New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-07-30

thing went wrong he said. should not have had
the face To show it what was the goodF ,
In what a state of excitement we lived during the
next few days What wild coniectures we made az
to what was passing at Meriyalo House Nhat
time of suspense 1t was The following week
Gresham went to a house in the county Tor
coming of-age ball The morning after his return l
saw his well-known dog-cart stopping at our Rec
tory gate. Had he heard anythingi rushed out
Morning MOstyn, he cried. I'm driving into
D. Get up and come too NY mind misgave me
as glanced at his face. was soon up by MS sde,
and we were spinning away IN the aiec'pn Ia
Everybody is talking about IL, salu ureshaln
uneaslv after we had driven some way; about
our ball | mean. Do you know, Mostyn' am
afraid I've muied it rather:
How calculated turning cold all over.
you know Mrs. BereefOrd Green = continued
Gresham. Well, had to take her IN 10 supper Ine
ball night. There she wac. sitting Ike a great
blue satin globe, a good deal compressed al ths
equator. and of her strapping tlrls 10y heri 1
took her into supper and showed food before her.
She hardly spoke a word while she was putting
away the oysters and turkey but When sue lad
done she began asking loads OF questions aoout tn
MerIvale ball, and at Last she sad sue ad Iecel1Gu
such an odd note of invitation from Lady Meriyale.
! began to shake IN my shoes; but only sai'l
| " lndeedW and she went on TO say now LI tl,
| Merlvale had asked her and her daughters, Dut
! had not extended the invitation 10 her lrlrnus.
! Did | tell yOu when | wrote to her did not say
anything about friends, because sue a." ays ia. i
such second-rate people y once started on me
subject she went on in the most awIl style. one
| said she had written refusal back To Lady Meri,
| vale, and then by the same post sent out a lou Oh
| Invitations for a competition dance on the same
| night | fancy She forgot Lady Meriyae
post in front of her, but still she had eVlaenty goV
| some people TO say they would come Tue Cuet-
| WINDS cousins of the Meriyales among the Others.
| You know / dared not ask any relations Anyhow,
| one thing am glad Of and GTesham drew himself
up complaccntlv. and that is that wrote lot tue
| band at once There at least we were too sharp Tor
| her. | fancy .
Did you see TowerY asked, and could be
| come
sOh! YES. saw him. and he told me he was com
| ing without my asking him even, ana he Wanled to
know what sort of place 1t was, and whether 10 was
| likely there would be any shooting. Now felt
perfectly certain | wrote Bring your gun az the
! end of his note. know | was Just closing up MS
| letter and Lady Dis when remembered. ii ~
not his letter Il must be IN Lady DIS Tor kuO"
J ! wrote IT,
You really should have been more careful re;
! mOnstrated. What with all these mistakes anu
| Mrs. BeIeSfOrd Green giving competition oaii on
the same night things are lightning to look HtIe
| mXedn =,
i tell Won what he replied despOndertly. . |
am beginning TO feel shy of the whole concern II 3
awful piece OF folly, and shall never ac' up 10
| my part / wish / mad let II alone.
! Oh. come ! returned. We are IN for 10 now,
| You know and we must make the best OF 10;
| Everything has gone on prellV wen 20 iaI' huN
| anyhow there j. no gong back now. had 10 give
! that piece of advice pretty often during th' ioi-
| loving three weeKs. Greshams temper became
| strangely uncertain. One day lac would talk anu
! laugh with the utmost glce about our aPptoiGI'Hs
| visit to Merivalc House the next would ma MIN
/ plunged in the deepcst dependency. SianginR tie
! servants if they came near him, apostropmAng the
/ cooking giving even me a suIly welcome uscu
! to drag hIm ont for smoke or get him To nave q
game of billiards. but never deserted num- now
| ever cross ne might be- And then he would gradu-
ally recover himself, and when the time came LOT
me 10 depart he would lay his hand on my shoulder
! and say Hang 1t all, MOstyn, | am beginning 10
| feel mortay afraid OF. the whole thing. know l
| shall come 10 grief somehow but you SUCK by
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