New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-09-23
CHAPTER XXVI.

Lazy girl"' said Nina affectlonately. as
| Penelope appeared half an hour afterward.
You cannot say you were not called when
| was Penelope: I heard great rattlLng going
/ al your door long before ! went by. And Marie
-but-why YOU not we'll. DEAR" suddenly
| rerceivng the pailor and strained "yeids. which
II Was impossible should eVadc observation
Was Yesterdays excursion too much for YOU!
Penelope murmured an inaudbe response.
II am - sorry" said Nina. coming round
IN. table To her. you have headache can
see Mamma will doctor you; she knows all
abou, headaches And You must lie down in
q cool room, after breakfast. wish You had
not come down. / would have taken tray up
to YOU myself
Indeed Penelope looks far from we'll, Lady
c,rnous,ie took m, the note. My dear. am
Glad Won made the effort to appear; but You
nigh, have known | should excuse you, II YOU
v.r. r,ally indispos.d. a long day like yester-
day"
"Ioots-a long day" It was now Lord Car
r,us,ie.s turn. "A long nddlestick"' he ejaculat-
cd scornfuly "A lassie who can be running
ahoui ~ all hours ~ the nght-oh. I'm not 10
say ANYTHING about that, am not l.? perceNing
signals u distress. oh well-well; II was all
right. Penelope and were ont for bit IN the
evening. that was ALL" TO his wife. who was be-
Ginning ~ look inquries-"and Nina. she was
ont too There no harm In H. none IN the
world SO YOU needn't glover ar ms, testify
champoning his co-denqucnts. You took your
self off at such an unearthy hour that no one
could be expected to follow you; ana IL was
warm evening we took tuln-we each look
a turn--that was ALL
"Yes. indeed. mamma. that was all" said Nina
cheerfully.
p.n.,op.s In trembled That cheerful accent
cut her Ike knife.
She noted that Mlna's cup and plate were
emitted as usual: fancied even that she had a
better appetite than usual.
Certainly she was bustllngly attentive to the
wants Of others and pressed the delIcacies OF the
meal upon her cousin. who, contrary 10 her won't
anpreciated neither the freshly caught trout.
nor the new laid eggs nor yet the honey. marina
lade and foury scenes and cakes with which
the table abounded.
Usually Penelope made an excellent figure at
the repast She had often said that until she
came to Carnoustle Castle she had never known
what a real breakfast was: and her host was de
lighted to remind her OF this on the slightest
indication OF tagging energies. lie said he could
count upon Penelope to clear OF the remains In
every dsh-and this was always point with
him. With nearly Il score OF servants In the
Kitchen and any number OF casual dependents
greedy for scrap meals. he could not endure TO
see odds and ends OF food neglected at his own
table and would prefer that even those who had
no desire for more should consume the remnant
than that 1t should go downstairs. All In vain
had 1t been pointed out to him Il hundred times
that the waste he perceived In the latter alter
native was purely In his own Imagination.
Penelope humored the within. She would not
perhaps have owned as much. but she was still
a growing hungry girl albeit twenty years Of
age She had taken start, as young people
occasionally do. somewhat late In life. and had
added another inch to hci stature during the
previous six months.
Accordingly the good food and the novel food
she found In the old Scottish castle was con-
siderable enjoyment TO her healthy young frame:
and sine. Lord Carnoustie wanted the dishes
cleared she willing to clear them when no
on upon her.
ined nothing tasted Alright. and tn eat at all re-
Qulred a strong effort. II was with feeling OF
relief that she quilted the table at last.
She had. however. come to no decision In her
own mind She still battling between "A
dozen opinions and still torn In pieces by a
thousand fears.
Come and see Aisle" said Nina. linking her
arm I'm that Of her cousin. "Asie likes us 10
look I'm about this time. Besides. she had not
heard anything about yesterday. We are al
ways expected to tell her about the pcnic"--
Did you enjoy the picnic. Mina?"
Did I? OF course I did--as much as ever
And look at me with that lugubrious expression?
I suppose you found II dreary: but We are not
used to your exciting festivities. and we are