New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-08-23
AcAsE OF MISUNDERSTANDING

room ma ~, apont which they totally disagreed
2Pnw they came. at such monent 10 nv upU ua
ttht Interested them both in a dlneren. hua
a aga, might, with safety and unahln,sy, naSo
discussed else IN ,n nd have reserved the
si,,srnatnra for conversation after marriage. Ddt
s%a fatos wiiled otherwise When ooio 'ir y
i snv said. Oh, nonsense my dear giri III Ia
nn urs which Mabel had seldom heard hun use pc
sars II WAS no wonder that she t0ssed ner neaum
which for the purpose she was ooisou W i0"'''
IRON ss' assure YOU, Frederick" she began ana
A.. DTToe,onel interrupting her, iierce argament
cnsned neither of the lovers Vi I'LL, hogbt for
gf;steninc TO single word the other brought luz
wa aue are to differ like this about one ofthe most
sacred tine Sdn nSs'M Mabel if You gong to get SO
i Po9n sh p%Jtn, Wretched trife-'
ace we are both Of the same mIna on one P1 thn
ala oAs n Grand mistake in thinking we should
we y, Ike each other happy hope you VIII forget
the unfortunate incident d and on 's spv recollection
quchins n will he satisfaction that we discovered
remn nccoompatiblity of temper in time Good morn
SBut. my dear iaoei NV ~"
saeT GnoS morning Colonel Lyndhurst Miss Bar
V, ovo had majestcally rung the bell, ana saiu,
Ii EEsOa door James" to the rootman rs coo,iy as
e a aS' had been dlsmissng charity -eoeetoI.
There was nothing for it but 70 eaSo hn,o;atsd
the poU He had not even his hat to shelter himself
Iais CO.. having come with purpose, he had nten
tiOnaly and sign lS Rarrp@tan had gone down to
Wrroyx Speeches but Miss harrington was AZ ho,iie
dna would receive him.. After yanly casting ms
anu FOUND the drawing-room and dashln9 Wildly
w. ono or two likely corners, he remeinDeren tnis
.;gvr INT suggestive circumstance, ana iollowed
James down stairs as descripco, ,ss might have heen
pans oConies OF unassuaged pique from tne
way he Slammed it, but in reality ne only rei. e ~
his o'clock toast was coong ton ,ung herself
0 How can he say there is nothing in it she sob
10, Why I've felt il over and over again. "nu
t ge very day was. thinking. about him. when the
door opened and in he came! .,. rooa;,o
proof of the disputed top,G S Si vndhnrst
more than any better argument had SIG ohi1
Thought of mentioning It before co,,,;.ho
The hell rang and Mabel started up Coui1 ~ DC
hsr mother returningi No. it was Frederick Lyha
bursts voice once moro in pariey at the uoor Hs
must be coming back 20 iesra d b a brushinS
"s;ae her tears she determined that he shouI9 nnu
her unmoved though inwardly not dlsinchheo ior
pn alas the front door slammed once again
.hpon.h the omen windows she heard the Footsteps
she had learned TO know IN the last icM mveAs r.
r;edv uassng down the street; ana sue was a"ain
.,eu r there was TO be no reconciliation between
her lover and herself =, ;. .,,o
hot stand in Mrs Barringtons hall. in place OF his
own glossy hat had seized large anu weil-worh
beaysr. tile property OF the late MI. barrlngton'
which his widow nswsyi iva Ysaabonds of all soits
and il was not till he was hau way 70 .he cIuu'
and James had contentedy regal1ed ms teh-.raf,
tbat the baplcSs lover discovered his mistake. III
was mortifyng to be obliged TO return, bntl was
impossble to proceed in the head gear OF the late
Mr. harrington who had prided himself on snip
nosed likeness to John Bright and had dressed II,
sunnort of H. Hence Colonel Lyndhursts secohu
appearance at the door hs coie9Sy with n
Hans place were to know him no more
,auhotover ia the matter with Mabel" asked
Ton, Rarrinuton the next time he came up IRON
aHarshot ana found himself alone with his mother
tbe n attsir With Eyndhurst come to anythingw
81 don't know sighed Mrs. harrington weakly.
He was here the day went down TO harrow WIN y
Toni Aud had TO sit with my back to the horses
ali the way. for neither Mrs Smpleson nor her
sister do And they Mere so sdy ~
goat Just to be bored TO death win ON s ron
about Algy and Atty. and dragged up mn IKE the
say we'll about Iyndhurss I" growled Tom. inter
i"p Al. to be sure Well, be came and called. at
and then he went away and took your poor fathers
bat instead of his own, and had to return and
change it, But Mabel bad bad headache when
came in and told mo nothing"
aTook that old hat did hei That looks bad
must have looked bad. mean. Do you think she
IVY nv dear boy, how can tsl' You and Mabel
tell me SO little about your affairs, sometimes feel
inclined to give up London life altogetner. anu 30,
be of use to some poor old woman: should be
doing litte good then at all events
This was favorite threat Of Mrs. Barringtons
q Poor dear mother! In sure you're the life and
soul of dozen old women as it 49, without gong
to country village to look for them Now, what
isiti know YOU are vexed about something
@Only this troublesome afair OF Mhpei 5, az,
mitted the lady, who liked to DO petted and pited
worros Why that sister of Mrs Simplesons asked
me how long Mabel had been out. and II i knew
Lady Claujamfryf And then when sad ~, yes t sns
Twas Obliged to say we hadn't got our card YETI at
which she pretended to be quite concerned, though
sho managed 70, mention that II was only ior
& Poor mother! Point her ont to me the next
time we meet at an evening party, and III go LOT
. But. Tom. suppose Lady Clanamfry doesn't
Simnlosop's carriage stops the way Well. good-by
mother; I'm dining with Chambers at the club
aud perhaps shall be able TO bring you home news
OF the Coonel-see you at breakfast. Good-Dy."
vndburs.'s gone of to Paris" SAID Captain
Tom Barrington next morning. laying down tn
Times unconcernedly. as ii he had just read the new
in its pages, and CHANGING across at his sister,
All mere il is. at last cried Mrs Darlington
waving an envelope triumphanty behind the tea
aWhat. from him ?" Mabel calculated. of he
puarl II mean. at least of course. from her =
seeing Toms eyes eurousy regarding her
Lady Claniamfry's invitation" continued he
mother needless of her daughters slip. Mrs. ant
Miss harrington, Thursday. 27th July 10 o'clock
T'LouQLt reading, How delightful
"ugh y shnddered Tom, resuming The Times, bu
st,ll covering his sisters face from behind II
sDon't ask me, do they that's all right It's al
hnmbng YOU know put-up thing; Pve seen
lots OF places Just an excuse for fellows to stand
holding girls hands,"
sure you're mistaken. Lady Clapjanfry WOMB
never permit such thing. BESIDES tins IS not o
be an amateur seance, there is regular exper
mentalist a Herr Van Boschn ann, who never fails
the Simpsons dcearew
sNeyer fails to take in the Slmplesons, dare say
Are you as infatuated about tins nonsense as IN