New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-05-01
CHAPTER XVI-CONTINUED.
rPEoM ADVANCE sHEETs.l

Ammo walked with her sister 70 INC ,.uuuti
but then came back again TO the shelI1Ieu
walk under the windows. 10 was m nlC ,I
choly hour when vas alone. Inc !eiON
leaves caIno down in showers flying on inc VIM.
The clonds pursued each other over the SKY. Inc
great masses of yapOTs behind tho Wlhu pSS 3I W
tvade The frosty blue: Vet still the moon held on
scrcncly though her light Was moro and more III,
tcrr,Ipicd by sudden blanks OF shadow; Anne hau
mo inclination to 20 in 70 the quiet OF the drawing
room the ncedlcwork, and Mrs. Mounlloros ntte
lectures aud perhaps the li-hcard CHI" eTng WIN
which Rose amused and held posi- ni her
cousin. 70 her. whose happier ne vas n,tJ I'm ~
rho distance il was more cOngcDal - stay out mere
among the flying winds and falling leaves II IL
was 50 that Fortune was torsahng hef; II heI
father hail carried ont his threat and she was now
Ireun;lrs. with nothing but herself 10 take TO
Cosino q hat change would tins MAKE III h'5 I,tno
Ifei Would lac mindi What would he say A lne
had no ucgSonal experience at all, though she was
so serious and 50 deeply learned IN me tronh,S AT
least of village life As she asked herself theS9
Her Sic did not mean to smile. She meant to in
nDinc Xrrv erayrlv: would ne mind what would
What could he say but one thingf III II mad been
another man. there might have been doubts ana
hcsitation,-but Cosmo! The smile stole 10 tne
corners of her moutha melting s0itncss came mug
her heart. How little need was there 10 question
. Did she not know -. -, Al.
Aear another foot on the gravel, and when hea'h-
cote srokc She awakened with a start aud came
down ont of that lofty hermitage Of her thoughts
with little satisfaction; but when he said some
thine of the beauty of the night and the fascination
OF all those voices of the wind ana WOODS Anne
whpthcr willingly not felt lcrscf COmpcllcd 10 Do
Evil. She came down from her abstIacuon' a9,
hitting politely, that the night was fine: Bui,
she said. it l. very cold; and the wnd Is riSihg
every moment | was thinking OF going m
4 wonder If YOU would not wait Tor a iew
minutes. Miss Mountford, and hear something
.s Certaioly, Anne said Int she was surprised
md now that it was no longer her own VIII winch
kept her here, the wind ali at once became very
boidcrons and the silver lights and darks dreary
sDo Won know we have ghost belonging To US
- she said. She haunts that limo avenue We ought
20 see her tonight ., HI
cote almost fretfully; and then nc added Miss
MountfOrd, caIne 70 Mount on spccial mission.
Will you LET me tell you what 1t was came 20
offer your father my cooperation in breaking the
entail.
Breaking the cntaIr the idea wa, so surprising
that ali who heard it received i with the same cX-
clamaton As for Anne. she did more; she cast
one randi involuntary glance round her upon me
house with all its lights. the familiar gar9en ine
waving clouds of trees In her heart sne lelt a. II
sharp arrow of possible delight despair, she knew
not which. struck her kcenlg to the core 1t was
only for u moment. Then she drew a long breath
mud said: You bewldcr me altogether: break the
cntail-why should yOuG | cannot conprchcnd II.
pardnn me il is as If the Prince of Wales said he
vond moi have the crown. Mount is England 10 us
MOuntfuris. | cannot understand what you mean.
IIeathcoie thought he understood very well what
she meant lie understood her look. Everything
round was dear TO her. Her first thought had been
Mount 10 DO ours still, ours always But what
did ours means Did she think Of herself as heTess
and mistress or of-someone esef This prlcked
him at tine heart as She had been prl4ked Dy
different sentiment. by the thought that she had no
longer the first interest IN this piece OF news out
there was no reason whatever for keen feeling IN
his case What did il matter TO him who had IL
He did not want il. He cleared his throat TO get
rid of that involuntary impotence and annoyance
1t il not very difficult TO understand; ne salS.
