New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-08-14

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her eyes she could not see her
| The young man felt like a very deep schemer.
1 He resumed his position against the post.
| Having now looked at Katharine for some
| moments he became possessed by an intense de-
sire to have her look at him.
! lie made two or three trivial remarks TO
which she responded with her glance still out at
| sea.
lie must try something Of more apparent i'm
| portancc And while he had the strongest de-
sire TO think OF the effective sentence vet he found
| that his mind was in such confused state that
it would not answer to his demand upon it.
| He could at least pronounce her name and then
| trust to luck
Miss North" still in that low tone
She turned toward him in that unsuspecting
way in which wild thing of the woods may walk
near the spring set for IL. And her eyes were
| directly caught in his. The mutual gaze lasted
but breath Of time before the girl looked of
upon the water again. The temptation was
strong upon her to rise and walk away, but some
instinct told her that such action would appear to
reveal that she thought something unusual was in
that meeting of the eyes. She remained quiet
and held herself as successfully as if she had been
| a seasoned woman Of the world
| In the meantime LANDAU experienced de-
cided sensation OF disappointment. almost of anger.
lie picked up q stone and threw it viciousy
over the cliff. Notwithstanding his social train
| ing, he showed his disturbance while he sat there
calmly.
Miss Morrill, he said agan, II was going 70
ask If you would like to 20 out in my boat to-
morrow. If you would like it, I'm sure You con
persuade Mrs. LANDAU. who hates boats in the
most irritating way. She says
Here he paused and looked with an unwar-
ranted entrcaty at the girl.
He could not understand how it was that she
should be more sclf-possesscd than he.
She answered with admirable promptnese, not
| apparently seeing his cntrcating gaze.
II wish could CO." she said. "Tve been hop
| ing You would ask us-that is il you should ever
stop fishing
| Upon the surface this was an extremely salts
factory reply Nevertheless LANDAU con-
scious OF a keen sense Of being defrauded.
"How good you arc' he returned. If had
known that would not even have begun fish
ing: I would have devoted myself TO taking you
and Mrs. LANDAU in tho sailboat."
| "Oh, thank you. That would have been too
kind Of you."
| "Katharine," said voice from the hammock,
when will you learn never 10 tell man he is
| too kind? Never let him suspect that he is good
at all. Men need discipline They already think
too well Of themselves
Here the speaker pecped over the edge Of the
| hammock.
81 think must have lost myself as my father
used 10 say when he had been snoring in his chair
What were YOU two children talking about"
Katharine quickly took advantage of this OPP
portniy to rise 10 her feet. She went 70 the side
Of the hammock and began gently swinging it,
There was a slight excess of heat in her face
"Mr LANDAU has been offering 10 take MS in
i his boat" she said, land was telling him that
he was too good Do You think he will be more
vsibly satisfied wifi himself because told him
that? Because can take it back"
a woman is always taking back things re-
marked LANDAU.
"recausc a woman is wise enough tn he able TO
! change her mind" was Mrs. Llandans immediate
response.
| "Oh, of that kind Of wisdom a woman has an
| infinite amount" returned the young man.
| Mrs LANDAU wondered il Miss WycEham had
avaiIcd herself of this feminine privilege If she
had done 40 Owen found the experience easy to
hear Mrs LANDAU was convinced that she did
rot vet understand everything And with a
| woman such conviction is Immediately follower
| by q resolve that she will understand everything.
at "a fearful thing to put oneself in a small
| sailboa5 and he splashed with salt water,
| hit by the sail when the boat turns, generally
dealt with in dsre<pectful manner by the wind
| and the ocean, made sick if
Don't say any more, Aunt Kate" interrupted
| Katharine, 81 give up all hope of going"
Hear me out went on Mrs. LANDAU. "but
| I'm more than willing to sacrifice myself for you
Katharine We will 20 this moment There's
| film over the sky Don't tell me the wind isn't
the right way. 1t must be the right way to 20
somewhere"
Mrs LANDAU left the hammock with credit
able degree of agility; and after our first youth
the getting in or out Of a hammock is dangerous
test
LANDAU went of TO the wharf in which Capn
Marble had a right. But he went of in an irri-
tated state Of mind and by the time the little
craft was ready TO start, and he saw the two
women coming down the narrow path that led
from the bluff, he scnselessly yet acutely.
angry that he asked ,Cap'n Marble il he would
| take out the ladies, for he. LANDAU, had for
| rotfcn something he ought 10 do Immediately.
The Capn; who had been bailing and spongng
AWAY any evidences Of bait in the boat. turned
round full on the young man at this
Il amt goin'" he said, amt such blamed
| fools to go out on the water with two women,
less I'm obliged TO 60 I'd ruthcr take out
tigers by great sight. Tigers don't squirm, N
veil. n screech, n tip the bot one way n
another: m git sick, m blame you if the wind
blows. N blame you wuss il theirs cam. No,
I amt goin to take out women
"All right. But didn't know you'd had such
experience with tigers responded LANDAU whose
good humor was in some measure restored by the
Cap'n's words.
81 amt had no experience with um. Bnt
there can't nothin' be worse n women. There
they come now. I own they have showed
little sense about dressn this time
Mrs LANDAU and her niece approached.
| 80, ,,oro Glad with rnonastic severty in ling