New-York tribune., 1903-01-22
n Crisis at S7os0berry Hall.
BY MAUD STEPNEY RAwSON.
IN TWO PARTS-PART 1.

were included in the dancing laughing company
ged their beaas gsey a he tune 1ne t their peris
irisked; and the pace of the tempete that MaS
lous toes had TO slur their work and skip through
the figures as best they might 1t was certainly a
lovely scene and. as she looked down a long vista
Of moving figures. Hazel Berrice. who was 70 oe
morrow. at once admired and envied Loveday ths
queen OF such splendid festivtty. LoVeday Iooksu
was whittier and more ethereal than ever that even
ing In her white gauze she moved like white
and secret warmth in her. She seemed scarce
~ conscious OF any one in particular but passed
periaI composure. the same quick hutter OF her
@e t%o girls stoed together as the Of the
square dance swept them past. The contrast was
bright scarlet-the fashionable fire color which
was the aftermath of the French Revolution OK
from that of the The two girls they
stood together were Ike Whlte nre ana RED nre the
so qniverng with life: the other dark haired. 50
joy animatng an - her Whole figure vibrating from
the crimson wreath in her hair to the roses round
Captain Glasshouse claimed the bride his
partner very frequently, for as he told the colonel
She'll have enough on you, my me 1elIoW, IN
And so the dances went on. the cushion games
and the kissing games. the fan dance-when each
man selected a fan from medley Of these trifies
tTss the particular property Of his lady iove~the
cotIlons and the rest. The guests began to make
stayed in the house thought Of bed But the bride
tfreleSS,
feet Of foot till az last etiquette forbade that
single couple should be left to prance alone when
midnight warned Hazel that the brides paaIor
would stand no more gayety II she were to bear
herself properly in church within forty-efght hours
Thus did the night descend softly and calmly upon
the great, comfortable old mansion. with all its
dignity and punctousness, its vaunted decoTuIn
its highly temperate revels Calmly and wlseIy
did the night enfold the virtuous inmates OF the
Hall. like wise nurse who gees approvingly TO
pat the pillow Of her proteges-
Hazel Berrice discarded her ball garments in
deliberate, would be still longer than herself over
her night toilet But she was surprised to find
ready to fit with her candle past rows Of Innocent
doors. harboring worthy persons wrapt In innocent
I,oveday's pillow for last chat. and she intended
that night-as a kind of holy riteto put the last
friendship worked by her friends. on TO which a
bride of those days stepped from her fathers door
and the embroidery under her arm Hazel passed
noiselesSly to the room. which stood py 1tseII az
staircase with the back portion Of the house. Civ
ing on the stable yard .
The door was closed She opened and ciosea II ls
ensconced in deep chair, dreaming bridal dreams
The logs ackersd up suddenly dd % and o & ea
Lovely, silent, pitful eloquent lay all the symooIs
of the girlhood that about to pass into woman
hood. In the dressing closet beyond on the toiiet
gIowed the Jewels Sir Camden. had given for his
brides adorning. The window tapped idly In the
draught. The icy air penetrated to the inn room
wardrobe swung slightly to and FRO, its SiIver
For the rest there was absolute emptiness. In ter
ror Hazel ransacked the wardrobe. Everything
hung there in readiness The bride must only be
things were missing-the travelling gown and tne
rich wrap in which Lovedey was TO drive IN stste
with postillions along the Christmas roads to ner
husbands grand house beyond Oxford
CTo be Continued)