New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-05-08
CHAPTER XVIII.
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ths cierE whom Mr.. Losehy had brought WIN MN
in his phaoton lie stood 10y himself. looking as
like an indignant prophet WHOSE nNss'sc ; mTm,
man of five feet fOur could LOOK. IL hah r'h 10
make a last attempt upon the nina oi M. 'lV'uiV
ford and also 10 Try what eject ne coulu HouuTSsp
or Tie L.,rt Of Anne that he had come himself,
facing all the risks OF an east Wihi, "l't i"..i11
snow 10 come. Aud iheis mao pen 3fr Ne cicrI
had been called in. She Viii give up ING toIiGJs
pondcncc. She Is as sweet q, or! can ~ Naiu ~
old LAWYER hbhing mautuiiy one can e,' Ih,' IL
as a. ber heart flat you should think her DISC
6edicnt Mouutford, yon don't hall Nh3H "h"' Il
girl that il. But for ihc money sne Wo"'I '".v ,iJ
Won she would put herself II your lret' Shc "puu
give M everything. Bot she says bless hcr. id'a
wonld think il was because of the money. -" YOU
think / would do that for the money W 'hen
vouldn't do to plras. him - That Anne "i G'cI
said her mcndacious 'dN orair. 'Aitr you ~ ~.
occownlisi,cd this injustice and cut her OIL thai
sweet creature will come to sou some line gay anu
say, {" Papa. ! give llm up give every mug "
that dispicascs y0u-l cannot ." a-auls' uiS "nl
There wasa slight atiebpi al hntdtioh OF A'C
voice in Mn Iosrby's tome; he tried M2cr Key
when he made those iua iaail spcTS.es on n'i -,
half: bat hi, ewes were Giisicuiug all tire tln': lac
did not intend TO bc humorous. And neUier was
Mr. Mount. ri a man who saw Joke. lie tooh
II grimly without any Sottening.
when she does that I.o~'hy, u sec reason 70 'V
lieve that She means IT, I'll make another Wiu. a.,
.lou sptak at Your ease OF making another VII
are Vou S.lrc you VII have il IA your power; When
n man makes an unjust viii, J ytn'% believe ,NeiA
Sord i N nail in his collin II is very Seldom sild
Mr. Loschy with emphasis, carried away 10y his
feelings. Chat they live 10 repent. ~ H.
Mr. Mouniford palcd IN spite OF hhu H.. ne
looked up sharply at his mentor th,i laughed /"
chart uneasy laugh. .Ihrn.s nothing hhr llIu-
san hc said; call that brGtal-h II were not 50
silly Loschy-unworthy niai' OF your sense - 80,
By! the lawyer cilIl 10 iCneNc INNS, .. -,
don't sec the Stiffness; VI hen you've taken wrong
step that NAV plunge other people INTO misery,
cannot see how you can lave any confidence even
FIRST yonih any more than myself The thought Of
diving can't be- put aside at your age or AT my age
Eonntfnrl "a If we were bows of twenty. We have
.r.rff isstl ptI d EVf pT ~
This address mate Dir MOuntiord iurl"uS. ne
felt no occasion at all IA himself 70 thmN @i II u
was brutal argument. ana quite beyond al uIiu
mate discussion; but nevertheless was n1t pleas
amt He did not ike the suggestion. ,ItIhas
You'll call that clerk Of yours and lei Us hhloh 'hI
business. before We get into fancy a9d Pr.uS,.
never knew you were ~ imaginative, ne ''hu Nlth
sheer; hat his lips were hiuiSh; no'~'tnstihHhng
this attempt at dislaln. Ana NJ. L"StbS S''"tt
with his spcctaces pushed up on ms foi' ncad ts II
with a desire not Ia see holding lis little Oaih le'h
high in the air. with fine indignation III every me
of his figure. HCathcotc. who Wa brought III 70
sign rs one OF the witnesses, felt thai II H'Ne" al
his consciousness of the Importance of what was
going on TO save him from Indigenous IanGhier
When Mr. NlouutiOrd SAID. ] deliver tins, Aud
protest aga nst a., Sir. L"scby crod ~ Nchemehi
undertone, protest against II before t'ItH anu
heaven Do YOU mean little Simson hcrr and
UeathcOe MUuutfori said the testator. LOOKING ny
with laugh that "Ss more NE sha.L anu
lloathcote, too. perceived that Ius very Ups N,ii
Ialish. BLUSH ana the hand NOT 80 steady is u7uH
with which he pushed the papers away I'M MI
NOunlOrd recovered himself win great courage
Now that | have finished uiy businc~o; We MA
have time to consider your proposition he sad,
uniting his hand Oh lleathcut,- shoulder ~ he got
nm from his chair That j.. If y0u have time 10
think OF anything sc1ous IN Che mdst of ali ihs
ball nOnseuse Gou must come over i'r 'h' "'"'
IOsehy "a rny Young bachelor Ike you
you forget am q widovcr. Nr Mouni!ord. said
the lawyer with great GInftty.
