New-York tribune., 1903-02-05

sat And thus. perchance, had my sister fouEa Us,
But. fortunately. SibyI always wears, at night
silk underskrt that rus1les like the first pun ef an
this warns the coming storm. that warned OF
the coming sibyl Ne started asunder stood Hp
and leaned against the mantelpece. When my SIS
ter entered was in the middle OF a sentence ""011
Not another word could I get alone with A4illie
that night We merely shook hands on pdL15l5b sb 4
said to her. and she 70 me. in that easpins oi 'e
They talk Of the two-handed alphabet This was
a twO-handed dictionary Of the English lanSlase-
menr TO sibyl- I had cautioned Mile that M sis
ter must. on no account, be told about II JUST Al
Don't you think she viii approve?' my love had
Her approval or disapprOvaL Is n itself OF
vow vow. ana an(. a O'---'
a mutual vow? What vow?' interposed Mile.
a VOW that / will never leave her- nor shs me
I was rash fool ever to take t. BuI, unior1u-
An aqdeFstaa5 1n$ Of s3g= course zoa az man of
YES" I answered. glooulily; that is as long as
bo you tlk that there Is any chance Of siDyi
No etii the reotest, at present-worse luck was
my reply. ''sibyI knows when she is well or
with emphatic suddennesss, Mile exclaimed
1t is erninently desirable assented: ..
Nay. 1t is essential persisted Mlne- NJ sii'0e
But who viii De found to marry herr inquired
noRI 2iIya eG0 must Pthtnks replied Mlie
A. beloved.
subject of our overnight discussion 80.
lack b have nave s man f64 hnsEf by ah M e R5ele IS precy
the type Of girl to appeal TO him Why shoud h0'
But how work II .-4-- ..-;r-
well can work the pr,elinnaTiss res eaSg s6r5.
Intimate friends living near here-iE 5hackns,eg; ,se
perhaps you hcve heard OF Inen; EN- 5c 81 THen Of
course he will come over here 70 look ne Up anu anu
thus he and sibyl will meet acciden'ally-oO you
ives So far so good admitted But suppose
G0 not
1t is not every man wh would take TO oloyL
aaaSe eveFbaess gtEa he viii take to her and she 70
him have strong presentlnent OF t. syTaraS az -
PTe7sentiInIssnts ,7s liner o,sEs1ys siTays turn OUT
We car but hope s9T ss Pss ss coheHg aad 1hfye no
Mile went of the same afternoon 70 her friends
the &fne odrIni5I ares TO do what She asked BY
good fortune REGINALD Venables accepted Lnelr M 5
rode over 70 see his sister. was absent on Z oqsl-
ness But I learned from Nillie that her oroIneEE
had STAYED 10 luncheon. and that ne and Sloyl nao
sot On }fer iuacheon, she said 7 pleaded head,
ache and went 70 lie down But Reggl9 sSoppei1i
you. jack that he is the last boy in the world q
ritter away nne AFTERNOON mss - t-7 e@-rac-
PRAY heaven you be correct. my own re-
sbyi, unaware Of the. information 1aissI that I
, had already received apPrised me. II a careless
manner. OF Regtnalds visit ,,.,z-.z.. ,-o-rar
came over here to-day He Is staying III 'lie
9T5+ said affecting 10 treat the as
noJlaT lndeea seyvbat SsiSr sort Of fellow IS hs?
'Oh $3.50 answered my sister with eLa0ora's
liked that elaborate indifsrence It was one
Of the best possible symptoms l was even 0et'er
pleased when she went on 70 remark. - ,,s1+
IT'S rather nuisance, but suppose We ousH'
to ask him over 10 dinner one nighty
1T would certainly be civil" | assenteea, es,z
He is only STAYING in these P2TS Po,r5 doT vo Ike
@ gay : - tlt bi-7l FOR morrow night?'
Hly Woud % Ike! that was good one. wasn't it,
But Of course, knew better than than 70 comment On
her way Of putting il I merely said
i1rv all means ,-.,.-
came. He was very decent, gentieInanIy @ -e1-o~ "
He seemed sensible. toO-eIcept in the naaSter & Oh
sister Ut certainly seems ike a case OF love AZ
sight I reflected Though what Ine T Ts-ee sbe
Is on her very p-ettiest behavior this evening and
i5 IL That white muslin frock she does look quite
1ictIre -i-- Of angelic innocence and simplicity An,
II he only knew! However u IS not my ,IS 2osl
The evening passed pleasantly took Mine In 2 I2r
stroll n the garden We relaIn9q remain a. o+ 4a =Sa The
drawfrg room windows The blinds had not been
Look, LookI' sne whispered 70 me in an @z-
looked There saw What DO you think I
saw Upon the very sofa. where Mile and mad
sat were now sitting SibyI and Tsnabies; nor vas
rHis the end of the resemblance. They were IN the
very same attitude-that attitude wnlcn nave
s'F3v Jovel' I CALCULATED Sharp work this-en.
Mile, Met for the first time Yesterday kissing
to-day. Your presentirnert has come true quicker
Than you thought. darling -. -
MY presentiments always come true sne an, an.
swered. pressing my arm Besides dearest, & 10Y love
knows nothing Of caEs 800 or years 5fsI fhev count
IF that is so' cried ecstatical1y. s-raining her
10 ny chest. II IN truth, a very MetnIseldIl
for my heart mas done not notlllg @ ,, 9]-- '-ii''O -
And mine also" she rurmured- .- - 49,
% " F ~ he'd nv sister siby came and sat upon the
arm Of the easy chair in which was reclining.
once 4gatn those Of the gentle little lister that
mad flung herself into my arms on = @ as yovye
that nothing should ever come between us-dldnt
e.yvau yyba- NJ +ba+q Has any one come be-
tween u.s. I inquired with assumed IsnoTance 5i old
hvpocrite, Why didn't you tell ne that YOU were
engaged 10 Miilie?'' -,...z
How the deuce DO YOU know that" exclaimed
Have not pair Of sez reioned t3-2 my gIa LITTLE 5f
sister But. really Jack II was very ICAlg liS 81 U
you TO cast aside me. your own flesh and olood: n
favor Of a girl whom you hio Sn'"H o'i' q "
.STou cant Talk retorted. You have uOt
known Reginald for ferty-eishr hours and saw
you kissing him this very evening -. Nh
iu- of she sort. She merely smiled placid su-
You dear Old goose she said. Il met Resgie
while on a visit several months ago and We nave
.sThen WHY did YOU not tell ule"'' demanded
eeas she saswsrssd s-s I NASH saeG nv y3f scosre s 20
So that We could cry qglts and neither OF US eoud
accuse the other Of Perildy. ? ,,,14 break nv
NV dear boy, As If couldn't read yoH Ike
book I knew that I had only 70 bring the right
girl on the [apis did I'D so; ,,Sring ana male Mile
~ :, iIar- ba-e -. vo11--y-rTIr design
..Of course she did laughed SibyL she was s 10
YOU being aware Of tae circumstauoe-whethe you you
liked her Had either r o. yoE TogId have been OF
But luckily. you both fell madly in love iou
about YOU I won't repeat them II might make
So@ !-Sen 6oTcTi'5q 5Izne said with an assumption
Of sternness did not altogether Teei laa ma Wiz WEI
l, soG ~ b @ cat and mink it was just BIT
of acting-to put your unsuspectlns ofo'hef On 'ie
sesE[c .E,yen So. smiled sibyl And more tnan that