New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-09-23

chamber and the door was suddenly openea, II
nlace Of me applicants being invited to enter, =,
"Penelou.? oh. what do You want: s sira
Nina, in some surprise Have you Dee" ~"
long? did not hear you TIL now . hr
No confusion in her eye. no tremor IN n''
voice could she have acted the part peIoie
Una Glance had destroyed the last ray OF hope
in Penelopes bosom 70. ON. " ;runossIbe to
connact With drowsiness. but she wore the gus
han, dress. and bunch Of rowar-peIrieS "''
been added since the girls parted. ,..or,,v
Seeing that on these Penelopes eyes lls'a 49,,
,,I Nina With a hasty movement drew them
out and tossed them aside , < ,,rt
IT ought 10 hav, been getting ready lot VIZ hts
nous repose instead OF ho laughed 'careicssy
"But the truth is I could not resist SEIZE me
whether scarlet rowans could be worn w" IVA ~
pink frock or not You kno" ir, am 10 not go
wearing rowans: but red ana PINK 90 ,'o' e en-
weu together. / am afraid. What 90 YOU
think" She lifted the little spray , nsa,"' ""'
held it against the bosom OF her a,n,ndcr wa,
Not very we'll" Penelope's reloinucr W.,
almost inaudible: she was struggling against
betrayal ,,,o ooo,,v "I must
condemn them To the Water-glass anu enc ~
cupied herself in filling vase ana piaoinTSi Wv
cluster Of berries and leaves therein, "s co :,
that Is better Well. now. we had Det'ei ,, ia!
Good night hadn't we" advancing TOT hi ~
Trhen as with a second thought, But what olu
YOU come for, Penelope? Did you want any
thing" o,, r,,r acros,
"ITuclo CarnOustip said he saw you run a'io'o
the bridge and in by the garden door JUST now.
said Penelope with an effort II thoueh'
he might be mistaken. You-you were not 30
ing out , .,. oron In the
dnskv iirhf-for no candles were lit. there pc
ing still CLEAN In the heavens wi'hou.I'ne
thought she could perceive that conscious
stain dyed the others cheek. Nina certai'
Para saw me- did he?" She affected TO
busy herself with the articles on her tohe'
table turning her back on her interroga.oI
Il ala not see him. 1t was pity we uiu no'
meet If he wanted q companion. suppo'e
that was 1t? He was surprised a. AT. see i,hs the
out after bidding me tiooo hien' ,h,mii 81 i,
rest PM really when | came to think Oh H.
! agreed with YOU that II was absurd 10 eA
pect one to sleep at o'clock 80 ! wen' GU,
after ALL Penelope; / found tha'; nke f Homse
was restless and could not stay in the mouse
I seemed TO need little exercise atter such
long day of sitting still. And Is su'h a
warm delicious evening - one p'"'eu '''
a rejoinder.
"Did-did papa send you up to me-
slight curiosity manifested itself mere. o,
mo" For the life OF her, feheioPe 'o"'u "'
utter another syllable :, w.,
oh ! thought he might-that was an. he
might have wondered at my peins QUIZ, ,,soac,-
He did not say so. lie Is NerS-"''S"'p7''
9Of course: and what was there to suspect?
Resides | was out too. :. 1890
'To be sure we We're an aaro lr'pp p%s one OF
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the three can cast II up to the other, en- fenei
ope" ,r, oolor cbot
glance of inquiry, as with one mana sne
heean 10 unpin a collar brooch. while WIN
the other she affected TO stifie ya"h D'u
this visit mean anything or not! ,,. t.
tiresome mood. Perhaps she wanted 10 slop
and talk-talk about the DAYS aaVe iI.r,ns
about Redwood-about any STUPID lrlNi HuS
ionic that was uppermost in her SHY mihu
III a be endured. ana aCcoTuIHHis'
"Uurrv up now. as you would say critu NINA,
with good-humored Impotence: you nav :,
is fair YOU should have II turned against YOU.
Have you anything TO say. or not? IL ~ VOC
late to begin conversation. you KNOW o"' u
'o "Onlv to know if 1t really was you-realy
YOU" said Penelope in a low voice lat hrs'
did not believe II. but -- ~
Me- on dear me- yes: II was me sure
enough. BY the way, me is not correct gram,
mar is IL, Penelope? What would mamma
have said? one can't bother with grammar
when one is tired and sleepy; lou .ake nis
through the doorway. What! You ,housh. ~
was nv wrath did you happy idea occur,
ring That Is at the bottom Of all TINS. ~ ~
nhn, Won got a fright Miss Penelope. You
saw something. or papa saw something. anu
YOU and he put your wise heads toeetner anu
could not rest without clearing up .ne mo how
amusing, Who would have accused such "a
modern young lady IA you OF being supersi-
,ious9 Oh we'll you may tell papa. win my
host respects that ii was No apparitloh ne "a"
Ni,ting across the bridge~in the moonlight
but just my own self In my own pIope, ~ %,
son You know what wraith H. uoh w"
Penelope was turning away.
at is the spirit OF a living man or woman,
called Nina gayy after her. "But pe assureu'
my dear Penelope. II was not my "ra''h VIII,
was abroad tonight" She laughed ana smut
the door -, ,r, ,, ,,..
Would God II had been, Inc lauen ""s
o,swsred nv heavy sigh the reinsurance b.
a starting sob.