New-York tribune., 1902-12-31
Miss and NY Lady.
BY H. B. MARRIOTT WATSON.
Un tDO pdrts.)


She bit her lip but still kept her temper. ,,
she you gentlemen are as light of heart as OF
II nge you are e So hard, and will even refrain my
curse. if you will kindly withdraw your head and
fo%srd aS@ e me a. little bag She was as cool as
haHf Sesn 5e sh oT how e1 was her real
But 1 took the bag and still kept my place ~,
pleased to So1 have duel Worthy Of my tongue and
skill Sgn e &c Dk @ 0 nor IS afraid Of his oW
mind. There is 500 guineas with you. the which
% s Is @ of yog ask ff6 Chose pfs And n fq
at her necklace, Had not been kept a-yawning
my head off the two hours by the wayside. maybe &
I would have taken the one and and left tother; put
siaR gan le she am shot S me % glance and thought for
moment that she would have shouted an order to
chance. But perhaps she came to the conclusion
fna f tRe euG SaTe appS sS9 o ou e6ase ana
coachman ere they had rolled three PAGES, and her
than. was for leaving her. At any rate. she did
nothing 50 foolish. but merely uttered an exclama-
Gated .teti;,, and says she in angry despair: c.
persuade You IN any way 9u to- use s me decen Ior
forgive you; l thought that the Toby had some
by the Lord! said / PROMPTLY and II there is
any nun his tha T gs Ne % 9 to tn ma @oTa Fs a an
least Of all, Dick Ryder And maybe that name is
why. have heard it, sure says She eagerly.
"And those that have spoken of you have given you
81 have good repute. and that widely, said
my adventure with old RowIey and the ed DUCHESS Of
Cleveland, in which played a pretty figure.
Your & 9e esp has been brnsd ES@ the
roads from one end of the kingdom to the other.
ton II recall sright: there was tale in which
Does your iadyship re refer to Mrs Barbara Craw-
ford and 10 her abduction?" said l.
Why said she, now It's what did think Of.
more especially as great friend of mine ac-
Twas on the York Road" said 1. looking at her.
for her glib tongue | Of sudden had made me shy
Twas there captain. as I remember now WELL"
Wen says I. "'tis strange you should ha'. hap
pened upon some witnesses to that little episode.
seeing your Iadyshp is so mindful Of me let me
hang If do not mark 1t upon my account with
This I said, having discovered how greatly false
she SP05 a bo t aT nGT 6a and Would
swear that she had heard not word of It. which.
that it was notorious in the town the time
II always glad to meet famous man." said
NO more than I handsome lady" said i'd, + And And
to show how deeply am IN earnest, VIII Ioreso
To say the truth. had enjoyed & my bout t with 18th
for all her airs and sharpness But the sight o., OF
cited me- for she was looking at me gently. with an
60eom rose and fell swiftly You may guess that
that set it on even "a a @ swifter lei sbb p s and tide
81 am gentleman adventureT" said ID l. and
@ B least VII But net if Sfny a there my w permit e h
s rip me- yGp 5a shall b go sS9S all the
preston fed from her face which was white and
stark; But my lady g turns n. on her .ru.s and 10,
Us get on. since this gallant gentleman must haV'
time since I ha' been waiting here" -,. ,-o,,,,
in tone. the gentleman will be getting Impatient
well he may. seeing your & pale & beauty, 60, ~.
than herself and OF fine fraiity But said moth
seemed
would have withered out Of the chaise-
You-yoH must be testing madam 1n,c Y9T SsTs esn
S'RS But my lady Broke in You will do what say
she sald R hs5hy n6 saws other ndeed madam
may not Ask me not So to t,1Osd violate .bS Har
she said and whlsPeredR R in Hg her ear s6 and Peh
d'Te Se hesitate. when It's to spare five hundred
guineas and some odd jewels including your your own
II value not mine. madam, says MISS trem-
bling ling, ,, ,,ns s.td Oh. .and II thew be OF
not much marketabIe value there IS higher value
I put upon them. since they were given me by your
But Lord! am a pretty judge OF Jewels. and and
she lying f for M nsa R w9Fih d nd 1T ns
only listened to hear what Miss would answer.
tory % cheap snoqgh 9nd thsn sad s shf f
seemed. on a rap from her ladyship very white
of face and drawn leaned across TO the window |
they we're like pools at even in which the stars do
set: but her lips were trembling r,,,
lady with her sneer, thinking no doubt that E the
bargain struck now and the act consumma@te @
No. saws I: Il kiss maid against her WILL
Fetch forth the pieces and the toys my lady.
Miss fell back still white. and saw something
leap in her eye. She put her kerchle1 Delore her
face and sobbed- . 49,, -, "a
"Dammer' says 7 roughly. out with tne golo-
1nches must make bold TO help InyseII from
We? There is too much prattle here. and have de-
lsyed long enough -,
The lady had gone red with anger ana moved her
arm as though she would have struck some one IN
her fury: but suddenly containing herself and
Considering as must suppose. that 'twould put no
embargo or the guineaS and the diamonds. she
..If my niece will save Jewels at the price;
nj any rate will hers" And she leaned
softly toward me-
(To be continued)