New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-04-27
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deigns 20 discover its face. with a gracious
cfiulgence. tho matter seemed vet more tAhHl2}io
and pressing ana 1t Vas Witn onc that he de-
sccndcd to the carly hotel breakfast. ~,
He had hoped that this final resolution w9ud fi.
him of thought of the occurrence but n uLu la
cease to harass him. and it was not until he lad
suffered the calming prospect OF thG greai n", ~
and Quebec summing herself seTcnolY OF utl 90
above to instil its soothing influence as he SAT on
the forward deck of the steamer that II lheehal'S
slipped :rom his memory. t:t Ii
IL was in conformity Ia recent plan winch III
quiet pleasure IN tho novel ana pictuttsiu ar
ditons of Canadian life, "a he had become ~
quainted with them IN Quebec had tempted lill '
form that he had become a passenger upon ON VI
the boats plying down the river. lie .ouEh' y" M
his way deeper into the curious GNlIlIa,,In 81. ~
which Quebec Is part IN one OF tho many ll.l'II
villages of summer resort which he had learned
dottcd the shores of the It. Lawrence below. ih9
idea had suggested itself suddenly aud he hau
adopted It, seductive msnuation WIN i Ty"ii1
| Lv which he had succeeded IN bliEdlNS III
! i'm part until now, tn its mild abSurdt{; ~ Nv
turned IL over. however. seated Conttnt'uE on ~
forward promenade OF the steamer u wa Nv. ',l
cult TO push back the disagreea5r 'u@E,t''n, .iI
! to make this IDLE iaunt seem the most I'''"'"oi'
Very lik@y .ifc at Malbae would not prove c,y,,
! haratinc: indeed the absence OF AmcriGln7 woiiW
/ the very fact that he would find the summer Pt
lation made up altogether of native visitor AL III
Wien 6rcIrcbad ar 'engh yelled herself behind
bend I'm he Isle of Orleans he turned 10 look among
! his fellow voyagcrs All were Canadians oe5mihE'l.
| a VI,
| some of the smaller waiermg,paceS. 10 ,I
| business men &c ustOned 10 toiON ,IH':I
families, who have fled the city; durihE ne -e,l M
months of the summer for the cool airs OF tr noun
! tain villages. Most OF the small company "t GENT
/ men seemed bent on this Grand and gcneFlY l."
! be unaccOmpauIcu, save IN one or Nv" .h''HHu''
! whore fine mot her with "A swarm of llttc HIi'd
/ Canadians, was added. The yaCae rt>ti''s"c>' ~
rucu pa~SIug through a segment of their lives W'h
they feet 10 be merely tentative. appeared ~ n''r
! them all. and they moved about chatting uuciti'
as If each expected 20 leave the boat at IFS Hi''
They were not interesting, anil Fletcher soon
| pleased himself otherwise. III regarding the -Pi'h'ol
| OF tue mountains by when 'HoN HdL "1.. ~
pass. He was ~ sensitive To be1tF, III ~ H.
form rs 10 the physically unc9uth' OF ne u'o'i'A
msshaPsn yet the par Oh tiic ;,, m"''H .li
/ Indeed the world had always thought very p'a>
autiy of him, something perhaps attrlbutahlc 10 N'
occasional rather III thought Of II. Doubtless now
ever the chief inspiration of this uimcut lay I'D
/ certain IN discriminate che'riu4h'aS III INV W.,
! charge 90 his professional duties ma l' H'' i
allowed his patients 10 feel that then health ana
| welfare were not for the moment the most lhpor
! taut things IA the world TO their pms elcii,, ny
drmcanor was quite natural 10 NM If a'b "a Lcen
! In-n , rbv,ir.in no was wont 30 say to his ac-
uuaIntancc, when they questioned MN TcEaI"IhS "!S
| choice of vocation tor Whlch II N'uN 4''' "
| dtfhcult 10 find "A precedent upon any OF INC
hrauche. of his family tree; ana really II ne Hau n"'
/ brru "A ply,iclln il was not evident what else le
! might have been with equal success. AitcI I'hiHe
! his degree. Doe had spent year OF stu'N ANA
| chiefly ut Paris aul Zurich, an on hi4 return hr
] al 4
| mJrkeI ont. Though hi7 eiI aton hil zee" l,'I',
after the traditional pattern, be did not mean 20 c
| the traditional physician. ne Hau niip,,J ' -.
