New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-05-21
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for her 10 be. A4I~ t-N
that rcsprnse I'M Of someone who had Just eit
Az ~ o,n-Niss Prudence Hart younI tTo DAYS
the rooi.nI fbe Nerners family only tWo a.
nae ~ tIl fine post OF companion 10 elIs r,,e
- daughter Mabel. ManeI NS'nIt She was
len ana not IN very beg os late developed a
ht'io .""tf1Iuess with whicl her MotHoi w
- an active and cheerful "Oulai' nav Nv
sympAthy. IA ,ries me exceedingly, she had olten
s.it ~ her husband. She has every 1NIs wonder,
- Lonnv and Vet she Is mol AappSi. - - vvonld
sba had suggested one day ld.e!gi HV Nv her own
SUE n r. rIvc her some companion u N0' 0"-
ae .wb,t another r1lr asked Mr.. Werner We'll
that Is no. b o il in my mind for some time CON
.,,1ef Mrs Werner thoughtiulIy' ne UnIs ,'t The
ton is that there might De Soine uii"' "''
boys NOT the least fear of that" exclaimed her
husband IN tone OF ama4emeh'' iH0 ''''' wv
may be sure TV Gnubt that they would like it, Mrs
- - orswrr-d shortly. What tear Is thaV thtJ
might Ike II too well. II 1t were not 'ha' 'eS "i'
Ht1'e ves that makes all the difference he as
sented. Ao 7 ehorld not think
~ ., arraneen ent for a Toment. but seeing
Iow mnch tbev are away, am disposed 10 Ih!nh
that the plan might be trieu esPoCl"'-t - I-,rj
md nice quiet glIL H"' '0'' o
And tien something of the nature Of protest
rose TO her husbands lips; Dul' Oh IeHe0'ioH ~
Soon atterthIs Mrs Werner, having consulted Win
her daughter. and received Mabele dsSeu' 20 Lo'
scleme began TO make known amongst noi a. a.
0raintancrs that she wished TO receive lhto Hei
house some young person OF INQUEST anu So
demeanor. in consequence oI WIN T 80
youug persons were proposed 10 Hol' az" - -
amongst these various canuidatts she uA'"S
.elected one tho seemed IN happy degree 70 COM
blne the several qualifications hdJ >ne most Iesl0u
,acrra For bv the lady who recommended Der
Prudence Hart was certified 10 De oAeeI4ui' 49,
du,o.t'c M a swee, temper. and with regard 10
prnpfietv and mOdcsty OF departments al 'ndV VIC
most ANXIOUS mother could demand.
AND then, to sum up all, she was DOT hano>ol'
Mrs Werner saw her with her own eyes anu O.ii
testify to the tact. \ pleasant lace yes suouu
call n decidedly pleasant, healthy ana fresh uul
with no TreteusIOus 10 GOOD looks sue sb"tgu " 'u
decision TO her husband, speaking Oh Miss it"It oe-
f,re the voung lady took up ner abode with them
nice PLAN. retiring. lady like LOOKING Iti'-yu>t
tho .ort of persou had IN nv mimi. MIS-. Prescott
speaks Of her m the wGriueSt way. cue says We
snail nnd sue Will be a comfort % u all ,
'WeI that is suppose. assuming we SHAH be in
need OF comfort + suggested Mr.. werner; out Ills
vile did not respond 10 TINS uucaIled LOT ItlldIA;
IL turning dark or spllhs etThlh- VIZ"
tine lis. that had brought Miss Hart ana her us-aRe
from the station, drew up before MIS- werner IiI
VIII you take my two portmanteaus H. # you
peaseg The fare is three and sXPence, sad the
yOung lady, and paid the money ana entered the
lie next moment she Mabel coming across
the hall To meet her, ana she put OUT neI manu- Win
How How do Won dog Mabel said. i am afraid you
are cold. We had hoped you would come 10y an
earlier IRAN. you KNOW. n
dence and ike arriving al places III the evening.
And then Made! took her 10 her mother WHO Was
u,9,t,n, 10 receive her IN the draWlng-rOOm.
