New-York tribune., 1886-07-11


ing ncr glze hat two palmetto faas wing bg 1er
unused Miss Roberts forgot her wounded III slity
and asked for the loan Of one.
The lady gnored her request calmly and with her
portm nteau and shawl lmprovl,ed couch and
la'd down.
thou rht Mss noberta Keen your oid fan then
IL be burnt TO acinler rather than take il now. II
vp offered II. What would SISTER Ana-tasIa ald
Sister elizabeth think of yOui" She sterny de-
term ned 10 have nothing more to do with then.
i've often been told that Northern pro-
pie were not demJnstrative and cordial
in man lers and that In travelling especially
thew were very much on their guard against
strangers and very Reserved. but | mad no idea
they were so quiet and formal and hateful, mused
she iud ging OF them entirely by her recent expert
ence- and drawing the most sweeping cOlciu5iOns.
Five minutes later she again forgot her anger.
for the tram curved boldly away to The right and
came upon a beautiful river on the hanks OF winch
she caught glimpse of large building with tail
towers and an extensive facade. Anxious tor
better view she crossed over TO seat occupied by
a richly dressed Old lady, who was sitting alone.
and with every apology begged to be allowed 10
look our of her window for moment ne woman
6id not heed her apparently and she walked with
svi lit lmpatience further down and made the same
rennest 10 a yonng man yawning over his news
naner The same silence met her "a ger. Lttle
speecb and she saw the passengers gazing at her
cuIiously across the way. Utterly conionnded sac
walked RAPIDLY back TO her seat thoroughly
perpexed and seeking IN her own
mind for some explanation of such
strange behavior Her read L.. T35Te4 W5st
did il meant How was 1t that no one had
answered single remark Of hers from first 10 last
What did this stIllnes mean I Something sinister
Had she really spoken out loud. or onlv tancied
that sbe had Like fash all this came, and
more She remembered that the doctor no had
ottended her the winter before in severe attack
of bronchitis had said that unless sne was very
careful she might lose her voice, and at once she
felt spr' that this vas II. Her voice was gone
Bnt hy. could she be sure after all she would
nut II 70 the test at once bv giving loud call ana
xwatching the effect. By this time she was wrought
m 10 the highest pitch of nervous exa tatlon and
was as white as her handkerchief. she sat stu
her hands cenched III her lap. and proceeded 10 put
ner IDEAS into execution. First she gave little
sbr,ak then louder, Ioader, LoUDERl der eyes were
6Ird intentiy Oh the faces of the PASSENGERS not
one of hom stirred hand foot or noticed IL ID the
least. Trembling IN every liinb her neait oeat,
no 70 sufocafion. Miss Roberta yelled
nnt in a frantic despairing way Can't ycu near
NET O-o-o-oh!p and having her worst suspicious
r-ai,zed by the dead silence around her, she tore
Wildly at her bonnet. dashed of her mantle ana
ga va snch violent preston To her grel anu rent
thst two gentlemen rushed forward ana seiZn
her forced her back into her seat from "hcn a snr
had arisen. This did not tend 10 compose hsri nor
did the alarmed of the passengers nor dlu ens
Fact that when she turned to the man VINO ciutcnod
hsr rtght arm 40 savagely and made iasf appear
To him hs only shook his head aud began 10 laA Y"