New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-02-07
And wha, was the cxplanaiiOn'' somebody

! And what was the explanation = somebody
asked. ,.,;or rcnliej
. The idc, of murder vas not. | think, sngges;c
10y anybody. For my part, would no nci naIs
entertained il for n moment save pH da,r :" me
Of her trouble, everything srel"e" we" 80; tns "a,
| STRANGELY cnoloh the affair caused no sur hef
after We arrived ! really don't knoM ," eod -
found it, way into the papers. 10" I'll How
myst .rou-'7 How unsatisfactory ,,.o.o hoIr
And, amid rustlinE of silks anu 'nes. n, a.
pleased half-awe lemlnn m'lrmurs' 10 VIZ" ~,
male element listened in scorntul 'ilSnce, , mls
Il and the ladcr left the room. Some goo
Samaritan took charge Of my OPPOSITE hciSI ho'o
and disposed Of him somehow or o,ne tho natne
never seen him since and what was uHe ha'uic
Of his connection with the " =, or how he
came to be their guest on tins. so lar 's N"o"
solitary occasion. have never learnt. :, d.,
i, we were turning our chairs sideways, III 'he
ncw-found delight of elbow-roo'n. s'Ietching our
cranpcd limbs and going as near 10 Na"nihg ~
GOOD breeding will permit, young laioot 'p'""e
r say ", old man, isn't il little DANGEROUS to
indulge il long story. like that? Aren't you
afraid Of boring people 49,, . ,o, o,, o.
listen TO it, what do you suppose must have been
The sullcrings of the poor wretch who had TO tel
oh I say, Really? So sorry, BY Jovc, !
always thought YOU fellows enjoyed telling them
Have n cigarctte?' =, q
On our arrival in the drawns-room, Mrs; mi
who. beyond all women know. has sensitive ana
grateful appreciatiOn, said TO me Me. -. IaI
I shown You my husbands latest folly III
etchings? e,. cd
Mrs X said: don't think any one can sec
II, here. ! want to shake your hand, and ]
really can't wait until you're going away,
4 few minutes a:terward Mrs. n INTRODUCED
mo tby spccial request, OWNED at the time
10 a lady II was the lady who had been guilty
of small, interruption IN the course oil my harra-
tive , :. A.. .
oh, MIR. -. was so interested in that story
you told in the dinins-room!'
Here was an evidently sincere compliment h TO
MY narrative powers Indeed -" Yes. Inc
fact is, knew the lady ,.,r ~,
WcIi no. not exactly: that is, had never
me-, her. but knew her people very well indeed. y
=" Really"
Just fancy your being the same ship, and
Knowing her so intimately. How small the world
is -" j. il not?
or course You were not quite accurate when
YOU san that the account had ro' got mo me
pauers II did. yon know. little but her peo-
Die were very influential, and hushcd i, up 10 a
great extent. How remarkable that dream Of
yours was -
81 wonder what that letter she got at Madeira
or rather. Won say wonder whether shc dld
ret one - wonder"
How interesting il all is Do you KNOW. ~ r
very strange. bnt have never before come across
any one who had travelled 10y that ship
How large the world IS. ! suggested. ,.,,
l. II not And what You sad about Ahid
Robin Gmy'-hy the way. hope my foolishn"sN
didn't discomfort yon.
Not at all
wa startled for the moment. OF course at
the very beginning | thought of her. hut when
YOU mentioned Aud Robin GRAY. knew II must
lr sic lon know there was something OF that
sort in IT, Really"
Well. more or less Of il. But come, Nr. -.
Of course you know al this qniie as well a. do.
] can soc very plainly that You didn't tell the
whole story downstairs.
Upon my word ! don't know = single thing
more than have told yon.
Nonsense, nonsense. OF coursc | respect your
motive for saying go. but you surely don't cN
pect me To- Now Mr.. --. if were 10 tell YOU
MI know and Won were 10 tell me all you know,
between Ms we might easily be able 10 clear up
the whole affair There's great deal Of my$
terry in IT, ] assure yon: nobody quite understands
il set.
II am afraid | shall not he able 10 help yon
Come come Mr.. --. You are really very UNI
req sOnabc. Why. il seems rs If Providence had
thrown us together for the very purpose Your
having been on board. my meeting Won here to-
night. your happening 10 tell the stOry--
admit" | said. quite admit that the co
Incidence is very strange. Is il not -
But. TO my mind, the most extraordinary part
OF the whole thing is" - YES
Is tho fact that | have never been 20 the Cape
in my life and that. until | told her tragic
story this evening. / had never seen or heard Of
the lady Nv b. Tarpcy in Murray Mga-
zine