New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-10-28
The Ignorance of Sybi1la.
BIZ JESSIE MANSERGH.
Author OF The Sensible Man" etc.

ws Syq Win french he4 WIZ wSs young who
iiOoAs she managed to pass a beauty ard 10 be
whereas as every right minded person Tnitt have
~ Asatha the eldest sister. had an Infinitely
Agatha had aquine features and a stately pres
and ato,i i liG no features at all 10 speak Of
fitt Stb ~ NUN dignity as mischsvous kitten
out Win ne feminine guile for which she was IA
bIazoned her Icrfections from the house tops with
ptFSIstencF which compelled attention IL her
If her chin transgressed the laws Of symmetry
could he 5ssi-oJ Tfrs Tar from being FL that
secret 20 themselves for no else ever suspected
/ the fact The very manner in which She walked
along the street convinced an oniooker Of her
oeauty before she came within reach of vision and
eyes and lip Of mischiesous dimpes ~ he To'7 was
rIIs3y Ifa re IN his cqnvction She came
using INTO a baiIroom with radiant triumph.
as Who should say, I have arrived, Let the band
sIrike up. while Agatha meekly followed in her
I'm never Tor moment sJispecting that she WIS
Oeiing detr4uded Of her rights.
but SvbtIia had , EaTy ~ looKs or naoocs
occasjo, 3.i Ta ii.5 5en2gr or ner owl ana was
TO her reputation. She had known what il was 20
put on her very latest and most charming hat
and ma II grown suddenly unbecou1ing. but even
under these narrowing circumstances her courage
cid not fail. Not a bit OF il, She simply re-
dressed her hair turned the hat back to front and
temcrity that fresh names were added 70 the list Of
ater adorers and the crisis passed unsupported by
Coming midway in 4 large family. sybna should
portance the more So - ber ~ % III In m
Hos' unfavOrably with those Of her brothers and
sisters; Basil and Frank had done brilliantly at
a sf egi D. Asttna was Girton girl with letters
scnoolroom Cere clever beyond their years but
Pseess to WHICH there aPpe "a 9 pa G1
INTO TIE midst Of the most Intelligent conversation
father with consternation when he recalled the
e1s-lensons OF the bills which rs had paid for her
=, "A beard school infant would know better than
norance he would cry But WheH sybiila g2oTpgd
2 Kiss on me ;entre Of his beld head. and ran
q WHISTLE eye and in his heart blessed the child
II be 91yIeq what ne should DO without her
bIitlSh Association were TO be held in the town
enoei and that one OF the lecturers was bidden 70
s ven guest curing the period Of his stay. As
{hs be bat Professor Edward Stamford himself
tldt most eminent Of paleontologists whose p-i-
me SCIENTIFIC world, and who had been INSTRUMENTAL
coveFies Of later days. Agatha said that II wouid
Syr9IIt HoloT % entertain so learned guest but
and looked Iuefully at ner. round white arms
me- she said ard in truth he RoS bz ~G g IKE
enlhUSlasL indeed who succeeded in regarding the
Later IN the day she enterta E the scoofoo
pay VIII suf1ciently lurid description Of the
pI .T and MS peculi1rities.
III 81 shan have tea with you every afternoon
sES n en- %ao spend an their time roofing
them to the British Museum You can see them
go ~ We neKt time you go up 70 town but
they are SO terribly improving to the mind-and
when he is in the room but you needn't expect him
% SPEAK 70 you, You are too painfully modern,
fOr thousand years or hewn BIT By bit out Of
gaar1TIy, 4nd p!eced together afterward, he might
pos oIsDy 1ave ley some interest in you as Il is ne
67l Pf eAPSc5ed 10 tae any notice OF common
years between the-3 no a 49, EV s Lwey
and 29,i has Ioag gray hair. and nanny bard
Soyersd th2t the gray hair ard the Fanny beard
rscISs covered es st 1,c+bf-,T 49, ~. I-- 1870 49,
and absent minded, while his hair was brown and
his features we're so good as to seriously disturb
family This was Archie Manners. a youth Of much
ished humble affection 70. the learned Agatha.
Of the professors arrival and made frivolous re-
10 fy aga Ii5 IN t Ne, neyy6oIe ne
hut SybiIla laughed sayly. and the sound Of her
non he peered at her curiously and addressed her
in MS shy, hating manner.
And you-you are also looking forward 10 our
7 mean to attend the soirees" returned svbiIla
wickediy. and az that moment the gong sounded
into the dining room.
, Dur9g dinner F Asaha gs he lead to oaverss
steers with enthusiastic learning. No che under
6 5 to look as if they dd except Archie and
Sybilla- who rolled eyes at each other across the
table. and made covert grin1aces Of boredom.
which led To- the rnis46prefepsion exIIaire4 the
oesz9 -- esr@+v avne no c1evv 10 It's posi-
ton in the skeleton. my friend was led to sup
rhinocerOs. / on the contrary. maintained that
lowed, each holding 70 his own theory In the e-d
however, ! gained my point. and II Is now uni
Of the hand Several detached specimens are pre-
served at South Kensngion, and the conjecture
is that this spur was used a. Weapon Of de-ence
ma J, lis sbo-T arms ana made use of Tie
Il
in Selling the branches Of trees. and in grubbinE
them up by the roots. myself am inclined 70 re
gard u weapon OF defence for there
are strong reasons for suPposing that the lip was
flexible. and this. taken IN conjunction with the
prshensiIe tongue. would in itself constitute an
instrument 10y CITpplHE e,9iJ -o+ - enTIafIv
suitable for the digging up process The conStruc-
OF vegetarian nature; and neeQ aaluy sALl4 ~
that any one acqualnte1 with the structure OF
which the most important conclusions can ir C9
drawn with retereEce 70 me hsPgS o.. 90 NE
flIII- ir my lectures
Most interesting. I'm sure, Look forward with
professor raised kis eyes and slancing across t 5
widest. most unconcealed yawn when II n1d
ever ogs v LEAN over the brilliant little face ne
stared ~ il with unusual expression or eager
ness anina' rs -l1S o-T Vide o3tn the yawu ar
rested upon her lips in her dsHay at being so IN
ba~a creristic sef-possesson asserted itself; she
shrugged her snouioes W MOO 1d aashe5 a
E,ieri1yoIls smile upon him. The professor cast
5ovr his ewes and stared hxedly at the ~ nleclOth
SvbiIIa thought that he looked terribly dIsapproV-
/ ing ,.., 49, 49, .r,or-- --- -+-.,-+i,- ..
! b re ssid 70 herself sageIy. 1T was such ter
/ Tj-I- rig vawn that he had a capital view. e
/ Tbat'= the worst Of those abSentmlnded Great
| ,1res. They always wake up ct the most awkward
! moments =, - -,
/ fessor Edward Stamford was ~ universal consent
| pronounced be the lion Of tne British Associa-
4 +joT His lectures crowded, scientific men
/ 4CcL,ed round him ask his opinion on dozen
dsDuted questions, and every morning the postInan