New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-04-17

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should never have known what o goa,M W. Tm leah.
hadn't played Do you play tennis, too MI ileah
cote 1t is not too cold if you are iona u ali
Charley said you were good at anytmng-good all
That is a very aastering, reputation and you
must let me thank Mr.. Charley. whoever he is Tor
aonnding nv trumpet That was n hundred years
AGO. Heathcote said and this made up niue ost
ground with Anne for she thought she hearu sonio-
'' Yon Will Ike to try the covers said Mr.. Mount
ford. Il 90 ont very little myself nowadays, ana
ursss@ye 40 much as should like 10 do these girls
are always interfering with their falS notions put
all the same can promise yon lew Hays s"' tho
Is IL the cartridges or the poachcrs mat INC
voung ladies patronize Heathcote said.
NV dear said Mrs. Mountford. What Is The use
of calling attention to Annes crochetsi she naS ,r
own way of thinking Mr.. IIeathcote ] tell her she
must never marry a sportsman. But. indeed sue
has great deal to say for herself II does nov SEN
half 40 silly when YOU hear what she has got 10 s!
Anne nrcscnted a somewhat indignant couhi'-
nance to the laughing glance OF the new cousin.
She would not he drawn into saying anything III
You will find little sport, all the same sad Mt
Mountford but 60 out very seldom lnyStI an an
/ should think you must he beginning 10 ieel the
Not much said the younger man with laugh.
Ue wos not only athletic and muscular, hut con-
scious and rather proud than otherwise of heng So
The yiror in him seemed an atront 10 all Anncs
preconceived ideas, as II was to her iatnIr h'"l
Portable conviction of the hours elderlln"SS' ms
very looks seemed to cast defiance AT these Two
discounted critics. That poor lady in the Italian
parlor it could not have been she that was r"
much in the wrong, after all.
Il like him very much, mamma. cried Kos when
they got into the drawng-Inom; IKE nm IN.
mensclv: he is one of the very incest men ever
saw DO let lis make of Inn now hc ~ mere
Don't you know that dance you always promise Us
Ola who said he was old he Is delightful; ana :"
icc-lookng, and such pretty curly hair.
Hush. my pet. do not hc loo, rpiurouS ne Is
worry nice don't deny hut still. lct'uS -Fe Nv he
hears n longer inspection one hour at DINNER Is MOI
enough 10 form an opinion. How do you like your
cousin llcathcOte, Anne
lie il not nj all what expected, Anne said.
she expected Don QuiXot"; SIN" expected
Lord Byron. with his collar turned down; some,
body that talked nothing bur poetry nl So Sli ;,'i
Mount going To Iieathcotc now He Is Just my KIND
of man. not Annc's M all
No he is not Aunc's kind, said the mother ,
Anne did not say anything. She aeroci IN thclf
verdict evidently Ilcathcoc was one oi ihos" diS-
appointments of which before she PEI '%@ln" .il1
would have been full. MANY people had cVcit"d
her curiosity. if not in the same Vet IN u NlmiIar
way and these had disappointed her ihcr.
She did not blame Icathcotc. II he was unable !"
ncrceiye his own position in the world and the ati
tude that was bciittlng To HIM. possibly II .wa> not
his fault Very likely II was not ms tault mos,
prnhahy he did not know any better. lou cannot
expect man 10 act contrary Ia his nature Anne
said to herself; and she gave mp tieathcole WITH
little gentle disdaln This di'daln Is the very SOU
of liberation. Ii is SO much more easy To ru' up
with the differences the discrepancies "t "'h'T
peoples belief or practice. when YOU ma mem m
fcrior not To Ice judged 10y your standards, ms
tor n", he;ng the ''eathcote she had looked for
| She was tolerant. He knew no better; II You n"k
for cold in "A pebble II not the Pebbles tault
Won did moi lind il. This the mistake ~h" had
made She went TO the other end of the r,on where
candles were burning n table and chairs 81 ont
around 1t out of reach "f All the chatter ''nl
| IIcathcotc in which she did not agree she TOOK
book and set il up hciorc her 10 mako screen De-
fore her gaze, and. thus defended went ON ~ one"
into her private sanctuary and Thought of C"S'no
Never was there 4 Transformation scene NOR ch'iF
| managed. The walls oi the Mount drawing MON
l t,.,- ploe ~ "a q
with two figures seated underneath. or to li ~
| the commonplace road. hut no longer commonplace
a road that led 10 the Manor. What night had
| girl to grumble NJ any Of her companions "r any 81
| their WAYS when she could escape ~ the t"lnkiing
of an eye into some such beautiful place mt" som,
| such heavenly company when was All hct own
| Rut vet there would come hack occaslonaily -
1 through glass. an Image of the Italian Lady upon
whom she had been so hard "a little while hci"rr.
