Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-07-08

"Oh! we have come to the chicken and salad,
and that is always the last" said Salome.
II am glad to hear it. 1 never less enjoyed a
meal before-not even" he remembered the
dinner alone at Mergatroyd, with the parlor-
maid behind his back observing his mole. He
did not finish his sentence; he did not consider
it judicious to let his wife know how much he
had missed her
1t was not pleasant to be at enmity with a
person who by jibe and joke could make him
seem ridiculous, even in such eyes as those of
Beaple Yeo. 1t would be advisable to come to
some agreement, a truce, If not a permanent
peace, with this woman.
Presently Philip rose and walked down the
sale. Several of those who had dined had
gone some remained shelling almonds, picking
out the least uninteresting of the sugar-topped
biscuits and make-believe maccaroons that
constituted the dessert He stepped to Miss
Durham. and said, with an attempt to be ami
able and courteous: I'VE are meditatinga ram
BILE this afternoon, Miss Durham, to some lake
not far distant; and am exponent of the unani-
nous sentiment of our table. when say that
the excursion will lose its main charm unless
you will afford US the pleasure Of your
society,""
He had been followed by the Labarte girls,
and they now put in their voices, and then Mrs.
Sidepottom Joined; she came to back up the
request. It was not possible for the American
girl to refuse. The Captain and Janet had not
united in the request, but they had attention
for none but each other, and Salome had not
risen and united in the fugue, for reason un-
accountable to herself "a sudden doubt
whether she had acted wisely in pressing the
lady to stay after she had resolved to go, and
yet-she could give to herself no grounds for
this doubt
A couple of hours later the party left the
hotel. 1t was thought advisable that Janet
should be taken to the summit of the pass in
small low carriage; she could walk home
easily. down hill. Into the carriage was har-
messed an ungroomed chestnut cob, that had a
white or straw colored tail, and like colored
patches of hair about the hooks. 1t had the
general appearance of having been frost bitten
in early youth, or fed on stimulants which had
interfered with its growth and deprived it of
all after energy. The creature crawled up the
long zigzag that leads from Andermatt to the
Ober Alp, and the driver walked by its head,
i'll disposed to encourage it to exertion. The
Captain paced by the side of the carriage,
equally undesirous that the step should be
quickened, for he had no wish to overhead
himself-time was made for man. not man for
time-and he had an agreeable companion
with whom he conyersed.
Mrs. Sidebottom engaged the Labarte girls.
beside their Aunt Janet, and take part in the
conversation with the Captain. Mrs. Sidebot-
tom particularly wished that her son should be
left undisturbed. As an oriental potentate is
attended by slave waving a fan of feathers to
drive away from his august presence the tor
menting flies, so did the mother act on this oc-
casion for her son-she famed away the OBJ
trusive Labarte girls When she found they
were within earshot of the carriage. "Now,"
said she, Il am sure this is a short cut across
the sward. You are young, and l am no longer
quite girl Let US see whether you by taking
the steep cross cut. or i, by walking at a good
pace along the road, will reach the crucifx
first" By this ruse she got the three girls well
ahead of the conveyance; but Claudine found
patch of blue gentianella. and wanted to dig
the bunch up. mo, no." advised Mrs. Side
bottom. mot in going out-on your return
homeward; then you will not have the roots to
carry so far, and the flowers will be less faded"