The Penn's Grove record., 1884-09-27

to b. permitted {" give HIH H@h I"t
best iuyp-aHd Hp has IT, SHE "Inkrl
away a bright little tear IRON her lons
Iashas-laugHei a lsttie, aud drew odt
of the big envelope a decidedly mascu-
line looking episrle, in bold black char
acters, with a big scTawiy signature en-
the last page. ''GeIald Adare.
1T looks plain enough and easy
to ptthuOausWeT,0 unused She, and
it's neither one or the other. Ne
saysn-running hastily over the con
tents-''he relies on me to tell HIM
whether he may really avail himself OF
my uncle's invitation to Chislel1lrst.
If SO, he thinks of starting at once for
the States, by the same Steamer aS our
selves, If possible. He is at Liverpool
awaiting my reply, NC. Now what
does it mean. or what Will he under
stand by my answer lie used to talE
of wishing to see America, and perhaps
of settling down there, though uncle
only laughed at the notion and now II
seems as if he We're in earnest. II ]
write him a cool little note telling mm
what is strictly true-that the doe
tors recommended perfect rest anG quiet
to uncle for some time to come il /
gently put him off for the present, why,
it will he for good and all. ] feel it.
Some other fancy will come between US
and there will be the end Of our friend
ship. l bate to think 1t ! ! don't mind
saving so-when nobody q hear me.
Shall ] say Come ? He'll come fast
enough. Hell see our beautiful nome
and what Americans are at their best
not the rubbish that disgraces our ma
ton all over Europe. He'll understand
then what my dear uncle ls-a prophet
that has honor in his own country and
if he comes, he'll never go away
again. Why should he? lie says he
is a cosmopolitan, with no local preJu-
diCes unless he has II IN favor OF the
place where we happen to be found !;
he hates his Irish estates and his title,
and would gladly hear the last OF both
one and the other. Shall say Come!
and yet "
Here Everard S footstep was audible,
ana hastily conCealing the letter, lmo-
gen hurried on her hat and Newmarket
and went TO meet him.
(Which way p he asked, as they IS
sued from the porticO on to the Greasy
pavement.
'This way looks the clearest. II you
keep straight on and then turn right
round and come back We can't be lost
argued ImOgen in her ignorance, and
they started. Unfortunately they came
to a street which did not go straight
on.
"Well, we can take this left turning
and keep straight along here. 1t GER
tainly grows lighter at the end.o They
CROPPED on cautiously, guided by the
area ratings. Then came a noisy cross
ing OF some main t~horoughtare. mo
gen looked at Eyerard douhJtully II
turned to the lett again rather INA At
tempt to pilot hIm over, III was grow
ing brighter, fading from ann to pale
copper color there must De sun some
where, n IN Jhe Instance was a
glimpse OF trees, that Imogen DECIDED
must be "one Of the PARKS nut when
turned out TO be an unknown square.
Then a policeman, against Whom jhey
ran Dundiy, helped ENefaTu across d
street ana put thelh IN lhe dITect F9aI
holne-Whlch proved TO ne 10y Such ulS-
reputaole oack sIieets Jll%1 Luiogeh SoI
alarmed ana iilaue lof IHe uIa1 open
space. ,.u
Ihen the Iog IIJed' showing d idfse
Gear SUreeJ Win something IKE " CaO-
ana al tne Tar ellu' ana aio'iS II tney
sped mefrlly'
WY we We g9S nQnle 'f 3 NV.
my. ny ~ , Gnote e ? onia 9iIi r'nt,I. III IoIir Go""
OliaI t'linlns3 eIieu hnI"5oH, uoliIlt'9"'
III ~ o u eoi, : E STe,i aIAG G"i i p"ty A., ", o g're
"olM, o"lu LEol@lu' WV I''' Si'G e|.'
VI d CiaPpeI pl1 pl'S,a 9"'ui" "4H1I-
oly vi tlto IIo9p 5,
we slid coiilo 90" am Pl9'SI''i5'
Down sWooped the log again before
the words lett lmogeh'S Ups, aud When
they got TO a name 1t Was one they had
never heard OF. The situation was be
coming monotonou5. 1t had been
amusing enough at first, when th9
brighter atmosphere seemed to he at
the end OF every street they turned
into, while Everard made guesses at
places and people, like a 5choolboy play
ing blnd-man's buff, and laughed at
his guides helplessness. Now he was
silent and Imog7n anxioas. II was
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