New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-07-22
THE MATCHMAKER.
CHAPTER VI.
BY l.. b WALFORD.


considered particularly strengthening for
.,ns psople" (she had nearly said growing
'v 49,, "And you, my dear" TO Penelope. must
s I'd 60, all the benefit you can from your
!" the Highlands and pick up country ways
80. Nina Nina Is quite authority on coun-
w. Nth the smile which almost invariably
hs, faded face at the mention of Minas
name. -. -,
.,otb Penelope internally: and perhaps for
"" a., time in her life faint compassion for
o,hs,less self S ole into her breast. Hither-
~. had not thought much Of It; but then. as
have said. although Penelope had always
.do with her thoughts, they were almost
.,ravs about other people.
cr ,oar, auntie" she now responded, cheer
,r.. .you will see how soon l shall know all
..., everything In this beautiful place. and on
a,v IKE this She paused, with sparkling
and the dazzling freshness OF the midsum-
Morning seemed to say all that needed say
Ing.
"you like the place. Penelope?'
mto ~ Why. It is a perfect heaven Of
place. auntie!
,oav Carnoustie laughed. we'll pleased even
,,-s Carnouste stopped. with his fingers on the
s.rns Of the door, ana blinked his eyelids. as
:. had trick Of doing when gratihed Penelope
-, h-ought down both her birds with one shot:
,,.ss the whole c0vey was for the moment at
her feet.
81 Thought il lovely last night" continued she.
al .r,maton but to-day. / could hardly get
aorns,a,,s at all for running backward and for
-,ra "a nv window all the time | was dressing.
made Marie do my hair while sat in front Of
and looked out. Those oeeches with 'ne oiue
water peeping through
81 should not have thought you would have
known beech. Penelope?
"Lor', aunt!
"Mv DEAR But Lady Carnouste was In
gracious mind what "a peculiar expression
my dear. suppose it ia-modern?"
Us II? am sure don't know / thought II
was rather old. TO tell the truth. But how could
YOU suppose should not know beech when
saw IT."
dear Penelope"
But lori meant shan't say II again II II
vexes you auntie," nodding merrily. Il only
mean to say i have not been In London all my
Ne"
oh thought you had"
Rather not! We go about. papa and !. TO lots
nsay we are there egh. or nine months out Of
The year. But even when We are supposed to be
IN Portland Place we fly away for a few days
very often. We 60 up the pver; we have had a
house on the river more than once
The river? What river" Lady Csrnoustie
, prolonged the conversation. considering as she
informed her daughters presently that she
gained thereby an insight into the mode OF NE
pursued by Henry East and his daughter. Lord
ldrn0ustle, however. now slipped away.
Why, the river" laughed Penelope. looking
round with frank eyes. we always talk OF the
nyer-we Londoners The Thames, 10 be sure
auntie"
oh indeed the River Thames. But II is not
very pleasant for water-parties. as II passes
through London. is 1t? 1t seemed to me all
cshe is dense" calculated Penelope beneath
her breath)
Tot course. We don't go on the river where II
passes through London" she explained as
Teaney as she could but only a very little
way out-only about half an hour or an hour by
rain-you can get 10 the river where us
lorely. All sorts Of creeks. and bends. and
SANDS and back-waters. We 60 further away
When We take house we generally manage 10
ee somewhere near Henley or Wargrave because
nose are very good parts. and papa can dash up
70 London at any time when he ID wanted ana
down 10 dinner and out on the water again
N The evening. If papa had not needed to go
s''oad this summer there was )oiiy oid mousse
mat / think should have taken. We both fell
AoouI II was jolly house,
:. Jolly house." murmured Lady Carnoustie
a.erIn.sily "'scooting about Ana on. Una,
dreadful LORI" But snC refrained. She would
sax all over with the girls first, and meantime
eN.ioroearing. Accordingly. she now merely SIG
Mned that the party might break up. The TWO
vunser ones hurried 10 q on their hats, ana
st usual solemn frivo,y Of their daily routine
".ned their elders
They never really did anything-that is 70 say.
,s ~! never achieved anything. They PICKED al
NJ
,. no strengthening juices no inspiring cord
,c.'s scarcely enlightened. and they never read
~, ssi! long at a time AS II was their parents
vn,ss mat portion OF each day should be de-
"s. 70 the study OF some improving BOOK.
unuasa VINO was the most conscientious on the
~u,ylect would indeed take down the heavy
hs s.ame which had been prescribed and settie
'..sen With her back 10 the light, an attitude
sx .v prescribed by dear mamma. but she had her
yes on her watch as she drew TO the end OF
~ page and as half an hour had been the
i Nv allotted, not one half-minute beyond the
a. nour would she yield he dull unconyehiai
- ~ Left TO herself. she would never nave
s.oanna equally lacking intellectual fire, was
tx..er IMAM her sister in devising oppor tuni,ies
..vacing the maternal injunction. pear
Il. INA ma Goes not mean US always to reso; only
Sn,utA es us to make habit OF reading sne
~, a say. Il have really hardly time TINS
hmA and so 1t happened on many MORN
va mw either Of them got through the day. II
swu De hard to determine. They pottered III
Inn,out The one would chirrup at the piano
fss singing was OF the chirruping order
u,, me the other dabbed in her color-box ana
H,,i over and and again the same
,sss. landscape and the same bit OF the land
brs" because Joanna never could use DECIDED
vsss brown at the first. but must needs always
Win y, y IN family to see what 1t looked Iike.
va ue result that. II found satisfactory. II
rm.uueepened by successive coats till 1t was
pnS.annes startlingly strong in shade, with Il
pnrn.ncy 70 manifold indistinct edges; or II the
srt,ssy wash Odd not upon trial. take the fair
Nins fancy. IT would be extingushed by some
tAs,s,slse That did. Joanna's drawings were not,
Noie, OF extraordinary value
listers had also long pieces OF needlework
Nvsz aoiy In hand People said that. had they
fass,m Dygone times when tapestry the
netdIs n The, they would contentedy have piled the
the all day and every day. and left behind
her o"' '"'ns ior postsrity 10 poiht 10 aS
ont me embroidery which was regularly taken
Lovsaao az regularly laid by at certain hours by
tapest,se ana Joanna did not attain the dignity OF
nsvs"y IL was only work" Lady Carnoustie
49, SPOKE OF IL but as "Work ssEetch YOUR