/ himself plans Of original exploration anu 81 uP y"
J which i'm spite of his succces-whlCh really oc-
| cupirs 80 much moro time than iaiurr-he 't''u
/ t,stlv adhered They had resulted IN nothing as
v,t ,,xcrpt indeed "a happiness IN the treatment ot
| certain duicult cases. which had caused conc
/ eL,II br-tlrr practitioner, t. open their sleepy
| eyes IN f3t awaIcmcnt and perhaps 700 III >"mt
J slight bodily twin-e', such as q ph'-lrlih 'est
| knows how to iuterpret in which h. had ioHnd
! fortnight before sufficient and convenient pItUA'
| Tor the iulHlment ~ this Canadian trip "i uc'It
! long mildly cherished.
prospect was broken IN upon after ltW u,oHr4i7.
In. eve wandered al the opening OF one OF the cahn
doors 20 two ladies' wrapped closely IN -haNl-' who
stood looking qucstioniuglv out upon the de a II
/ hcsItating 10 brave the sharp WInu. w HuiIIH-
itself against the boat As il moved down the river
| sun Virgin a. he heard one of them SAY. " We
! might better 20 back - the stern.
| Yes" returned the other ts quite TOO cold
I oh 80 she cried she turned 10 20 - vs. IN Nttc
! ,niyer, d" how bitter the WIND IS y
Fletcher recognized the soft penetrating voice lie
had seen ther faces also ana PeIce,Etd YIN H., -
Americans who had figured IN m hoT'e-car episode
of the night before Wherr mSht us tcoPG r, pr
| going; What had brought them 10 ms poat. fll'
! nng only TO dull little Canadian watering !a'e''
this boat on which he had Thought himself the only
/ American! WHAT chance had brought about an,
/ other meeting between them and him. Thus and
further IN quito futile fashion, ne quest oued WIN
! himself i'm the first moments after the door had
Gueri,. the ,,nnacle of unrea-or WHY,
! IN lart should they not be- hero why should ne not
! meet them again. above all why should they NOT
u gcd b. some SUCH Ii..,cd' II 't'ou - ny Wv" "
/ yolnu to one of these Canadian Tc5Orts' Ger
| tainly. he considered, don't ENJOY mohoPoy
among Americans of the right OF traNe by ms mo
| of steamers The thought RAJ I'd a smile, ana again
! hc put away all consideration Of them. lhey were
merely An episode IN his life. II was scarcely prop
| .Lr tat hc shonid see them when they had left the
! boat NJ ono Of the dainty villages. cnlh' med I'D
| the hills, at which the steamer hid begun e. stop
| When after a time the lanS9 OF IL bell called MN
| IA a dinner the product of the advanced skill OF
! the steamers French cook, he started uotWi
! standing in fresh annoyance as lac saw MIS- ord
ham and Miss Bailey seated at one OF the taol' hea!
| He knew them to be still on the boat. Tor he mad
unconsciously watched the passengers who had Ell
| II at the seyeTal iandng-places Int he haI i"r-
! ,rottcn That he must of necessity encounter them
again at this public meal. He mentally rated him
self that the philosophy which commonly served
| him in prcdicamcuts Ike this could not he forced
to his aid His integrity was OF that rigorous sort
that loves ~ keep faith even WIN itseIi' ana II
| an gercd him that having agreed with himself that
tins affair should not have power 10 rritatr nm,
Inc should continue to beat himself against the IT
! remediabc. The presence or MISS bailey was
! burdensomc aud he made harty meal
| When he again sought the forward promenade
the lustTOus cottages OF Mabale stared al nm from
| the end of tho wide crotch thdt Inc river heIt
! thru,ts into the land. giving the village Us name
| and the steamer was coming To landing nun out
| rnor ono cf the arms of the BAY with great com
| motion among the huTyiug crew and excitement
| upon the part OF the strangely composed company
| OF summer visitors that had gathered tn WeirHme
her coming. As might attend upon the diII'i' vi d
| ocean 81, amer.
Fletcher took mp position with the restless
| crowd that had a,seubl ii at the gingway below,
| and when the boat had az length made a land NJ
| and a pauk had been thrown ont. followed the
portrr carving hs V3l~e up the uncertain lrCl ne
To III" pier and IN among the curious group oi deiS
! watching the outcOm NJ passengers. lie looked
! .bout for yehclrto convey him t. the summer Inn
| that be mad chosen AZ the suggestion OF the h"tr
! proprietor az Quebec familiar voice sounded
! close at his elbow:
| Sc don't So, Rowland. Aunt do You" .
4. glt al f.t a. -
| ginia Bailey.