New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-07-31
CHAPTER XXXVI-TIfE LAST

to her family during the latter part of the year.
Whether it was that the change from the disspa-
tloL OF London and the variety of their wanderngs
abroad to the dead quiet of country life, in which
the young heiress became again little Rose and
endurance or whether it was some new spring of
lite in her, nobody could tell She became fretful
and uncertain in temper, cross to her mother and
absolutely rebelious against Anne. to whom she
spoke III a way which even Mrs Mountford was
moved to declare very unbecoming'
You ought to remember that Anne is your elder
sister at least whatever else the mother said. who
had always been little aggrieved by the tact that.
Anne position of such authority in the house
Mamma! Rose had cried. flushed and fnrious.
she may manage my property, but She shall not
The little girl talked great deal about her prop
e e'o IN those days except when Mr. Lossby was
who seemed to exercise any control over her. BY
and by, however, this disturbed condition OF mind
Gained down. She gave Willie Ashley great deal
OF encouragement during the Christmas Holt
days; then turned round upon him at Easter, and
nobody minded very much. In short. the CITRATE
was cruelty consoled by his brothers msadventure.
as he %a chay 70 Gssy @
when he found that Willie had tumbed down from
confidence to despair
with that fraternal rankness which is common
among brothers; and he felt it less hard afterward
endure the entire abandonment in his own person
of any sort of hope
i, And thus the time went on Routine reasserted
those inalenabe rights which are more potent than
anything else on earth and everybody yielded to
thtm. The Mountfords, like the rest, owned that
salutary bondage. They hall forgot the things
ments. Rose her discovery and Mrs. Mountford that
life had ever differed much from its present aspect
time, the days business and the servants meals.
But when the third year was nearly completed
times began to return again. Roses temper began
to give more trouble than ever and MI Loseby's
visits were more. frequent, and even Anne showed
a disturbance of mind unusual to her. She
planned this to her kinsman Heathcotc autumn
afternoon, q few days before Roses birthday. He
had asked the party to 60 and SEQ the last batch of
the cottages, which had been completed-a compl-
ment which went to Anne Notwithstanding to her
plans But Heathcote had stopped to point out
some special features to his cousin, and these two
came along some way after the others. The after
year. The trees stood out in great tufts of yellow
and crimson against the sky, which had begun to
emulate their hues. The paths were strewed as
gold. ana the low sun threw level lights the
slopes of the park, which were pathetically green
with the wet and damp of approaching winter
The season is all stiffness and completion Anne
said; but am restless. don't know what is the
matter with me-. i want to be in motion to do
something-irom morning to night
Yon have had too much of the monotony of our
No; you forget l have always been used to the
we'll i eno% mot So to me Indeed
smile. 1t is Roses birthday coming Near. "
lose my occupation, which am fond of-and what
could tell you some things to do
,; Ghi no doubt 1 shall IND something, said Anne
Rose what she intends. 1t must be curious sensa-
ton for little girlwho has never been anything
but little, grl-to come into such responsibility
:, But you were no older than shewhcn you came
INTO - said Heathcote, watching her countenancc,
all this responsibility. and other things as WE'LL
was Older, great deal. when was born said
Anne With laugh 1t is so dlflerenteycn to DO
tho eldest makes II difference. i think shall ask
Rose to keep me on as land-agent. She must have
some one
'On your own property; on the land which your
mother brought into the family on what would
have been yours but for
Hu-ushp said Anne with prolonged soft utter
ance. lifting her hand if to put il on his month
and, with smile never say anything of that--it
rather glad she said resontely If it MUST I be-
faced, and we must talk OF t--rather glad that il
IL Tor. nothing that have paid the price without
any COMPENSATION. ! darcsay it iS unreasonable
but ! don't think there is any bitterness in my
mind. Don't bring it up
to yonr swcctncss--not for anything in the world
Anne; but think, now you free from your three
years years work now your time will be your own. your
Think! Why that is what am thinking all day
long ana don't ike it. will ask Rose to appoint
will appoint you mine he said Anne. we
nave been coming to this moment all these three
years Don't send Inc away without thinking it
over again. DO you rcnem Der all that long time
ago how | complained that had been forostilcd :;
That l had not been given chancol And for two
years have not dared to say u word But see the
change in my life. have given up all | used to
you-yon and Mount 1t does not matter which
name comes first it means ono thing Now that
you are free il is not Roses land agent but mine
mat you ought TO be. am not your love- he said
deep color rising over his face. but you are mine
Anne. And, though it sounds like basphemy to say
So love ~ not everything; life i, something: and
there is plenty for MS TO do-together.
llIs voice broke off, full OF emotion and for n
moment or two she could not command hers. Then
she SAID. with II tremor in her tone iicathcOte-
yon are poor and ! am poor. Two poyerties to-
: Is that all You know, Annc-~stiliY They will
make tho old place holy they will make it the
De OF ne' t things to come But if is
can wait. DEAR he said hurricdly, can watt
Then there WAS a little pause, full of fate After
q time she answered HIM clearly, steadily. There
~ no question Of sacrifice bat wait u little Heath
cote wait stl!l alittle Then she said with some
Rector; you are frightened lest i should be an old
maid
And then in his agitation he uttered n crv Of
That you shall not boz he cried suddenly grasnin9
her arm in both his hands. Anne did not know
awhile they went on quietly together taiknr' #
not OF love, yet of what leahcote called fe-wiich
perhaps was not so very different IN the sense in
which the word was at present employed.
Two days after was Roses birthday. MIR. Loseby
came over in great state from funston, and the
friends of the family all gathered early, the
Ashleys and ,Ilcathcotc coming to luncheon. with
Fanny Woodhead and her sister, while great party
was to assemble in the evening. Rose herself sH2
oddly enough had resisted this party, and done
everything she could against it, which her mother
had set down to simple perversity with much
party Mrs Mountford said. Could anything be
We should have had party under any circnmn.
stances, even If you had not been so important
person. Rose cried when the invitations were sent
out. There were traces of tears and fevcrsh api-
taton about her as the days went on. Two or
three times she was found in close conversation
with MIR. Loseby, and once twice he had the look
Of urging something upon her which she resisted.
Mrs Monntiord thought she knew all about this.
II is was no doubt his eons appeal about the pro-
which the sentiments Of Roses mother had under