New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-07-27

the government than to try TO interfere myself.
We'll, all that business il archaic anyway,-be-
longs 10 the sixteenth century, hot the Nineteenth
take il the dear girl is not so particular as 10
JuSi what shall he done as anxious 10 nave
dash of vcIssitudc and adventure somehow IN
fused into her love affair and also to ma an
ardcntly. | say. Teddy, you leave the whole
thing in my hands. and I'll put it through
Agreed -
Il won't consent" said Theodore, desperately
locking very white and miserable. -" TO be put IN
any rash position. | never told Kitty | would
It's-its no use, Tom. I'm not used to tigers. nor
fires and I'm not used to being hurt, and should
simply make botch of il. and get her and every,
body down on me, and lose her in the end.-and
l might well give her up first a. last.
Very well, said Tom, " III manage it without
bloodshcd. AL that | will ask you to do is to
write note to Kitty, saying that you understand
it is customary for u knight seeking his empiise
to he forbidden his ladys face until he has
achieved it, thpt yOu hope she will not enforce
come as usual-otherwise You shall feel bound Ivy
the requirements Of the code Then wait results. "
When the PusS, next Wednesday, drew up, at
Inc garden steps, Kitty stood waiting eagerly
but instead of the natty little figure she expected,
Tom in his negligent gray blouse, stepped ashore.
Yes he said, as she, looked past him for
some one else; Theodore has sent his excuses by
me instead Of coming this fine"
The light Went out of the Young girls face.
=" had a great deal To talk to him about, very
especial things" she said, as she walked discon;
bc whole week more. because promised mamma
| would give him only Wednesday afternoons, as
long as | am in school"
But LATER. when she stood in the arch Of the
patio, watching the yacht disappear In the twl-
light, her face was sobcrcr yet What was this
Impression that Tom had lett?-that Teddy had
chosen 10 stay away ?-ch0sen to stay away from
her .-because he did not like something she had
said? because he did net wish ~ do things for
her? becausc-shc did not know exactly what :;
but she did not believe it anyway. She knew
Teddy better than Tom did : aud he would explain
II all next Wednesday. She had told Tom so she
had bern very stately 10 him, and had re-
fused to be drawn out about the old books he
found ranged on the marble seat in the patio,
telling hm with dignity that size and Theodore
were making SOM literary studies Bat as She
gathered them up 10 pm away, there was queer
unclsincss in her brown eyes. and once or twice
ihcy dm'ncd IN "a way that was not 50 pleasant
as luxurious cry ing over book.
Meanwhile. on the Puss Tom took from his
pocket sealed envelope, AMI sdrveyetit with 2
pIn. \ twentieth century man, cannot he, ,
he remarked with .Omplaccncv; IlaVc fulfilled
NY promise 10 tie lritcr Tcddy-I 'huye taken
Your note over safe and sound"
Two or three Wednesdays later Kitty turned
suddenly 10 Iom,-for he was al san Rafael good
deal these wccns, and under cover OF the music,
t. which Lcr mother was listening, she SAID,
Tom, Sou shall tell n,s,:.-haS sled4y said any
thing t. YOU about mc p 4.
WHAT did he saypr
lie said he might as we'll give you up first
as last. said Tom. DluWpy.
Poor ktty stood moment with struggling
breath and changing color then, lie may give
me up Tomorrow, FOR all ! care! She sad. cX-
actly as her areat- grandmother had said it more
than once hundred years before. and She turned
and marched out OF the court with her head IN
tie air. When she reached her room she snatchc'l
from the table Little note all ready and directed
- lhroloic and terccly thrust il into the very
focu, of thc electric heat, 50 that II hoatcl off
in "a second vo1tlzcd into thin air. But she
had cred herself SICK before She went TO sleep
that night.
