New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-08-26

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| 10Y, aon foolish girl. What are vo, ,a,,,,r
turn ilrht Wi'n strong effort Nina affected TO
| unite as sn my aside the insinuation. you are
4"; ff as likely to have fits am she added
| Onlv ho,s Don't smile that ghastly smile. then"
| arms I ian SATISFIED Penelope still held of at
800 ~ s,,, wish You would say So There's nothing
on n ABOUT: II YOU in temper-but what
on, Urn Is there to be IN temper about? |
ia.ners partialities"
WA! mad rather you did not make them"
was na,,. On must say you are thin-sknned" 1t
was how Penelope's turn to feel aggrieved You
neeu not pretend | mean to run down Uncle
h he ,s meant nothing of the kind. think
ou,,a S a. NICE as he can be. thought he was
Eu''e oelghtful at dinner with all his fidgets and
a. S russ over poor daft Tosh: and upon my word.
II YOU are TO take fire because l merely remark
mat he prefers his fool to his Apollo
Gan you not leave Torqu Macalister out Of
the question:"
"Eh?" said Penelope, dumbfoundei
Il repeat that the way you talk Of a man I'M
known TO you. and valued by us. is--is-offensivc
! beg you again 10 leave him out Of the conversa-
You really are the most extraordlnary-and
what words you use! 'OTenslve-who ever heard
| OF one girl calling another girl Offensive? And
taking up the cudgels on behalf Of "A shepherd.
! shall begin to think YOU have a bee in your
bonnet as heard Ailsie say some had. yes
tcriay Cl believe she has, internally so had
tteaUy better be carefully Come. now. l won't
and be friends. And for more interesting
Redwood"
Nina did not seem to know what she thought
wood-she thought him good-looking. pleasant
eentemanlike; reserved. but not too reserved;
friendly but not by any means too forward"
You are simply echoing what | say cried
Penelope. out of all patience at last. "You are
willing to praise everything about Mr.. Redwood.
And why should Nina care a button for him?
Nina wanted TO know in mild surprise. Penelope
was perfectly In the right They had both met
/ Mr. RaIu. nA1 10, tl,,,a ~, y.F.
noon-he came to them as a perfect stranger
"Oh drat "A perfect stranger.' Penelope's Ian
| guage was hardly choice. Perfect strangers
vast deal more entertaining than threadbare
| acquaintances." cried she. Il don't want 10
| know every item about a man-tO say nothing Of
| his father and grandfather, armOrial bearings,
family honors. and hereditary vices like him a
| thousand times better stripped OF externals-One
| tastes the true flavor: one penetrates when one
| gets defenceess wretch at ones mercy. and
| can pierce him through and through. | feel TO
| know this Mr.. RedwoOd-at least | could know
| him-I shall know him now CHOW that we have
| made UP difference" internally ever
| much better for his not having a great cumber
| some family gambolling round him. enumerating
| his virtues and eXtolling his talents As II one
cannot be trusted TO find out for oneself virtue
and talent hid under million bushels, So YOU
really don't feel you care to respond TO the gentle
man-eh. Nina? He Is not your sort? | am
bound 10 confess you had the first offer of him.
Indeed, I fancy he gently inclines your way stil:
| he did the civil by me and his UMBRELLA rather
he made his umbrella do the civil by me- but that
| was-(Ahem, don't think need enter upon the
tale. It's too long. And she might repeat II. II
would hardly be fair. considering the poor man
really unnerved. and made such very am
| pie and energetic apology. No. won't tell
anybody; I will keep it TO myseii)-Mina, don't
with dart See. there IS blue sky over yonder.
| Don't let waste time talking over perfect
stranger" laughing ''let us be off ~ the shore;
| IL will be glorious along the shore.
Have You not Lad enough walking for TO-
| day."
~
| down TO dinner. | am not such very great
| walker had an idea Of taking good lie down
In my room this afternoon In that great plIlo"y
sofa: II looks the very place for a snopz"
Nina seconded the idea warmly. She was sure
| her cousin would be the better for rest IA gJ)d
rest-of lying down till teaiimc-when she would
| herself and call her before gong down
! stairs She would escort Penelope u her chan'-
! Der now-(gently edging toward the dooD-ani
tuck her in comfortably. She appeared quite So
! rene and affectionate-even cheerful. cpNlouSF'
all Penelope's former iniquit!es were either con-
| doned or forgotten; and her cousin was now 9hy
! anxious TO minister 10 every need and u close
| upon her recumbent fgure the bedroom d9or,
In n word Nina overdid her part Sh" Is anx-
! ious TO be rid Of me-" concluded poor Penelope
| tucked up upon her sofa: and 1t seemed niue
hard that 1t should be so She would nave 'Ik Vri
| IN gossip 10 chattSS. 10 gigge. conjecture con
| Nde and prognosticate She knew what she
wanted-a regular girls talk-not TO b" son'l'ous
ly escorted 10 her room and iet, .herr nc, sS
| In the big place with a shawl over her lee' anu
| a Sunday book the table near. ~,
| Nina had wanted 10 pull down the bhnd'
ope had rebelled against a drawn hnnI' INN
| MI, rad asked II there were anything more she
| could do: and Penelope had almost feJUncu
! yes. you can do this. stay here win me, ou.
did not She saw that her cousin was '''''''''
| TO be gone , .i.,o. an,
Afterward she remembered thai Impotence anu
understood IT, 49,, H.. IL
| Ailsi. the nurse was always inquirng 81 htr
| wheneyer they came across each oth"r as 10
| Nina's whereabouts-that she wouid De par ~
40 thn eurl h.1
| thar she would seem curiously inquisluNe aD'"'
| the direction their wanderings had taken. anu ~.
| more satisfied II they had been To me VlihEr VI
| round the bag. to call on the Misses . ~ ,
.hs fac,or's kind old sisters. than to the loneIer
| hisides and glens. :,
Sometimes she would ask Penelope caSu'.S IL
| Nina ever left her when they were OUT upon "''''
Walks S,lc, ro. abon, 70 eay mo" when she
recollected that one day she had been i'it Oh d
| very slight preex'. for over nan an h"ul ~ i
| b,s,,ng where Nina had been visiting a SICK glrl'
! sMna Rad said she had another call to MAKE a
! short distance off-one not so interesting snr W., VIZ
not think Penelope would care u ACCOMPANY n,'
| and the person she had TO visit HlEht De
| aru,be,,ned II might be too much for MN, ii
! moor man. II two ladies appeared upon IN" No.,
would Penelope kindly wait where sne va ,ho
! panelone had waited. and now adihlt'en u'e
'" The old woman drew closer to her. was w, sne
| lang awa'?" whispered she. with s""'' me-"
glance. .hou. half an hour"
Lang enough Moo. missy dearie,' Ailsie nae
NOT vet managed she would aver, 10 ,.4 4" hi,
| Penelope's name. "hark TO me- IKE d e"''
| bairnie. dav Ausio Come
now; what's it for? What am 10 a aD r?f aye
~ - 80 re,orted Aisle. with weiI-feigneI
s Swess jocuarty Gae wa WI ye noS ssy l2r
your only mssyrm y say KEN y@re
the smile fading from her hp' 'e "'''
guild BARN." -, ..o, e. KEN nothing
else" ,. ,b,nps that rs no
..True for you. Aisle. Butter me "P' van
| stand It," .,, my harm GUIDE