Mount Is not to me what II is 10 you nave ohiy
been here once before Ny interests are-elsewhere
Anne bowed Cravely. They did not know each
other well enough TO permit Of more conhdential
disclosures She did not feel sufficient interest TO
ask he thought and she had no right to pry INTO
his private concerns, Anne SAID TO herself. lheh
theIe was pause Tsh im Sn1 %hch were 50
unlike Annes external aspect and yet 80 ehtirey III
harmony with herself -, IL,
that Mount might be altogether Ours-Our home in
the future rs we'll IN the past but NJ the same
fine forgive me- it gives me little pain TO think
that tLeTs !, a AIountford, and lac the heir, who
thinks - Ettc Of Mount. II seems slight to the
place | grudge that yon should give II up tn9ughh
!, Is delighfnl TO think that we maXave It; which
is absurd. Of course-hke 50 many '64 things. -.
DO You know he said there H1S Ia leal Of
the same sort of feeling IN my own mnVW1 can
care for Mount can have not seen II TOT hiteeh
years; was a boy then; now ! am middle-agod'
and don't care much for anything. but yet 700
grudge that 1 should care for II so little; mat 1
should be 50 willing to part with IT, The feeling
absurd ~ YOU say. II you could have IT. Miss
Mountford. should sunnOunt that feeling easily;
shouid rejoice in the substitution
And ,Shy should | not have il cried Anne
quickly. turning upon him. Then she paused and
laughed though with cOnstraint, and begged his
pardon Il don't quite know what you mean she
said or what you know
I say little mOfei am one OF yonr nearest reia-
lives and am great deal older than you arc.
There is some question which DIVIDES You IRON
your father / DO not ask nor pretend 10 dlNihe
what Il H. You are not agrecd-and for this reason
he thinks little of my proposal and does not care 10
secure thu rryersiOm of his own property the house
which IN other circumstances, he would nave de-
sired to leave i'm Your possession. think, so lar rs
| have gone. this is the state of the caseT
Well" She neither coutradlcted HIM nor con,
sented TO What he had said, but stood in tho ftful
moonli ght, blown about by the wind holding her
cloak closely round her and looking AT him between
Pardon me he said have no right whatever 70
interfere buff you could end your will 10 his-1
y0u could humor him long as his life lasts yonr
fatacr Is becoming an old man--Niiss Mountforl,
YOU would not need perhaps to make this sacrifice
for very long.
She clasped her hands with impatient alarm, stop
anything you know of that we do not knowT
& SSE Not weld 70 f 6 ns as mo
will 70 hsg You are young. and you have plenty
Of time 10 wait. Believe me- the happiness that
viii not bear TO be waited for is scarcely worth
having. | have no right 10 say world do not
understand the circumstances-act9aly | know
nothing about them But If you could yield to him.
humor him for time
Pretend TO obey him while he lived Anne said
in low voice. IN order that may be able To cheat
him when he Is gone: that Is strange thing 10
recommend Ia me-
There Is no question Of cheating him. What
mean Is that il you would submit 10 him: give
him the pleasure Of feeling himself obeyed in the
end Of his life
4 owe Iuy lathtl oocuiShVn =, an 'iuieS' que
thero are surely distinctions. Will you tell NE why
you say this TO me-
cannot tell You why: only that there is somc-
thing going on which viii tell against you sin
rercl, / do rot know what IL Is. do not want 10
counsel you to anything false. and scarcely know
what / am advising you 70 do 1t is only, Miss
Mountf0rd. while you can-n you can--to submit 10
HIM OF even il mo better can be, seem 70 submit 70
him Submit to him while he lives. This may be
4 caprice on his part--no more but at the same
time Ii may affect your whole bfe.'
Anne stood Tor o moment irrcsOlute, not knowing
what to sal. The night favored her ana the dark.
= he eould sDaak with less embarrassment than II