO
though not Il word of import has pa.,e,
between them, she knows, and feels tina
he knows, too, that the victory Is has.
The decOiationsy ON, yts; they ar,
going 20 put them up Tonight; the boy
have been cutting ont turnlp lanterns ion
; the shrubbcry, and the cyersrecns are il
. the outer han now.
lie may help, may lenotf They will nj
help; they always do.
SO in they all g. among the piles o
grccu--Boc FIRST, with Charlotte and lizlt
on each slIo of her, Arthur Blount, Jack
Tom, Charlie ana young CAthcart FOL
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