New-York tribune., 1885-09-13

cbases and errands were OF no account and tnat se
| would rather finish the afternoon by good walk
| than by poking in the town any longer; to which
Harry gladly assented; his face clearing
rapidly as they left the streets. with their hdeous
possibilities of old friends and London men, behind.
and got into the open country. where he always ien
| himself to be at so much greater advantages. Ihen
blood ieaping pleasantly ia his veins, as he and
Kate kept pace together along the fresh sandy roau
J he made bold to profier request which hau peeu
| in his head for some time. and had now taken
shape rs plan which only wanted the seal OF MISS
| Verey's approval. 1. 1000 80, ,ou = ,-bo,s
davis boating. You said You would like TO see
| the Giant Stones, and you have scarcely given tno
Mermaid fair trial yet Don't GeTsS on nS me 1Op ptbes
| fellows have no end of fuss made over tnem
when they come of age; while l am tied on ", 10
MadaIn's aprou-strings for another four years III
| tell Won what we'll take your mother round to
| Shepstone where some tenants of ours have farm
close by the shore and oyGsr wG can and en
can take Won for good sail, and we can come Dack
and make a regular feast of it Don't deny me the
| treat have set my heart upon I've been planning
il for ever so long and dD-pattetically" just think
what n lonely life lead and how few pleasures
Kate laughed and tnrned to look at the eager
Young face beside her. Her own thoughts had
been far awav as he talked, but she was aware that
| he was proposing some expedition, which would
| lose all its charm unless she countenanced it.
"Oh yes! we'll come, Of course" she assented
q Anv dav you like TO SETTLE"
| "The dav is n particular one" he explained
again. "You must not forget it-next Tuesday, the
aAil right Your birthday, is itf Then I'll be
| certain 10 remember il. and your coming of age
| shall be properly celebrated, / promise you, in
spite of your grandmother and your late respected
| I}y the by" she continued do you know that Mrs
| BriscOe has been leeturtng me about making ana
keeping yon idle and interfering with your reading
with the Rector She went so far as to say
| that there was marked filtration! Tell me- Mr.
| Tredenuick, are yon flirting with me For II so;
shall be obliged TO send for some OF my friends Mr.
Verriker would do-and get them TO shoot yOnw
She had promised her mother she would treat
nothing 10 her, nor did they need the emphatic
Good heavens noW with which Harry Ireden
nick repudiated the idea, half to bnsclf and with
n blush on his brown cheeks, which almost Delied
his twcnty-one years
Then You'll recollect Tuesday and will Sc you
again and arrange about meeting aud all that
between this and then and you'll get yonr mother
to agree to Shepstone for want You Tor the whole
day."
full OF the plcasantest hopes; the girl with heart
30 lOyfullv resting on happy certainty. which had
| Tredennck that the latter's cherished plan made
as little impression her nina rs Mrs. Briscoes
rudo words or Mr.. Verrker's polite ones. For was
not Gerard Anstey coming south. "a he had hinted
he shorld do ard rs she had hundreds and hun.
lreds OF times assured herself no woud or would
not do according as she was in a hopeful mood or
Poor Harry Tredennicki had he known It: he and
his birthday party had little to do with the eirfs
gay spirits and sancY speeches.
@Yon had better not como 10 fetch u.s. she called
after him. sbut give the rendezvous somewhere
| remote down the coast, 80 that our movements
''ij And So saving. she turned into the housc. and
straightway forgot all aLont the young Squire.
ILL.,
II was the brGhtest. most sparkling morning
imaginable The sea was blue IN the di,tance bnt
molten gold where the Halcvon sprang through the
sunshine which lay across Torferry Bav. Kate
| yercy and Gerard Anstey were leaning against the
aide watching the clean fnrrow she loft along the
at wandered
along the track. but the mans were liked upon her
| face Mira Nerey. with her pillows and novels, was
piled conveniently ont of hearing. Captain Austey
was n masterful looking man He was evidently
having his say the say WHICH he bad come all tho
way from Scotland to shave out with Kate
Verey: and very soon both her hands fonnd their
way INTO his and hor eyes royed no longer along
the sunlt furrow. bat loo Sed straight np into his
dark face, and the compact was completed Pres
emily he puts his hand into his waistcont pocket
and draws forth tiny parcel; diamond ring
with a broad gold setting
inside and be holds II slantins so that she
can read the letters engraved within" G. and X,
| 22d August lss2"-and then he slips tho ring on
Twenty second of August WHY. that Ia to-day
| How did You come 90 know that We, that Is
| that I-fp She stops in confusion,
How did ] know that should want an
| engagement ring this very dayi Because had
made up my mind, and was not gong to take any
| refusal" he answers; and Kate thinks that n
maserful lover is the most delightful thing In the
| world.
goes on with her old desire tease this confident
person reviying in her. " Bnt suppose had been
ont or i'll. or at picnic, and we bad not met for
| a day or two after all what would yOu have done
| with your 22d Of Anguish Good gracious v-as the
| repeated date touched some hitherto slumbcling
and | promised week ago 10 keep u with him.
| Now what will he think of mef What have !
donsi How could forget 1t so completelyT :,
Aud she looks really so dscomforted aud confused
| that Captain Anstey stares. and answers:
| What can IL matter what any boy thinks OF
| Won Tell him. whoever he H. that you had more
| m tIeu tak ke
| hun to ;he cake shop ~ lorierry; and give him
| feed 70 AXE up. or I'll tip him. II you like"
| fort Kate for her careless treatment Of her poor
| Young friend. She feels AS II chill cloud had
suddenly come over the perfect day. ana again and
| pointment in spite OF Gerard Ansteys attentions
| lie naturally thinks himself tho hero of the hour
| and cannot imagine why Kate should waste any
| consideration over the feelings o. "a boy las far
Captain Anstey recolects, there are many very easy
| wlys OF assuagng Alloys wounded feelingsl, and
his Gancee dots not think necessary 10 explain that
| this boy is head and shoulders taller than the
Captain, and has quite as dne a mustache.
".
| Meanv,bils the young Squire has wakened with
the thought that the peasantest day of his life has
| dawued n day which. IN spite of Fate liz the shape
| of Madam Tredennick, he means TO be complete
| master-a day which is TO be only sunshine. and
! which "a tn throw "A foretaste of radiance over all
the coming years of his life IIo has scarcely seen
Kate to sI.sak since the day he had accompanied
her into Torferry, but he had boen twice over TO
Shepstone preparing for her reception at the farm
houss and he Thought with pride OF all the prepara
| tious for hor and her mothers comfort. There was
| a real Dcvonshirc dinner provided. which would
| have served to feed dozen hungry troopers
| dicks and plum TART Jnnket and unlimited
| cream lis hoped the London ladies' would be able
to put up with Mrs. Loyeyss country cooking ard
| service Her 1rocNerY and glass he had supple
| mented with contributions from the Park. sur
| rrptitionsly abs'racted and brought down in the
| Mermaid beforehand.
| And thc final instructions, how Mrs and Miss
Verev were TO meet him at the landing stage wnere
| tho little Mermaid lay, with all her glory of
| cushions were conveyed To Kate in note which 1t