New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-03-20

insisting upon deyOuring before yoa its lunches o
oahe: .c,s,. .sa Mira. MouDtford, there 10 that
AZ nonelas with Charley Ashleyi What am to
dol an sure 1t Is not Wille-he 10 taller ana
bigger and has o different appearance aitoRetner.
nsra dIsapproyes. Whst shall dot Run, Rose. and
tell Seymour; but Of conrse Charley VIII KNOCK %
the door like an ordinary visltor=ne van cel cor.
sions should not have been permitted. They VIII
come straight here. though they know ne mas Deen
sent aysy and forbidden me hGnSe Tia bouse cried
Ammo Indignantly. Hope, mamma, yo9 win not
be 90 unciYil as to refuse TO say good-by to MI
Douqlas, he ls going away
ing M like two great Os. Then 1t ls truel
'You had better 90 away at least, II ! must stay.
said Mrs MoqntiSrd ID GeSpa: iii 10 q sI Gon ~
It would be In far better taste Annie ana moro ou
uiful, If you were TO go too , -. .,
Anne did not say word, partly, no doubt, ID
determined resistance but partly because just then
her voice had failed her, the light was swlmmlnR ~ ~
her eyes, and the air seemed to DO tui OF pairs Oh
das figures appTOGGSSpg sb dT0 eTss ad Rose lie
can't do any harm to me besides ratner nke nls'
DouriSs. WHY shouldn't be come and say good
6ysI u would ~ qrD DC VERY SsTa pn0i'n u m ~
That is lust what am always sayings you have
them constantly here and then you are piSS
when thSGS ci'G Won have any feeling
oneht 10 take your sister away :.
Roses eyes grew rounder and rounder was II
me he was In love wt r. tms SnS vas Too late for
anyone TO run away, Is the young men mer Sn and
making their way across the h0wer-garoen' anu
eonld see every movement the ladies MADE. n
Sit down, s1t down, II it must be So, sald BITS.
Monntford. and for heavens sake let us have no
scene look at least as II it were common can su9
means nothipg--that is the only thing 70 40 now
How dive DO how dye do, Charley she said WaV-
ing her hand in friendly ,salutation; was there
ever such a lovely dayf Come and st
Dougiss YOU have with youf / was quite
blinded with the sun this morning, l can't get 1t
out of my eyes. How do you do lyon VII excuse a
nv looking surprised. / thought heard that you
Not vet he said; Tbops you do not think me so
little grateful for all your kindness as not 20 make
have fingered longer than ought to have DONE but
every happiness must come to an enc, ana am
bound for Beedon this afternoon to eaten the scotch
mail tonight
Mrs. Mouptford made him little bow, by way Of
showing that her interest in this was no more than
poteness demanded, and returned to the curate, to
che she % where
Wief Ii Ia not often he fails. When we saw you
crossing the park Just now made sure 1t was Wllle
that was With you suppose we aanpoSt hs
friends like this
Il fear said Douglas tthrusting himself in again,
90 ill-bred when he could see meant to snuD hlm,
fault He likes to have his brother to himself and
don't blame him. Loweyer am 90 soon 20 isay 70
more hard to tarn ones back upon Mount It wopd
be leaving IL on such day. Fancy gong iIV Nn.t
paradise Of warmth and sunshine TO the GOLD NORTH;
sGStla9df ced Rose; ca 1n1 tSs G Garasiss Il
you like, but it's dull. Paradise WSula
be dull always, dent you think, with nothing nap
Rs1n no % Tbat tst W Ss
almost exactly Rose added, Frightening llttle'
and feeling that little opening was left for tate:
Let us hope 1t viii pc as dlnerent ~ SsnSTo
ties turn out that not IN the lenCt IKE an
other said Douglas smilingly, accepting tue trans
snub made necessary. Anne, for her part, did not
say 9 word she sat quite still 10 the low basket
chair scarcely venturing TO look up listening 70 tne
tones of his voice and the smile which seemed 70
peryade his words with that strange half-stunned'
half-bappy sensation which pEeeedes parting;
Yes it was happiness stu 70 dee t nun 16ic b,cS
had awoke her heart. Was there no way OF stop.
ping this flying moment, arresting 1t, 80 tnat
should last or coming 70 Sn enc IN T. ShCa t ~ S9 9S
Dream longing to make it last, yet impatient that
&c should be overs wondering how IT WAS to end and
whether any EsSS t %Ss s TS.y had taken
farewell of each other under the beecnes
This postscript was almost more than could De Dorne
thu acepe turned round and round with
Anne, the background Of the flowers confusing her
eyes and the exeitement mounting 70 heE hc9dI
thoueht-though It was half an hOur-the dark
figures had risen up again and hands were Delhg
held out. Then che felt her dress tWltcheds ana
9 Lat us walk to the end Of the garden with them
said Rose. This made o little oommotiOn, and Anne
in Der dream felt Mrs. Mountfords eXpOstulation-
'Girls' in Mortified undsrtone, what can yon DO
thinking off Rosie, are you craEyI AnneI
This last was almost in shrek OF excltement
But Rose was far 700 much used TO her own way to
pay any attention; snS S fS,o Tns tbs
leader In everything followed for the hrst time IN
her life.
The garden was sweet with all manner Of autumn
AoyerS banks OF mignonette and heotrope perfum-
inc the air and red geraniums blazing in the sun
shine-al artificial In their formal beds lust as thl
intercourse was artificial restrained by the presenc
of spectators and the character OF the scene. by
and-by however, Rose untWiDed her hand from he T
SISTERS There Is no room to walk many abreast;
60 on with Mr.. Douglas, Anne, have something TO
ti5sIinG to her fingers ends with desire 10 know
all about 1t. She turned her round eyes upon
Charley with an exciting look Of Interrogation as
Ashley had dropped his big head; he would
have turned biz back If ne could could 70 IN NTT S
nett nos to ie. it, And as for satisfying the curiosity
this inquisitiVe imp, whose eyes grew bigger and
bigger every moment ne dropped hS nice o SSU
his head Tell me what It means, or III teII mamma
you're helping them whispered Rose. Can't you
what IL means sara bDo CuLSVo1 BtahSO1
she Thought, of contempt What did she know
about it 4 blush Of humiliation at her own igno-
rance few over Rose.
L owe your little slater something for this said
Douglas under his breath. Once more we two
against the world, AnneP
mot against the world everything helps US,
Cosmo. / did not think / could even venture to
look at You, and now we can say good-by again!
His fingers twined into hers among the folds OF
her gown, as Roses had done minute before. They
could cav Rood-by again, but they had no words.
They moved slong together slowly, not walking
that they knew Of, carried softly as by aWaVe 81
supreme emotion; then, after another moment,
Anne felt the Landscape slowly settling, the earth
and sky getting back into their places and she her
self coming down by slow gyrations to earth again.
She was standing still ct the corner OF the garden
road, but this time not approaohing-going away.
Tell ME about it,. tell me all about
wanted to see how you would behave. You
Just behaved exactly like other people and shook
baRds with him the same as did. / will stand your
friend with papa and everybody II you will tell me
all about il. Anne!
Mrs MOuntford also was greatly excited; she
oau1a aaflf00 down than with hAr DaraROl x.