New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-09-02

| occasions.
be to have solid grounds for appreciation before
| bestowing II so freely
"Oh. certainly. certainly Lady Carnouste. But
| do assure you, Maggie really Is most fortunate.
John thinks SO. too"
IF you and your good brother satisfied.
| need no further testimony" Lady Carnoustie
waved her hand as putting aside every other CON
| sideration. You are thoroughly cognizant OF the
| circumstances Of the case and are able to form
an impartial judgment; but for Joanna here to
/ be bursting out with. How very nice" before
| she had even heard the mans name
| 1t was well that Penelope was not present.
| Penelope would TO certainty have committed
herself here. soon after. for what with the al
| mospher!c influences. to which Lady Carnous,ie
| was sensitive. and the little uneasness about
! Nina. and one or two other minor !rritations too
| trivial for mention. there was no knowing what
| she would say next. nor how she would take any
| thing said by another.
| The first feeling of satisfaction In seeing her
| visitors had evanesced. and though she was still
| glad to have them there. and would not permit
! them to depart by the end Of half an hour even
| they had had about as much as they could stand
| Of It,
Still the storm did not come on nor the abb
sentees come In. Let us see what detained them.
When Penelope first flew swiftly out she made
| sure Of finding Nina at once-indeed. thought II
quite likely that before she could reach the gar
| den door. or. at any rate. run down the slope
| beyond. she would catch sigh; Of light drapery
among the shrubs. and would only need TO hasten
| her cousins footsteps by proclaimlng her mission
| in order to enable them both 10 get safely back
| TO the house within few minutes.
Nina was unusually punctual 10 return nOlil"
| before she missed. and had never before
| needed to be sent after. Penelope had an idea
that she careful 10 give no offence by want
| Of attention on this point. and that the sight OF
! messenger sent expressly To fetch her home
| would not be "A welcome
But what could | do?" she medtated. The
| poor woman was growing black in the face; and
| II does look remarkably like being bad storm
| How inky and ragged those clouds are. | only
hope it viii keep or.ti!l have chevled home this
wandering shsep. Where can she be-"
Not in the wood. that certain.
| long zgzag path lay in front. ard no one
! was stepping down from the moor that way
| Penelope looked rather ruefuly upward. She
| was not only little reluctant 10 attack the as
| cent which was steep and stony but was un-
pleasantly conscious Of the fact that it was thick
| ly overhung by trees. and That she had been
| warned that wood was not a safe place In
| thunderstorm.
Suppose the storm broke? II might break at
| any moment. Yet she going further and fur
| Their away from home. and would have 10 return
| every step she now took,
And suppose Nina were not on the moor at all?
! She had said she was going there. IL was true.
| and had been cross and rude when fearful OF
| being thwarted in her intended expedition. but
that was not to say she would carry II out AFTER
all.
"She does tell such strange lies" muttered
| Penelope AZ she plodded on. las II for the sheer
| pleasure Of telling them, At least have never
found out any other reason. She has more than
| once announced she was going some where ana
| have seen her with my own eyes going as tast as
| she could In another direction. Then. she has
| often such extraordinary reasons for doing
| things And as FOR her explanaiions-oh. my gooi
| aunt she does sail uncommonly near the wind
| In some ~ her explanations. | assure you, IT IS
| not my business 10 correct her-not my place
as you would say yourself 0ou are great at
teaching us an our piacr, rom v ~
down"ards) bu, IL you oniy Mn Nh r,h,,,, =,
| a few minutes. yes ! would give sonie'hths -
see your face II you knew all. Failing that. |
would give ometh!ng 10 see Minas now. IL
* rather too bad that should have 10
come all this way toiling and siraining
after her. There she -. niles away On, ms Is
too bad as her eye caught a glimpse of hght
figure In motion on a littlo knoll considerable
| distance OF incoming about up there IKE an
IDIOT oh come down you tiresome ming. apos-
trophsing the distant ooyec,; One FOWL van
you ANY one put you Wouiu So ,"e.e -. =, e'.s ,
| 10 d" 'huiuerh.o'''' anu ou u'I' van - - g..
wet through to the shlH' suppose even II you
| don't care about getting killed i"u are too
cracked 10 take that cohl!nsehcy mo rvn -.
slider what does 1t behoove me To 40! am NOT
going 70 scour the moor yeIling ana ScreSnns;
after this lunatic II had brought uog whistle e,
| Ahouher TINE ! VIII mr. - p'i. '""e"b w n -,
| the gun-room. But now-"hat Is 10 De zone
now? may shout III IN hoaIse-she WIN never
hear me; and AZ tgr heF seeing -Wnal III sne
world IL she doing In new constefnatoh ~"
is walking up and down-round and round.
There she goes back To where shs was; on' nor
pair Of opera glasses why ala ieaVe my
opera glasses al home should soon nave seen
| but no. that would have been spying not So "a
ing. Penelope East, what are YOU thinking OF
Playing The spy, you mean ErIi iou w"ulu re-
duce yourself 10 the level oi Nina 'dIn"us'if'
| would you? Bah, For shame Well. but again
eyeing the heights In search 81 an lnsp.tdti"i'
| ''row what am to do? There she goes BACK
| again, Crazy creature, Well. I'll try a shout
| suitlng the action 10 the words.
| r. hr s,,r,,ise :, ,vas Instantly productive OF
resu.t though not I'm a manner anticipated. A
| ,.,i,no VS. hoard I'm the hrake behind and the
| next minute a man sprang over the low wall.
| about dftv wards off and touching his cap
epectfully' inquired II he could be Of service
| ''.fndonii ,ou can renlied Penelope gratefully
| recognizing Macalister the shepherd 81 am try
I ING All I can 10 make one OF the young ladies'
| bcor but sbe IA such A long way off pointing 10
~. iea' i ~, rhr, Won In sea nor now ON the
.r H., ch g. ,y,lttnr h,rk,yard and forward:
| ~ ~, -, T." . s,ornn cnrnino ,,u''--
ana ."e'. 10 o. W. Npno srould corne I'm be-
~ 80 ~. 10 o. ','a,, ,s
lore the storm - upon W -, ,,,iro1 paralo,o