The Morning herald., 1877-05-31

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on md qnink at the heIhbeakht table, shS
annolnce4 hG ipts9tion Of starting n
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received il with loud expressions Of sorrow
and regret, but If Robert heard it, it made
no visible impression upon him he did
not even lift his eyes from the book he
Thoroughly out of patience with him
Susan arose from the table and procesdsa
up ssaifA and Robert followed. Just y
be Was about to enter his room shs pres
ferred h& usual question: N
"Whats that you say, cousin ?''>,<i, %z
"Edidn't say anything" he replied.
SusaA'1 eyes Azshed, and the bright COL
or id her cheeks grew brighter.
"Wsll, think itb hikh time you did p
she exclaimed. Ard opening tho doorof
her room, she went III closing it with con.
sidelabls emphasis. SIX. q:
For, some time Robert stood motionless
with astonishment then he turned slowly
and sntefed his study. q ~. ~ -
Time did !" he muttered to himself.
"What does the girl lnean n seg4.
Thsnshe fell into brown study; and
this time it was not any Of the abstruse
themes that usually occupied his thoughts.
When they mss Il the dinner table he
looked curiously It 6uen, taking into hiS|
mind fot the first time the general contour
Of her face and its expression. What
pretty eyes she had, and what fresh,
bright color. in the cheeks! And how
cunningly the rdimples. gathered around
the rose red lips WHEN che smiled And
as he gazed, he, ,felt that he had never b.
fore experienced for my woman, strong
inclination to touch the soft, peachy
cheeks and red lips.
6usan's feelings did. not at all soften
toward her cousin, and 20, when the hour
Of her departure came, she refused to let
her aunt call him down, but went off
without bidding him goodbye. Her heart
might. have nelepted- had abe known that
he was HssdinS y thshead OK the stairs,
listening toVher sdis1x, and sndeayoriug
to muai4r courage to come down. >H
The supper table that night had : blank,
cherries look. He missed the bright
smile, sweet laugh and merry words that
had such Transforming influence upon il,
and which, in spite Of his apparent pre-
occupation, he had heard and seen with
that vague feeling of pleasure with which
we often Listen to the song Of Birds or gaze
upon tho blue summer sky, hardly con-
scious Of the, sonreeof our enjoyment.
"You will miss Susan, he remarked to
his mother whose countenancs had 1 very
woelbe-goaes expression. 4. ~
II shall, indeed. It seems al if the
very light and sunshine of the house had
gone with her I" ,. j..
"Why didn't you invite her to stay long
er ?" Il
Now Mrs. Newton felt personally ag-
grieved a. her sons discourteous neglect Of
her favorite niece, 20 she said, rather TART
$50 I did, as matter of course, which
you couldn't have helped hearing If you
had had your wits about you, like other
people, And if you had taken any pains
to make her visit agreeable, she might
have done 90 but it isn't at all likely that
she wanted to stay in this dull place, With
out person to speak to except an old wo-
man like me-"
Sobert WINGED little at these words,
and Immediately fell into another brown
The next morning he electrified his
mother by coming down stairs, dressed in
a neat, well.6tting suit of black, and with
his beard aud hair newly trimmed. $s
Mrs. Newton looked at his handsome
and manly form with glow Of motherly
pride.
- II am going to the city, he said, "and
shall probably call at aunt Green's. Have
you and errsnd or message for her p
The old lady shrewdly conjectured the
nature of the attraction that drew him
thither, 10 she took care to provide him
with ia number, in order that he might not
be without an excuse for doing as he pro>
posed.
Harry Green was seated near one Of the
windows Of the front parlor, quizzing his
sister numerically upon the unsa' isfactory
result Of her visit to Willow Brook, when
Roberts handsome carriage and well
matched grays drew up to the door.
g"Whata splendid turnoutw be exclaim-
ed, in 4 tone Of admiration. "Cousin
Robert, by all that's handsomeW he added
= moment later, as the gentleman, in
alighting, presented front view Of his
face. - 600
The reader will not blame our heroine if
she received the attentions that Robert
now lavished upon her, rather shyly, at
fint, and was at some pains to convince
bin that, in spite of her cousinly advances
she was not be lightly won, but this soon
wore away.
Under the Transforming influence Of the
nan horaa and hanninaa that xara snrinH.