To br sure / beg your pardon; but Won an ~,
WAYS here Nlcn there b. anything g"h!% on ana
while the young fools are dancing well consider
this question OF the entail 49,
i don't know what hc means Nj. lo-rlY ,aid
some time after. taking llcathcotc into corner
consider In" question 1f tt entail the Hl"t'ht me-
has made another VIII III tell yOu what u is
lie is rcp,utinc alrcady. ! Thought what } -ad
condn be altogether without eject. Si. john
MOmtfoui Is ~ obstinate a. q pig h"i &C. j. H"t %
fool | Thought be- must be- touched hy ~ hat sand
That's how il - hc would not seem 10 give lh 10
u.s. but II XOu agree on iAl> riht. u VIII nc lihc
excuse FOX beginning IL all over again maj "a
new light and us exactly lkc nm H - 0"in
Mountfo1d an over said the lawyer. rubbing his
hands: as fall of crOtchcis ts an egg Is lui VI
nleat-but yet not such "a bad lcAO" altFr "i4.
The household, hoWeyct had no such coua"ilng
C0nsc0usir- of the p, siiliiy there Was oi having
all done over again. and there vas q great HtaI "l
agitation on the subject both upstalr, and dawn.
Very silent uV~taIT~-Whcrc Mrs. hoGuii 0,ru. IN
mingled combination on Anucs account aud half
guilty joy Though 1t Was none OF her dong she 0ald
10 herself IN respect 10 Roses supposedly increased
fortune was reduced to almost complete dun3ncsS,
her multiplicity of thoughts making II impossible to
her to share IN Roses chatter about M" coming
ball; and who're Anne ~ scd to thihA thai What-
ever was to happen bad happened anu coaa no
longer be supposed 10 dcpcnt upon any aftion Oh
hers sat proud and upright bN the wutin2-tahe
reading-and altogether out of the talk which lt"se
carried on. and was quito able 10 carry on "lht-
ever happened almost entirely 10y herself. Rose
lad the same general knowledge that something
very important was going the rest; bat To her
franonu mind a bird in the hand was always more
interesting than two or three IN the hush Down
stairs however. Saynorc and Worth AMI the COOK
were far from silent. They had notion OF the
state OF affairs which wonderfully accurate.
and strong conviction that Miss Anne Tor her SINS
had been depOscd FROM her einncnco AMI Miss hOSc
put in her place The feeling of Saymorc and the
cook was strong in Annc's favor, hut Mrs. Worth
was not ~ certain. Miss Rose II young lady that
is lar more patient TO have her things tired on,
Worth said. Saynorc brought down an account of
the party in the drawing room. which was very IN
tcresting to the select party IN the honsckecpers
ROOM Missis by the side OF the tire. a. serious "a
judge-puckenng up her bro"s-heNef speaking
word
Il dercsav she was counting said Worth.
- and Miss Anne mp by the writing table. with
her back again tho wall. reading book. never TAX
ing no notice than il she were seventy; and
Miss Rose a-chatteTng. The two before the fire had
il all their own way. They writing down aud
counting up all the folks for tins dance Dash the
dancer said Saymore: that sort of n nonsense is
no satisfaction t. rraSonabir folks Bnt Miss Rose
she's merry cricket with her Cousla icathcoe
and Cousin iieathcote at every word. She knows
it's all 10 her advantage what's been ADDING to-day
THAT might be a match / shouldn't wonder
ehv said the cook, who was from the north
can understand these queer wills: why can't gentle
folks do like poor folks and divide fair share and
share alike AS for what you call entail / don't
make head or tail Of Il but II Miss Roses 10 get
all the brass. and marry the man with the land and
Miss Anne To get nought. it's easy Ia that isu't
fair
If it's the cousin you mean said Mrs. Worth
he is Just twice too old for Miss Rose
Then lao will know how % take care Of her. said
Saylnoro which made the ring with iaurht,~:
for though the affairs of the drawing-roOm were
interesting. there was naturally still warmer at
traction IN the drama going on downstairs.
Dir. MountiUTd was IN his room alone. He had
retired there after dinner, as was his custom. st
dinner he had been very serious. He had not been
able 20 get Mr.. Losehys words ont of his mind
Every word q nail in has coffin What supersiitious
folly IL was No died the sooner for n