The Florence daily tribune., 1898-03-02

posing in his left. aud stretches forth
the right toward his desk.
Il want nothing" she answered. "but
adviee, and no more nonsense. Ned"
appealing,y, what ought l to do? What
can do?"
"Arc you sure you can do just what
tellyou, Lo;?" he asks, n fond light play
ing in his eyes, despite the half-teas-
ing smile.
''of course can. Don't I-always?r
''Weil-ahcm-I have known in
stances--Iias you will do just what
say?"
YES. Ned. I will"
''rhen, your iadyship. let her go and
don't worry. don't, haven't. a bit"
why, then you have known she was
going-sbe has told your"
''She hasn't. learned 1t from Swim
burnc"
"Wheu?'
Three days ago"
And you never told me. Ned," re-
proachfully
'Factl" says Ned, sagely and senten-
tious,y. you would have protested.
She would have been the more obsti-
natcly determined. There would have
been row, ard all to no purpose Fan
has had her own way since she cut her
first baby tooth, and there's nothing on
earth so independent as wcii-tu-do
young widow. Swinburne's found that
out
Ned, l can't bear Swinburne, but I'd
rather she'd marry him-ns soon as it's
Il.
there and fling herself in Randy Mer-
Rams way ngain. Everybody knows
the story"
''Yes. rather public exhibition
Of mitten-giving, I'll admit" says Parry.
relectively, 'and not two years ago,
either he added. Then suddenly
Lot, what sort of fellow is Capt. Graf
tonp''
''A very digniiied, majestic parsonage
"A good deal elder than she is, you
know, but she's devoted TO him and he
TO her. There's II woman who doesn't
do as she pleascs, let me tea! youl Capt.
Grafton will have no nonsense going on
under his nose. and I'll tel! Fan that IL
she thinks TO resume her old Irritation
with Merriam, she'll have to blind Graf
ton first"
My love. you forget the compact.
You're not to tell Fan anything except
good-by. Ies--you may send our re-
CARDS to Merriam by her Hes a par
ticular.y nice fellow, IL she did throw
him over for old Mcl.ane and his for
tune And, Mrs. Parry, | shouldn't be
surprised IL our particularly pert and
pretty sister were taught n very vnl,-
able lesson. Therefore do ms | say, let
her go, Gal---- mean let her go. And,
talking OF going, suppose you drive nc Z
homo with you. Wen stop and see Fan
a minu.c-anl Swinburnc." ~
And stop they do, finding the broker
mngnatc still there, though in evident
straits. Is it possible for riap in love
to look Pleased at the cofnng OF vis-
i,ors in the midst of even u prolonged
tetc-a-teic? Swinburnc doesn't He
looks infinitely distressed, and Parry
doesn't fn;l to remark il.
"IInlio, Swiuburncl Who'd "a thought
of seeing you here a. this hour? sup
posed you never missed day like this
for drive, 'yctjyour team isn't at the
door" III
"No--cr-rI lind hi.siness to discuss
with Mrs. McLanc before her start for
the west-a journey which had much
hoped to hear Mrs. Parry has dissua!ed
her from taking"
"Oh, bless you, mol" responds Parry,
cheerfully. "Thc doctor advises change
of scene and air, doesn't he. Fan? And
SedgSicks the very pace for both,
There's no scenery within ten miles of
it, ard there's more air than they know
what to DO with ten hours out Of 12. 1t
blows blizzard there six times : week.
doesn't II. Fan?."
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