New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-09-18

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temper, which became frlgidly austere that the
| sensitivc-plant dropped in her atmosphere. Yet
| withal, Sarah had eyes: she saw everything thai
Robin was blind TO- and, as the servants all agreeu
she had never been outrageousy In her life
pile OF cards had been gradually accumu
| lating during the last few weeks Miss Sarah
| turned them over with some contempt-Still, sht
friends cannot be absolutely neglected.
| Robin" she said, these calls must be re-
Well" said he, "why nOt9 Jenny can return
them"
No" said Jenny in clear low tone. 81
"Shc is right said Sarah calmly. "Y You must
go with her Take to-day: it is fine: order the
carriage early. The Bridges live eight miles OF
they are old friends; You can go there first; II
you are in time for luncheon 20 much the better
| they will be overj0yed."
"But, Sarah, could not yell BEGAN K s'S
II man marries he must expect TO have to 20
out with his wife on OCCASION Don't attempt 70
you iii again and off to the South, and heaven
knows what other absurdity you may perform :!
lie can scarcely marry, another wife" said
the one irretricvable bunder." -,
| Miss Sarah carefully put on her spectacles ana
| peered at the young bride
You'd better go and get yourself ready for
| the trip. Take warm shawl: it's cold on the
moors,' said she, in her strident tone; Then,
I without another word she went down to the study
Presently She heard Jehny's. laugh. !. had a
frowned omnousy, she rose and went to the
| window the carriage was ct the door. and Jenny
had just taken her seat by Robin who was smiling
! which sufused the girls pale face with glow
of lovely pink Miss Sarah stood frownng at the
pair portentqusly she had never looked 50 severe ERE
face was not visible to dethrone JOY from Jenny's
heart. When the happy couple were out or sight
she went back to her work. put sem do0% She
less than an hour she seemed 70 form 2 sudden
resolution; she ieft the study, and with defer
mrcd tread. made her way TO yJenny's room
where the Young girl alone had undisputed sway
Miss Sarah know she had no riGht there. Int
then she above the commandments above
being affected by rules which govern ordinary
folk 50 she entered without hesitation and pro-
coedrd to rummage
On table by the window neat pile Of
schoo-hooks. evidently called into daily requisi-
ton Miss Sarah shifted contemptuonsly
ont OF date centuries ago., she muttered, Just
the usual science smattering dealt ont at girls
formidable enough in Jcnny's eyes. ahturd IN those
Of the experienced student: hut this was soon
dropped, for Miss Sarah's fcrretng glance had
Bless me- what baby. to keep q diary,
sneercd Miss Sarah. rs she opened the sacred
pages withou: qualm But as she read: me
sheer died away from her grim coulftcnance;
here she found the cruel suhcrngs Jenny had en-,
dured painted in glowing words. She saw herself
just as she appcared in these Young ewes an 1dI
sensation TO Miss Sarah almost rs though she bad
been dead and buried and had returned TO h'r
old haunts, seeing with spirit eyes instead oil
through glass, darkly'
1T is strange" wrote Jenny. after this relation.
that. harsh and severe as she uniformly appear
to he there is something about her | could love
If she would let me. But she is above being
loved She is so strong. sufficient TO her,cli
dared one night TO kiss her she did not IKE
it," Yes she did though" nterpolatfl Miss
Sarah" and shall never dare IA Ike snoh liberty
to1 n CHI
care for flowers AMI sunshine? Had she ever
lover"
With sudden snap Miss Sarah turned the page
"If only knew what they were doing, WHAT
this great scientific work was 10 prove: put
they never dccn 10 mention the theme IN my
hearing, Might by night they watch ne , lar,
how I long for the opportunity do not KNOW
ANYTHING; hut can learn. hate science II
makes people so hard, so sef-ssatisfed, and shuts
them within such narrow walls inc stars ar, are
more to Robin than his wife: he cares Tor the
smallest information Re can gain concerning them
but for human beings he does not care IL Is
nothing. to him that | suffer that long for a
a cruel doom. Were l to be burned AZ the stake
death would put an end to ny miSereS 04t ferc
is rcpressed: my heart s killed in this icy a'mo
snhcre: my youth is dying with my heart Oh;
Robin, Robin. Is not the human soul eternal tern,
b. a HIGHER fight amongst your stars; read me,
Robin with IA deep longing for intelligence
Of what is hidden in my heart, as You read the
skies"
Mis-, Sarah threw the diary aside: something
very queer was touching her eyes with n Him
A Vigorous rubbing brought her keen vision TO
order and il showed her some, daintY needle
work in n basket on the table. Miss Sarah
pecred Mt it long ere she mastered the purp1,se
Of the production II was cap of real Mcchlin
lace. and evidently, the grim woman pcrcclIcd
intended for herself She put II on-very much
awrv il IL true but 10 her own satisfaction,
admirng the effect with a simplicity Of SON
pertaining only 10 The scientific Then she set
=. 4 N,1, nt-nI t1a fnrr
knacks Jcnny's scanty purse had enabled her
10 purchase when abroad. She scow'ei severely
at the muslin curtains and the general air of
elegance with which the girl had invested her
poor little properties. then suddenly strobe ont
of the room and returned TO her work. She
frownd 81 much for the rest OF the DAY thnt
even the old servants were alarmed and went
about their work fearing an nnwonted explosion
When the absent pair came home In the gloam-
ing, and Jenny's laugh merry now without tna'
in the morning startled the gloomy echoes into
serious rcmonstrance, Miss Sarah's. rather bass
voice was heard from the open hall door
"oh, You're back are YOU ! want ,to my tea.
I am used to Jennv's way OF making II,
and ! can't fancy IT otherwise.
Grim as was this speech, it struck like warm
wave on Jenny's ear She fairly. ran indoors
% be ready en IN bthe~ M ere her. room m S
When she returned she carried her work-b1skct
on her arm. gancing from its contents rather
tmidly 1T Miss Sarah. That grim woman was
seated in a stiff armchair by the fireplace
she had an Anticipated piece Of canvas in her
Ian and was threading needle. frowninQ hid
ecusy at the difficulties pre- ented by the travelling
silk
Get out of my light" said she. with severity,
as she chased the needle with increasing aspcrity
and absorbed interest Jenny stood aside, cX-
"lsiminc with rapture at the exquisite colors
overfowinq Mis- Sarahs black apron.
"Florcntine.' snapped the austere one.
Lcgan it twenty years ago. ITS about ''me l
There was something in Miss Snrah's manner
that might have answered of Jenny's qucs- |
lions had she been the alert" Had she eyer |
a loycr?": but Of course the girl had no idea |
that her sacred diary had been overhaul ed
q For my part said Miss Sarah. as she sipped
her tea. am inclined for a social evening: |
iii get on with my work, and Jenny can sing
to us presently 49,