New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-06-13


sGaII think" he said suddenly, sthat ought to be
off at once" And he went. .,,,o ro.
Nora made comment. but bcr great ui"1 w.
| seemed 10 grow larger with deep Thought: Later
on. as Mr. Brown was lifting Miss Briggs from ne,
| unle To the carriage. rcverently as III shc nau
| hcen n hcautifnl princess. Nora stood observing
| him as she might have "bserved the mo'en'ents VI
| some new and unheard of animal suddenly ih'ro-
'"f Are Won Jealous Nora ~ whisncrch. But she
only smiled in answer, as if she did not quit kho"
what was saying. l.. ,..x., ,,.;.t
great delight that "un monsieur anglals had
arrived and was waiting to see us in our ltiln9-
room. We hurried upstairs IN great excltelnemt, 10
| find n tall fair yOnng man. whose appearance
SO med suggestive of exquisite cleanliness REFRESH
| ing to the ewes of exiicd English. IL was an ola
ned cree and connections Uncle Augustus we're he
writing would give Won the most satisfactory
dstails After the first burst Of pleasure and con-
gratnlation came the question -
How did Won know we were mere
al didn't till saw your names IN That Dig DooR
downstairs really stopped on nv way to JON
tho others at Nice, to look up freud oil mine WHO
aBrown. of course" cried Uncle Augustus.
so it is" answered Oliver evidently surprised
Nou know him ~ .
Rather said Uncle Augustus. in manner that
seemed to imply that the question was super
1nous one concerning anyone VINO was worth KNOW
| ~Galhraithr repeated Oliver, in rather pnzzled
tone ooh Of course he added. suddenly.
"Bro wn was there for somo time, wasn't he, with
- And his cousin. Lady Hardy" continued Uncle
| Augustus. 80 ,..,- all
Oliver "Thats Charley Brown, of the 12th:
thought he was at Monaco. My Brown isn't
nephew to anybody that ever heard Of. ana GER
| tainlv not heir to anybody anything. He takes
| pupils. He coached me for my exam ana got nc
@0h. that's a very different sort of person in
dee =" said Uncle Augustus, rather contemptu-
ouslv I" know nothing abont yonr Brow H." :,
aNo. Thought you weren't likely TO know nun nm
said Oliver. simply. "Thev're very, different alto
gethcr Charley Brown is very handsome and"
Handsome" said | IN amazcment
ayes. handsome" repeated nncie IMsinisnstms,
augrlv a quite agree with Oliver. When one
comes to know him there is something very good
| looking indeed about him" >,
Don't you aumirc him - said Oliver looking
rather pleased. i" thought he was quite ladies'
man. Now my Brown isn't much to look at. lie
| is badly got up and"
dyes. How did you guess that He isn't hand
some but he's one Of TIE best fellows that ever
| lived" said Oliver with un wonted fervor Ana
then came a long panegyric of Mr.. Brown and his
! pcrfections. with passing ainsons TO his Opposite
| Brown being dark. handsome little fellow.
fascinating bnt not too Trustworthy, and wildly
anticipating his future income must say heard
only scraps of it ALL for my attention was absorbed
in watching. with amusement and somethng llks o
| fright Uncle Augustus's face. ~ the awiul truth
gradually dawned upon him. He grew paler ana
| paler, but did not speak. Amt CaroiInes lips
| frightened CAUTIOUSLY. Even tno HCb 100
| sighted Oliver seemed to become conscious that
! something was wrong. Probably he interpreted III
to he that he staying too long. for at last he
Withdrew somewhat hurriedy. After he was gone,
the storm burst from Uncle Augustus There was
nothing like storm in the contemptuous calm WIN
which Aunt Caroline pointed OUT that IL wns az II, us
| discussion. and only returned when comparative
calm had beer restored.
