New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-08-01

into the dining room to If dinner ready. lie
vas thankful to find it was and returned to escort
his mother to the table.
4 silence ensucd. Gran was thinking whether
the subject of sending Lii to Christian finishing
school might be introduced tins evening; rs she
seemed likely to have her son to herself for day
or two she thought she might, without any further
undue neglect of her opportunities leave further
attempt 20 reclaim him from the of his ways
until tomorrow. Have you thought about Lils
education. MS yOu said you would 2 she began.
The dear child is growing up so rapidly and you
know my son, she really eds some attention.
Brough pushed his char back, and held glass
of claret up TO the light, looking for moment at
its color before he drank it Oft. My dear mother
he said slowly. but with an impatient irown'
said would give more thought to Lis education.
So have. I'll guarantee that there is no better
educated girl in all England Gran lifted her NIT
tened hands with the slow movement which was
habitual to her. and which indicated suppressed
horror. Then she shook her head with slow en-
phasis. - -. J..
he a decnrous young lady-you have only to look at
her hair to that-how often have tried TO per-
suade her to put it in net that folk should not
think she had Just been playing blind mans bun =
but no. she will not-and she knows nothing useiui
of any kind. What good does it do her to spend
hours in reading these iniidc writers that she Is a
ways full of how will they help to make her good
Girl IA useful woman "a Christian soul IL IL
not too late yet my son. Let her go to Miss Miller
n dear Chistian friend Of mine, who will AIN sure.
do her utmost to reclaim the poor child
oh papa land grandmainma" Grams solemn
emphasized speech had been grad ualy producing an
only frowncd-but, as the stream of her dcllbtTatc
eloGuenre flowed Oh, he gathered himself together
as IL momentarily meditatIng bodily nIght put
the whole man changed as the unexpected inter.
rupting voice fell upon his ear. W -BaOy
There was whole world of welcome In the two
short words Lii rushed at HIM, and old her Dest 10
smother herself in his capaclOus embrace. Dear
old boy = she exclaimed, as at length she emerged
her wild fair curs rather touzled, and then sud
denly remembering Gran, aud seeing that the
words which she had often heard in childhood, NO
kiss for grandnamnag were on her Hps' she ran
and gave her a dGtiful caress.
And what has brought the baby back IN suc1 Il
hurry. wcnderP asked Brough, as he poured her
wine and carved her mutton, and after his fashion
made her welcome.
answer quickly and quickly He'd herself up ere
il was finished 1t was all very well to come home
and get advice from papa-ahnnt|here was grant ma
mamma into the bargain. That was trie 700
much Lii was not equal to laying her case before
committeeman such committee.
Brongh broke the aTEW%G PI to @ reeg
lively: Let's see-what begins with adj Ad-
mirers well, no. Adversely no, l don't think
that'n do. Adventures-not many TO be found on
this island. 1t strikes me its a toss-up between
adulaton and admonishment-eh, baby which
is itP The corners of LIS mouth had gone down
with queer little suggestion OF the pOSslOhty 81
tears There, won't tease 1t, SAID Trough, Oh
serving these symptoms; at least, II the baby Will
eat its dinner, We won't -
liked to keep Lii by her side, with the UNCONSCIOUS
sclfshncss of aged and intrm persons. LII pro-
fesscd to be tired and went to Ded edr tg dme
way, only that Lii got more ana more InlseraGl9
Br0ugh was his own room IN state OF WORK Wnich
precfided all ordinary speech II he spoke TO LII IL
would be only to call to her to find him book or Il
reference He did this once or twice and 1t was a
great relief to her to turn her mind perforce from
She must write to-day. She knew something of
what Charlie Newman was enduring. But she was
so incapabe Of decislOn-and as thnSS were She ulu
NOT see n chance Of a real talk with her father. VI
OH Md SiIV sneak tor niue MtIO MIN
of coursc he would say: Do you care Tor nm,
little girl Write and tell him to come down
That was not what she wanted. Sne Wahtcd 10
sov-oh ever so many things-to talk her heart
ont as 1t were. She determined to get her Iather
alone in the afternoon, whe ne took his lresh ar
before dinner. That would be early enough lot
her TO send letter by the afternoon post. 80 she
sat down again to read to iran ~
Post time came and went. No letter was
written This is dreadful, said Lii to herself,
dressing for dinner badly that they all fell 0ut
again That evening nothing could he done win
her She lay like log on sofa, thinking OF nOth-
ms but of the fog of lndeclson she was m Dr0ugh
al WAYS deserted the drawlDg-room about - O'CLOCK.
