New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-08-08

turning away and surveying the tip of her toe, as
we sat at breakfast the other morning. The fact
is dear we both w, want IT little ehange
ing how soon newly married men acquire this habit
NO don't mean that sort OF change. said
paJhy What l mean is, you are growing SO cross
would be better for me and the book if / were to
20 i away for a few days | asked you to come and
pI Iaee OF an exciting charter and YOU used IAN
aii oiI[lL sI iacuity OL siSloishleht Is per
That's rather unEind said Miranda. If had
kbhoW T9 how absorbed you were in your work,
oh never mind him." hastily interrupted. Il
Rp4W the beast keeps five horses and all that sort
OF course. when Il man is nsammering out rev
at the moon Just a it 70 were Htartng nove P
Bes4des' once or twice | had failed to notice Mi
and she was bent upon revenge.
= never heard Of such thing / said, in grieyed
away Without me! You-youn ind life a blank.
oh no! You see, its only up the river said
or toq ITod days 95 perhaps , week week
IT'S the % % Sn Ao" Mare 1' Ansdombe
Smith is an old friend of mine"
fr I'VE B, said Miranda Mary has Just back
rocs and hats She wants to show me so as yo
are, SO busy with the book. 1 sent her line last
Very kind of you, indeed" My manner was
get on betteT With the booE Without you Then 70
looked Byronf and bit off the wrong end of cigar
came round and fondled the one remaining hair
dear You know very well how worried you are
over your neT heroine rome, You can't possibly get to
takins you out to look at the moon and things"
randa to say it. Haven't the Anscomlbe Smiths ii
ping pong tabe?" l asked, frightening up little
and forgetting to be Byronic.
I don't know said Miranda. hastily though
be very much better for You to stay here and
evolve that heroine"
7 don't think So said Miranda, because, how
no
Now, be a good. reasonable boy; and don't make
Fuss FEeS ABOUT such tribe If you'd read anything of
Z have-a little
ANYTHING Of French history you'd remember that
other and away to live in the eoun
and 1Ir began 9 to quarrel
IT suppose 1t was from seeing too much Of each
m NJ things in his sleep-and that puzzled her,
on her chin He had sen h this spot So oeH that It
assumed the proportions of Disagreement. OF
His took him a Away 5G oP month to
Paris. and her mother took her for month to the
And then?I queried. quite seeing the point
We'll" said Miranda. before the month was up
they began to love each other again"
and had the spot gomez
But suppose it would have been all the same to
You haven't any, spots your chin. What
NO but I've sometimes wished your mustache
| cussion of this nature :" said Miranda I'VE are
roT9 9s @ fa M RfGF g9 to the 9u4
retainer relic Of the feQdaiIage) Ito look after
Of course put the best face gould , upon the
oh no. you WON'T said Miranda. You'll run
crossed with that fascinating heroine Of yours that
you won't give thought to me until come back"
7 shall look at your chin the first thing, L de-
clared, as she prepared to depart.
the steps; 'and, Maria, be good to your master"
whats with
asked. You don't look very we'll"
| biguously, from which gathered that she was not
AREN'T you welI?"
NO I'm not sir That iumPageE, a iIah, . SAID
the missus 'ud go away when I'd got the lum-
ibid you tell her about tt7'
| pie ought to see for themselves"
Well YOU'D better see the doctor or t s9metRMing
was 6eginnng to give me details of the '1umba-
ger and dreaded them When she once gets
oh III wait a bit sir and see how do7,,o get on
sd Maria ana flt @ az m o Ga VIII the new
| heroine, became on speaking, terms with her. and
R R@% S again til % ocioek and Was getting
ter than before dinner %hen heaTa n sn9l ing
step on the star ana Nara RoSeq none ner aGa@ b
All right, Maria" I said cheerfully Mind you
4 doe don't T''t think shall SIR said Maria still more
lug9 6 Ioa safd lust g BoR G ca me at To
prote SS Maria r looking at me with mourhfu eyes
I'd like TO see the last OF you sir ., ~,
See the last Of me; Not get up again! Non
ITS that umbager' said Maria with emphasis
IT'S crawling all my back now, and shall
know just where it's going to settle by tomorrow
oh that's only imagination on your part"
yo9 stir lumber Of toddy Then You tumble into
bed You'Il be Well in the morning"
Maria took the teddy and drank it at a gulp. IT'S
into bed; but how do I know 1 shall ever tumble
She crawled away, followed by her two black
cats, SCOT and Ctnders without waiting LOT an am
r. Then l went to bed and slept the sleep OF the
In In the middle of the night was awakened by
strange noise. Hastily putting on my dressing
the and andn and up listened e noise
to come from the roof of the house, although 1T
the trouble TO go up the roof when they could
easily get in at the French window opening onto
the lawn. AS listened, a life preseryer In one
hand and candle in the other the noise resolved
itself into an ola IiaI Sra an sa1aJ o re he sd
dressing remarks to the Rock of Ages and wanting
heard Maria's wei known voice saying Dash it,
with emphasis which made 1t worse tnan any
swear word.
went up the stairs three steps at bound. and
knocked at Marias door What's the matter
Maria groaned Didn't you hear me. sr?'' she
oh yes I heard you. How could help it?
Maria was not too i'll to be aggressive: What
With WRFd Gone a2 tn my backs sir and the
She said this as if She had been yearning for lum
bag9 all her life Her tone was almost a m
"Oh. 1 suppose I shall have TO wait till the
on one side and again begin her melancholy chant
AS we live two miles out of the village. was in
the house was as still as the grave crePt up up
snoriI,g heaviIy When had succeeded in awaken
she felt able to come down and get me my break
fast.