"Wcll il Is tremendous nuisance" said Uncle
Augustus " but there's good lamentng over
it. The only thing we can do now is to let him
down as quickly rs we-t0ok hun up uniortu-
nately. lie will dine with Nane tonight, so that Is
one diiculty got over Now tomorrow we go with
the Ihorncs to Monte Carlo, and Brown has been
asked. AT least farcies he has been asked TO 30
with rs Now the thing will be to make him under
stand that he is not wanted
"Oh, how shall we do that :" asked, immensely
interested and amused.
"Nothng is easier NV dear child" said my
Uncle. loftly to people who have some expert
ence and savOir vivre. Leave il to your aunt and
ire. All Won will have 10 do is to bcw to MIR
Brown instead of shaking hands with him And
Nora" he cbucl,lcd wei pleased and pulled her
small shcll-likc ear atfectionately-" as for Nora
she has only TO 90 as shc has been doing"
Next morning. at about 10, the omnibus which
was to take the station stood waiting at tho
door Of the pension Aunt Caroline had "A head
ache, and would not 20 with us. We went down
stairs laden with all the wraps. without which
even in that much vaunted climate the wary Eng
lish Will not venture far
Near. on the gravel walk stood Mr. Brown. with
a certain air OF irdccison. which convinced me
that he had not beer invited TO accompany Us ~
distinctly as ms timidlty required.
Uncle Augustus gave an admOnitOry cough, and
at nee began the " letting down process
Morning. he sad. surcrciliOusly. Get in
girls" Nj. Browns surprise at this greeting must
have been lost in amazcmcnt at the next he re-
ceIved. 1t was from Nora.
Good morning. Mr.. Brown she said in her
coming" Nobody spoke Mr.. Brown looked BE-
wldercd, as wei! he might. ora sprang INTO the
omabus and her father followed, darting u
furous oOk at her, as he took his place opposite
I. Brown. haste please"
leaning out OF the carriage to look at HIM where he
stood little behind us.
Hold your tongue. Nora" mnttered her father
You know very we'll" he added aloud, " that Mr..
Brown is not coming"
ON. yes he is. You coming aren't yon. Mr..
Brown 7" As size said this ia almost wooIng tones
the beautiful eyes that had hitherto been so dis
daniuily aveTtcd were turned upon him with a
look of the sweetest cntreaty that appes led to
mortal mar. Poor Mr. Brown He looked as he
no doubt felt, rs it lie did not know where he was
or what he was doing. Uncle Augustus's meaning
could not have altogether escaped Inn. but the
magnt tie influence OF NOras glance prcdomnated
over all else. He gave some indistinct answer and
got into the omnibus looking like who is only
half awake.
# was a silent drive. Everybody was uncomfort-
able except Nora who brought forth a new and
very smart pair of unstretchcd gloves, and
smoothed them carefully on to her slender fingers.
| wondered what Mr.. Brown would do at the sta
ton whilst we waited for our train but he was not
lett in any difficulty. Directly lac had taken his
ticket. Nora gave him her parasol To hold whilst
sle nDl-utu DHiiphiD8 Her lutcsinluaDlc gloves In
this position they were standing when our train
arrived The lhorncs, vhO had got in at san
Keno. on the lookout for u.s. Lady 1hoIne
who prided herself on her peneratlon gave a quick
glance at Nora and Nj. Brown. aud then threw a
congratulatory one at Uncle Augustus.
We are too many for one carriager she called
ont looking very intelligent a. she camc ont ON 10
the platform. so ] think We had better divide
You Will take care Of my girls. and | will take
yOnrs and Mr.. Brown"
There was neither time nor opportunity to explain
to her the real state Of the here was nothing
left but TO accept this cement. Lady Thorue
at once called me 10 the opposite window from that
at which Nora and M Brown had placed them
selves, and began talking 10 me with almost osten-
tatious cagernesS This did not the least prevent
her observing them. :" What a change she OH
seryed in low voice to me.
The remark not uncalled for. The two
seemed TO have changed places. Nora was Lavish