New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-01-01
HARRY.

fPulQg IakeWartl, ana ANXIOUS W AVdOh 'A'N
varions destinations in time for dinner or tea as
The case m chit be- The platform was still dotted
with the different costumes. ultTa-pretty OF MIRA
nUly which delight the tOurisfCSp, though tne Hali
now on the point of starting was already so iuu
tnai distinctions of class had been lost sight OF IN
the rush for seats made by the furnished ana tireu
crowd tirs Saway felt that such was the
case as she sat in the corner OF her trstcIaSs ca
race and alternately cast angry glances at the
nconie Who had scrambled IN after her. and pitcous
ONES at her younger daughter who had mol peeh so
successful in the crush and was no" s'anu'Hs
iororply enough upon the PLATFORM J..
1T is so like Mary Mrs Salway mumured 10
her elder daughters: really yOur father shOuIu
have waited for us thus IS the aNt lline Inat We
messengers we're crowded out OF their seats, ard
mixed with everybody this way. | suppose we
must get out and all stay until the next IRAN
Vni indrei tho other passengers notwithstanding
+he guard, invitation and her black looks. showed
NO inriin1tion 70 POSTPONE their arrival for halt an
honr and risk the chance OF beng Etc aU "oio
There was one passenger, sitting in the, opposite
corner from the platform, who eNclttu MIs I'll
WAYS more particular spleen. she was qui,tc C't.
tam that the ticket N his pocket II ne ma uI, a.
a.. lass Ills rough suit was shabby, and had
seen much service, more espe,illIN tle A,i'ktI-
booker part OF IT, and IN th!t service Ms sHio
hat had apparently shared TO a very 'oIs,IF, ap,o
extent Ills boots were as innocent ~ hIaGhIhe as
bi.stick O. varuish. and line small kuapSacH "o"Vt
,i NINA nj tnc lcast suspicion, of hotel epers
Hut me had some red"cm'uC points about MN ms
6,His were goved-m Old gloves once yellow. II Is
rrrr-qud ne gave up ms seat TO oblge IauI'
orr,r,jIns 10 the guards formula.
From his place in the corner of the carriage he
couIl rnt see whom h. was gag. untli. bt7!hg
retired with the Shamciaced confusion NilCA u'ic
ont OF ten Eu-iIshlucn assume W,th iIFN are uo,hE
c0u.piruuusiV courteous, he stole glance al Hci
4ucp "a she stpppDd m.
She gave him a little how Of thanks. and smile
Of such evident gratitude as Wouii nave G9hNergtI
the many f1m.N FRIENDS VINO cnhNIuri ~ NAN ,''iu
way rather plain than Otherwise. she had >i'lt
pale face with shy brown eyes SIZE 700 larSe LOT
II a rather tmid retiring race, Whlch hd" "It
a,rec with her mother that giving way IN % crush
was lust like Mary, aud very unlike MIS- Sal"aN;
on friend IN kpickeThOckerS saw the smile, ana
would fam have bee ONE better ACQUAINTED WIN II;
hut the train was already moving off with the young
lady, and he remembered when 100 IaJe VIII
80 n happened that when he did reach Winder
mere station his scanty baggage was not % De
found knapSackS, large ana small are common
things at the Lakes. aul inquiries We're III vail I
The Crown Hotel nj BownesS reached ne was only
just in time to get the last vacant room niue one
al the top OF the house, mucu ehcHnoeieu
with snare baths, baby'S cub, and other
odds and ends. ont otherwise almost a. Ill pro-
yided with furniture as he with luggage
However he was lucky IN not having to sleep
under the hllliard-tane, as has happened 10 some
waviarers in those parts; and beSueS, the room hau
such view OF the head of Windermere, >he Lang
dale Pixies and Highest as made mp Tor some slight
Inconvenience .
