New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-04-11
I hate such stuck up doings.'
so inconsiderate.

mack I'M your hneries and we will 20 down by 'he
I'ncIe oh Uocie" Nab could hardly bring ont
the exclamation. she was so breathless. Oh'
Uncle what do yOu mean Y - 1900.
III mean lust what say. and say what mean.
And will come and fetch you tO-ihoiIo"' aS 'ui0
as my name Is Anthony Powell ,.,
lint lncIe" stammcred poor Nab hushlng ah',
paling 10y turns; Papa and fanlheuwnHI W., 40
ihev sav when thew met Famine Will ne SO
angry, aud Violet viii laugh and be sarcastic.
aIet them laugh" returned Uncle Powell
shortly. Bless NE, Map "a uiie l rgs."S your
suppose may give my niece treat If IKE. lomI
father and Will make that all right so the Woinei
need not interfere II Pauline speaks 10 he ms
tell her my mind pretty PLAINLY, 80 pu ee Oxford
nonsense out of Your head ! want to see ~. tn
and 80 DO you. go we Will Just hdNe o"'
together 80 =. ,hrovv her arms
Aabs only answer to this was to tnroT sbc had
round his neck and kiss him. as in,. cheek
nnver sod him in her life. Perhaps ih - b, /,
Iittie wet Uncle Powell cleared lis thrHas
raj her huskilv after that. ana ue even '''
mir AZ he babe her good nlehi' .h;,, TO-,
me- It %os a radiant Nab Nho was Wa'culhS to
r-.,e Powell next morning. as nc drove up ilu ~
o4I,,narte,u The pasSen gers on the PaddinHt9h
torn looked Laif curiouslv and half admrinsly
AZ the bright face peepng out ron l.t p'WVt.&
shadg hat. NO little brook purIed faster 'H'n Nh"
talked all the way 10 OXFORD; ,4,o;
Rut she grew more sober when they reached thei
destination. As no one expected them. thert WIS
no orn of course 10 meet them ut the station. NAB.
who was warming for a sight OF owens Drlght boy
ish face felt nureasUnably dampcd at TINS. ana
there was further disappointment III store or her'
for when after luncheon they went sTalgmt 10
MaIlalen IL search OF MN. lnc young uA'O' - "'A
= OH ! forgot exclaimed Nab with sad droop
of her lip; il Is the iowershow ny worcester
and of course he has taken them there.
sNcver mind we will charter ny ana ioloW
them returned Uncle Powell. brissy not liking
To see the cloud on the girl race; Dht she oo"oH
her bead diSconsOlately al tins. 49,,
We have no tickets; We should not nc admitted
all that has to he arranged beforehand u..
And then she said, with an enort' Dut very
"yeyer mind. dear Uncle, we shall find Owen by
and bv: aud am glad TO see his rooms. HOW
pretty and cosy he has MAZE them ne sroI' ~
he i expecting some people 10 tea. -" Nou Iii!nN
rather tn.IdlV, that We might Walk ABOUT i'Vuo'
and come back later on 1,.
And as -nrle Powell pronounced tins an eNceiIeht
idea Nab adjusted her hat. and they sauntered out
together turning their steps IN the direction oil Al
diSon's Walk. .-: 49,
selves this afternoon. In the first place, II was
rather hot and Aunt Selma was tired lbcn owen
was IN one OF his suiky moods and bad not oflereG
10 N irOucc any of his friends. lie hld tuFnel
rusty from the moment that ne had met them al
the station and found Nab WIS not with tnen.
What shame. leaving that poor little thing
alone az home" he had buried ont u call Ihau
conf0nndcdly hard Of you women" -,
"IIush' Aunt Selma will hear YOU remon-
strated Violet rather alarmed at this tragcal
- ! don't care who hears me-" rctorted Owen.
"That is so Ike you girls. on are always putin
on Nab ust because You know You cannot eithe t
% 4
say the least of II hit then brothers VIII be rude
sometimes in spite Of oxford training.
To add to their discontinue. Ned Bcauchamp naa
come IN to them little eagef.y. ana had al once
questioned them about MAD
don't see v0ur sister but she Is Lrre, OF course
irving 90 speak if the questions were OF no mo-
nent 10 HIM but flushing over bis own words IKE
g1rl but Paul ne. who was too srf-absOrbed 10 be
observant. returned quite carelcssly;
Nab j. at home at Portchester eTrace tnore
orchid Mr. Beaucbamp have never seen one IKE
that before
Nec Beauchamp looked at the orchid and said a
civil word or two, and then detached AlhSeIi from
the party with muticrcd excuse ne had "htV
iusi come 20 show himself; II Vas awiuly hoJ he
must 20 back and work. ,:.,.