| Poor Italian lady! evidently after all. Hcathc"rs
life had not been hlightcd. Had she, perhaps IN
stead OF injuring him, only bghtcd her own :.
: The softly lighted room the Interchange of ~oit
| voices AT one end, the figure AZ the other intent
upon n book, lighting MP ewes full Of drains n hr
Ia Ucathcote Mountford when after Az interval. he
came in alone hcsitatng little ~ he crossed the
| threshold lie was not used to home. long nm"
ago his own house had been closed M ~ The death
OF his mothcr-not much closed up. lint that now
and then he went 10 II with friend or iWu, ">i1h-
fishing their bachciurhood IN the old library and
| drawing-room. which could lee smoked NJ ard lad
few associations. Bnt the wnn"us p1rt 81 lh' llF'
| was all shut up. and he was not uscd I" any
| feminine; he wen; III ~ T." an enchanted ciSl u.
| Even Mrs. Mountfori. who was commonplace
enough and little KoS, who was pretty ut 4" glrl
and no morc seemed wonderful creatures to him VINO
| had dropped out Ot acquaintance win snch crrd-
| lures and the elder daughter was something more
lie felt little shy. middle aged ~ ne ~ rs ne
went in. And this place had many a>S"catnii-; ono
time or other il would be his time or other
il might come to pass that he, like his old klnslnau
would pass by this place aud prefer The etS' e" The
| library his chair and his papers II TINS ii'h
| be laughed within himself, and went mp I" MIS-
| NountfOni on her sofa, who st"pped taiIhH " H'h
MIR. Monntford has gone 10 his own room. was
| to tell you he has sonnet hing 10 do
| oh, papa has always an cXCu]c' CRED Rose; u"
never comes here III the evening. am sure M
room is far nicer. and We are far nicer than sitting
| there all by himself among hos" Hh>tN ""kS Ahu
he never reads them even he puts on his dressing
| gown aud sits az his case
| Hush Won silly child when n gentleman comes
to Ii. paas age he can't bc expected Ia carr for the
| company Of girls even Wncn they are MS own 1
| will take my work and SIT with HIM by ana Dy
You must not give your cousin reason 10 thhk tLit
! you are undutful 10 papa: - ,
oh. never mind papa. said Roee: Mr.. Heath
| cote come and bc my side against mamma. IL
| is NJ seldom we have gentlemen staying hrre.ln-
| deed. there ART very few gentlemen IN the county
there daughters, nothing but daught"rs IN most
| Of the houses And mamma has promised US
! dance whenever We could get enough men. 1 want
| her tO give il while you are here
| while | am here but You don't suppose am
You can dance. am snrc' said Rose ] can -ee
it in your face; and then YOU would make arquaht
| ance with all the neighbOrs. II would I've dreadful
when Won como to 1.-Two hero after onr time If yon
did not know "A soul. You must make acquaintance
| with everybody and ii would be far morc fun to
have n ball than a quantity of dreary dinner
| parties DO come here and be Oh my sido against
mammal
| How can be against my kind kinswoman,' he
said laughing who has taken me IN and received
me 80 graciousy though | belong 10 the other
| branch. That would be ingratitudc of the bascss
sort 49,,
| Then you must be against me- said Rose.
That would be impossible he said with another
lauQh and drew his chair close to the table and
threw himself into the discussion. Roses bright
little countenance lighted up her blue eyes shone,