New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-06-13
BY WORD OF MOUTH.

CIT1ATfON,

perceive that my nephew, Gerald was very n,ucb
In love with little Amy Creswer When .,vo
young people OF opposite sexes living In differen,
parts or n town the size OF London accent iovi-
tations TO TIE same houses on six successive
evenings, you won't persuade me In n hurry that
'ne tact Is due entirely to mere chance
Inc Creswells were staying at the Hotel Albe
i"i lie" days and 1t was significant
iac' mat Gerald was constantly sending the
club eonmssionaire with little notes to that
hotel. 'i"'
wasn't. therefore. in the least s;,rpr,eca tho
o'hef evening, soon after arrived ut the VIII
'ards to dinner. to hear the CresweI,s an
nounced, and laughed IN my sleeve whom 7
'@ned 10 mind the sudden .agerness which nv
"epHew mad shown in calling on the Wizards
"-'-h ne round out that they were friends of the
Cieswells " ''e
oont pretend TO know how these things arc
managed. but somehow or other il bannaraa
'Aat Miss Amy and my nephew sat next 10 ono
another at dinner that evening
l was 4 discreet bu; interested onsor,.ox -.
what took place
Although am myself n cor6rr,o, oil h,oh
'ior. and consequently little versed in tn. AT ~
ce'eeuhS the symptoms which Indicate tho on
is'ence OF the tender passion in others vet ~,
'-'is occasion saw quite enough To convince me
rs 10 how the land lay. When Gerald looked NJ
MS neighbor her eyes were always de,nurelv
cast Gown but when his gaze happened to be
directed elsewhere she would steal a sh,, ylsnc.
~ MIN out OF the corners of her eyes-and little
Amy certainly has very nice ewes
mas Always appeared to me that the course
y, true rove would run smoothly enough but for
'he "anton way in which lovers create obs.aclos
70 the fulhment OF their own desires
Ihat Gerald was exception TO tho o-sir.,.
'ui oi ioNers In this respect l soon had cause +,
reahze for he and Amy Crcsyveu had = ,ir n,
'ii"' very evening. which. but for a happv
inspiration on the part of the writer OF this sim
hD
estrangement 1t was all on account or T., c.
tam captain Lachmere. of whom Gerald didn,t
happen 10 approve and who had been for Same
.,'"e paying marked attentions to Miss Amy
Creswell. ''
That young lady didn't really care h,,.on
'"r the man in question. but She not uunatur,u
resented any attempt on Gerads part to put =
stop TO her intimacy with him Accent INV word
ior H. II You want TO throw a woman into an
o''si man arms. Just abuse that other man in
her hearing "
II my nephew had been a man of the ,ynrla h
would net have made such n blunder: Inn, Won
cannot put old heads on to young shoulders and
"hen a youthful head is under the Influence 90
HSouthiu heart which. in its turn. is subject to
the disturbing influence of the tendcr ,a,
SON. there is really no telling what c,n,nIca
ions may arise. And so it came to pass thai he
tore dinner was half over these two v,une, ,,ao
p'o were engaged in as pretty 4 little quarrel az
you could We'll wish to see
vi course, neither OF them supposed fer n n in |
. vi anybody else had heard a word !
Si 'Heif dispute, for their conversation vros COR
iieu Oh IN low tones, and To all appearance T had !
ocefi i'sseNing with deep attention TO the votr,,
"''erahces or a formidable lady on my rioh,
manu- VINO was laying down the law on tho s,,n
!e'' OIL the extension Of the franchise to women.
"ut III the course of acquaintance with oh,
-, opp opria'eiy termed polite society,"" one
acquires 'he valuable knacll of CARVING, on
conversation with one person while ONES .,,o
"oh Is really mainly occupied with soratbi,
winch is going On elsewhere
lou are perfectly right. Miss Cresweu" cot,
eiaio sunny Il had no business to saw wb.t 7
oio ABOUT gentleman who appears to h. .,,,
d particular friend of yours. Please consiaar -
remarks as withdrawn" And with this b
turned TO his rght-hand neighbor Nav Ualsh |
ana commenced 10 chatter with a really s,,rnr;
ing degree OF animation
focr little Miss CreswelI was for the ,,o,o., /
placed at disadvantage. for however rnuch sho /
may nave desired to retaliate IL WAS r,thar -
ioriorh nope for her to attempt to noake C.ara,a
jealous by commencing a Irritation with mo. d., f,
'here happened TO be nobody else available o,
the moment and woman is capable of anv fo,h- ,
when she is angry with man whom she ra,,, !
likes. and, to my intense amusement l,,,e An, ,
actually began to make the experiment