New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-02-19

George and Thomas, the two underlings, wou,o
and consider it impossible that anything so honey
could appear at the gorgeous banquet Souiu
she but have hoped that her parents %U9an
shared the feeling? Any such hope, however, aU
least with regard to the lynx-eyed colonel was
vain as vain could be- it all depended on ms noe
remembering and not perceiVihB' pu0 VIVA"
thread to hang uponl -,
As the hour drew nearer the matter doomed
more important. AT first IL had been one on many a
cares. an anxiety amid numerous anNieues, pu o
as these gradually subsidized and at length there
had remained only the dreaded tumpler OF mix
and nothing besides, it attained 2 magnitude
which not unnaturaily dwarica tnG icsser o,oh;ng
and straining to discover if possible, whether OF
no everything had been said any order given.
She did not think So She . Gono nov rc Mu in
any way. On the afternoon OF the party lot
tune favored her yet the more; she was able t9
out and almost complete for the evening, and one
hasty glance at the place which she knew had
been prepared for herself suflced to show the
now joyous and triumphant little maid than l no
tumbler of milk was expected there. lier eiasses,
lone, two, three, duly placed ana arransr zee
like those of other people. She asked no more
Oh, the Joy of robing and trimming, o. i, aus as
nately dalyng and hurrying over her t9liet ~
eight o'clock approached! How early dld oypli
repair to her ROOM and how fondly did she stroke
and smooth the satin hold the trl sInp s%s
stretch and powder and uncover the many o9,-
tons of the long gloves Ready long before she
something to alter. to rearrange, TO mITqv o,
Now il was an ornament here, now RIBBON
there now a buckle to be adjusted. now lock
Come. nv love- Lady Georgina herself at
the door Come and enter the drawlng;roo =,
with andand-GOd bless YOU x my t dar Wa,cr
rising to her eyes For once she had not single
fault to find For once Sybil neither shrank nor
she walked up the great saloon. Sir Robert
Dovercourt was already there-she was glad he
was there He looked at her-she was glad nc
should look lie spoke to her-and she was PROUD
to he spoken to. -,
Looks very we'll for once, docs she not ?'
whispered Lady Diana, on the alert as ever
looks as she ought to do and not f as she eyS'
this was all to Sir Robert who stood near,
"now, you remember what told you. On,
don't stand staring at Sybil. Sir Robert, we can
all see that she is new creature in that nice e
new dress, but have your wits ABOUT you. Ion y
allow this chance to pass. Listen II you ma
that your partner is to SIT close 70 etner ple a
Just get into wrong place and don't be got 9ge
of itS Sir Roberts honest face flushed up with
humor and comprehension. She saw she couid
depend upon him.
Then the move to the dining room began began and
to myself Myself s Sybii. ~ That IS Jolly
ooh yes;" quite ready to assent.
did YOU know before me?'
"Oh yes" Sybil always spoke the simple
=" How did YOU know" proceeded he however.
ayon had no business to know. Now, snpposine
you had wanted to have some one else ~
"Well?'
Oh, no." said Syhil earnestly.
"Oh, yes you would"
Indeed I should not; never should have
thought of doing So"
Why not? ?"
Why, never ask mamma ANYTHING Eh ps:,n and I'd
the house of cards on which he had begun 10
build fell over on the Instant.
"Oh" said Sir Robert, showing in his tone
something of this; Oh, | had hoped-Dut no
matter. l see how 1t is. Your mother arranged
voice in such matters sometimes, don't they r
lie sighed. and shot side glance. AT the same e
moment his eyes q GT e snai
at least he was not obliged to know as much.
The places were not named.
II think we might sit here and the sturdy roy
81 seized 1Sa thf back Fl 9Rf as
man ofliciously hurried forward to correct the
mistake "Eh 6? Oh, we shall do very well here.
No never mind We'll stop where we are, thanR
voun in decided accents, and Lady D1anas iaugh-
Ing eyes applauded the speaker from the opposite
side
Delightful thought Sybil dei Ign hni ie
safe, even from the tumbler OF milk; Papa
cannot see me at all and mamma Is not likely 10 70
be watching. II mamma were but In her place
And the next moment Lady GeOrglna was III her
place -, -
momentary hesitation, a disturbed glance as
ali LADY Georgina Latimer was far too we'll
hammered a woman to cause scunie at her own
board and among her own guests there naa Deun
a blunder, but she could not help II ii young
Dovercourt had been stupid enough TO mistake
his instructions, he must take the consequences !,
he had been told where he was 10 60 ana ne
puIl about her dnner-table in order TO give MN
his proper precedence, and so he must De shown
he must now SIT where he was, ana ne "ouio
know better another time.
Pol hort
grace. His broad, red, healthy Jolly lace had
never looked more repete with satls1actl1n anu
according to commonly accepted can0ns-ou..
somehow it was that everybody liked ana
that one was ever sorry TO see; more tnn d
one among the ladies present would cheer1uly
have exchanged the elegant. faultlessly attlred
youth at her side for SYPHILIS rough-and-ready
partner, who was too much of man, ana 700
big a man altogether, to give his clothes, or ms
manners or himself in any way very mucn OF
his attention, and had in consequence the whole
of it to bestow on his companion IL was n wen
Lady Gcorgina Lucky Sybil!
Now Sybil felt her luck to the very bottom OF
her yoIng heart. She was it is true almost 81, a
child but she almost woman also. Inc
birthday party i'll Itself, with all It's attendant
Joys and immunities would have satisfied the
one-half of her nature, but 1t was the otner nali
which now experienced keener, sweeter pleasure.
A woman's hopes and fears and hutterngs were
beginning to stir within her breast, and she was
conscious of an emotion other than She had ever
known, and one before which all else paed and
faded Formerly kind word or look
or merry confidence from her OLD
friend had almost certainly been evoked by pain
full circumstances or had been followed by some
embittering element Even on the few occasions
when it had not been so, when al had gone well
il had struck kecnlv home to the chllds lonely
heart that he who was so much to her, probably
scarce yielded more than passing friendliness, a
sort Of compass onate goodwill, in return vi
late to be sure, Sir Robert had seemed to care a
little more, TO seek her out little more, but
never never in his life had he looked at her as
he did now. And as for his talking to any one
else Certainly he had on his other side the dullest
dame in the county, and one whom even he could
not awaken nor invieorate. But still he should
have tried Surely the poor lady should not have
been allowed TO wade through course after course
with only the most perfunctory and intcrlcctonary
and spasInodic of observations from the gentle
men on either side of her. AS rule she could
have depended on Sir Robert Dovercourt. who had
the character Of being tn kindest-hearted and least
discriminating falker in the WOrld.-a Young Follow