New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-10-28

A startled interrogation was apparent on

A startled Interrogation was apparent on
Peneopes lips.
You are bent on doing everything for me-,
proceeded Nina slowly; 1T is very kind: don't
mean to complain, but il does strike me some
times as a little peculiar that you should be so
very. very indignant if ever attempt To 40 any
thing for myself 1t is a little as if you felt you
had bought body and soul. and meant to
keep me your slave forever, because OF one I'M
fortunate circumstance"
Now this was precisely what Penelope did feel.
and in spite of herself. her looks betrayed that
the shaft had told. She was more discomrorted
than she could have believed possible.
At once her cousin adopted another tone. NO"
that you are aware Of IL. you Will try not 10 De
quite autOcrat!c will you not. dear fe1elope
You see | was obliged to let you have one ittle
glimpse Of yourself as others see YOU ana thoueh
| own you are the cleyerest of matchmakers,
think for your own sake dear. you should not
ride your hobby horse to death Ihere. let US
kiss. and be friends. Mr.. Redwood and are
getting on nicely; and pray believe we can 40
il without assistance now. and no need lor IN
duiries and bother if do run across him out-oi-
doors; il is so much easier anywhere thdn III our
great formal drawing room. make your mind
easy What, still frownng? Oh no, there IS
nothing to frown about now; 60 and play plquet
with Captain Ainse. who is wondering what
has kept you away from him all this time ana
suddenly all smiles and arch good-humor Nina
Carnoustic insisted upon the kiss, and closed me
converse ton taking care ii should not De started
afresh by quitting the room the next minute.
Outside the door. however. her face changed
to OF hooking satisfaction 1 don't thihk
Piqlet was not to be thought Of; but penelope,
as soon she could collect her thoughts. decided
not to give them any more work to do for the
present. but to hurry with her toilet ana go
down To the anterOOm where Bob was singing
to his banjo in the twilight
The light now lasted until the dinner lamps
were lit: and no time Of the day did the sweet
rich notes of Captain Anslies voice fall more
delicatey on the ear than at this mystic hour:
One and another had learned to wander in and
sit down without disturbing the singer. LORD
Carnoustie. when he had shuflled himself into his
evening suit. would come boxing round the cur
tains on his tiptoes. and subside INFO the nand-
est armchair pumng himself upon pelns no
dsturber of the peace. His daughters Would
steal forth from the gathering shadow presently,
with the same furtive and would-be noiseiess
movements; Lady Carnoustie would conslder
she had effaced her august entrance as it never
had been effaced before and at last Tor she
was generally late. Penelope would step aiertIy
in with an "I-care-for-nobody-n o-not-i ar ana
a perfectly firm, unabashed tread; whereupon
every member Of the party already assembled
would turn his or her head irritably and cry
hush in unison.
Penelope rather liked ths-she had no notion
of being flushed" for trumpery little Bob
hinsie. however angelic his dear little voice
The voice was at her disposal. she could have
il whenever she wanted and. in point % lact,
Bob had almost got TO dislike his own favorite
songs because Penelope would turn him on IKE
a musical box whenever she fancied, more es-
pecially whenever he would sooner have been
doing something else.
He would have liked to naugurate a tenderer
PLAYING were well enough auxiliaries in the
game: but Penelope. who had been so easy to
hirt with at the beginning of their acquaintance,
and who had gone on 80 promisingly up 10 the
day ~ his accident was become diihcult OF man
agcment.
She would and she wouldn't. She would bring
him i'm posies from the garden. arrange them on
his table be- careful that he could reach them
10 inh2la their fragrance. and then calmly carry
on the remainder in her hand. saying she had
promised a supply to the Misses Soutter; nay.
she had been known To disentanele the heliotrope
from Captain Ainslie's vase, though she knew
ne was fond of II. on the plea that the old ladies'
hal none in their garden. and mat II was TOO
late To 60 back to the heotrOpe bed for more.
Bob had begged for little tiny SPRAY. on.
I'll sec YOU get some tomorrow. said Penelope.
coolly 1T would be a nty To spoil this.
And when the morrow had come certainly ne
had had his heliotrope. but II was old Lord
Carnoustie who came tramping in with 1t. and
who snuffed as much o; the scent as ne could
up his huge nostrils before handing 1t over.
II was the same with the music Penelope
would listen forever Calmly arranged In an
easy chair a few yards IF she would dictate
programme with as little mercy or consideration
as though ne were a negro minstrel below her
balcony performing for pence but II he strove
t. throw ANYTHING Of "A wistfu significance into
his ditty she yawned: she did not care for that
one 1T was not nearly so pretty as the one
before; and the singer was quick enough 10
suspect he had missed his point.
He was fain to he content win Penelope
usurping airs in public In public. as we have
seen she patronized Bob with an air Of would-be
innocence which highly edifyirg. lie was
her man: her good natured obligng SINGING
man: she was pleased 70 show him off. and let
The audience see how he answered 20 the whip
he i'm a manner accepted ana claimed his duti-
ful subScrVience.
one dav the singing man fancied his mistress
almost arrogant Redwood was present