New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-11-25

| coded 70 aver that his love, though II had sum,
eed for brief space was I ar or
| of her a smile rippled over her race Wh cn
presently gave way TO a low burst OF ecstauc
prsy excuse me-" she said endeavoring to
resume her gravity; " l really cannot help tit
| is such comedy ,,, L.. lna
| some dcbonaire face clouded over sudden pailor
replacing the customary warm brown OF his
COMPLEXION; ,o s,or,a h. anv tall, of love be-
! tween us-now" pursued Anna. with an irrepress,
iblc Quaver in her voice. and tne corners VI
her mouth still dimpling with suppressed lauen'er
! Wbv should II be ridiculous?7 cried Basil.
| goaded into passion. lou ioVeo n'e "eh 'A0"e'
O"s Alb. oncel" she interrupted her eyes flashing
! for a moment then, quick to resume her former
I Ior dO amnsement IT did many things once
that s snd oa N9 cw with doll and runded
hoop-I have oufgrown all "'c'e e"''"
you Vel vss if the memory of the past cannot touch
,o, w Least have a right to be heard at present,
! s ssid Ras in kind of subdued fury. =" II you
you seem TO thh ds n en at least You must be-
Ecve mo when | say that on my honor, ara noT
believe myself capable of the passionate affection
iee. III know he continued, with new,found hu,
militv. that my behavior to you was disgracelui
unworthy of gentleman-but can Only stiS
bnt forgive me- my whole life will be passed IN
the cndeavor to atone for it. know you distrust
me now, have deserved it, but upon my sour, II
you give me another chance' you Will "Au '''
very different person" , 49, ,,u NJ
the youth who wrote to the object OF his aIectoms
that the feelings of a man of twenty were very
different to those OF a boy OF nineteen. ia
Anna do not trlde with me any more, S saiI
Basil his agitation increasing as MS nopcS NJ, aoia
Cannot you forget the past, and give me "a a
straightforward answer as between , man 81 anu
woman Can you will you love me ilttle
She might have been touched by his huinpie'
honest pleading, the intense love about when,
This time at least, there could be no misaKe' Du1
She was not lie was under her heel ana snc pre-
pared to crush him. ,.o, Woman
and man P7 she repeated, shade OF either hafo1
ness or triumph in her musical yolce; t H.
love Won? Let me see-can II NO, /! don tnihk
| can. When l analyze my heart, MI. iwlcNeli-
ham find, where you are concerned, the most az
soIute Indifference. Now, shall we change the
Basil rose white to the lips but with certain rtd
dignity Il will detain yon no longer" ne sao
a did not think any woman couln nave ro Snp Nj
herself so utterly heartless. Good-py' you VIII VIII
never be troubled by me again, shah
leave this-this hateful place at once
Bon voyase' returned Anna with hand her %GS5
winning smile, and extending her hand' WHICH
Basil, however, too angry to take. o,o so,d
So the old score is wiped out at last y she said
to herself as she watched his retrcating figure ana
then Joining her mothers circle entereo WIN
feyerish eagerncss into the conversation
Never had she tren so charming so anlmaueu as
afternoon.
TO find her so lively. But the time came all too
soon for her to be alone and that night sleep De
came impossible to her. BasiIs voice stu rang
in her ears; Goodby You VII never DE aroc onnld
have shown herself utterly heartIss. Anu'
gioat as she would over her triumphant retana-
ton, she could not feel that nSr Gays "0fN was
altogether q subject for rejoicing ,.,
She was up and dressed by CLOCK on tne iq qlo
lowing morning, having tossed ABOUT uh''S sue
could endure the fevesh unrest no 19ng ,ranned in
slumber but the birds were singing IN the trees'
the sun was high in the heavens and the mix
carts with their whte-caPpeu arUefS @' below
/ shall 60 out said Anna her Ehsnsh euIc"-
ton enabling her to undertake WlInouo qur LII
what another girl in the same position woniu con
set accordingly, fluffy mutfier wrapped rounu ler
as a preservative against the morning arr ana
shady hat tilted well over her eyes when pore ul
m;stal,able signs of tears Added TO the pain OF
old memories, the soreness left by the ou wrong,
and unendurable than either was the aeO On
of self-reproach which had all at once taken pos
session Of her. But this she was determined 10
subduc. and with characteristic energy proceeueu
to take what she considered tne mos cortain
wooded hill in the neighborhood was rusC'c seaS
placed at sudden turn IN the PAIN so as 10 Nc
almost invisible to the passers ey &c a Ras The
recollection of her own weakness ana Ms pe ir
would be a wholesome subject for her mQrhihg,
meditation and would effectually remove the lool-
ish regret at having inflicted just punishment
where il had been so well deserved.
Her destination was soon reached, and throw.
ing herself upon the bench she Sc. hersei Sof
az thar she was determined; she would go over
the whole SCENE in her mind from me very o; e.
ginning and then she would thnk OF me emu oi ~
all: if that did not Thoroughly sickeu hVI' no'Ho
else would.
He had reached the rendezvous first at that fare,
well meeting; coming up the path IN basie shc hau
seen him standing by the bench, eagerly on the
lookout for her: he had run down TO her ana,
after the customary lovers Establishments pan y,
they had slowly climbed the hill together :,
Seated side by side, and hand in hand,-her up
curled AT the recollection-they had talked great
deal of nonsense, young lovers WILL lie had
told her how bitter was ms parting 10 n how nn
necessary and cruel the restriction hld upon hlm
and then he had begged her TO love and trust MN
during the allotted period ara always s 70 tE Eea
of how fervently she had answered HIM, OF now
her voice quivering with eagerness she had sworn
to love him, and only him. all the DAYS OF ner LA liza
arranged part there where no one c0ud see theIn
and no unfeelng comments could be mace. ana
So after a last farewell, he had lett her, but
nausing a moment at the turn Of the path
and seeing her in tears he had made step PACK,
and then she had flown TO meet him. oh'
heavens! how she loved him then!
Unconscously rising to her feet, Anna ran Ior-
ward, little way as she had done OF old, her
arms outstrctched, the tears running down l nef
face her breast hcaving with sobs-ran forward
as far as the turn of the path-to come race 10
face with Basil himself, who. in very melancholy
mood, was toilng upward
Her first impulse was to fly past him before
be had time to notice her; but basil, looking !
mn 0uickly and dvinng her intention, placed |
himself in the narrow pathway, in such a manner
as to bar her progress. .
How dare youi" she cried, shaking with sobs,
and her ewes flashing through her tears. Have |
Won come here TOTO insult me p
Basil was silent, bis face study OF wonder
and admiration through which there appeared
to struggle a certain dawning hope.
" Let me pa>s!7 exclaimed Anna, furiously;
making a step forward, and then Basil stretched
forth his hand, and, taking hers said authorize
lively
you must wait littlc-you cannot go down
10 the town like that"
She suffered him to lead her back to the bench, |
where being seated, she endeavored with all her !
mioht to obtain her self-control But this was |
nj first imDossiblc the strain which had SO long |