New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-08-05
CHAPTER Nj.

in Carnoustie Castle.
They had been assembled there ever since
luncheon, and II was now o'clock ard one OF
the party. at least. had found It the longest and
the dulllest afternoon she had passed in her
life
"They are truly awful. taken on masse Ike
this" confded Penelope 10 herself Separately.
| I can endure them. ! am like the lion IN Aesops
| fable; when can detach my bulls from each
other can fall upon them and slay then-that
,s. I can hold my own. and resist the pressure
but how poor little girl make headway
against four gaunt. full-grown women. who yet
have only the minds OF babes in arms?"
| She had begun TO realize the strength or the
current with which she had 10 contend. On the
| surface 1t had been smooth-like that or
| Niagara before its fall--that more experienced
eye than her own might have beer pardoned for
Understanding It's force: but Penelope was
| quick OF apprehension. and she was not long IN
discovering her mistake.
They are perfectly satisfied with themselves
and their badness and narrowness," she dis
cerned: they don't want 10 know anything or 10
hear Of anything off their own little beat. anu
any rash mortal who differs from what dear
mamma phinks-let him or her be Anathema
Maran-atha. / shall soon be Anathema Maran-
| atha | am Just about sick Of dear mamma.
tudes The very nape OF her neck reeks Of self
concet. She thinks she Is the most perfect
model Of a British gentlewoman-and to hear her
| Law down the law, Nina is the only one OF them
I can hold any sort Of free intercourse with. ana
! am not altogether sure of Nina she Is very
| bitter against the rest Of them when she IL alone
| with meat least in certain moOds-yet directly
| she f. with them she is soft and SILKY as
| apdog 1t strikes Miss Nina plays part
| She's weak-and she knows H. she is not III 10
l-ha haf hot
| wha, she IT, That's about the length OF me
| situation. Rather snaky II little Nina. why
| can't she have IL out, and def} the Whole S''
Tell them that she knows mat she Is a preus
girl and that she ought TO De- taken about. ana
allowed to people and taught the ways 90 me
world and given her chances Ike OtheTs KNOW
what should do in her place. | should simply
bolt should turn round on them ana say
you've choked me and warped me ana c!nhpleu
me up till | am nearly AZ possible another
Iouisa or Joanna-tili daren't call my sOuI IVY
own-anl II stay ON here ! shall only De u, lor
| an asylum-so I'm OF" And Ia DE on -'"'Ie
shout be no bones about II. But poor Mlna Sn'
hasn't the spirit Of harvest mouse, ana upon
my word taking everything into considrrLuoh' !
hardl, wonder at IL IL Is all very VEL Tor me
10 talk: | have not been brought up in me ch'kS
| afnosphere ! have not been forced 10 keep on
babbling foreVer-llke the brook. 70 near ma,
great. old-faced Louisa shut np ana desired
not 10 discuss a subject unsuitable Tor Noung
ladies" And 10 see her meekly subsding WIN
the blush upon her maiden check Ana she
| might almost be- a grandmOthei' she was mr. =
six last birthday. she told me- 50 herself had
thought she was only thirty-nNe Joanna ~ TWO
wears younger. II Is no wonder they look on
| "u,fl. Nina" a. "A pratter In comparison. ihoukh
Nina is SIX years older than J. But what "'nii
r. aim, cav How she would shout
Ic!ghoH-a long yawn-oh' dear -a'hr nv r''
cov.rtly stretching every Amb-t only llty
were here, , ,
,b .a1Ii.r part - the day had been NJ less 50
or sucb q IA, almos; any would have been
welcome anywhere. g. small wonder thar a,
Carnousiie Caste Pen"opr could nave haled
tffFtt X
II may therefore BE- imagined with whdt i'rIhss
she espied 81 this precise juno tIrr i"' hsu''S
ascending the wooded ''p. Drn""'n W. W. .go
wherein she sat. and detected W one OF I'm" '"o
her lat. fellow traveller the interesting ana u"-
WIN = rry ~ delight she sprang - her feet.
.I,,ok her an q yoi here's a mana gentle
coming up - the hopse' Coming - can
belieye ~ Mr.. Redwood" oreathi"s''y.
"P.nelope' Nj dear
Hot penelope vas IN 4 mood T. snap her Anger
at reproof ,.,,, cum, nre,ens indifference
We have been Sitting r'ufhng here i0t mr.
I mortal houra-we have not been outside IN" doors
r All da,-and now. II Uncle CArnousue brings
'.Yonr ur-le t. bringing him. on -,h"' -,
Joined Lady Carnousti~. - II 10" question h"
been entirely altered why did you not say $,
before my dear; or course. II u j. an! one '"'
| uncle b. bringing go $50 Us
T. Il tell you aunte. 4 is ~ R"i~o,i .,u,,.,,.
p peoeiOrey- ADV Carnous'ie was frpwning again
( why, why should 1 not? What else can
) call the man? -,,...., ,,... ,,.o-
10 b.. - confident that s. II he
J. 1T is he'll know him perfectly
= "rh.rc $50 ne - ANYHOW Penelope dd not care .
d ar.u. ne point. Come and SEE Tor yourself j
You don't believe ne
q. II o.,s louisa ana Joanna whose shocked voice
+. simultaneously calculated the name .u.
e "Oh don't 'Peneio.Pe me. you 'wo, d,y nm Tn
" ,,o tuisera ble-or at least ! was too mis-I aD'
c ,ul saw Mr. Redwood coming maliciously io
t here was another galvanic discharge for them
A e. rn,. do let me be- happy. Let us have som
4. fnn The men are going round 10 the 'front.' door
stretching her neck 10 see "A Tar As shc 'ouI'
" .Ue has not on his incest coat today, Gym
< Redwood but that white macMnt"sn LOOK
IT rather we'll too. wonder where Uncle '"'"'us
g tie picked him Up ,,
" Uncle Carnoustic had not been u can. ma
20 he" said Penelope, looking round Snr wa
- irrepressible: IT was useless being SUN ana COW
d Bosdes. Il really was an event. Lord Carnou'
tl. bringing in stranger 10 afternoon YEA u
- event which had never happened BEFORE save j
= the case Of a bsatrd artist who was skelchl"
Is th- castle and i,s precincts. and who had ais
n been caught in pouring rain ,
r. 1h,t occasion rose now % the memory OF al
u The owner Of the castle had CHANGED by goo
luck to pass by a. the hapless stranger wa
nocking no his accoutrem~nts. ard hhVin. Dee
~ ,n,llad to-Lord CarnOustie had been mistake
e. on that occasion also for a tranp-as 10 III
er nearest place Of refuge In the locahy hau "r'
a. forced 10 name his own house
Driven to II. Lord Csrnouste had hohe VI
80 hing we'll: ne had not put or his inteJrog 10
With cottage or farmhouse. though both were u
30 near as the castle but had In his best manhe
OF profered the shelter Of his own roof ana ma
ye helped to carry the artists easel up 70 me ne''
IS. EFT entrance door. =,
Us The artist had proved a pleasant fellow n
Ia had not been In the least disconnected bv on
'ny.riry that he had in A manner thurst hiT
r" self upon the chic! pcrson1ge Of me pace ~
/ had I'm his secret soul blessed his luck winch ma
u. sent the elderly nobeman his way: indeed ma
the whole truth been out. he had. arter me MAJ
ne ncr or his tribe. her hoped that some or ~
to members Of the family might ara" near u
10 placel himself and his white uNpI"Ild III