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

mock seriousness Then in his natural tone
Poor old creature. how happy she looked.
perked up there in state. and thinking no harm
any more than babe unborn She was not U
know YOU had never set eyes on the
cards she thought. Of course. Ainslie was under
your thumb like the rest Of US. IL was an awful
blow to them both when you of in A hun"
Il did not mean to be unknd. Carnousiie"
NO. no; dare say not. Poor souls. who could
be unkini 10 them? But you showed what you
thought. and that was enough
AS soon they explained and apologized.
fOrgave them entirely -
But you took all the spirit out Of them On.
don't tell me. tor saw them 10 the door, ana
they went with their tails between their legs,
can tell you. dare say they have been miser'
able ever since
He was leading up 10 an end he had In view.
and Lady Carnouste's saying nothing. ana
looking uneasy and dubious, gave him hopes
obtaining II.
"Cribbage is the most harmless of card games
he observed muSingly.
is it? Is it really. Carnous,e? You know,
Carnoustie could never wish to hurt the fee'
ings of the Misses Soutter such excellent. fatn:
ful friends and their brother 50 invaluable ans
il il would do any gOod"-she paused
oh you might put Il To rights. dount no.
OF course | could look in-but II would com'
best from yourself-it would be- more ~ com.
pliment-it would b. very great compliment
She Frightened up. You might just say YOU
had been AZ the pains To make inquiries -
Yes | could say that 49,.
And that YOU had II on my authotlN '"S'
cribbagc is not gambling game ~
You are absolutely sure 1t Is not. Cdinousue.
Not as Captain Ainse and Miss MSil ~,
S0utier play H." quoth Carnoustle stou'!' ~
may be-ahem, as all games are-iurn"i 20 ~
account in i'll hands What's that 10 MS W., w
can't help that. You drive round that way an All
luncheon. and send up Miss Marianne ana yea
her sister To- foIow and fetch her later on-ano
| shan't need To g. and drink tea AZ Gieh",os
this time" he subjoined under his bFea'h' ~, "a
wonderful to relate. he was meeky opeH -. ~ ~
the amende honorable duly MADE on 'l' '''''
had laid down ,, "a,
When Bob wrote to his mother she coud ~"
make out much from his letter. sxcep' Una, ~
had got the FUNNIEST old girl IN tne "vLlu
play crbbage with The state or MS nee ~,
and the Improvement in his knee-)olnt WEI 20
to be inferred from the statement tha' ne s.sv
'all right" The probable duration o' IA. St,,si
AT Carnoustie Castle was merely II or latno.". :,
from reference To the doctors verdic' 'n"' -
would be "A long business. III
About Penelope East he said nothing d, az Ia
But he assured his mother that not only "s a.
he got the FUNNIEST old girl in the worm ~
play cribbage with, but that she playeu ~
commonly well. - n
The weather was fine for September ana ana ~
would not have suited Lady CarnouStis 49,
for any one to remain within doors III 'he ".
noon i'm order to amuse the invaiid-suptohaS
any one had wished TO do so-but once shS - ns,
ca far got the better Of herself as t. bring ~:
haronial eOuipage 10 a stand before the 'a..rI
gate and make her little speech 10 the ~ ,hs
and overpowered sisters. VINO had run ous ,Id No
wind and dropping rain before theE hsd
summoned by the footman-and once Ste .hs
seen their Door old faces irradiated ana is' sns
grateful clasp Of their kind. strong hdnu ak
grew To expect the sight Of the broad purple an
back within the window Of the ante-chanut,,. A
her daily return from her drive. win qu .hat
benevolent feeling of satlsfaction' ana; uu Rim.
II might have made Carnoustie quite aput ss a
self she would have owned herself ihueo
him. 80 pA far beIng
Moreover. she was pleased with BOD 10, his
pleased The way Bob would nan -. hsc
fair antagonist the hustle he made apou, ,.hiv
his care that she should be seated comm tn,ost
as the two settled down and got TO WORK , and
before the room could be cleared FOR th. lnr his
his bawing two for his heels-two ~, ruch
heelsv' when Miss Marianne. excited .oJ J, we're
To be steady In her attention whiie peoph ~. hsl
on the move around. forgot 10 hote IN hi0
turned up a knave. were all so m''" "
favor. .,, the Door
TO be sure he was poor trifer. pu. VI mct
triler had his good points AS MAJ MAJ could re-
no woman. not even a Lady Carnoustie' rSs very
sist the winsomeness of Bobs NATURE wonder.
fact that 1t had no backbone maue
fully supple and adroit IN pleasing. called
He held long conversations with syo 18Th Ailsie
Duncan a good fellow. and loked NJ NJ had no
when abe brought him his beef tea ne =" was
reserves from any one. They all Kns" Ia Mr.
"a moor devil without a s.xpence ne s Sssping
Soutter seriously that he had dincuty :" mr. Me-
hodv and soul together. He assuIeu rdsr hin
Winnock that Il would be charity 70 ~
To stop where he was. as ne hAa ~. "a his hopoD
70 90. while TO Redwood he conndeo IN