New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-08-12

Pray let us have the plain answer without any
further crcumOcution
Certainly. dear mamma 1t was only ina'
What Louie said has nothing to do with 1t:
What we wish - know l. what Mr. Redwood
said"
"Oh dear. dear me- Lady Carnous;ie threw
up her eyes. How otter. am | TO speak? Is II
possible for YOU. Joanna. for once to cease beat
ing about the bush and keep to the simple TACT
We desire 10 near? What-dd-Mr Redwood
say"
Unless repeat what papa said first you can
not understand the reply. The unfortunate
Joanna was at length baited and browbeaten
into something like sullenneas. Mr.. Redwood
replied to papa that he thought after what Ipsn
had said abou, the last tenants OF inverasnet Il
would never do for him not to 60 10 church
What Tosh had said? How very extraor-
binary What could he have meant? Are You
positive YOU heard correctly? Tosh, Most eX-
traordinary. Most peculiar, D.d ne not repeat
what IL was that Tosh had said? Did your fltaer
seem 10 know to what Mr.. Redwood referred
"Oh. yes very well: Papa laughed and said
that ne. Mr. Redwood would stand NJ chance
I'm Tosh's estimation for certain II he did not 60
EFT must have been some-ioke. said Lady
Camoustle with solemn enlightenment l can
think Of nothing else. TOsn must have made
some of his imbeci.e remarks. your father must
have led him on to do 80. and II was II one 81
them that Mr. Redwood REFERRED
Nobody had anything to say agaln-t me pre-
sumption. and Joanna. having contributed 50
noble an ltcm u the mornings amusement. W1'
suffered 10 resume her studies and occasional
pratttle without more than her usual snare OF ad-
mOnitiOn and correction Throughout the tei"dih-
der ot the morning.
Redwood was in church The trio who tan'p'l
up the stone staircase leading To Lord Gar
noustir's own "iOft" were aware or a presence
I'm the Inyera shof pew which faced theirs. even
before they took their places. lAttie country
churches. whose occupants are dotted about AT
intervals and whose entire congregation does
not number over hundred souls. are secured
at glance Even Penelope who did not Know
where IL look was aware In the Hash ~ an '3t-
ia hat the stranger was there. II" was lh'I'
and he was looking a; them She was glad she
had not wasted her new and pretty mai.
II was all very fine for this cold-Dlooded IN
diyiGual 10 pass her over without giving her
chanc. Had there been any one csc III IN"
plac. shc would 10, have given him one -n-
would np, have bestowed upon him a second
thought; hat she looked around in vain for any
one approaching to the appearance Of a geni."-
man elsewhere and decided that she could NOT
Weld Nina the whole Of Mr. Charles Redwood.
Eedwood's serious face and stony compos ure.
The Slow iurn II his head and The rightly % MS
immoyabc back. were somehow mpNo-at!Ne'
stiinu!atiVe in an irritating way. altracuN".
She could make nothing ~ him. and conld nor
r,s, satisfied To- make nothing. II h" would but
take a little. ever 80 little motto" 81 net, w.
iai this. If she rad bu, an 20 unity - now
Ing him that some one else took notice" 'h tie
whole she would almost have preferred ny ms
time t. have new parsonage appear upon me
scene. with whom she could b" quite ensr"S'sn
ana whosc devotion must max" her ~ som" s"rl
of .queuc, IN RcdwoDds eyes.
Eat of this desirable appariion th"r" i'd not
seem a ghos; II chanc@.
In the regions below the Only people who stood
ou, IN any way from the rest % the congregation
v.ore Lord Clrnoustle's red-faced factor and MS
stout ss'ers-Mr SOutier In a respectable sun
day suit and the women looking somewhat
blown about warm and out Of breath. as though
The .ff1r, II walking beneath waterproof cIoahS
against A Soft west wind had been 700 mucH
for them. go,
Penelope passed over he whole party without a
second glance though afterwIrl she grew rather
| particularly fond ~ the Misses Sou;ier ana
always went into the draw ng-room II sh" he'iu
they were there.
Al present sh4 had something els" - thHN 81
Was there nobody. .tuaily nobody even al
church thc railyrg point !n every l'ne'y H'.sh
borhood worth looking at with IN" one tresoiNe
exception
And what is he? IL Is not quarter as good
/ Looking a. some - those men down mere, sh'
! mentally cried Win contempt Those ia'h h"n
ami sh.phrrIs are a fine set. What a fac mat
ON, has In the corner H. Il splendid Whtt
/ 4 Beautifully shaped Lad and neck. what 4
/ rnagniac,nt color. and what Nn' ~ features
\ purr Greek outline. Good gracious I'd th.fll,
/ ~ such looks being wasted on 4 common MANI
! n Or Redwood had been Ills" ihat FARMER or
| sheuhrrd or fisherman. ~ whatever me- -. 'N'Ie
,,ynt hu.e l,, some eXcu.e f0r his giving MN
| 80 surh airs ~ IL .s-oh. dear me. what 4
! r,r.flr' f. would have been II that n"auttui
creature had been a gentleman IL j. no sort
/ If ed 90 me 20 b 10
Ito be coninu"I)