The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-01-13

/ via goose chase.
well. anyhow Mr. Blake, wen try TO
make it pleasant for you over Sunday
fou can meet me on tho o'clock train at
Forty second street, says Nanvoorst.
who certainly does not prOcrastinate
The O'Clock train up the river carries
thc Two young men swiftly along until
.n the late twilight they descend at
.oucly little station, far enough from
New York to be ont Of the way Of com
muters, and the consequent eligible villa
Besides the station house nothing is Wis
bile IN the dusk Of the starlcss. overcast
evening except an exceedingly steep lane
striking almost directly up the hill from
tho river With the roar Of the train In
their ears. the place seems strangely
quiet, not TO say dismal but both the
| young men recover their spirits 10 some
extent at the cxhilarating spectacle Of a
| very high T cart coming up TO the plat
form with big and. undoubtedly
| evil dispositioned brown horse I'm the
shafts. the whole under the guidance
of groom whose cravat alone is sufficient
Co stamp the equipage as aristocrat.c
/ Mounting this Nanvoorst Junior dis.
covers new cxccllences, and bursts as IL
| were. into full bloom He is not much to
! .cctuai. and be is certainly not athlete.
uut he can drive lie has an opportunity
! for a display Of bis talents as they go up
/ ,he lilL freight train comes roaring
| along below Them and the horse. only too
glad Of an excuse. attempts TO get over
/ .Ao fence. regardless Of the cart and IDS
/ occupants. The calm manner in which
his master gets him back into tho road
and the pace al which he works him along
| when they have climbed TO the level. unite
/ to raise Nanvoorst IN the opinion Of bis
companion. who IS beginning & o quake a.
| the near approach of bis troubles. Still |
/ bis philosophy comes TO the rescue, and /
| looking only 90 the present, he thinks It /
.- certainly better 10 be thus bowling /
along good road through the summer /
night than 10 Doe in New Aork-better /
even than hearing Thomas men scrapiug /
away at "Amarylis, ina an atmosphere /
biue with smoke
Through a little vilhge-tavern, black
smith shop. store and dozen houses
along a road lined with trees. through /
which one gets glimpses Of the river down
below. past "a long Line of stone wall, then
with a sudden whrl that makes the
groom ON the back seat seize the rail
through "a wide gate with lodge, neither
ornamental nor commodious. guarding it,
then mp % long avenue which is very dark
with thick trees. till the trees grow larger
and fewer and the turf moro closely
slorn and the house comes IN sight
just a great dark bulk looming up against
q background of trees and sky. They
tr0t briskly around q great gayeied
weep TO Gle front, and pull up with
h'uch scattering of small stones, and
great reluctance ON the part Of the
horse
The house presents row Of brilliantly /
lighted windows. opening on a wide
piazza. and sending their light stream
.ng over lawn and flower beds. till it is |
lost in the night. Sounds of Strauss are |
heard dancing forms go sliding past the
ENTHUSIASTICALLY the NanyOorsts en-
terrain. Tho scion Of that noble race.
called on 90 explain by bis companion, re
spends. Hang itl ! forgot They've got
ii lot Of people 20 dinner-some people who
live around here aud lot more up from
the Point.
Visions of military heroes fit through
Blake head as be follows his host up the
steps across the vacant piazza, apC
through q rather dark entrance into biz
square Ldll in the middle of the house
which runs up to the roof apparently, and
has @ gallery around 10 at the floor above
il s. dimly lighted and has slippery.
hagd wood foor upon which, further 90
catch the uuwary, are disposed occasional
rugs, Of SIG and fabric well adapted for
tripping up and overturning. This Is
about all Blake makes out. before q small
brunette, decidedly pretty, comes out OF
the Lighted drawing room and s.cZcs Van
worst with an air Of propretorship. Tom
has been made aware that the reason {
NanvOorst junior is unmo.ested by the T
destructive widow is because he is already +
married SD ho is quite prepared TO b. d
9ge ruted % Mrs. NanyO0rst. lie is not, | 4
however, prepared 90 see two acQuain. | n
luces coming upon him simultaneously ! S
Jne Of these, "a small and emineutly lady ! q
ihe young woman. comes across the hall | G.
ju a mans arm, with a little hand out y
stretched, and an as-OnisAed why. Mr. | L
3.ake.' The other bursts upon him al G
It once. through q near door. a bewildor d
ng vision which he knows only too wen
"a vision Of dark eyes and dead gold hai
lver "a low brow. and white full arm. Il
nd shoulders, the whole swimming In q "
ea Of palegreen Blake who is anything
lut uervous-W hose heart hardly gains q 81
Lr0b In that awful moment when O
ripping his oar handle. he waits be sC
ween the Ready and the "Gol d,
feels bis face flush, and draws his 81
reath hard a moment. but only for a mo
lent Mrs. Mackenzie, let me present
If Blake n
'Mr Blake and have met before. d
blink. saws the beauty. and puts out to
'ady hand. cordially enough. "And Mr.
lake is charmed to have the pleasure Iii
gain, says the young man. quite self al
assessed now Mrs. Mackenzie and he take ha
lock of one another; the Nanvoorsts it
are there is an awkward pause which 80
broken by the little person before re pl
rred 70, who never did an awkward pl
ing ln her life, aud who now leaves hen on
cort IS arm and comes up with the pleas
ltest possible smile be
Here is another surprise for YOU, Mr. ha
AXE What cloud did you fall fromY
zen, a trihe lower but very frankly. te
10 awfully glad to see you" And she oil,
YES Mr.. Blake brown paw little pinch, do
lich no man In his senses would dare to in
ink a squeeze. She Is honest In what al
e says she really Is glad 10 see the young
an She is fond Of the society of men. 80
A lA4tA l4ht 10 lAlA 10 hcl. hdic oLuaIl -
not a hirt, she is simply cordial and kn
.ahectedly easy with every one; but 20
rdly any man can help fancying, as he us
ks 20 her that she really rather pre- 30
rs him 20 the majority Of people. Some kn
'n have possibly been conceited enough wa
get themselves In love with the little
Is. but is that her fault? She honestly rel
as not like to be annoyed by sentimen. tel
boys. and our friend Blake is an i'm
'nse favorte Of hers because he has til
-ofully kept in the background what Ing
tie sentiment there il in his compost
~, and has always been perfectly frank or
Z simple with her And TO tell the zie
nth, Tom likes her just a little better
,n any one else he knows. but keeps a We
ht rein on himself For Miss Stuart
as ho thinks. too largo game" for rel
n. She Is the only daughter of an old anC
ltleman well known and much 10
.cted in the vicinity Of Wall "N
Broad streets, and sho would hin