New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-10-21

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charming by all the group; and Lady Car
nous,ie. not catching the words in the distance
thought IT must be of Madame DOLBY pau.
t,fu sacred solos which she had heard al .iie '"''
concert she had attended when in Edinburgh
II was therefore. no wonder that the strains
of the hidden banjo should have sounueu "a, ,n.
talizng when emanating from the SICK chili'o ~,
where the invalid now Jay all day long Oh III. ~, :,
sofa wringing every drop Of comfort ne couIu
out Of the couple of French novels which py iuck
had been popped into his portmanteau. ana Won
dering how soon. now that his people had peer
fairly routed he could manage to get hiWsen
transferred to another room ana othei So0'e''
than his own. a., al,
Lord Carnoustie and Redwood were his only
visitors. and he did not set much store ny c'''
of them.
or the two he preferred Carnoustie. Carnoustie
had not much 10 say. but he was READY sse',
and though his shrewd, humorous coun'enathcc
indicated without much attempt 1T reucehce INA
he did not believe a uthe OF Bops apSo-
-beca use tt ey- happened-o myseIr eN-
perlences, he exhibited an amused tolerance; anu
even an appetite for more, which was all 'he
young man wanted. and. truth to tell. more imam
he often got. .
a desperately dull visitor. He usually came III
at the c.ose Of the day, AMI. having mad MANI
hours on the moor, II was reasoraDe 10 supp
he was tired and d!snclined for further exertion'
HlIt when n man hlg taken the trouble 10 turn
out and drive couple Of miles To DO nelshpoIH
Kindness and has got through that, the uouo,e-
some part Of the business one Would tnlHh ",
would rather be inclined to enjoy his coffee and
mis- cigar and the chat Of companion VINO
knew people he knew, { ID the mode or lie ne
was accustomed to. .
Instead of this. Redwood mooned anu III '"e
end Of half an hour hdgeted. -,
''I dare say YOU want 10 be Off, said poor BOD.
He had not spoken--to call speakng-to SOU
that dav and ne was lying stretched comfort
ably on the sofa slipping his coffee. ana enjoying
the blaze Of the bright little fire. ana me ouViS
81 great bunch Of late roses sent IN from 'h'
garden Invalidism was endurabe at such a mo-
mont and would Redwood have settled down.
and made himself at home-better sun II ne
would have brought over a pack or cards IN ms
pocket-thcy might have had not only THIS ou'
many a merry evening :.
''Oh. an. yes | wish had brought the cards.
said Redwood. Anything was better than hetr >,
ing Bob Anslie rave about the pretty heiress'
and being asked 10 take her messages. and p'ied
with intcTrOgat!ous.
Al the first Bob had demanded. you are not
on there Yourself Redwood? or course not. |
saw that at once-on tho first night you Were
here: 50 It's all square Ana thereupoh na'
wanted 10 know this and That ana u conr0e
bis own homes and aspirations. and learn. II pos
sihlc vha, Redwood thought Of his chances. until
Redwood by turns amused. contemptuous ana
inftlriatei. had answered go shortly ana YET IN,
subject drop so quickly that the "tner had i'rme
his own conclusions. Mex with SHuo' NJ Ha"
told himself astute'y.
lie was little surprised that man IKE Red-
wood should have been snubbcd re IS d
gloomy bcggar. and not much In him; nut ne
has "A good looking face and a laundering shal
figure Cad wish had half his inches II
lust shows how little that kind OF thing tells
with a cir What "A girl wants IS to be amusc
and Gettcred II had been In Redwood's shoes
campcd close by and with not a human to inter
fcre see II should not have been engaged by
this time"
But Redwood had evidently missed his oppor-
tunitles and there was no more 10 be said. After
about half an hour in the invdlid's room on the
evening in question Redwood, "a W" have SAID
began t. wonder how soon he could get away
and the wonder visible on his counte-
/ nance. -
1T is awfully good 81 you TO have turned
out after "A long days work" said Ainslie hali
rising to extend a rueful hand. "Of course,
know you must want 70 be on To ny-oy
VIII YOU 70 into the drawing room or VIII you
send for your trap to come TO this SIDE door,
and slip on It's easily done. There's the
bell" indicating. ~ q,
I'm x, into the drawing-room for minute,
said Redwood They are old-fashoned people
and particular They might think 1t cool II
went IA and out by side door
AS you like. You'll see the fair penelope
then Mind you tell her am getting UP iot
Of new songs to sing 10 her when | am let
looqc from this prison cell Tell her am
going t. make that old doctor let me go our
to-morrow. and She must go at him too. Tel
her
when is all this 10 be told"
when? Why now Now. when you Z,
downstairs Did you rot say you were going
Ia To- gee them all?
You want mo to deliver your messages be
for, the assembled party. with every eye upon
me. and every ear gaping ,, ..,.....
"Oh. bother IT. shld AinSll', lhuEH'Hk' "''
tell me a fellow Ike you can't ma ms opp%i
tunity so dash IT. not exactly before inc
Carnousties en- bloc. That would hardly DO
But Penelope IS often a little on one sld"' she
and | used To- retire to "A window.
And YOU suggest that now she and
should"
"Fh.' said Bob
There was a quick look in the others eye
which prompted the involuntary ejaculation
He did not know what t. make 81 me LOOK, !,
almost seemed IA II Redwood-could Redwood
B I'm, RI
The nrxf moment dlspcllcd the idea. II don't
think am in the window line. said redwood
dryly Girls don't invite mo. and don't oil
myself suggest IT."
Don't you ever -ah-sp"on' - .
There moments pause, 'h"h' 40
said Redwood with drawL
cropp.r- thought you couldn't be. but the
name was the same-last May? on ! say. IT., ~
bcastly sorry" for there was no nistahlhs III,
dark flush which all In moment suiluse'
IN. face before him. Il say. you know. leo
wood | would not have said that Tor thc woiln
but 10 tell the truth. the first evenlh mere
,hnueht I had heard some story or other ABOUT
Won and racked my brains 10 recolcct wha'
it could be. After bit II cam" back 20 N,
what ! was thinking Of, but nobody seemed
TO know anythin' about 1T
Won asked the Carnoustics'
81 asked Penelope. I'll,
out Of the window. . r.,
"she had never heard word of 1t; I'm
awfuly sorry. you know. II ! have said any
| hing unpIearnnt to you" and captain AinSiie
danced With n certain dubious timidity toward
The avertcd face. 1T was you saying you
never spooned pat me on the scent l'ii hiY
The story now. Ike good fellow, ne aude"
Goa xingly Here. SIT down FOR moment
Picking a chair toward him with the leg wnich
was still available. sit down anu '''' "'
about it ,,,., ,, 900,
Now this was just what n living soui had ever
hcfore asked Redwood to do, and what he"
wood would have been the better loT uo'"s
long ago. - ,to, 4,
Every one had shcercd on the SUBJECT Al
tho nrst they had hustled Il out OF sight III
Observation-Disclosures II In single sehtence,
III suhtoouentIv the silence OF the grave
had closed over the aifalr
ITO be contlnued)
GAZE TOR A BLIND RAT