New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-09-23
,r,te satisfied. Certainly the weather was ""'

rest. salu rene' .a we're no exciting elements IN
a. ! ySo atfar, everybody and everything was
entirely serene and coni"o"p
boatmen 49, ton,pen were very ordinary boat
mon said Nina. but they roWed Wen: anu NJ
was all we wanted OF any o, the,'; ah penei
Redwood. of courge-Mr Redwooo '''
ope?" pressing her arm dIS"''
The arm slightly trempleu' u.,,o CREATURE
Won do look bad, you poor niue c,ea ,.,
cried Nina. next. You are resu, ,.n,. rom and
viii come and sit with you; READ u Soo' wv
haps.'
oyo;, would rather &C to sleep? But you ha ..',
o,,,. o ,,s, rot up. well, here is Aisle, she VIII
Urascr,he Tar YOU Ailse. here is MISS rehe sn"
ppatine no breakfast and very white In the iaor,
to say nothing of red in the eyes ""a' ''"
i,.s the heat" said Aisie, peering with lreliu-
=, -, rniseration Let me look at your tongue.
missy Deed an It's no sac inuckie az, a 10 dot
reid-no. white Aye, I'm ,nt'H NJ, ger We some
the heat. Lie doom wee ana " ee' -
thin - .,-, ,,ort nothing"
But on a sudden 1t occurrea ~ ut. ne herself
did want something; she wanted A"s'e ,eno nor
~ Afse.s faithful ear she wouid coi,iiue @
~. ~ bitterness: with her she would take couh-
sci. and between them they mish' pe'""p'
perhaps 49, ,,r ut.,e7" she sug-
,estad looking round The maids are upstairs
in the bedrooms. - ., ou,cLIv " said
IL could tell them to finlsh yours '"'N'''
Nina. .o,. rush,ng hack
and forward and making a noise: Penelope pu,
her hand to her head. III Aisle does no. a,,,""
will stay here: IT Is 80 c3Ti a 'covered arm.
hair which fitted into the open wlnoow' No. -,
And Won don't want talking, do you! sa'u
Nina.
En- I,1 NOT want taking OF the kind her cousin
meant but abe was too truthful to avaii herse ,
Of the evasion. II should IKE 10 ta,n ", ,h,nk
a little" she said gently. III you VIII ~. '',, nm
II rude Nina | would rather nave her W NY
self - MP her"
AYE. she'll tell me what's wrang WI net H..
added Ailsle. confident that this was 10 v. w.
communication and hattered by the tr'ou.v ~
her medical skill. "Jist you leave us tneeitnei,
Meenie. an I'll see to her Moo then dearle' "a, as
Nina nodded and trpped away; MOO theil' yo'
th,np's game agley WI we? Maybe yer faither-
is.t the post whattans brocht ye i'll news! run
ming over all the suggestions she coud th'"k vi
to make the confidence more easy
But Penelope shook her head.
She was sitting rigid and strained. her nands
clasped her dry lips apart. 1t seemed az II she
could not bring herself to speak ~ .,,,.
At length, is the door locked! she "'''-
Locked? Ma: there'll naebody come In, WI
out rs ane o oorsels. an = Anti.
IT'S one Of ourselves l most oreau' Ai'S'e'
Lock the door, , .
Ma Miss Penelope. munna. Bide wee
moo" as Penelope made a motion 10 rise am
herself carry out her command. "Hark 70 me-
said the old woman. gently stretching 1ortn d
OBTAINING hand IF yOn doors snebbt, It'll
make a stir Abody kens yon door Is neyT
snebbi,; and what then for suld IT be sneooN
when YOU and mes DOR lane? Thatll gar mem
wonder. Let-a-bc there's a guide BARN; and IL
onybody seeks to wun in A..
Promise me that you will stop theni-that
you won't let them come In They must not!
"Eo: they shanna. Dinna be feared" pattng
her hand soothingy. "Jist you say your say =
"Ailsie, you don't know-you don't know
Something in the tone arrested Ailse's strok-
ing fingers Instlncively she was on her guard
ma. my BARN, dinna ken. Aibiins It's ABBOTT
your father
Aisle cOughed discreeily.
'Aiblins there's some young gentieman"--
gentleman? No.
Aisle cOughed again.
"Aweel. We KEN I'm no guild at the guessin
An Miss Penelope. the times gangin Dy' she
limited.
81 KNOW know. But Oh! 1t is such dread
mi thing have to tell Aisle" quickly. rs that
any one at the door? l am sure heard some
one outside the DOOR.
Il dnna think IT. dearie"--
There H.: | tell you there IL. Some one Is
breathing there now. and the hght IN the pas
sage IL gone" Then suddenly bounding from
her seat, she was AZ the door before the sup
posel eavasdropper could vanish. and throwing
il open. disclosed the form Of her cousin Nina
Il jus, came TO bring you this little draught
from mamma" said Nina sweetly. But penelope
dashed the glass out of her hand.
That ends IL" she cried quivering from mead
- foot. "Ailsie. don't need you now. nave
got some one else. Yes. YOU 10 her COUSIN. lou
81 would hay. spared YOU II could. though |
hardly knew how; but nowS-come quickly. come
dragging her prisoner along with an ausno,.y
that brooked no demur. I'VE can END thiS iarce
now | am not III. am not In need OF physic.
II Is you-you who
"Uush, They will see y0u-they will hear you
HUSH [ say For Heavens sake Penelope. do
not sneak So loud And let go my arm. will
come with YOU; will do anything you wish.
only dont -don't'-
Don't what demanded penelope III d iouu'
rasping voice
LET people hear you. dear" The words were
almost breathed into her ear.
"Ah--bah" cried Penelope. ninging away the
hand laid hers. 'rhats all you care ioi'
You can lie. and cheat. and-
penelope, Penelope"
Don't speak TO me- Wait iii speak TO you.
Don't dare TO speak 10 me- How uare you call
mo by my name?
The anguish Of the night had gathered itself
together into a storm Of fury. and the speaker,
beside herself with passion was unaware OF the
height Of her voice.
To Nina however this for the moment was the
one consideration How should she quell those
ringing tones? What would be the immediate
result OF this loud uncontrolled onslaught.
The servants were In every corner. emerging
from doorways hurryng along passages. busy
with their mornings work; II they were 10 over
hear and repeat-she must get Penelope silenced.
Come in here Penelope was beginning as the
two approached their several rooms, but both
rooms were occupied. Even the speaker per-
ceived that nothing could be done then and there
and Nina snatching at her opportunity. laid hold
OF IT, Come where can be alone. and will
hear you. hear every word you have 10 say, and
and do whatever you WISH" she murmured. in
agitation scarcely less than that of her compan-
ion. "Quicl--your hat" taking II down from the
wardrobe. "and here Is mine. fetching her own.
Now come out-out OF the house-where can
talk and no one can hear or interrupt; you are
so very careless. dear Penelope"
Careless" Penelope laughed a hooking
stlnging laugh "Careless Never mind. You
are careful enough. Careless? wonder II | shall
ever be careless again. after what have seen.
after what saw last night"
Swift ns thought Nina perceived that the bolt