Miss Hart was young woman OF apparently two
or three and twenty, with placid. rounded lace
and glossy hair. divided IN the middle, ana pun
SlnootbIv back from a broad ow forehead The
forehead and head were GOOD, ana the eyes ram
handsome but the rest OF the features were AoleIy
cali her plain decidedly Mabel said. after she
had been N her company Tor an hOur, -, ....
Yes nv dear replied her mother, told yon she
was PLAN; but 1 don't consider ihat tha' Is any
tDd tbrn Mabel said Perhaps not but thought
at lie same time in her heart that II was a draw
hack for Mauel was pretty herself, and cared
enough tor her beauty 20 fancy that lie would not
The day after Miss Hart'- arrival the girls spent
good deal OF time together, and Mabel found her
new companion pleasant enough. she talks IA
good deal when size is alone with me she t0ld her
mother. and she can De amusing too. rather Ike
her. | daresay. Won know she feels less shy with
Inc than she does with papa and you
Very probably answered Mrs erner suayelY
THAT Is only natural Ana she went presently to
Der desk. and wrote a grateful note to Mrs; Pres
cOtt telling her that Miss Hart had arrived. ana
that far she gave entire satisfaction.
And certainly / have every reason as yet to be
pleased viii the result OF our experiment sue SAID
Compaccntly to her husband at night.
To which Mr.. Werner r piled. Ii m-she IS an odd
little person She won't contribute very much,
suspect TO the general liycllness of the house
She will niribute probably quite a. much TO II
as IL is at all DIES rabe she should do replied Mrs
Werner with emphasis. A prominent, snowy sort
OF girl would not, consider. have been at al the
Well uo-uo | daresay not, assented Mr.
Werner / only meant TO say that she was not
particularly attractive.
'why she should be particularly attractlyef II
seems 10 me that there Is every reason, on the con
trary Why she should he rather the reverse. There
= Keith. remember, coming ont tomorrow night
well NV dear YOU need give yourself no CON
OH. kpffh He yNOf hp "a " h.r
replied Mr.. Werner and went bis way laughing.
And in fact. when Keith Werner came out the
following evening, he was certainly not smItteu
with her.
Keith was the eldest Of Mr.. Nerner's two sons:
the other was named COdfrey, and they were both
at this TINE walking the hospitals IN LONDON But
though they lived IN London they came down
nearly always a week TO their fathers house
at Iunbridge Wells, and sometimes even more fire.
qucnuy.
ON this occasion Keith had come out hv himself
and before be took his leave next morning he said
I" his sister Mabel, i don't think much of your
new friend
Il believe she returns the compliment replied
Mabel, for 10 Judge by what She ha, SAID should
not imagine that She thought much Of You
What do you mean that she has said ? inquired
heltl Ptck NJ up ms ears al this, and rather taken
aOack, Tor the young set some store on himself
Ahu theh Mabel laughed. and informed him by
s.ces tnat MISS Hart had asked II he Was not CON
celea and rather idle. and had also implied su.-
pcion ID regard TO the depth Of his acquiremeuts-
winch, with slstcry frankness Mabel re,'arf-,d
that she dId not consider ili-founded Inv anv
~ any
We'll, upon my word" exclaimed Keith with
what was perhaps IN the circumstance not ~
natural warmth. "0' uh-
Oh. she is very acute said Mabel .yon ,ror1d
not think II. but she notices good NAM ~ ~pgu
Ana apparently she imaynes So odd''5'.
more retorted Keith; and then havi1y NC, many
tire to spare he CURLY babe good by 10 bis sistn
and hurried 10 bis tram. But as he walked bast'Ig
down he road he did not forget Miss Hart. .Tbs
impairment little mnxr he said 10 IipseiS
That the worst of these half bred people thev
mistake hlppaucy for wit; and, now that Male
has got il into her head that tins girl is clever I
fosesee there will be no end to the way In which
shs will encourage her. But wait till see her
a. in" And with this vague menace, which con-