New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-04-24

proceeding had been and they were in. no way her
fault. But still she felt o compunctlon; ihey
she added An Indian box is the most dehghtiul
thing to open had brother in India, too -,
Il wish we had said hose WIN pou.' t n@a' ~
attentive "a usual and she wished for brother
instantly just TO spite him she said to herself
Fanny il not thinking of the presents but Rose
consider you interested in it, too-that Is an
other man for your dance =,
Rose clapped her hands we are looking up
she said Twenty men from Sandhurst. and SIX
from MeadOwlands, and Lady Irayrey Ponies hns-
band and Fred Woodhead and Willie Ashley-i0r
a dance AT this time Of the year is folly said Mr.
Mountford even in summer 1t IL bad enough; nut
the only time Of the year for entertainments IN the
country is when .you have warm weather ana Short
1t is because Of Cousin ITcathcote, papa. 1t is
not often have man, a real relation staying at
Mount ,
.IIcathcotr! OH so il is for your sake, lleahcote
| did not know that dancing was an attribute OF
reasonable beings after thirty, Mr.. Monntiord said
Then IL was Anne who came 10 lieathcOte5 ain
You are not afraid of seeming frivolous she sald,
giving him the kndest look he had yet seen IN her
cves and his heart was touched by II he had not
known that Anncs eyes had been 80 fine and II
will please everybody. The country requires To DC
stirred M now aud then. We like To have some
thing to talk about to say Are you going to So
and-sos on the 2Jthf''
An admirable reason certainly for trouble and
expense. If yon were ccctionccrlng. II mlght he
reasonable Int presume your woinan's rights are
can't stand for the county, .
Il don't think she is likely to try. father said
Anne whatever might he the rlghts-or wrongs.
lyon must not think. Mr.. llcathcotc' sad Mrs
Mouniford anXiously, that Anne has anything 10
say To womcn's rights. She Is far too sensible She
has her own ways OF thinking, but shc II II" moro
absurd or Ongmlndcd-'
Il hone you do not think me weak minded
mamma Anne said. with a soft laugh.
And then Little more was said. MIR. Monntiord
half rose and mumhcd that grace after meat Whlch
leaves out all the more ethereal part OF the Tepast
as we suppose n kind of uncovcnantcd mrrcrS ior
which no thanks arr To hc uttered, and alter a
while the ladies' left the room Ii was cold but the
whole frosty world outside lay enchanted under the
whitening of the moon. lhr glils caughi up lu,i
clo1ks and .hawls rs they went through the man,
and stepped outside Involuntary. ne SKY was
intensely blue; the clouds piled hi3h ~ SNOWY
masses the moon sailing srrrncly across thr gIca
cxpansr yelling herself lightly here ana there win
a film of yapor which the wind had drtachrd irom
the cloud -inountains These hlmy fragments were
floating across the sky ~ extraordinary sP'cu
and the wind WAS rising Whrllhg, u""h
showers of leaves The commolon among the ll'tH'
the sound of the wind the rapid hight of ie clouds,
All chimcd in with Annc's mood. She tooh hoo "i
her sisters ARA with gentle force. STAY Illh'
Eo~r-it !, all quiet inside and here there u 40 iirh
going on It Is louder than ones th'usht Ahil'
What do you mean 10y bcng louder than your
thoughts? Your thoughts are not l"u' "t hII-i'
mine AZ least and don like those " leaves an
hlowiug into my face. they feel Ike tung, t"uch-
ing you. think shall go IN. Anne.
Not yet. dear. | ikr il; q occupies one IN sp,u
nf ones self The lawn viii be- all 4tllo" 10
morrow with scattered gold g..
You mean with scattered raY"~; Of course u
will said Rose. When The wind !, high IKE ms
II hrinrs the leaves down like any thing. Inc ln'
tree, will h stripped. and ~ Is pity. Tor i'} were
pretty Every thing Is pretty TN, N"ar. fAph h''
been m to funston she -am abruptly, l""hIng
Ammo u the face: bat ~ very dfcult cNru Tor
Io,'- keen little cyc, to distinguish ia The moon
hpht whether or not Anne knew.
Anne took very htilr notice of tins hli OF news.
80 Stymorr told mo Dad Nj Iloath,oir see me
church ! wondrri | hope eomrou" told hun now
tine It Was. and that there WIRE some M"uhti"fd
monuments.
do Won know what papa was doing IN funston
Annrf lie vent 10 ~cc Mr.. lo-''ly. Mamma made
unite % fuss when he went away. She Womb nor
ion me hat 70 Wa. Perhaps ~l" dld u"t hl""
hrr-rlf she often gri' MT" Put" s'ur h,I'u,
things she doesn't know. Can YOU ten me =" l|l
papa cond want with MI l."~'lp you ran '',' LOT
Yourself how cross hr j. now hr has come bhth:
with Mr.. l.o-chy no. cannot tell Sol, lose
Anne heard the news with liilr thilH nI rN'l"-
ipruf II was rarely that Mr.. Nouuiiord went 80
far; very rarely that hc did anything which,
thfnnVh his wifr. or Saymorr or Ross herself ana
not find its WAY to the knowlr dg" "i Tie rhilt"
household. Anne connected ia" incident "i the
morning with thl- recent cNp'hti"n' ana N'I l'Ai .
beat fasicr Iu her breast. We'll she wa- pirPaT''
she had counted the cost II She was Go 10" d'ih-
hrflird that could br hornr-hu not u" u" an Iu'
That means YOU tW III not tell me-, Anne" Won
der wIy | should always hc thr last {" know. FOR
all ANYONE tell. u may Just ' "l 49, nu'h conc
1urnrr tn me ~ tn Won. # hr went TO anlp"r With
Li- " 49, "a. mamma said. hat 81" Nou Call tan"I-
INK with VIM don't 80. crcd k" 49, lndit,
mainly. 81 ~ Nihli'l 20" ll'' ''''r
To- know. Most likely ~ Is of just ~ much c"hs'-
uucutr Ia rir %, 10 Nou'
to,r cried her mother from Oh" |ind"%' come come
in conn, i'm ~ once IoW can Nuu keep that child
ont ia the cold. Anne. Whcn you ku"" what dell
cate throat she ha.r Then Mr.. M"untiorl gave
an nudIplr -hlyrr and shut down the "lhdo"
hn,til, for u was very cold.
hayr nothing to tell yon, dear. Anne SAID
gently. hut You ar pult" right; u there i any
rhnur, made ~ will lF quit" ~ important 10 YOU -
tn me. only Sou must not ask mc about II. Tor my
father dos, not taxi iur into h- confidence, ami /
don't know. . ,
.Ion don't want 10 tell me" SAID the girl; but
TIM, time Mrs Mountford Knocked loudly on the
| wiodnw. and Rose wa not sufficiently rmanclpaicd
To- neglect the second summons.
tIU be Continued H>rf SiuftyJ