New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-04-27

lie was standing beside them presently, ana ms
confused sense received the words
Virginia my friend Dr. Fletcher. Norton, my
sister. Miss Bailey" His sister! " Mrs. tordham,'
Or. Fletcher" He tried to stammer ont something,
but his usual readiness failed him and Rowland
Bailey ran eagerly OF to the ladies': Dr. letcher
Is heaven sent just at this time ! hardly hnt"
what should DO with You alone. for so long IN tH s
-the-'Tay place. With lieutenant mere Will
be no difficulty The idea that It should be
Fletcher. though is awfully absurd. When caught
sight OF hum blinking ABOUT there on the pier'
didn't know whether to doubt my own identity OF
his"
Rowland loquacity received check in the persist
ent cries of the drivers of motley gathering OF Feh
Ces on the per who now pressed close about hl eac
eEC,tedly seeking with a certain confident freedom
quite primitive and orr ginal, the priv 81 carry
ing ms party The caleche-, which, though HeucIcc
ally of single pattern, were IN All the Stages Oh
scuilty aud decay, had an air OF having prel llll'
pressed for this UnaccU,tomcd summer service from
the barnyardS of their chlttcrng owners. koWIanu
chose two of tdcn. and Fletcher after daZeu mo-
ment IN which be- tried uuSuCccS>iully 10 make real
t. himself Rowand'o relation 10 this gir,-hc SUI
opprohriouolr termed her this girl-reGained nm,
cent ,clfp.-sr.,lon To- Sc that Mr., Fordham stood
beside INN, and he assisted her mo one .oi iuc
cIleoGc~. Their curlrd space afforded Se"tN lot ouu
two. and Virginia stepped lightly with her hrot hcr
and into the other. Tho girl cast u swift SlIh'c
auOut the laudScapc The fine maze that oitcn
fingers teudcry through the Canadian afternoon
was receiving the Stii ardent g!aIr OF li' sun iuVo
its LIQUID substance. and transmitting ljs radiance
into soft glow a. II fell upon tie scene. b'loTt
her rose height of rock. crested With the Ilcn
ho,tcry. To this assembled "a long tllght al Steps
Al the foot al Ia bill. cluster OF Sattr NY ihuah
hut- crouchrd. In tine direction whence the b"at
had come the SERIES of hills swclied III the purpt
distance. and across the bay. the water troucking
in the sum- Tapped the base ot cliffs OF duSNy
brown that bore Dpon thin broad SUBMITS Yait
sweep Of Vlllaga-dOtted plateau brlStlng with
shining tin spires and yellow with the autumn
fields. Beyond, the noble st. Lawrence expanded
half sen. spcCkcd with misty ,aI, ! he scene was
H. every way admirable, and the @rl turned from II
with ,gh OF satisfaction as the caeche b gan 10
on she exclaimed. isn't it all lovely, Row
land Row land agreed with i've Chastened euthu-i-
a-n Of tic venerable .uiIbtant OF fortnight th'I
n WAS " Aud everything IL 40 pTcttly IN keeping,
continued she: It's not what thought il mt all
nothing ever Is rs you expect but It's IN improve
mont. yes, she iau-hingly added rs she glau'ro al
the mountain. and aside az the dancing bay anu me
prospect beyond. m Improvement by Two oil tHr' t
stories over my idea Then with mysterious tecl-
ing Of connect on between ne topics nHt
cvpIicahlc 20 rhe m3srulin. mind, she abruptly
asked lour d.. Fletcher l. rather quiet Ism Ne
Row land ?" ,
ladies'. hadn't notItrn.' he repeated
thought he received Ms with a Little con>tIalut
u-t now. lie ought not TO nd the sister OF MS best
friend Won call ham your best Trend, doht Jou'
Row Wand p m uuapprOarhdblc OBJECT .
oh Won Ilu,t NOT begin 10 dislike him already,
deprecated her brother. lie really Is the pleas
ATTEST of fellows Rowland went generously 30 To
tXtOl thr b III qualities of his friend ne ll i"Okru
mo with a kind of hUyi,I admiration ana n huSasu
10 Fletcher from the beginning of the rather Oddly
CON. lOued friendship that Ldi arson between
them. when n hld hIt spent ms college course IN
FIrtchcf- native place. ant Fletcher was practls-
ing there and n wa this tcring-pcrhdp7 some
thing moro than that with wmcha 7en7ltNc youLg
man naturally regards a fIcnd somewhat OhtI
than huu>rlf-that prom pied M, eager PRAISE.
only ,~k you, Virginia. 20 allow yourself r" IKE
HIM. -" he concluded; sometimes you assume de-
tenslye attitude toward mon; You lntrench your
80 with the of standing ready To rep"i cu't-r
Don't do that with Fletcher. please; y"u IS II Hh3
Hiu pleasant If you can te passive ior "A'le anu
Il ow hm 10 impress you fairly.
