The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-06-19
PART II.

Margery's pretty, merry face was white
with anger, as she moved haughtily
away; Carr. very red, with three white
stripes on his cheek, was the first Of the
four to recover composure. He moved
off with a muttered apology and a
forced jest about striking arguments,
and. seating himself within the shadow
of the broken wall, where a room had
once been, began to smoke fiercely.
Hard hit for once, my good Wilfred."
Brandon said, joining him. after a civil
good morning to Rosalind. Jolly lit
tie girl that straightforward. No nom
sense about her. Hits out as If she
meant it,
81" observed Sir Wilfred, briefly.
"Wretch!" Margery sobbed, under
the shadow of cedar that reached
from the ruined upper room whittier
she had fled to the wall under which the
two men were smoking. NASTY, hor-
rid"
Nonsense, child" interrupted Rosa
lind. after all, perhaps it served Us
right for letting them think us"
us, indeed! nobody kissed you!"
cor you, either; come, come!" con-
tinued Rosalind, drawing her cousin
gently along the narrow path on the
first story Of the ruin to deep-recessed
ogee window in the cool thickness Of
the wall, where they could sit comfort
ably. "You had the best of it, Margie.
I don't think he'll want any more GIN
ger-pop just yet, do you? Oh, hush!
look!"
Both peeped through the unglazed
window, which was partially hidden by
cedar boughs, and saw, Immediately be-
meath them the subjects Of their con-
versation. Carr, the white marks still
on his flushed cheek, was speaking with
unusual energy.
IF good looks were virtues, he'd soon
be in Paradise" whispered Rosalind.
"Ah! Miss Dragon, he'd have got no
gingerpop from you," murmured Mar
gerry, laughing, with the tears still on
her peach-like cheeks and in her merry
eyes.
II don't care" Carr was saying, en-
phatically, II must have her, or shall
be clean stone broke"
What! marry a spiteful, frumpish
old maid for an owls nest and heap of
ruins?"
"And half the county and heaven
knows what besides. It's positively sim
full for all that fine property to be
thrown away on woman. 1t ought
not to be allowed in any Christian con-
try"
"Well, but what would stone broke
youths do with no heiress to marry?"
Positively sinful" he repeated, with
pious energy. "And here am I, with at
least two-thirds of my rents unpaid.
and all kinds of burdens on the estates,
and the matters jointure, and her house,
and the girls portions, not to speak Of
of their keep, and mortgages here and
there and everywhere, and run OF ILL
luck at Monte Carlo last March, and los
ing heavily on 'Glendower.' and that
beast of trainer letting Young Loch-
invar' be got at, besides-one must have
one fling now and then; one can't al
ways live like an anchorite-"
Ibid you ever" drawled Brandon,
slowly, "ah- try?"
II cannot understand the principles
on which this beast of world is gov
erned," complained Carr, pathetically.
Mere is this -!-Whats this creep
ing inside my collar?" he said, putting
up his hand. Little stones."
"Old crone?''
unmarried woman, positively rolling
in riches. Dover says she has whole
coal mine to herself"
"To roll in?"
"And here am I-Oh! I'll make the
plunge-though she's as ugly as sin, as
old as, Methuselah, as stupid as an owl,