New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-05-16

know what Is written in that letter. Suppose. 1
were to tell you that had certainly not read IT,
but that quite inyOlnntarily had been made aware
Well, suppose I tell you that il has certainly
not added to my happiness to know whas ycn wrote
on that paper viii that suffice you
She looked at him for a moment or 50 g II she
had not unite beard and then she turned away
with little cry Of dismay and utter disstesS' 'hA'
went to his heart like knife.
She has said that at that moment she felt nothing
of what she might have been supposed " IeelII
uttered pell-mell, lean convey no meaning 90 sno
listener so n rush of conflicting Thoughts can
admit of no predominant feeling. she
ain Justice to myself said he, must assure You
that have not been quite SO mad as 70 fancy you
could possibly allow yourself to think seriously OF
You are very cruel" said she.
at is You who are cruel" cried lhe. When you
gave me that rose on Tuesday, do you know now
yOu lookedf Do you-or don't you knOwI Pat ~
is worse than folly to talk of that suppose IL Is
one of the little amnsements OF women to give roses
and smiles right and left, and we men are 70 %
grateful for small mercies. am very rough Win
YOU darcsav, but l have begun, and yon must
hear me- went after that-that-Wretched ny OF
paper, because you seemed so annoyed at having
dropped it. / have never read lt. but lheTIen
from what the person said who plcked IL up mat 10
was a love letter Indeed he good as said 1t was
He then mentioned that it was written by q lady,
who was staying with the Somebody something's,
and was very intimate friend Of theirs; h nne ~
go On,should probably have heard the name OF the
gentleman in question. l did not allow INN 70
go on, and | do not know TO whom the letter was
written. Now have one more disagreeable thing
Bnt he waited before he said it. They had
walked on 1t is only on the stage that people arc
standing quietly in the same place face to face. In
real % n 5de S%n t6e e out Of DOORS
walks straight On-anywhere and anyhow ones
| body must move with ones thoughts and words.
| They had reached the waters edge, however, and
not being able to walk on, they had stopped for
| moment or so. -,
| must knOw it. and don't think have startled You
| at all. don't sec why 10 should trouble YOU. L
going away and shall soon DC @ Gos and
care with every beat OF my heart for yourself
that's all" $3.50 H. A..
first moment or two of utter silence on both SIDES,
had he not OWNED rather than felt hand on his
coat-sleeye. e,..
while she searched for something in her pocket;
with trembling fingers and eyes that were Dnhd
with tears AT last she found what she was iumo;
ling for and gave it to him. 1t was closed
envelope. addressed to Paul Lescar ESQ., Ito be
| given TO him when die"
| lie gave her one look which SHE bore valiantly,
and tore the envelope open. Inside there was the
| identical letter which had cansed so much heart
| burning AMI confusion. .
at belongs to your said she. But while be read it,
she turned away with pair of scarlet, hot cheeks
And this is what he read in the blurred, water
| stained, cTumped sheet of note-paper:-
PuGBE MUNNIss HER CONFESSION.
LOVE Mr. Lescarl / love Mr.. Lescarli love
Paul Lescar!! And alas! Paul Lescar does not not
| wide world. Witness my hand aud signature III
| s;gn thereof Phoebe META MUNSIss.
IOh what pump am But this is all true
His face NAV be imagined He had. however; only
| time 70 give her one LOOKOUT such look! when
@0h' h. re you are gand compile Of forms came
| from out small laurel-lined sidepath before him
and stood between him ana her ,Dso vo,, crs
| going up stairs and we couldn't think what had
Become of you, Mr.; LeScarS AHA =. .,r
| q How do you do, Mrs Something" said he, far
too rloriously happy to feel annoyed at even this
How dyon do, Something-how dyou dos Yes
a. ny tber@ Won are Why Mr. I4escarI
Won are n privileged person. Isn't that the very let
Ter Won were grooming and moaning over last nlght
Phoebe P-when the drawing room was quite DARK ait
| and YOU thought nobody was there Wen, M
| Irscar | am curious l confess. Phoebe nearly
boxed my ears for looking over her shoulder az ~
| Paul Lescar looked at his Phoebe WIN uttIe
hesitation this time He would have preferred to
keep that precious bit OF paper " = s" 3u'
| {" Give 1t to me, please, Mr.. Lescar," SAID MISS
| Munniss Ill. 1e cha had osled
| for bis head at that moment, he would proDaoly
| hive looked around him for some handy MStru-
mont with which to deeapitate h ,iS for other Of
tbr others She Vas rude enough TO snatch lhe Iet,
| Ter away, before Phmbe could take IT, why snouid
s MT n M'si It the moment she did IT the truth
flashed her mind And at That moment %te Esr
t-' 81, nusbsd II away She lost her hold on the
nacr and p ones more tie wind caught it and it
p,nG VTUnIiIsss and Pau Lescar's abundant
| observation-disclosures found utterance In sudden
'" a0h = PhsTS cried her friend, Il am 50
So ITy osc,r iooled nj Phoebe. "shall go after
it r. said he >, - .s a, Az ,,,o.id
| -oodS Il now. STAY with me, Mr.. Lescar"
% h w said Mr.. Somebody Something, . that's
il! is it 7"-TTemple Bar
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