What an uncOnmonly easy ccntHry - intrigue
in" reflected Tuu rs tn answer 10 theodore ,
pitcous cnircatics. fc repeated 10 him this first
comment Kitty hal made ON his absence. keauy'
it is too elementary; the devices are pheIlIe'
u WAS impossible TINT ni.ty's uothcr and
tcachc-, should not know that she was crying
herself thin day by day: and size admitted per
force that something was the matter between her
more for the rsent Bat what was wronr she
positively refused 70 say, and no less po'itlVeN
icfsrd ~ allow her mother - SCI HIN. or do any,
thing about 1t. And after all the senlYrs agreed
She had lccu too Young 10 D." engaged III any
event and IL might be all for tie best III the END
Pretty soon they were very sure of II, for II
Logan 10 be- Enthusiastically reported that lhc0dote
was spending Elcot deal Of tim" with Tom ;
oll.r sister "A brilliant Young lecturer on modern
history IN tie city high schools, handsome ana
fresh ~ twenty -rIght rs rrl or eighteen as oui
-irl> nowdd .. are wont u re- an" "HI& 'PPt'ac =
IuL Lcr full bloom OF }odut N"haHhpop' "HI'
ycr.itV bred, AMI ~ thOrura NY believer III
comfort and prosperity. AID all the achievement
of The century az il WAS possible for a woman 10
~ o,.r al ro kitt, han been persuaded 10 20
ont With parry on IL" water. she 81" Inc fllS>
near hy and drew her pcplun closr about her
hrad. lot t. hc Zee &n/cd 0F us t"p ociuP ~ >
Bat people about her. who bad not heard oi the
I.y and eigl cr.a, eWcnt between herself ana
Theodore. began t1l,lne OF them no one uouyht'
il seemed t1' IL could he possible HE amnlfl"'N'
and iut. lrctual .ir could take any serious interest
u IN. lad: but h. was clearly infatuated Win ler
Nrd II seemed. too that he Was likely u amount
- even less than used to he expected OF MN IL
wa. said-and KITTY leaned forward u cttch INV
yo.c, uucDnsD lDu5.y dropped in saying so grave
"A tIiug of auvhntv-fhdt he WAS making as ptl
a record as possible ia this first year Of biS work
and woul fail % receive any LJn0lapIc holcc
or mention ~ all; that il things went on mus h'
votld ccrt,iuly BE- lcn among thai small Ic>dHGlu
of the array who. Ike o.d P2irl1lis, were irft
m thr bottom all their days. He had even been
posi,ivcly rc9liuaudcd for neglected work and un-
puuctualty.
Il don't believe it said Kitty, hotly. In
school rtrrvhudN eulH he WAS not very ceNer. Dut
hr vos conscientious and careful. Ana he IS quite
clever cuou-u. too. - 40 all that lowest craze
work. and very much more
some ono said kindly that tlcy did not know
that lu. va- 900 old schoOlnot", and that they
were sorry - have spoken hardly OF hun IN her
presence. Bat she heard the same things oitcl
enough aiici|arJ.
She read no more novels nowadays She had
I'm tbr subject Bot they had gone on to nine
tccuth century poetry, AMI that suited her no"d
very well Tom had never drawn Acr out about
the novels. bat lac read much old poetry. win
shared a great deal OF time iur this, Tor Soun3
man who had hitherto spared no time for SOCIAL
purpo,c, Nouc tie less. hc made progress IN Ills
= cichiny. and was more and more hcard OF IA
Ik.ly 10 set the river afirc: while IN his regular
work lie had clearly the bcs' record III his com
pany
II Wa impossihlc that girl who had TO take
her swimmlne lesson and Fer riding les5Gn' T.
nl,,, her match enues OF tennis and ball, ana
keen n. her rvmposlum practice. should droop and
brood a. girls used t. DO whcn teIIt dreS9'i nu
anacmia added thcIr load t" troubles: anu III y
y'.. ,,,'douLtrdlv heard 70 I3.lt uncOntrolah.y
when She was actually irving to duck some oiheI
Fri in th, school swimu.ins bath. or getting her
breath after wlcst!c. l,nt, nevertheless, ,neiG
and sriyioGs llic srl, and she did not like it III
the lraIi.
Az the time approached for the anpual reports
70 be- published, her father dfeN l!oi Gown Oh nla