New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-10-14
CHERRY ROPER'S PENANCE.

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her, even mentally but there was something about
the girl which always made me use sudden words III
speaking of her. She was. not noisy, or .bustllngj
out she always seemed to take You by surprise;
never dong or saying what YOU would expect, ana
always appearing where you did rot looK Tor hee'
Why, Cherry ny or5 9eHT5i e1clAinlou'
$50 was, Yesterday she returned; "bnt that
doesn't hinder my being here to-day, d0ealt1 DO you
usually take more than twenty Tour -hours Oh 'no
No YOU absurd child; butt thought you we're
| to stay month with your COUSINS" 49,,
"TheY thought So dar0sSy oi ana Hb ist thew
thought. But was bored there; 50 yesterday
afternoon, when they we're all gone 10 lectuIe, "
| something stupid just packed up my traps ana
at Is ratner good that ryou have come home I
| think though it need not have been quite 30
| abruptly for have not been quite happy about
WHY She hasn't had ono Of her upsets, t and
kent IL from me, has she T. asked Cherry quickly
| q Ii struck me she was looking white"
"Oh, no; 1t is only that this damp weather mas
not seemed to agree with hor' and thought sne was
inst In The Etato IN which little OVERRIDING, OF u
! chill, would bring Que on. Now you are at homo
III see 70 her III keep shsr IN cotton until the
| clouds dry up and the river goes down. But
rather think it will be cotton for tho TACT Bi
Mrs. Singleton, that OF all the auarrels mamma anu
I we're ever engaged upon' the present Is tneAhho''
| specimen" Lii. Inv
muddy boots on tho fender-soUl, with an air OF en-
| It's about Mr.. Goldthorpe" resumed Cherry.
| g Do ven know himH is it any relation OF the
old gentleman who as staying with the Mlntons IN
'u ST6St gentIeman's father was my Mr.. Gold
| tborne;s mothers husband, and | have always
understood that she was only married once anu
| had but one son. o.,
"lm coming to that. Ia the first place. WISH 20
observe that he is not old, but only query; 10 10
exact he was ifty-seyen last birthday"
What do looks matter ~ she demanded scorn-
| fully. " Well met HIM two or three tunes Wneh
he was with the MIntons, YOU say, and he seemed
10 take fancy to your humble servant, but never
thought of its coming to anything Iheh ne t9rmsa
up again when was In London TINS lIme' anu Waa
always coming 20 Portman-square. lie sent me
bouquets and tickets for the opera, ana one even
| ing he ali hut declared himself, but escaped, aud
the me- day he sent me bracelet. thought lnou
| il was time 10 ruu away, and here am. Now you
| have the true inner history OF my Heglra; -.
And q very tangled history 1t IS, now have got
It. don, understand what y0n mean 10 90 OF
| what you have been doing. or Why you have done
| it, [ wonder II you know yourseltT -,
do know" qqTG Do Vet s him 'p Propose 20 to me at
| once because hadn't quite made up my mind ana
thon didn't like the allar going on ~ sonioIo ou{
H. so came back to her, thinking size would he as
| pleased ms Punch and nice return got lot my
| dutlfulneAsn
GWhat did she soy I"
Asked NE if loved him And when ! couldn't
produce feelings exactly up TO boiling point, cooeu
down what feelings had With floods OF sentiment
This morning we had another talk. OF less 8ilect-
inc nature and she told me right out that was
gong to sell myself anu r"y vontsd 70 marry an
ensign living on his pay-Insteud OF hnancer with
10000 q year-she couldn't haVe -beeh more
| cruelly steTnlY unTeienting. -
II won't saw anything about love; but IL Mr.
Goldthorpo man when you can heartily like ana
| SI IiLe him as well IS most women like their bus
| bands feel that / soon could got used 10 hun.
| which is fair average OF matrimonial lehcity;
And Mr.. GOldthorpe is an honorable man, respected
| by all who know him. shall be respected as MS
And that satisfies youip
| zone can't have everything. Look here Mrs
Singleton am Just sick OF being poor. sick Of ~
| hate having to save and scrape. to trayel thTd-
class and dye my old dresses. hate seeing mamma
pale and drospiug, when n month at the seaside
would put her TO rights Poverty is miserable and
wretGneI ana G.yn chance Of sscaps should
be simply fool II let II slip" Cherry spoke ia
desperate earnest staring into the tire, while tue
angry spots burnt larger ana larger III heE cheehH
II lad hoped something quite different for you.
thought last summer that you and Hugh Garfield
understood each other
"Dr Garfield has no right and no reason 10 com,
plain OF anything that may do Cherry replied
gagement between us"
aNo but am sure that he thought hO lad more
than the shadow of nope"
here to talk about DR. Garfield. came because the
Indian box from Mrs. Mcclure arrived this Eorning-
She has sent lot OF lovely things Ter the Mission
Bazaar mixed up with presents for us, and things
for her children and we've been unpackins them
half the day. Aud mamma wants You to come 10 TO
tea on Monday, and look at them for she will have
tO pack ND all the bazaar things on Tuesday ana
send them in to London O.,
avery we'll: tell her, with nay love- that should
like 20 come very much and will be IN about L.
THAT'S hight: you'll oblige me also by SD DONG.
/ got a note from Mr.. Goldthorpe by the afternoon
post prompt WASH IT v asking my leave 10 come
down and call on Monday afternoon. OF course
there is no doubt what that means. Now You'll
keep mamma quiet. and so ! can give him his op-
DoTtunttE nicely, and get things settol. am sure
YOU ill always lie the side OF distressed lovers,
She concluded with whimsical glance at mo-
/ don't think have much 10 add TO what she said
about herself In Orde. 20 make the situation clear.
Her mother was widow with a small income, ot
which she seldom spoke. aud never complained.
Mrs Roper had lived her life, aud accepted the
limitations of her fate; poverty and self-denial
were entirely tolerabe TO her, but the slightest de-
Walton from her iattidons standard oi honOranle-
ness was not. And 10 was 20 such q mother that THIS
wlful girl declared her intention Of peIjuring her
self at the altar and swearing to love, honor, AMI
obey man to whom she meant to do neither, in
consideration of the uXurIes that money can buy
knew how deeply wounded she must be-, IN every
fibre of her proud and sensitive spirit and 9reyed
for her.
Then, too J was hurt about this business Of Hugh
Garfield. He was Dr. BTamstOna partner and q
quiet young man. but very clever in bis profession
aud nice every way. hen have said that he only
needed experience 10 make HIM perfect doctor,
have said all that is pOsslblei for 1t has always
seemed TO me that the union of tenderness, hrmBe-s
patience and skill, when forms the ideal often e-
aized) of his profession, represents all bnt
the highest type of human nature. But my
favOrte had given his whole hearts love
10 Cherry Roper, and she had smiled on him for
summer, and now was ready to throw him over for
a stock broker old enough to be hcr father!
ii.
Ii was about a quarter Of an no Ir's walk from my
house 10 Mrs. RopeTs, which stood near the river,
little way outside Hamston. The nearest way from
the high road path leading TO "A fOOt-bridgs
a stream which ran past tho lawn. The
stream was now flooded, and | found the water
just up to the leyo Of the bridge and could barely
cross without wetting my feet. The river had risen
over the intervening meadows. and lines OF
hedges alone enabled ono TO recognize localities,
like lnetldIans over the oceans IN q map.
Carpets curtains and char-Coyers might
be- shabby; but the greenhouse door was
filled with blaze Of primua5 cyclamen aud