at the Lake hotels Some OF the company, no
doubt are Americans, travelling with mountains OF
iron bound trunks bearing the laoeIs Oh hdI i tne
hotels in Europe; many are honey moonlng couples,
arraN ed in the newest of apparel IRON the crown OF
the head 10 the sole of the foot. But many also
carry their luggage IN their hands or on thrlr
baCka, and So swallow-tails and spOtleSs shirt
fronts a-e out of the question But the etiquette or
thr tfl, lPh0te does look for one thing. and that Is
n black coat of some kind or other. Therefore Mrs
SalwaV who for various reasons had not 1elj All
her daughters gratitude, was mLcR aggflcNeH aJ
the presence OF hero IN his knickerhocker suJt;
not knowing that iU was through ms courtesy that
he was compelled TO appear IN tins 10 MIS-; SalwaV,
with whom form and ceremony We're ietlsheS, from
whose worship rank and Wea'h alone were Htel
dlsrracetul state But she was more aggTIeyed at
his proximity TO her party. and most OF all at her
husbands stupidity and acknowledgement IN IeaViHg
Mary 60 take the outside seat sc that the V"ung
fellow was next to her. The Objectionable gentle
man did not sec the matter at all IN tie same IghI;
hnt having attacked the young iadyS reserve ny
the usual observations about the weather. rattl5l
on 50 plcasantlv that Mary quite forgot that she
had not been introduced to him, and was emOoid-
ened to say with a little huSh
= am much obliged to You for your Kindness
this afternoon; had you not gwen up your seat we
should have all had 70 stay
Il was very glad to be of service to you. Do you
stop here long,
"A week at least believe
Il suppose you have private rooms here, and yun
will disappear alter dlnnerT
'Oh, no; my father likes to see strangers ana the
coming and going he thinks it a change after home
life
VERY true answered the gentleman, with look
Of content his face which was not lost upon
Mary. She begins to feel that the Lake holiday
promises to be at least agreeable rs she had eN-
pcctcd Women quick, very quck, TO read
mems thoughts when they are turned toward them
selyes-even such a shy little Hampstead maiden rs
Mary, just released from the govern"sss thraldom,
and still suffering q good deal from repression at the
hands OF her mother and sisters. She steals a look
~ hun while he is engaged with his cHbee lie is
not handsome; she settles that at once He IS not
tall with a black moustache flashing dark eyes and
an imposing manner; only Keen, sunburnt lace Is
his with small black Whiskcrs. and with eyes
bright enough but OF no particular color But II
lis clothes old and shabby, he seems at home IN
them and perfectly at ease with hts company she
is certain that he is gentleman, not because he
gave up his seat to her but by hundred tiny
proofs. And she enjoys her first hotel dinner very
much and wonders whether the same seats VIII be
reserved for them every evening.
So when she rises and he bows Mary IS inclined 20
view the world through rose-colored specIacles.
Not her mother. Mrs. Salway has, during
dinner, been talking TO an old gentleman who
chanced to SIT next to her and whom she does not
know from Adam; but nevertheless on the road to
the dra wing room she puts before Mary the cnor-
Initv OF talking 10 gentleman TO whom she HAD not
been introduced, and bcgs her 10 behave herself
like Agnes and Laura who having been walled III
from such apprC aches by those heavy banking
parties Mr. and Mrs Salway, have had no chance
structed to that Mary is not allowed TO outile
the party another evening; and when the obJec-
tionable Young gentleman actually has the
audacity,' TO quote Mrs Salway's words, to enter
the drawing room in his knickerbockcrs, and looks
uquiTngly round rs If for some particular person,
be finds Mary penneG IN corner ny heT motLGr
and sisters who regard him, and especially his
neither garments with looks in which wonder and
scorn are finely blended. That richly dressed
InatrOn having set the example, he finds himself
rather cooy received in other quarters. and soon
retres from the scene IN search, II may make
guess of The smoking room.
Bnt strict reserve in the club-like life of 4
tourists hotel is difficult to maintain If you 30
hot meet your bugbear Tor rice yeTG Tor u IS more
polite 10 suppose that you. reader, stand IN Mary
place than IN her elders) upon the coach TO us
water. You will DO 50 most probably next day on
that going TO COnistOn /. not in the drawing
Joon then in that favorte resort the veIandqh II
not az breakfast then at dinner or luncn, or light
ing bedroom canalc or on the steamboat, you will
be to find him or her opposite to you. SO 10
was with or Young friends, and Mary suffered IN
consequence The sisters persisted rs sisters Will III
tncA a Case tlat MarY encouraged him. but be-