and worked in his own den until the small hours OF
the morning achieving a great reputation, and not
even Lii penetrated his solitude when ne worked
at night. Consequently he was a gooa deal sur eur
nri.ed at about T. O'clock on this particular night
10 be aroused from his abstraction by the appear
ance of kind of pink and white ghost on the other
side of his writingt9ble lie stared IN some as,ou
ishmcnt for second; but at the end OF the second
discovered that the ghost LII in her dressing
gown. Gran had been asleep for couple OF hours
Ill knew hy experience that tine lalhtest s0uhu
,cnuId wake her; but having tossed herself about
until her small brain began to reel she put on her
mink dressing gown and rsied the possible disturb
irV of Grams rest by opening the door. And now
she stood with pale cheeks and very wldc-opeh
eyes. before Brough's writing-table;
Why. baby, what il it he asked, much amazed
She came round and standing beside MN. gave
him the letter in Mhich Charlie Newman hadI as
he said. laid his soul bare. She looked at her
fathers face which grew nervous, and worked
iittIe rs he read it, Twice he read 1t through ;
then he looked at the date and put 1t down
We'll, what have YOU said r The question was
mt with an easy ch rtulness as II 1t were certain
to be right whichever way she answered. lie al
WAYS assumed that tone with her, Tor ne mad Deeh
forced into bitter rebellion against authority III ms
own youth and he would rathes Lii looked on nm
az brother than as father. The result was rs might
be expectsd-he was both TO her
she looked up pfteously now as he asked her TINS
aausWeped tins letter yetT No. said ILL., feeling
little guilty at the quick tone III which the second
question was asked. You nave ISIt tll4t uil,h
svered that's too bad, Lii; he THINK you a
little Hiyt" This said so gravey that LII feit
entirely crushed. and made no answer Her father
took up the letter and read 1t again. lheh ne took
ont his poc handkerchief and pretended to have
a cold. n4 t.lou- I'll hoo .on.
foundedly in earnest dld not give hil cfe i ioI
being so much in earnest. be must have ielt BAD
nil To-day Lii you must go before breakfast To-
morrow and telegraph to hlm;' ,, 81,
DO what papa I exclaimed lib looking up WIN
mouth and eyes all wide open in amazenent.
.TelcgTaph to him. repeated Brough Warrington
with decision. Ono way or the other-whatever
the answer is TO be-he must have IL tomorrow
morning; and which is 1t TO be
That's Just what l don't know said LII with
pathetic hcfplcsSness.
Brongh ny hack in his, chair ana laugned.
well, you are little mut he said, not to know
It's very nice to laugh. dare say said Lii with
n very feeble effort at her dIgnihed manner; but
%bot' am | 10 do} You don't like him. | have
heard Won call him prg and a gOody-qoody
dou't beucye Won will like me to marry him, and |
Gon't want TO marry him at all for don't think |
like HIM myself. The only difficulty Is that
can't refuse him. - -
Brongh laughed again little; Baby yon arr, a
delicious small monkey, he SAID DO you really
mean ail.you sayT
/ do indeed.
Well if you can't refuse him, shouldn't; and /
eypoct he will know what to make of that position,
'Oh but papa do listen to me and then LII
poured herself out wcll as she could. IN series
of incoherencies and obtained what she had come