New-York tribune., 1900-09-23
ABOUT A MINK.

thorpe for q week and for q week IiudaT1t 7or-a
had been shocked Miss Mayne felt hurt When
she returned she had been hoInesick for the sea
and tie sea board folks, left behind when her
3-oI cared her Up % London years before;
-1o -rleC1llness was IL her heart toward them
Instead y receiving the same. she had been
net with envy and jealousy and all uncharita-
o-eEeSs- Partly II was her fault partly theirs
Ihey only remembered her as the imp and
sC4peSoar of the village, who PLAYED on the
-1-AS Al Cay long With bare feet and they
resented her grown up fashiona billy She could
rot help realizing that she was better dressed
AneN more Of the world and was IN many ways
z hlnlEec years ahead Of Liudenthorpe- Then.
aga-n- Mr. Sil2s AttenbOrough. who always did
Ihe TlShr thing. and whose actions accordingfv
were viewed with Al induIgent eye mad seemed
IN danger Of doing the wrong thing Moon
struck Miss Grlggs declared him 70 be And
ne MIX was not even fattered
L was on Sunday that the shock OF shocks
occurred To begin with. several minutes after
service had begun Miss Betty Aayne walked
almost stroiled mas cool as 4 cucumber
"a claa IN the most outrageously fine dress,
ana stood n the entrance (iuStead Of ulOdestF II
l21lns nerseif & seat3 poh1ng away at the stones
- green F2T4soi- until Nj AttenboTough.
Who vas church warden-the youngest church
warden LindenthorIe had ever had-rose in his
sunday best 10 show her 70 place
People were more disguised than surprised
when Miss Mayns. after tanning herself osten-
tarlOusly for some time rose and staIked ont OF
church by the front door. Such behavior vas n
be expected from Mink Il was what followed
mat left Ldndenthorpe resigned TO anything
short Of earthquake Miss Mayne wandered
down toward the beach in q pensive mood and
took z seat on Z bit Of sandstone She was z
Ertggss opinion might be A church warden is
al liberty differ from z SUNDAY school mis-
-ress on question ike this and Mr. Silas At
--i1ooEO1sL- as ae walked from cnurcn down 10
The sea, and the Mink On her rock differed
II toto from Miss GrIggs He felt desire 10
reSlke lhe MIX Tor her conduct n church that
morning. out was IL wise 70 venture 70 the
-ocks2 He was n his Sunday clothes and
Eery sure Of foot among slippery weeds. Never
Ihelsss. MS sense Of duty being strong. M. At
-eCborC-Eh crossed The r1bicOn and at length
reached the sandstone rock The Mink nodded
N HE ~r7rlr ING
she said
7 zee y0u.~ SAID M Attenborough. gravely.
1t was very funny" she went on The very
first thing 1 noticed vas chalk mark on your
ccaC from leaning against the pillars, and 90
believe you've got IL Oh still"
THIS was hardly the conversation Mr.. Atten-
borough mad pictured 10 himself, and he rubbed
The chalk away before replying
II seemed you left church avore the ser
.I3-=a6tu-Iy ventilated. isn't it," she said nod
ding 81 really wonder people don't get sufro-
Gated sometimes
II were a powerful Sermon"
short g1=s always are think Or did you
come after me oe1Ore il vas finished"
COON After AIr. Ar-euborOUgh was
taken a5ack, he mad hurried. certainly: but
ne hardly expected The Mink 10 notice that
Coon after avore I sermon was finished He
recovered himself Indignantly I shouldn't
sY9,I 5i5r'r expect TO see me herer'
Since the Mink sat a rock II fun view Of
he shore M Artenborough evaded what
5=e-lec frlltIess question
IT'S agreeable by L sea here avore dinner"
he remarked
TIE same as ever" she said-"aU Linden
-L0rpe's r-e same as ever-the and the VII
-age and the folks. They might have slept and
never waEed since the day I left-seven years
ago. Cl''-she reused herself 70 sudden ANNA
-i0u--but u Ike TO shock them
Shock 'er1r'' said M ArtenborOugh ashast
Shock y8u all-becsuse I cetest people who
can b shocked And II I knew for certain that
I 5eseste5 Lindenthorpe I'd b content TO leave
i aSz~z1ever see Il again she sank back
.Sv-9uls you now" said NJ. Atten5orough as
She nodded IT'S quite true" she said
! Coau't think Tn easy SHOCK ne said
guar5edly-
srYs-.7- Sae shook with laughter. Your
y--rv vou v--r- shocked n church this morning.
y5E55 be shocked II 7 we're to push you into
tEat pool you're shocked now al hearing me
suggest such q thing.
--T church IS different remarked he, hastily
e..szing from the pool But out Of Z church
- not easy Z shock"
f+Eou think soT'
1aSolernn 1reEth" said Mr.. Attenborough de-
s,9z-5aus you're right she said But" she
--intet q anger toward the shore, "is that Miss
Gr1ggs over there
He followed the direction Of her finger. and
szE that most Of the congregation we're as
sfnbled in groups about the shore
IT'S indeed" be groaned: an Miss Griffin
and { whole Sunday school watching n y