New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-12-02

us there sure enough, was a bath-chaiT, uIdIESou
%T man with N cOckade in his hat, ana walking
Close alongside of it was Florence Hawke, trough
had not Sophie told me 1T was she, sh9u nt cel
tainly not have recognized her at that distance,
They were going our way and their backs were
toward us. The bath-chair went along very slo"iyi
and when we stopped Miss Hawke stopper anu h
looked toward the river, and then reJoheu her
S'sT Let us get on. Sophie, let us get OF" ex-
claimed hearing my heart drumming III lily c'IS '''
if Punch and judy were not lar on uo,.
. What are we TO do Jack 2" cried She. "Ought
we TO Join thcmi what will mamma say = -. e
q For Heavens sake, don't let us lose slght oi
them | replied catching hold of her arm ana
ohliqing her to walk I'VE can argue the maltcI
moving can't WEI what can Your mamma say f ;I
doesn't want you to cut Miss Hawke. ms meeting
is purelv accidental-t is what have neeh longing
and PRAYING for-don't think of anybody gnt me al
this moment" And Tightening my Gluten OF her arm
SWeI as You say. it's purely accidental" said
the good-natured girl, fast losing her breath.
certainly cannot be dsobeying mamma by speak!ng
tn FLORENCE when we meet although you are WIN
MT And YOU have met her." cried l. after an Irish
fashion certainly, but we'll make 1t proper meet
As we drew near I actually trembled with excite
ment and nervousness never gh'G c .ne sister
thought All felt was that was going to meet
and see and speak to the girl was deeply IN love
with and whom had done nothing Dut tllilh VI
and dream of and worTy over and speculate upon
ever since the first night had set foot III Chilon;
Why wouldn't she look round and see us coming
This stern-chase doubled my nervousness, mort Is
pecially as the pair of us threatened 10 nlu'i'I
alongside short of breath and scare the daring ny
our sudden apparition and invasion we "tG,c
within twenty feet of the bath chair when Emily
turned her head and spied us. Perhaps she dd not
Immediately recognize us, for she TOOK ahotet
squnt before speaking to her SISTER. t ~
Florence stopped and looked; for momeht sue
hung in the wind fancied, as if she Qua not khoT
what to do then with bright smile she alN a'eu'
cave Sephie a kiss, and extended her hand to me.
Mates shaking hands with girl you love : ~ a.,
wonderful sensation. could scarcely lei go oi iio
| soft tender velvet-like gloyed fingers ana ileht
oned slv palpitatmg and excited as was, the He-
light kindled in my face could guess AT by Seeis
| the effect Of it in hers ,.,ho uuo,v
is it You have not calledi You owe me Vlsi'' you
| know" and she smiled archly. ,,.,o;.
| But the fellow that was hauling the bath a.
along had come to a stand; Miss Emily had to b %
salutcd and went to her. She looked AT me VIII
amazement raised my hat She ana NOT a.drt.
| TO disguise her wonder Nothing was more ctIianl
than that she had not had the least idea was sun III
Bristol; whence, quick as lightning inferred t,,
Florence had kept thG lact Of syccre t from her
| father and SISTER noble augury for me Us Wnao
lover will doubtH Could the poor delcaIe thc
| have than her way she would have ordeTeH 'n III
| funkcy to wheel her home. THIS was as ilaih a.
mud in wine glass, by her first movement Oh SUI I
prise at seeing me and the marked cQoHGSS ~, la L
manner Immediately aftcrward But, heaven pe
praised she too young To be dangerous III i
way Sophie. who was anxiously smlilhg anu lru
as cook with the heat. for had dragged lcr aIohg
without ceremony, said: "Don't let Ms keep !onh
standing We are going your way anu ~ -, 10
| the cockaded gentleman touched MS ha' oen' HIS
O' Ne e. all kent together at the beginning. had ,
very little to saw and, indeed, just then vas SIuiS
| able 10 do more than look. OccaSOhalIy hn In!
yonld stare at NE as if had just clamDercd our vi
the river over the cliff but took no hotIce. nav
no eyes but for Florence Could PrI,C"i ~ nr
what color her parasol VAST Depend upon II y
man is not very far gone when he notes ms RIi d
| attire Whv confound him. whatever she mas III
all lac in fbc most delicious taste in the World
when he Is in love- and that is all he VII De aoiJ ~
say about it. What TenenbeT OF , aiI hcr beauty
dav was her face and figure. III WAS n'l o'""''
. that clothed her-nOthlng more. .:n o..
