The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-11-11

); The Adams Affair 5
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There mad been from the frst tonch
of underlined enmity in the relations OF
the two and they accepted the att
tude of antagonism thus provided for
them with alacrity. They were agreed,
but there was a difference in their
agreement. They had worked through
ont the season to the same end. but
with unabated mutual hostility
"I suppose you know that week
here will be worse than month in
town." Pamela threw the words over
her shoulder, and Ralph Adams made
grim gesture of assent
You mustn't lose sight of your broth
er for a moment, that's all!' she con
tinued. Blythe he-bye"-facing round
"where is he now?"
Where is your sister, may | ask -
was the vindlctive response.
/ There was no direct reply to this. A
sound of voices rose in the hall. "A
girlish figure in white fitted past the
door, and Pamela dashed hastily al
ter it, taking no notice of Valentine
Adams as he entered the library. eX-
cept inasmuch as her hurried exit near
| ly knocked him down.
Valentine was remarkably good
! looking boy, very carefully and scrupu-
| lousy got up. He sauntered to a table
| and took up a paper.
May / inquire whether you knew
/, Miss Knollys and her sister were to be
here, Val?" observed his brother, with
ominous calm.
| Valentine lifted his eyes vaguely.
"Eh?" he said: Did / oh, yes,
by-thebye, I think l did"
| hn
that's all have to saw"
"Oh, no, it isn't" was the nonchal-
ant answer. you've lots more to say
But it's awfully sensible of you not t.
say it!"
"Pshaw!" remarked Ralph in tho
finest "old style and stalked out oi
the room.
The other mentor. meanwhile, was
faring very little better. Sylvia KnCl.
lys was one of those weak and gentl,
personalities on whom argument II
thrown away.
Yes, Pam, l knew he was coming,
she said composedly. II didn't sa!
anything because l know you don
like him."
II don't think at all about him.
said Pamela. She paused. q moment
and then said, APPARENTLY experiment
ally. FREDDY Cholmondelely wa
worth twenty of this boy"
Freddy Cholmondeley was tire
some" answered Sylvia, petulantly
land Val is ever so much richer" sh
added, parenthetically.
Pamela stamped her small foot We
hemently. I'm ashamed of you. Syi
VIA" she said. II would never hav
believed that you could marry fo
money!"
He hasn't asked me to marry hir
yet" said Sylvia; land when he does
: i shall marry him for love- Pam"
) "Pooh!" said Pam.
The house party was a large and
merry one. But the lives led b
Ralph Adams and Pamela Knollys dur
ing the next five days was hardly t
be envied by the veriest slave. Fror
early morn to dewy eve they were o
duty. Their own tastes and inclina
) tions passed into oblivion. They live
only, it appeared, to participate in tn
amusements of their respective brothe
and sister. Valentine developed pas
sion for early rising; and Ralph hero
! cally rose at o'clock and followed
, literally, in his footsteps. Sylvi
! Knollys CAME to the conclusion ths
there was nothing so delightful as
! day with the guns; and Pamela quit
=. forgot that she had always hated "ths
: kind of thing, and tramped miles, ur
: complaining, but very tired, since he
sturdy-looking frame was by no mean
= so robust as the much slighter figul
of her sister.
Really, Pam, this new craze
yours for sport will wear you to
= shadow" said the other women stay
t ing in the house. And they spoke. a
a rule, with a wicked laugh in the
, eyes, for it was not the least anon
4 the trial of this devoted pair of guar
D dian angels that their proceedings wei
4 perfectly understood by all observer
= 1t was very unfortunate, under til
n circumstances, that they could fin
= no balm in fellow-feeling; and, take
- from the standpoint of mere physics
d ease, the antagonism between theI
= doubled their fatiGues
!, mutual understanding, a little tao
t agreement. and one might have restt
r while the other watched But this Wa
), not to be. The trials through whiC
s they were passing seemed to exace
2 bate their tenpers, and, so far fro
). acting harmony, they were hardly alb