New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-10-13
a Case in Poi,1f.
nv LILLIAN QUILLER-COUCH.

comfort. thing that could. By bsrterins o.
ones natural charms be aecompisned. e.ststn<
matter I Fad been there before with acIe Percy.
so knew. though had not thought u necessary
Uncle Perez. WHO is the proud possesSor Or tnat
Ssriyosr+ ~ SUI, - ,oei l;,b tbsf s+a-.
Of ifs unto which IL had pleased God % call nm;
within the limits and patent gate iatchss
were probably temptations beyond his powers q
resistance lie had not resisted. az any rate. and
two patent gate latches with Experimental gates
built nigh % close uD-ights with no inch Of foot
1t was three-qiarts-s q an hour. less two min
utes. from the time placed luncheon basket
gate f1i the moment W. heard The sound ~ foot
steps on the other side. during which melting mo.
upon that patent latch with no avail We did
desperation could suggest except descending % low
inyectlvs. and yet M gate was close as rat trap
would saw "Ob. d. let me Try, Sometimes 10
almost impossible things by accident ana Letitis
who wanted TO loosen her collar and wipe her brow:
II worried her 10 see my slower attempts, and
geI ns.i11f nay should oreR h. for Uncle percy ala
show me how 10 do it a week or c"o before tats
aIG ors Pobblv Md and Concerted herself with
q glass OF lemonade and dock ieaf on ner brow
in the boat II bad not suggested TINS course %
mission thar. OF IT hateful TO be baked
in our plans and so ammo. ing % na M 1,+.T -,
really never could manage the Simplest httie hiS-
We will go 70 Pobbly Need" she snapped. II ,
have TO pull the gate down
word Ietitia at that point gave the gpris sc,s
20 and try to borrow some oil At some cottase:
she thought the latch must Be stiT DesT My
after Letitias declaration We were al right; and
Is{ wnen All Ill sa va i nv rat We heard voices
and footsteps On the other side OF the stubborn
could You open This gate FOR u.s. cried 1-'i'ia'
with triumphant relief IN her tones
VIII YOU kindly open this gate ror us-if yea
Csrtanly YES Is4 9.., it lsplisd rtiti.
was on nv feet now. guilty and siggling.
'CantiIever" remarked the voice
We can't do anything more 'nan We nd'7 o'i'7
Then the gate swung back and ne vailed g.st
CHARLES and Mr. F'eathsrs5oHI rs Hope
on said /. in more sstonishment as was r.
qoiiiGrS6p,~ % said id Kitty family.
We were going down By the fields" said tbs
we thought Of Iunching At Pobbly Mead" IN
How oily ioIiHr' said the Rev Charles.
Nj FeatherstOne-EI Hopes silence up 70 that poiIns
was astery DOW he 5sid q ssd sRouIdered il
/ before even Letitia could protest
The six o. IA ranched very happily and COM
| pletely at Pob5ly Mead on what Letiua had plo-
Wien we we're strolIing back 70 ths boat M VT.
/ heen deeply interested I'm the Rev Cnaries. 50
must have s detected s s and be- hey 2 Eiad they had
/ CO- r-ih1ted SO obviously TO nv pleasure
/ II was only glad because LetlJla nad 9ees
I o%Sarsfvev superior about men. re-or1e -
/ 7 wanted 10 prove her own dependence even -
tbe matter Of little old upslde-doWn gate idt-i'
/ "A cantlever." he protested. H.. = sns,,ad-
~ don't care what lever car 90 Sie,sl =
but I'd don't like 70 Be sat upon always by Isti'a
/ cor sometimes" he said dryly- -.
fr,1iicat ton THAT Kitty minded a bit wren u vs.
igEti -, ber believe she enjoyed II as nlucn
/ as anv one. DO YOU know while you three 80.
/ washing the plates 7 speciousy ntroc'lced -
| srbiect Of hair and she told me she hxed e s.
| ~ b-irhr brown with certain warm WV iil p
/ said on YOU mean red And she started p Il
/ she had been shot -. - .,45 ~
/ E-as+hers+0ue-FI Hope smoothing MS 0afh "etA
i mourufully. t.- ~-o,,-,, .,l,ess -,
I -,,,-H as waved nv hand toward the dlSappeat5
t~z cOinIes ahead Of that We are ooth "e7'-'A
/ on any Of them at present. ~, v-.a.bsr-
/ 'SThe kindest thing. sugges1ed MII nnrobabiv-
/ s.o1e-Hops with a deer sigh. would pio'e'iS
| be 20 leave them alone
B seems s might d. So together h suggested
| further
| Perhaps . --r,-- ,r7s fs-s4s trap.
| - - 5a t-op together at AllaSs tQ-nlO-rvyN-
| - +Li--E If might he the kirdest thing Az
| ynftted $3.50. ., ~ r-,---.-s+o-e- ETOpe.
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