The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1889-09-15

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has that clean, well washed look that
tells of hard rain some time in the night.
Mr. Blake finds his surroundings luxu-
rious, but not inspiriting, and debates
whether he shall be called back to New
York by some bold fiction of forgotten
business, or telegram from dying uncle,
OF whether he shall honestly but igno-
miniously run away, and leave the sharers
of his guilty secret to explain his flight.
Two influences are at work against his
going-one, that half acknowledged
'softness," as he calls 1t, which makes
him inger in Kate Starts quiet pres
ence, whenever he has the chance, fancy
ing that he feels better man there than
elsewhere; the other, a reckless wish to
see the thing through, which has its
| origin in his interview with Mrs. MHcken-
zie Mrs. Mackenzie has peculiar effect
on most men, inspiring them to DO things
| sometimes bad and generally silly, quite
| irrespective of their original dispositions
and capacities. She has been known to
make mild young clergyman, admirably
adapted to leading q side in croquet, and
to the social tea and muffin. forget his
simple pleasures, and sit glowering in
silence, or opening his mouth only for the
utterance of ponderous Johnsonian sar-
as absinthe from q cream jug.
| termination to stay and see the game out.
at which he arrives after some minutes
hard thinking. Then with vast sigh he
sits on the top step of the piazza and
smokes. When does he not smokey
From the breakfast room now comes a
sound of life, and presently Mrs. Van
worst and Kate Stuart, fresh as only
girls can be when on a summer morning
they come to finish what they began the
night before. II seems improbable that
either OF these ladies' has any designs on
Blake, however, for after few original
remarks ON the temperature they pace the
piazza and talk about-what DO girls talk
10 one another anouts sometimes about
men, 1t IS said. Blake Is not concerted,
ana concindes that the present converse
ton has Tor It's subject that most sacred
OF all thlngs-clothes. MOI until MRS.
vanvoorst goes into the house to minister
TO some very late riser does MISS stuart
voucnsaIe 10 nun wora' ihen she al
lows herself to DC begulled INTO large
CHAIR, whence she gazes placldly at the
young man peIore hef' ana TALKS Oh many
tnlngs
What 90 90! On not muen OF any
thlnG-thaV Is "ha1 makes tne place
SO very loAy' DON'T you known
Ihey don't try TO entertain one, which
Is the surest way OF making one happy
IL Is sucn very pretty place. see Gown
there, Mr. Blake, you con see ever SO many
miles along the river you are looking
qulle worn 0ut-you oughI 10 taSe your
vacation what do you men do with
yourselves IN New YORK! no up TO
| N0Ih1nH L
up INTO the country TO see your fr1endsI
That's so good OF you. You ought at
least to stay here long enough to find out
what nice place II sand what nice
people we all are VINO IS MRS. Macken-
zle, Mr; Blake!
Mr.. Blake hnds this coming to the point
In great hurry, but explains, to some
extent, Inc mystery OF MRS. Mackenzle-
VINO she used 10 DC Principally.
wen, SAID the young lady, IN her
quetest manner, she lntends TO be MRS.
Yanyoorst soon, that Is quite evident.
One can't blame her much, can one? Such
o very pretty place, and such nice old
gentleman-and 1t would be rather good
speculation, too, wouldn't it?"
AS tito show what a good speculation
1t is, the nice old gentleman at this mo-
nent presents himself, and says good
morning to Miss Stuart with that mixture
OF old school gallantry and paternal atfec-
ton which make him deservedly the ad-
m1ratlon OF his friends, but which cause
Mr. Blake TO say to himself lrreverently,
"Confound the old fool What does he
want to hold the girls hand so long for?"
The old man and the young ono form q
striking contrast. Mr.. Vanyoorst meets
his age bravoly, in an admirable gray wig,
and wiliskers which the typical English
man might envy, and blue crayat, and q
white waistcoat, and check trousers; do
we not all know the conventional get up?
lie stands, erect and smiling, saying
pretty little things to Miss Stuart about
her similarity to morning, and to rose,
and other agreeable objects; very diff
ferent being from the young man of
! the present day, who, In his easy gray
clothes, and straw hat tilted over his
eyes, leans languidly against a pillar,
looking calm Indifference to all things
earthly. They are much the same thing
after all; and tho elder, with his beauti-
full politeness and cordiality, is inwardly
as easily bored as the younger Is out
wardly.
Enter Mrs. Mackenzie. The young
man looks feebly pleased, and remarks
disapprovingly about the weather.
Again Mr., Vanvoorst produces his origi.
nal SMILES about the morning and the
rose, and in the conversation that follows
shines with his accustomed brilliancy.
The household begins to amuse itself each
IN his own wav Mrs. Mackenzie poes