New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-12-13
DOLLY'S DREAM.
CursrER-sr.. s. W., Monday. Nov. 7,

Snnr.eif The Chesertous are always such KIND |
people. and their house is thoroughly nlce Oh9 10
etay at | trust your gowns are holding out am
almost sorry to hear of the ball you nave hau ~,
your house aim afraid your best white fTock VIII
look by this time crushed, and altogether the worse
for wear Yes dear child, it is certainty getting
high time for yOu to think OF coming nome anu
more accounts than one have got on Pioa.y
well without you on the whole, thOueh OF cou4 81 So
have often missed my dear Dolly. But IL Is nov
from any selfish feeling that ! wish You 10 leaNe
CudWOrtn, and return to me as soon as p"SslolT.
be plain with you, my child, am uneasy ABOUT
yOu-nOt from what you say Dut nom n"t !Ou
don't saw | know MIR. John Fortescue has beel
staying for some time at CudwoIth. ana 40 MOI
like your silence about hun. III all were as 1t
should be, you would surely mention nm IN your
letters to me as You do most OF the other guests
lint beyond telling me that he was there, ana nan
five shots in his leggings one day out raDbltlng you
never speak OF bin, and confess feel ANXIOUS,
Surely my darling, You are not 50 silly as 10
revive that Old foolish hirtatonF You remember
our little conversat ion about hun year ago a1u
how brave and good you were, and agreed ehllelt
with me- that, under the circumstances, III was 9ut
oi the question that you should think OF MARI! ,nS
him of course he is very nice and all that; SUI.
one must remember that man, IN these daVs Win
small Irish estate : no better than pauToIi
Lazy Geraldine told me too 9snI h%SpgLt so
low that she only write to her 1rehdS on p onV,
cards she cannot now afford notepaper ana staliip9
She has not had a gown iOr more IMAM year
aud her friends are going TO subscribe 10 get her
mongle or a knitting machine. or some mcnbat0is
Il forget which-tO enable her 10 support helsvII'
Anj She nsei 20 be considered for lrelandl Quie an
Ieiress-had property OF SIX or seven hnnureu
year Think, dearest Dolly, OF all tins, ana no very
careful and prudent. How much now Wlsh Were
with Won! But the next best thing will be to have
you safe at home again. With much love. am
e''i So"' '''' DoRoTnEA c. TRFMAINF
It was perhaps a shocking and unhlial thought,
hut Dolly as she re read this letter felt strongly
inclined 10 wish that her mother had IKE inc IN
herself tn the small and humble postcard. very
decided frown darkened Mss lremanos lace ler
cheek flushed. and her blue eyes had an angry
snaTkle in them. ,,.
ured and cautioned she did think mamma nlsn'
have trusted her. And then, beng true woman,
there leaped up in uer mighty desire to avonge
herself on the person who mad thus innocenl(
brought down upon her all these dSagrreable
cautions and warnings Tonight mamma should
See if She were here that she need have no cause
for anxiety size said to herself bitterly.
Then She cot M quickly from the low char where
she had been sitting by her bedroom fire. and rang
Dolly Iremaiue was certainly very pretty girl.
She was tall and slender. with the long, Shapciy
limbs ard short waist that one, sees So rarely IN the
ordinary tnglishwomah me heluc oioou IN hfl
showed in the union Of pale blue eve with Intensely
black ha-r and lashcs. Her complexion WAS dark,
with glow through the skln' us II deep-red
carlatiDn were buried there.
Diuncr was early that evening at Cudworth Hall.
on account of the ball which was to iollow-a tact
s-bTcb Lady, Chcstertou had duly announced. and
1uly apolo ,ized for. to her guests
ii nat Ia o'clock on the cards. she said, with
Ga. I,I,Iutive manner that was habitual ~ her,
o,lv a u,tle more pronounced, " but our good neigh
hors here are 50 very punctual thdt one ms - ne
first ball we gave here alter we were married nan
r1+ eycn begun to dress when the first carriage
drove mn ana though made all the haste / coptd.
there we're nearly forty people in the room by the
time GOT down and no one to receive them ihei
were very much offended ana nearly an tIe young
lad es caught violent c'IdS, ana no wonder, sitlh-
sbIverro IN an icr-cold ballroom for three quarters
Of an ho1r old Mr.. Payne-Smth. the great brewer
here VAS SO angry; he always declared the chli OF
The room brought out his rcUt and when Lord
Chpsterton stood ut the next election he went over
TO the Radicals and We lost ever 50 many votes 10y
him ...; .. ~. rri, -,
her nrcsent mood to hud that 1t with Mr.
lorrtscae that Fate, IN the shape OF Lady Chester
q How lucky this is" said he as they stood TO-
other waiting for the more honorable guest, %
mss on- of tine doorway first. " want % tuurl o.
