New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-03-06

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under the iickefinR shadows Of the trees, slowly
and heavily the curate with bis head bent and hIs
brown beard. of which he was 40 proud as was pc
Pluck carries everything before il, he said with
| sigh. never was oneof your plucky ones.
fellow thinks Of nothing but himself, and goes
straight before him. whatever happens!
The curate pressed bis brothers arm with sacIt
| thanks but he sighed even more. All the same IL
| was a pluckY thing to do he said
The young men were seen approaching for long
| time before they reached the house. wonder Wnhe
has happened said Rose; they walk IS they
were going TO Q funeral but suppose had better
go and see that everything is ready Tor tho game.
After all this was the important matter, ana the
though 81 no the men IN the
ish. and if the WoOdheads came, as Rose expected,
IL looked poor sort of thing to have no men. Wnat
| the game was | can scarcely pretend to say: ~
might be croquet or it might be lawn tennis. This
is entirely chronological question, and one upon
which, as the date of this commencement Is nttle
| vague cannot take upon me to decide. And lust
as Willie aud Charley approached slowly III sol
emn march, the familiar house to which they haa 50
often turned with steps and hearts less Weign'eo
| the Woodheads appeared on the other side. .
Il was sure they would come, cried Rose; mere
are Gerty and Fanny! These young ladies were
| elergymen's daughters. and might have paired ON
most suitably with the Asheys and no harm done
but perverse humanity may be so far trusted as 10
| make sure that none OF the four thought Oh any
| such sensible arrangement.
AS for Anne. sigh Of satisfaction and relief came
| from her bosom, not like that deeper sigh which
breathed forth the curate's cares. As soon az she
had seen the game begun and all comfortable, she
would escape to her own business. Her heart beat
high with the thought OF the meeting tnat awaiteo
her, and of the long, confiding lovers TAX; tne
| pouring out of all her cares into another heart
which was her own. Anne had not been accus-
| toned to much sympathy in her life. she nad not
wanted it, perhaps She loved her little sister WIZ
her whole heart: but high sense OF honor nad kept
her, even when child, from conndlng 10 nose any
of the little jars and frets of which Roses mother
| was the chief causes and what other cares had
/ Anna 90 that the delight of saving every Lllu&
that was in her heart as new to her as the love
| that made it possible. And it was one OF the ele-
ments of wondering happiness that hlled her whole
| being to find out how many things she had to tell
She had tnough herself reserved unexpansiye some
times even cold aud heartless, when she beDeid the
endless confidential chatter OF other girls and won
But now she was half dismayed and half trans
to SC dean how waters much Of bs ae hes2
seemed to flow over from that secret place.
and pour out in an, understandable HOOD.
| with difficulty even to other people now. she mad
80 much to ue him that she could scarcely help pre-
ludng even to those who were lndlnerent. petEay-
ing to them the great tide Of utterance that was IN
her. AS matter of fact, she dld not Of all Detray
| herself; the Woodlands and the Asheys saw that
Anne was slightly flushed and feverish. tustifylng
the Complaint she made OF headache, for the sake
OF which she feared staying out IN the sun ana one
| of the former, who was y medical young iady &C
custOmed to manage all the lighter maadles OF ner
fathers parish, immediately prescribed for the SUI
| ferer.
Don't stay out here' Miss Fanny said it is the
| worst thing possible. Go and lie down; or II you
don't like that, sit down in the shade and take
quiet book. Have you got novel III IT'S not an
exciting one that will debut keep yourself per
fectly quiet and never mind Her pulse Is Just
| little excited-nOthing TO be alarmed about-f, sne
| Will but go and lie down.
| The Others, especially the two young men, ex-
changed furtve glances Wine pLesse1 Gnar poS
| curate he looked piteously at the glrI wnom ne
had not had the courage to Try for. Would n. her
cheeks have taken that lovely npsn er sye go' enS
| anxious, nervous brightness for HIM Was It all
| a eston OF pluck, and who should be the nrst 10
speaki he watched her gong back to the house.
across the flower garden, with his lips In an unc9n-
scous foolish cape of self-renuncati0n and tender
| pity and regret. But happily that rich Drown
beard of his hid the imbeclty OF this pathetic SIM
pIe gaze And then be turned with sober res0lu-
| ton to the game lie cared for nothing any more
| now thai Anne had gone: But an Engilshman must
| pay his game out whatever nappensj LnOugh
heaven and earth should melt away.
Nobody suspected her, nobody dreamt what Anne
was about to do. That she should 40 anytnDg snSS
was not open and manifest entered into no Ssr
self and all her ways and had never qualled before
the face OF man. Did she feel guilty now when she
inns appeared to accept the advice offered TO her-
anneared TO consent to toKe shelter from the sun,
! and went back TO the house to lie down, or take
quiet book as was 3tb Ssr onn tbouSbts
aud plans too feel any Of those little Rullts yeS.
She was scarcely conscious OF what she herseH teit
| and thought. she had to carry the report OF tne
| morning TO the other person, who was as mucn
concerned as she was in it,; to tell him every
| thing to know what he had to say, to consult
with him as 60 what they were to do With all this
in her heart food of thought, rising ana failing
| like waves of the sea, is IL posslOle tha1 que
could think OF what the Others would say, or even
of the novel aspect of her subtertuge ana evasion
She could think of nothing about them, Dut OF now
to get free. to be delivered from her companions: 40
see him was necessary. Indispensable She mad never
permitted it to be supposed that she Woud not see
| him, or suffered anything TO be drawn from ner
which could imply an intention OF giving MN up.
H., Toth had N Nothing this subject lnGr0
had been neither condition nor promise butsull 10
was no doubt contrary to Aune's character, as "
was TO high honor and sincerity. that she should
allow it to be supposed that sue was returning 70
the house on account of her headache Wnen her IN
tention was 70 go out another way ana meet neE
lover. When she thought OF 10 afterWaIu tne hsu u
shame which came over her ran from head 10 toOt !;
| but at the present moment she was entlreIy un-
moved by it, The idea did not so much as cross the
| threshold OF her mlnd
Sbe went softly into the cool and silent house.
There was nobody visible in the long passages, nor
in the hall through which she passed, DOT con-
fla sonnd with her light foot. Even Mr.. MOuntford
was out; the doors stood open, tne sunshine
streamed an here and there at WINDOW, making
har OF blazing whlteness across the corru0r OF star
Old Saymore was in the open vestibule, full OF
plants ana flowers. into which the great door
opened He standing before tall vase OF Wnlte
glass almost as high himself. 10 which ne was
arranging with great anxiety and INTEREST waving
bouauet OF tall ferns and feathery branches. pa
SaymOre mad soul for art, and the 1anoleS Oh MS
Young mistress stood IN place of all the canons ana
science of benuty TO his mind. He stood with his
head on one side, now aud then walking few steps
backyard 10 consider the combination OF his leaves
Ike an artst before picture pulling one forward,
pushing one back, ponderng with the gravest coun-
tenance how TO prop up in the middle the waving
plume of sumach with Which ne lntehneu 70 crown
the edifice. He was too much absorbed IN his
performance to notice Anne, who for her part was
too completely preoccupied by hers to see nun
whore ne stood, uncovered in all that greenery,
calculating, and considering with the most seri'
Gus cOuntenance if the weight on an empire was as
baard her for the first time and turned round hur-
riedly, moved by the hope Of hnding acritic and
adviser. But his cry of Miss Amer failed TO
reach her ear. Her heart was beating high. her
thnnrhts rnshinc at snch O rapid rate that tbey