New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-05-18


reached the empty rendezvous at the uncture oil inc
roads He could not tel her of his teaFF u. A.,
81 know" answered the girl Ot c9u tse, uhsg
would have gone on. Yet I half expected them 10
be waiting here she added mconsequehIy Win "
little sigh. -, ~, ,,,ri,,,.,,.
climbed i'm the morning aud Fletcher tired 10 JON
in Nirginlas mrth at the reckless tasnIou III 49, L.
they plunged down the PERCEPTIONS HGilnes,, Oun
his laugh was nervous and spirtless' his orGeL vi
perhaps his bride had inspired the ehafier WIN IN
exaggerated contempt for human Saiety nu b &c
constituencies and he flung himself lntQ .us 80 ~
urging his beast down the sweeps WIN hls"' ~
ard0r There was. he reflected siAgie cuauCe tue
boat might not reach Bale 81. Faul on thlg-lioI n
unfortunate mistake OF the road had lost thgil aI
hone of reaching the village at the advertised noun
of leaving Rowland he felt SIRE would eIt9eaNoI
TO hold IL As long as possible "heh II atIINru III
these thoughts were not Is CONSUMING ID UH09 'AiOA
Ii was Just an hour from the time that they had
regalned the main road after thelr ullXers stHPiu
down the incline that ended III the MIDST OF l1e
village of Bale st. Paul. They sped down the sngle
street toward the wharf. Fletcher dld MOI, SPEAK.
AS they passed around bend OF the road the per
revealed itself. Their vision stretched unn5I-
rupted over the ST. Lawrence INTO INC empty us
1--WE shall have no wait. - said Virginia calmly.
with touching trust. Fletcher did not answer.
"Nhy, where aIe aunt and Rowland suue bar2g
exclaimed the girl noting his silence, WlIl Il suSi
uureasoning sense that all was not right: ohe
turned gaze full of troubled inquiry upon hun.
"They are gone. Miss Bailey, ne answered. S !
ply with tender note Of compassion ID ms Nolcc'
meeting her glance" gone with the boat. -,
The boat r. she slowly gasped IN uncomprehehu-
ing surprise His cruel meaning seelncu 10 Ioiot ~
self upon her. and nature hung heT N'e - nDU. os
distress upon her cheek. She stroVe ~ CO'hpio'9
her trembling lips with pathetic pride; 900,
You might have told me, l)r tietcheI-Sou
could have trusted me- should not nave ihduo
scene cried she rcproach1uly IN me hrSt neat u
Forgive me, he rcoined humbly, e I was cow
ardy'
-. Vpn
erateness Tor me too Oh, but why didn't aunt ana
Row land stay :" she moaned with sudden Hre'e-
9 ! can't explain that. It seems strange"
There was a mistake; II was accldental II
must have been So, she assured hcfseli aIouu, anu
aunt is tormenting herself now with lear Ior NE 1
She will fancy that everything horrible has be
fallen" Notwithstanding his intense annoyaaR9ce,
her sef-fOrgctfulness stirred MS alirdIlon. 49,
a moment some recognition of her own position
seemed to reach her. for she said: As LOT orr
selves trust YOU" He almost started al TINS as,
passionate speech He had expected an hyserlGGal
outburst She was as placid a. If she had uttered
commonplace in her own parOr let they were
quite thirty miles from Malbaie with no apparent
means of return: they were IN strange ana remote
delicate uosition In this light her set-control and
utter confidence impressed Fletcher a. Attle SNORT OF
They had paused on the edge of the pier. and the
CHARTER at length becoming impatient OF a delay
that may nave seemed to nun oDJecte5s oes"u I ~
move restlcssy about on his n4rIo" seat ana
finally looked questiouingly around AT his paS~en-
GERS The motion prompted a sudden thOughl III
Fletcher and he bent swiftly forward 10 ASK MN
" Does another steamer leave tonight "
He had expected the blank " Non; that answered
him-he knew that ordinarily no boat touched ~
Bale St Paul even SO late as the one they had
missed this having come upon special UP 10
Gather the children returning from their summer
and il quenchng left a bitter taste IN ms, mouth
II was with a deepening troWn thdJ ne Oaue tue
man drive slowly back up the village > ionS, cHP5