We'll All tried to appear, at the hrst gong on i,
if nothing whatever had haPPem oy q" 1as in love a.
if AlphonsO Hawke were on the iIloh,,lra ~, ~
with the Stymours, as II there WeIt 10 @
Emily was horribly cool. certainly; ana nc oaS'i
mess In her soul to tell papa was visible III ,i
lneamcnts But We dId no, I Ilt onj Sophe 81
The cIirate of ST. Andrews. At last sophie s;'l,
something to Emily first stealing peep ~ I' III e,i
might see my chance My heart sci Oh I n,IeSn 81
( but / was resolved that nervousness sh"uiu, no
. hinder me. A time had come for which had peer
| nraving. 80 girdIng mp my Ions, III an lhttI'c' ~
ape"Se of coursc took a lateral step that bT"ugh
nv arm against FloTcncc's- ana sald III low Noo'
81 was afraid should never see yon asanI. Ia,
told her that | loved her and not appreciate IN
. significance Of this meeting ana Of every wore
should say II hrT rTv a o ear lad t"k"m lodgings il
. Rristol: | hope you are comfortable. though N"l
don't deserve to be, for giving up |on' KID" WA
| tivcs' home -,r
81 know Won did" she answered. And al
sorry to have been the cause ,,..,.ir. c..,.b.
= Il saw Emily staring al u.s. Meanwhile S"ph'
II wouid do anything for your sake sand
| - The one hardship il the rare chance 0i m,''ui
l. ! vou Why j. youT father pIcudlccd against me
. | He docs not know me Could help falling m low
with you He is to blame for having for dH"3h'e
a te bot tak nonscnsc. Mr. Seymour" said She
d ! Turning her face aside and smilihf. Nc Ia
T | droppcd about fathom astcrn OF Inc balh-'.'H
"i,J II;oht i'm tLc wake OF II: So Emily could not
: on looking without str:ining her ncckl Ana ihei
raising her sweet eyes 10 M'i Siio SaI IL - " r'nu
shonld bc angry. But can forgive a yer
rrcat deal in a young man who has been to sea rs
t IA And wIy7 because, if he's real sailor he
i | enoat tLc tTntll-a. | do. DO you doubt my sii
crrrityY DO yon think that am only ila'iGfh
| Won Heaven forgive you lyon suppose tlGll. ! c'
G III Won lint / am IN love with you. and my lov
=. mis- ma Won thousand leagues further away from ~
!, tbau were to like you only aSan acquaintance; I
Laforr we could meet could talk 90 you; c"ul
he in vonr presence, and look AT YOU; no" 20 e"
is day after day with nothing upon caith 10 cohso
me She "' Was little scared by my imprisoned mar
u ncr which put kind Of nnpctrouslesS INTO III
There is no need for you to be wrctchcd" sal
why do You say that ~ cried l. gTaspiGg at u
- stro,y Only tell me that may hope ask u
q no more now-and yol'll make me the gladdcst lc
Il "Til tcll Won nothing at ALL she answered. "
d wish Won would not think of me-. Indeed, Nj. sc!
T. nour | ought not TO tall. TO you, 49,
- See here Miss Hawke-no, ~ call you RIO
u .,ce-von NAV not ike II; but I'm determined
d cor one happy memory out of all this woTy-"l
YOU answer question"
]. ayou mustn't call me Florence said she, smilin
- uIvIv ,ot 2" said l. How cruel you are. VI
!" will not yield ipchI' She returned no ansYe
,e aVon may say il once. but only once said sh
20 turning her head away again.
, Nav put something before II =
p Wi,af T. she inquired rather hrathcssly.
Of MAY | say darling Florence y ] cried, irchi
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