The Sunday tatler and Jersey City express. (Jersey City, N.J.) 1883-1886, 1885-01-11

+, il seems TO me you have degenerated fright
fully since those dear old days at Madam,
/ de Tournaire's'
! Miss Morton yawned.
How tedious all this is, said she. aMisl
| Ferguson turned lecturer, Ell? How wish
that poor fellow in the corner wasn't deal
and dumb I'd dirt with him just to aggra
I vate you, Lily.
| Lillian made no answer. She leaned hel
head out of the stage window and watched
the purple dusk creep up the mountain
sides, counting the stars as one by one they
shone out. Anything was better than Eula-
lies shallow chatter.
| Grove Rookery was soon reached, and
| Miss Morton babe her old schoolmate an
| ELUSIVE farewell. s.s..
| II see that the old lady has Sc. tr-
| rage to meet me, said she. he,
Lily. You must be sure to he
/ to the charming widowex when l.. er.
Au reuoir, darling"
| The deaf and dumb gentleman left the
| stage very soon Miss Ferguson watched
| with some interest. but no carriage seemed
| to be waiting for him.
| He disappeared into the woods like q
shadow, and vanished from her sight.
| 81 suppose, poor fellow, that he lives
near here, thought she. elbow dreadful
| it must be to be thus cut off from all COM
partnership with ones fellow-beings."
But even while these reflections passed
| through her mind, the stage stopped again
before glittering facade of lights, half
yelled in summer foliage Chessington
HALL
ssHere you are, Miss" said the driver
Through the summer evening dusk, Lii
liam could see the marble-railed terrace and
the broad carriage drive, while two childish
figures danced up and down, and uttered
joyful EXPLANATIONS of welcome-little
Blanche and Alice Chessington.
.Are you the new goyerness ?" said they.
"Are you Miss Ferguson? Welcome
welcome to the Adirondacks We are so
glad you have Gomez
And in moment their arms were twined
around Lilian's neck.
At the end of month Lillian Ferguson
felt completely and thoroughly at home
with her new pupils.
They had ranged the woods, and visited
all grottoes and cascades; they had sur
rounded her with an atmosphere of the
sweetest affection.
Mrs. Hartleigh, their aunt, was equally
young uncle, had already taken her into
bride he was to bring home soop,
But it certainly was very strange that
she had never seen Adrian Chessington
himself, the father of her lovely little
pupils.
Until one pleasant morning, when, just
as she had come to receive Miss Eulalie
Morton, who had driven over in the Grove
Rookery carriage to call, tall, handsome
gentleman entered the room, with Mrs.
Hartleigh. on his arm.
ssThe deaf and dumb gentleman u
Lillian inyoluntarily exclaimed.
sPoor fellow, SO ii is !" said Miss Nor
ton, who advanced airily, shaking out the
light muslin founces of her dress. How
he does haunt us, to be sure"
ssLadies," said the deaf and dumb gen.
tleman, ssyou are mistaken. / can hear
and speak to-day as well as anybody. /
should have spoken to you month ago in
the stage-coach if it had not been for the
unfortunate circumstances of my having
been to the dentist aud had my lower jaw
broken in the extraction of double tooth.
/ perceived that you were mistaking me for
my unfortunate friend, Mr.. Danton, deaf
mute who lives near here; h,t he had been
detained until the next day; and with my
bandaged jaw, it was impossible for me to
speak and explain matters"
Eulalie Morton's face glowed scarlet.
She literally knew not what to say. But
Lillian Ferguson stood calm and unmoved.
'sThen," she said, smiling, call our SYM
pathy was thrown away upon you"
He inclined his head.
Exactly" he said. 81 found the next
day that it was necessary to put myself
under the care OF an Albany surgeon, SC
that have been sort Of an exile for
few weeks Pardon my being SO late in
welcoming you to Chessington Hail. But
the welcome is none the less warm because
it is tardy."
Eulalie Morton never came to Guessing
ton Hall again, nor could she SO much as
think of her conversation in the stage that
night without hot indignation at herself.
ssWhat fool was T. she cried
Mr.. Chessington, however, much as he
liked and admired Lillian Ferguson, never
asked her to marry him.
eWhen was widowed once it was for
ever" he said.
And Lillian never coveted the prize of
his heart; perhaps because she was en-
gagged to rising young clergyman near
Philadelphia.
eff only had Lilian's opportunity"
said Miss Morton. "But / wrecked my
chances when 1 spoke out my mind SO
freely before the deaf and dumb gentle
man"