str Get Numerous eXpedlents suggested bhehio5ie -
and were RAPIDLY rejected All would nave required
the assistance of a band of fairies Inc 0ccaso1ai
merry groups of Canadians that pl>Seu lleu VIZ
ing-tIe gtntlemen decked in their brave w0rsted
caps OF hats of straw, from which nuttered CIV
havelocks and wearing stainless white SHOES lLe
ladies encased in the inevitable Jersey angerta nm III
upreasouablv. The sight Of them stirred the re
membrapce of fact as TO which he was conscious
I'm moment that he had deceived himself; mere
was dnubt less not an American IN Bare - Paul
He recoIIccfed now 4 thought that had occurred
to III when he had first understood theIr position
II II came 10 an extreme necessity he had felt that
ii would be possible to search out some mQtherIy
routrv1voman OF the girls at the hotel and mt rust
her to her keeping He had even hall formulated
the speech which he would MAKE 10 lf9 ! ma -,
The matter is solved if | leave you, ne would
have said. u can at least get out OF the way
Rowland will find You tomorrow b1 ~ ~ enFigSg
nzed now he insanity OF his eSpec atloh Oh lhuih9
Americans here; none but themselves were irving
their whimsical experiment ne Plan IG iov 0T
NOT he TO Virginia but lie had made mp his uilnd TO
carry II ont ii nothing better presented ITSELF.
Ihs charters question rs ne rclguet mp lis nor
further - reused him 70 the instant necessity OF oe-
ysing some expedcnt and furnished HIM IN the same
moment with an inspiration. why might inty h"l
drive to NfaIbaic? II Was great distance, II was
late and the road was doubtless wild ana uhGF
but with good fortune ley nueht I'ach lne npl i
before midnight. Anything was better than theH
win YOU drive Us tonight TO Maibaie q he
asked of the man, determined 20 KNOW at "lce Hal
could be done.
He oflrred him sum extrava1antly dispropor-
Tomato To their usual toll lor shoil'I ~
ia rl.l
his passengers be responded, however, with a
melancholy shake OF the head.
on pOg monsieur. Cesf iRpOSV)ie, re- aN5NrItu'
The roa Il. are very abOminable. and know them
little Then look At the clouds; II VIII surely
storm Besides, what Will my customers ~ IA tl,,
m0ruingT he continued III ltu' H. I4et'Hel
Thought his another instance of the sMewdnesS Oh
his crafty tribe and increased his offer but the man
would not listen ...,.. -,
say. tifrv could not cor Did he think that some
of the other charters might No lac was sure they
woud not They were placed I'D the same way
he Fletcher was forced to believe MN he coulu
not see why lac should mis- iudge them.
lie was about to order him 10 drive on again IN a
vague Mioawberike hope when there occurred to
him a second plan wild and daring that he feared
TO think twice of il. and so instantly decided. hes'
The man would allow him 20 take his cart ana pony
FIafcLcr stimulated for q fresh beast-if he would
nav him sufficiently and leave guaranteed for their
safe return He had another caeche which he could
use instead Tor a day. The calm eXorDlancy oil IN"
'r.a demanded would have amused Fletcher at an
other tuuc-he might doubtless have purchased "a
multitude of the dcCrepit Nehcie' IN l&'9id9ir
circumstances for the sum ashed-bui DC Thankfully
accepted the offer. ,,,,
surely you VIII not attempt to drive 10 MAI
bale cred Virginia. seeming suddenly 10 coinPI'-
bend ms intention. .
II must. Mss Bailey" he said quietly. she
uuler- God him and be arranged the further details
OF he drive with further question from her As
the corficr handed him the reius, alter substituting
a fresh horse tor the one used ~ their Journey to
the church. he made marNeilously bright sueSc>,
ton The uoiqire had q map OF the road they would
takc: without doubt he would lend It, and he gave
them his name 4 trim little man Ushcrcd Fletcher
/ when he knocked ar a door bearing upon is front
shining brass plate. into room. half living apart
meut half office apOogiZing for the children play
inc with their toys the floor. He very polite
/ in his broken English