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

"There's no use crying over split mix quoth
the doctor. sententously. ana make no ooup'
Won meant il for the best. but IL was d WlS'dh''
| tell vou-a mistake. and you'll ma thdt our loI
Yourself by and by or I'm far wrong. rake IA
lesson from John SOutters women; tney kno"
tho Carnoust!es inside out. and they would no
more have had themselves shown into Lazy
Carnousties drawng-room on the top 81 ihr
Duke and Duchess and all their lords ana lades
than they would have asked Tor afcohilouat'o ''
in Mr. Macdougalrs pulpit when he was preach
ing from it, There's times and there's seasons.
What's suitable and proper place al one tiInc
is very pit Of d struction AT another 1t Il o.
long before you set foot inside the castle "d"S
again for all you make a mock of me Tor saying
So . . -,
The prophecy had been fulfilled How it hap
pened Mrs VI Winnock never could eNacuE eN-
plain, but months and months passed ana sI'c
never could hit upon the right hour for caillng
at Carnoustic Castle ana never was asked 10
luncheon or tea. as she had been on first coming
10 the neighborhoof. 1t was tiTesouie' IL wa
provoking II prevented her from being able IL
take her friends-and she was great in friends
over the house and grounds. ana II gave S'nS,
Of unreality to her descriptions Of the park ana
gardens when it came out that she had not seen
this or that alteration with which h"r huSDahd
and others had become quite familiar.
For Dr McWinnock continued IN favor ,hougn
his wife had gone out. As a grun. honest Ola
bachelor he had become in manner part ana
parcel Of the Carnoustie life and though thrH
had dcpored his marriage after go NAM YIN
of comfortable cclibity. hey had done th'lr u.'H
by the Well-endowed tradesmau's daughter WHO
nothing doubling. had considered herself AZ nome
with them on the instant
Aft,rward however. ii was almost a relrf 10
discover that i. would really be impossible 10
make anything Of the doctors wife. Ih"y haI
Observation-Disclosures Louisa and Joanna -
bring To light traits OF character whirh Hh"uli
dispJse the heart 81 their mother toward nor
They had overlooked. with their habitual ihiH-
ness her pert advances toward intimacy when
alone with themselves. but after the tac,l"ss 'N-
hibitlon above narrated. they had themselves
been forced To- that dear ANNA was ris"t
as usual and Mrs. II Winnork only 10 be N,it
IN her place by stringent and untr'dNng TcguId-
lions Thenc-forth, neither Lady Carnousu' nor
any Of the young ladies' Were To be- found al
home when 1t the doctors VIE VINO maze
the inquiry
on the contrary two numbering old figures
which every now and then toed slowly up IN"
avenue. and which never failed I" preface III"
same Interrogation with Good afternoon
Hvs.op." were never refused admittanc".
'Oh. come in. Miss Soutter. there's some "i
them at home-lcastways. They're about-ahd
Duncan can run and bring them in
Hyslop would throw open the door wide:
CONE. in" ne would beam a welcome. ana u
occasionally he had To add. Her ladyships not
come home from her drive. or Her hdyShlp
keeping her own room this afternoon. h" would
see no reason AT al why that h.uli cinh'r'as7
his intcrlocutors He had even been known I"
summon Mrs. Alison. rather than let them 60;
and Asie despite chronic jealousy 81 any
one on whom shown the light oi the fanny
smile would still bee henignant toward Mr.
Soutter's sisters.
"'rh.N all kind III" latter would muir
mur. quite affected boy this breadth u coriaii'y
and aftrihutine IL 10 nothing less than their own
modest unpretcntiousness.
Now Hysop being. ~ "" have SAID ON "f m"
way and Duncan the foIiman thrown upon ms
own resources. II d. not To- he won Tered If mat
Duncan should upon recognizing I'M" Misses
Soutter through M" vista "hi'h opened h"i'i.
him as h. hurried - tho outer door. dr,'fr 81
once upon admitting them. oven though %" hai
only Captain AiusIi- TO admit them O..
He would MT show Tho ladies int inc empty
1 -. II al sfaf ff
glad Of company and No. one clse was At home.
every one was glad 10 Sc the Misses S'uit'I
and in brief the TWO maiden ladies' wcr" pumped
in upon poor Bob beflr" hc knew what ne was
about or rad the falniest cons .iousn'-s ~ whom
his visitors might be-
Iic told ,nq story to Redwood anerward in his
own ashifn.
Give yon rny word revor was 50 taken ahack
in my He, Two eephanure fcmai"'. sr"mln i9
ris. from nowhere. ohscuf'ei tn Htni ana
lowered oyer me Ike tho Tower 81 Hahel' J't"'
! was frightened Hadn't seen anythin' like u
out 4 e rnanag-rio. Would hav" liked pot
shot ~ either OF them at hundred yards hui
thov were TOO close eor comfort in that mite
room by Jovo ] had go' ca the cards YOU
brought over and was hayin' 4 heasty dun i'i"
gam, an by my-elf-ii wts better than noihn
ard suggested that tn females should clear
out and TAX. ND a position IN the dra wing room.
They were quite disagrecahle. hut thought they
looked rather hard AT the cards a. threw in.
It's not very amusin playin' cribbage by one
SELF: and what DO YOU think. If that old card
sharper hadn't IF her gloves IA" next minute.
and was down on a chair 10y my side and land
/ assure YOU. Redwood | was ready To- grove At
her feet bcetic-crush"rs though they wer" wh"n
| found she could actually play and, what was
more. was game t. play
And 10 think that Mariannc's crbbage should
not be thrown away at last had been MISS
Jeans comment she silently sat by in placid
ignorance II hope Marianne has not been too
hasty. but really. a. the cards wcr" there ana
Lady Carnoustic must have seen them for they
were not 10 know better, 1T seemed only Kind
to the poor young man. Poor lamb. To think
of his playing cards all by himself
Then the walkers had come in. and before they
had recovered from the sight Lady Clrnousuc
and Louisa followed; and before Lady car
noustie could open her lips there were Lord car
noustic and Mr.. Redwood.
Havin' such a jolly game" said little Ainslie.
looking up at them all. 'Cribbage amt as good
as piquot. perhaps but Miss Marianne does not
know pquct. DO you-ah-happcn to play p-
quet. Lady Carnoustic"
Lady Carnousuc turned away. without IN"
necessity for words. all present. the speaker cN-
ccpted. knew that she had turned in anger Sh"
who abhorrcd games Of all kinds, who did not
know card from another but thought all
equally wicked looking and disrcputablc-wh
disapproved of Captain Ans.ie and who particu
larry objected t. having her sofa cushions piled
one above another. had more to bear n tn" mo-
ment than she could stand.
Nobody plays piquct?" said Bob innocently.
He had only imagined himself unheard
And the next moment he and all
prsed. Il do" cried "A shrili. treble voice from
the rear. and Penelope pressed 10 the front
II door at least can learn. VIII you teach
me- Captain Anslic?'
CHAPTER XII.
THE SINGING MAN
Penelope had brushed past those standing
b.r Ia lin