New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-11-18

looked for, it. could not not find it. y How is Mr.
| :" He is likely TO be confined to his room for some
days But why do. you askf do you hope he Is
betterI7 ,.- ,,...a,o
! cried Sophie He said he wished Mr.. Morccombe
had broken his neck instead OF twisting his leg lor
stepping on poor Flora" I'll, /. ,,o., Ala, ami.
= She was buried this morning" answered Miss
| Hawke. al shall have little stone erected over
| Il am not going to cry Miss Hawke but give
You my word have not the least disposition 10
"a dog said Sophie, is often the fathfnllest
friend one has and if faithful friend doesn de-
| serve tombstone am sure don't know who does
Florence, will there be any harm III my repeating 10
Jack what you have told me ~ -, , NJ.
"Do yoq mean nOlg, dear" exclaimed Miss
my w. Won Ike said sophie alt is all his doing
He will have to hear about = so2her or Gnt ask
| Won To t,ust me >" said l. deeply admring her as she
| sat looking down; warm color ~ Ier cheeks iicr
beautiful eyes half-veilcd, the gold threads III her
hair glancing in the twinking green shadows cast
| by the trees her faultless shape most cXcelentIy
expressed by the glOyelike fit OF her simple MORN
sIt is no secret she replied rallying and speak
| ing quietly 1t concerns the friendship between
'V "Tbe long and short Of it burst ont Sophie with
great heat f" is this Mr.. Hawke has requested Flor
ence to discontinue her VISITS mere. KNOW Silt
either speak or die for have never heard OF any
thing more ridiculous and unnecessary"
What have you done TO annoy Mr. HAWKE
1What have IRE donel you mean what have you
done p she cried. You have dared TO admire Tor
cncc and for that dear friend here, kissing hcr
| is commanded to drop our acquaintance
This was a tremendous stroke on Sophies part. i
| understood i'll saw its prOdlgtOus value to mASeI
| lint confess | was awcd by its audaclty. That
she was distressing Miss Florence to an extremity
by whipping ont with all this before me could WIZ
ness i'm the blusng face of the girl whose instincts
were apparently helpless, for she evidently dld not
know whether to go or stay, or how to behave SO rs
| to give by her conduct the least possible sgniii-
canoe to Sophc's blunt candor. But II was noble
! opportunity for me- though cruelty obtaned3 anu
| trembling as was and my heart beating Wildly,
Were ten times worse than this to follow" said
| | in low voice, to disguise The shake Ill IT.
| should still 90 admTlng You, Miss Hawke. Dut
| if | am 10 be the only impeachment TO your VISITS
| here. Mr.. Hawke may ut once Withdraw ms com
mands, for will Leave my KIND Telati2nS, n. Co...
| mourr exclaimed Miss Hawke; keeping her eyes
rooted to the ground. 4" shall obey my iathcii
| though am diSdbedicnt now IN calling; hut ~ VIII
not be my fault if your relatives do not remain the
same warm friends of mine have always found
Here Sophie shed tears "Oh, Florence, you know
| we all love Won How cruel and silly your papa is
YES cruel and silly-boo. boo! And 10! while she
chief and mt il 70 her eyes Was there ever a
| moving sights | protest, mates, was very near
turning to and having bit OF snuine on my own
1T is a most unhappy business" said l. Bnt
| there is only remedy: must 90. cannot re-
main in family whose peace of mind am disturb
| ing and whose friends | am alternating. ought
| never to have come to Clifton. What made my
| uuclr 90 and find ln" Outi have brought trouble
| ON him and miscry-ycs. will say misery-on my
! self And if you wish 10 know what mean Miss
Hawke. III explain by saying that 1t is miserable to
| feel that | may have further opportunity Of
meeting yOu of being In your company, OF even See
| ing YOU. .,,
! 90 want To say word 10 Amelia about your visit.
| Don't leave before return and away She STUN
bcd across the lawn.
| II was a neatly contriycd ,tatagcm: very trans
parent and of cour,, easily seen through by Miss
Hawke a. by the imprisoned young chap alongside
| Of her Possibly SOPHIE Judged by my speech that
| was in a III condition 10 make love. and - hauled
| OF nj what she Icckoucd the right moment.
Il hope NY cousins candid tousuc has not ycTTed
| outspckcnue,, to Indignation. She love, and al
riiIcs You, and i angry 10 think that N" may lose
| Won a. a friend through no fault Of her own
sophie is not a girl 10 yeX anybody she replied
" Nor viii size lose he aN u TREND
| Oh. Mr Seymour. we must hope to meet each
| other Occa,iouly IN walk--that D., while YOU
| remain here she said answering WITH some con
| fusion: and then, perhaps taacylug that might
find more i'm that answer than she intended, she
added: Clifton j. not very large place, and
people are constantly meeting
'" quitc understand" said I, making hcra little
| bow But the sort Of meeting, You mean promise
| but % poor lookout for me
Yourself therefore, of even such small consolation
a, passing bow might afford you, said she. laugh
ing, and talking more easily, though all tins while
~ did not saw should leave the ucirl5orhool"
replied Z" only that hons" yondcr'
1hi, hove the darling right INTO ia" winds eye
again. She was all abJCk u breath, blushlug,
bothered and set liking II: couldn't tell that
"NIi,, Hawke, sand l. pluchug MP my heart Tor
a header and going 90, 80 10 speak with my eyes
,hut and my hands cicnchcd, I'm but plain
young fellow don't mean plain IN the sense of
ont ct OF capcrng aud ~Girliug and stepping
round AN emotion like a French cugma-tcr.
can do uO more than speak ont, and though don =
feel IT j, fair that | should ice tachng YOU, alone
here calling rs You have, without expecting 10 ser"
me" here She turned lcr beautiful eyes mp to me
for the Nl,t time, a. II she would say NJ" Nou guir
sure of that .. yet rs | may not have another
chance | MU,I tell you Low deeply admire YOU
no. uo. Jet mo De houc,t-lct me say, love you
From the moment set eyes YOU sitting IN that
draviugTopm over there with your poor Old dog at
your feet you have never been ont of my thoughts
II seen, but ycstcrday-ay, you snilc-wcil, the
tine has been short enough Bat then thiul, how
much we have been togcthcr-how kind and sweet
and gentle YOU have been 10 me That Is no com
pllucnt, / kuow-you could not be othcrwlsc-oi
course ! ought not to talk 10 YOU like tins Nj.
Hawke would think me villain were be- behind
that tree but then reckon no man ever yet told
gir hr was in love with her but that there
some relative Who would rather hc should have
Loi.pucd himself You'll 20 away laughing when
You think of mc-morc amused than angry AT NY
presumption. But I've had my say: you know the
truth: and let yonr father now head You on what
course he will, power on earth can prevent yuu
from remembering that the young saiorird fellow,
Jack Seymour, whom you met az his mclc's house,
GcNOtrdly IN love Win NOu, TIE iTNi gIl it
ever net in his life whom be could break his clumsy
young heart over
Mates, what do You say to this a loyo-spccch
how doe, il read ! know its an outbur-t that
,taggcrs me 10 Tecail-plcnty Of il, too mind you,
and handsomely rounded, like q bit of Parliament
law. Well / remember IT, aud that You may not
think I've improved il in the writing let me tell
Won YOU have the very words used. II gave her
time - rally. and She stood up and, looking al me
braycy: Rest assured, Mr.. seymour SAYS she.
" that let my future be what It will, shall always
remember what You have said 70 me with pridc p
and Ay darling was going Ou, but her color sud
denly failed her, she put out her hand aud said,
" Good-by."