1alE 10 Won about Something-Somet ming that have
only heard of Ihs aiternocn, piece OF bad IucN
that has happened 70 me-
as r. very interestug'' said Dolly. in a laugud
voice, as they seated Themselves 2t the dinner tt'."
HPrdv, il It is not. kindly keep II to yourself for
DON'T feel the least in "A mood this even TO Weep
with those who weep. If You are g.lng to turn into
,rr "f = somfortcr l should laugh, know. quito
In the wrong place. and be even more diSagreeahie
%J don't Know" said Jack, little sadly, If it
will interest Won at all Perhaps II Is foolish of me
to bore YOU with such small mater az Iny coming
from nv agent Mccarthy, at Moy4reet saying thar
he cannot stay there for another day. lie Ia, been
ted for two months, and has stood that and
GOT no end OF Threatening etteTs. and had absurd
1ttletwo-pch deep graves dug IN 1ront OF his door
IuTiUu the glt, ana Has Hl''N tut' tuO i)uJ How
that il Las como to shots beng hTed mt" his bed
room ri ont - o'clock AT night, one Of which
has slightly wounded his WIFE he lS evidently quite
| uuncrved aud no wonder and lmllo'es me to let
Linn .ava the place at once. So ny course is plain.
shall have 10 20 over 10 Ireland tomorrow, and
see if anything can he done toward discovering tie
rutfians who committed this outrage, and be my
own agent for some time to come 30 you see, Miss
Trelnalucr continued jack with sadness very
foreign to his usual CHEEKY, pleasant tones fecl
rather down and stupid tonight, what with think
inc Of poor Mccarthy and of having to 20 away so
L. fro ('t Forth =. Il -
INST came for an instant before DOlly's eyes
anl a paug passed throdgh her. Then she hardened
her heart and determined not e. relcnt.
" What a horrible story she said shuddering
elehtlv: surely it rather dangerous for You t.
90 among such 6ioodi1rsty Pe%Pei 'hey mu De
and nos got Do. ! an sure" graclously, they
would all mss you here"
"No.v Jack said, " | must 90. should be a mean
spirited cur If | did not. Besides, think when
am there things may he better. have done good
deal one way and another Tor most OF the people.
They were always fond OF INC as boy Oh my
mother, account ! suppose, and they quite idOlIe
her memory still. She liked the pace and the
people aud got on well with the priest even. TO
This day they call the last patch OF snow on one oil
the hlll-tops Lady Mary's Apron Aud then there
has never been single rent raised SINCE Oilhths
valuation. They cannot, think, forget all the
easy pleasant past. They have perhaps been stirred
up now by some wandering Land League ruUdns
and perhaps Mccarthy has somehow initiated them
When ] 20 among them, and hear all they have 10
say, il WI! be different
Alas! poor Jack httle did he know how soon and
how conn lctey these modest hopes to be
dashed. He was like "a man thinhIug he could moor
"a boat By a Slken thread IN the must OF raging
stream. The memories of past kindneases, past
benefits past love and respect between landlord
and tenant were all gone swept away by tue whirl-
wind of faction and nothing but passionate greed
and hatred were left i'll their place.
Jack found the dinner that night rather n dull
one lie felt. - he himself expressed 1t, lawfully
DOWN" and then Dolly was not she had been
during the past delicious week, when ne had ridden
with Dolly, walked with Dolly, acted Dumb CrambO
with Dolly. and never before tonight had she put
on this cold, snuhbing manner.
Miss Ireuaiuc seemed to bud great deal to say
TO her other neighbOr Mr.. Mannwdrlng, who
IA ked in a gentle, or billing way which made Jack
lay back his ears and long 10 kick hun. He said
something between his teeth TO himself, and then
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