Virginia laughed ~ she always did whcn Row
land adore, sod her IN this pondrrou> brOtherly laN
ION. Ii va, soft ana Joyous aUEh WIN = mellow p
tore that 4 caught from her voice. 80 hoH
land" She aid won't be- be.lIgrrCnt. would
really be glld to like Dr. Fletcher since you, Ike
him. she went ON more earnestly, ana VIII be A.
pa>siv, = monument
s. van road leading ClrCutously % the summit ui
the hill that backed the pier, and presently allgted
with Fletcher and Mrs. torlH nam on me 1PtsIUus
vcrauda of the hotel which Nlr5luUS que X glance
had d"te ted from the wharf IN the porch groups
vi boardeIs louuged upon airy wicker chars; anu a.
the Americans passed mp the steps e. tue broad
doorway where the stout French landlord waited
bramlng.y to receive them. IN the uue Oid-tlhr
custom OF these remote hO5:elric,. they gave them
kindly stare OF curious interest quite Tree from III
trusIyencss. The landlord welcomed them as
baron might to his castle. HIS manner was al
agreeable mixture Of the rich Gaillc courtesy and
the British hcaTUncss that caused virginia as Row
land presented them with a grand ar OF 9ld ac-
uuaIntauc" to cry rapturOuSly out wlthln herself
AT the vision Of some Jolly English host Ca the bear
and Elephant or mdYhap Of tine CORK ana DOT
tie" straight from the whole twenty -nlue volumes
Of Walter Scott. lie bowed them COurteouNly up
the stair that ascended from the end OF the broad
hall which they had entered, g. the rooms above
while Rowland undertook to show the ladies the
apartments he had secured tor them.
- Herr Is your room, Virginia. he cried ont
when they had stopped az one Of tho doors near the
end IF the massage ana he flung ID wide open, while
she stepped in aud walked quickly 10 the single
window. Rowland closed the door ana left hrr' 10
lead Mrs. Eordham 20 another room near. ana 70
curtain and stood looking down IN silent delight
upon the grand breadth OF the -. Lawrence swim
ming below in the fine twilight that began to fall
DESPITE the five years of travel abroad from
which she had recently returned Miss Virginia
Bailrys impulses were very fresh; FOR the tAilYS
that She had found memorable and enjoyable. while
she dwelt with Rowland in their Maryland home
under the amlabc but unmOtherly guidance OF
maiden aunt she still retained her glrlah enthu0l
her capacities for pleasure were yer large aud
nm. AIDED.
If YOU take the child. Caroline" her Aunt Beatty
had said warnmgly, when Mrs. Fordham, then Just
widowed, proposed 70 carry her with her a. com
pauon and brlghtcueT of the European voyage that
she hal planned. you must protect her from tht
hardening influences OF foreign society. lou Will
b. mnglng with 1t in year or two, II SoH stay 50
long Oh yes. you will sine assured her IN answer
70 Mrs FOIdhIm's sad deprecatOry gesture, kuo"
your taste. and after tme there wll ht no cason
for REFRESHING a. but the child must not be drawn
into It. | could not feel 1T right To let her 20. II
there were chance that she would return any less
or more than my Innocent virginia lou Will
promise 10 guard her Carol NJ. / feel double re-
.pousbllty IN her welfare. Ii isn't rs II were her
mother you know"
And Mrs FordAam. oven after she had. rs her si--
ter prophesicd fallen naturally into her old habits
of society and had gathered about her IN the course
of q long residence at kOHe. pleasant circle or
friends composed chiefly of Americans, with the
usual admTture of foreigners. had scrupulOus!y
kept Virginia from all intercourse with u. Mis-
for,ham did not 20 INTO society. as the phrase Is
II rather came 10 her. She had been accustomed to
coutrive in former DAYS with kind ot pride OF
leadership that she should be- the nucleus rather
than component part of her set, and she main
tanned this position now.
he young girls life during their wandering stay
abroad though wisely limited n this direction. was
very ire in every other they had vast leisure, aud
commonly she saw with her aunt all that was
worthy 10 be- seen in the places where they paused
ON the whole 10 was very pleasant ana after Mrs