HelIoa why is Ned BeauchaInp taking himsel III
off ~ exclaimed Mr. IempietOn IN surprise. Is lie
oIned his eldest daughter; but Pauline only
shrugged her shoulders ara looked amazed
don't know papa be seems 10 he uiilc oud
and Leor4h today lie used 10 he pleasant
enough when he stay ed at Porto ester Terrace
hat young men will give themselves airs some
times.
"And so viii young ladies'. my dear returned
her father. rather mahclous'y. Wei wei. youn.
people must manage their own afiaiTs ANYHOW
Ned Bcauchamp is a capital fellow. ana worth Il
little trouble. Why lie has fifteen hundred 4 year
of MS own now. and when his nnce dics re VIII
have as much AGAIN 20 YOU ana locI hau Po' ~. w.
heavy ralerv with which certain mcn OF "A coarse
calihre love 70 indulge
When Ned Beauchamp had made that excuse
about his work lie ltu lpSL himself ~ ''' "'''''-
the crowd near the entrance gaze. lowers VIZ
all very well but he hal no longer any Leart fOr
them. Nab had played him false.
peOple looked after the tail, brOad-ShouiueIei
vounE fellow with his handsome, moody lace ana
many would have greeted him. but De Io9Nea
neither 10 the right nor left. mere was q uulI;
heavy pam in his heart, sense 81 hnn 'ialIoh ana
defeat that was driving him nearly Wild >Wcr'
grlish face had bewitched him; he was ready 10
give all he had IN the wOrlt-not 0nly us money
but himself and his. honest. manly he4It-to tnI'
Girl and she wanted none of II. She had prOmisel
To come-at least, II silence gives concentrating no"
sLe bad nllved him false; his wishes were nothing
10 her; he had told her he should know what to
think Well h. knew what TO think now 80
80 the foolish young fellow argued wilh himself
never dreaming IN his mans philosophy that DOS
sibv there might be another side 10 AL TINS.
lie had reached Maglalen ClOlsters By tDls tme'
but the thought Of work was Odious 10 him, so be
turned through the inner gate INTO the shAdoWy
GOODNESS of Addlsons W ak. o.
Ii had never looked dcEclOuSiy inviting as III
did this afternoon. The deer were clustered IN q
shady nook III the park, the b1Ids were lWllterinA
overhead. quite lost among the green caves re
golden sunlight quivered through the tn!ck ION
ace the long vista seemed TO stretch endlessiy be
fore him ike love and youth. merging INTO a sun
shiny horizon; everywhere green leaves, bird
mnsic sparkles of sum ght, and the clear summer
blue of heaven above al.
The walk seemed strangely empty this afternoon
Ned had only passed one persona thiCk-set. gray
haired man. who pokIng his stick among TIE
rcriwlnhles. and took no notice OF nm A lttle
farther on there a bench. with giri sitting on
u in gray dress and hat WIN daNOuilS; "ul Ne,
was in no mood for curiosity. so ne never turned
his head only as he passed the girl started up
and cal ed 10 him in an eager voice.
"Oh please stop. Mr. Beauchamp We want 70
know where Owen IS And-and- ! beg pardon iOl
startling vOr 80 but YOU need not have passed me.
Nab was -tammerng sadly IN her commission, but
II was the sudden look of Joy IN Neds eyes thai
made her trip over her words. Aud why had he
caught hold of her hands in shat quick, excited
way7
ooh. Nab is it really you And why did YOU
PLAYED me false. | thought-oh ! cannot tell yor
how mad and unhappy ! felt and YOU were here
all the time, my darling"
Well IL was good Of Uncle Powell 10 stand VIII
leaves when they had 20 much TO tell each other
/ Nab cried again little as she poured her STORY
INTO Ncds ear-her despair when they had driver
away and eft ber-her sorrow at having teHset
Lim-her terror lest he should have mlscon -irnet
her absence-the bcnehcent comforter N O. C per
son Of ncle Powell.
N....or m Nd ~, Eanria Ounennn Ned had sall