New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-03-01
ODE Fare of Mr.. hooper.
~ TWO PARTsPART II.
By r. r. yERNEDE.


II was no relief to Miss Macgregors overwrought
feelings to ind that Mr. Roper was waiting below
IN the utmost restlessness and curiosity He greeted
her with the question. Did all 20 wel?-
he was spare. long-bodied little nan. sloptng
/ from the shoulders Ike a saltwater bottle. Ills
/ eyes lacked lustre and his piping voice did not
| correspond with his high-hown phraseolosy- Miss
| MacgreEor hardly knew how 20 answer him. She
1 could not repeat the whole couversation-that was
| plain. And 20 hint anything against the Seeross
/ would only BE- 10 stir his eagerness She smiled TO
/ hide her discontinue
! Just I expected" she said. The woman is
quite stupid Personally. I shouldn't advises you To
/ trouble 10 go up
| My dear Charlotte" ne said shocked
| "Of course. if you feel curious
Curiosity is hardly the word. think. 20 de-
scribe the emotions Of one hunge-iug after the un-
| fathomabe.' he said. q liJtle panied
Perhaps not she agreed. Don't BE- Ions, any
how We have 10 get back for luncheon. Temem-
/ Der"
| 1T will be eternity said Mr.. Rooper. as ne
/ surrendered himself 70 the page "But TO know Is
| never to lose. my dear Charlotte Painful tt may
/ be. but never To be daunted by that. hope
| "Oh. never said the young lady impatentiy
| And she took up the daily paper
| II Mir. Roper went out nervous. he returned
/ from his seance with threefold agitation He
| positively twitJered with It.
/ This is most alarming. he began. charming
! I should charming quite quit" charming,
/ Really. my dear Charlotte. hardly know what %
yb 5 is so tbe 11sttT VI" il1J5r Mss aIaSresor
.Everyt tains said Mr. Rooper di5Jq-l
widowi Picture it. my dear Charlotte the uaatri-
6 69gG b5 51F Nave nS Sad
| penchant for golden hair. have notE
"SubconsciousIy- subcousciousIy. Of course All
| golden hair with which used to planet know
ing, as Tennyson puts it on that Iodi3c. 100 },.
And TO have supposed the future so dlIn. Ao5uIo-
| / VIII said Mr.. RooPe-- ITS most charTning
/ and. the time. aLarmiLg'
| He proceeded to explain with some uncertainty
of detail lie had been a. oace impressed 6y MS
| cred, indeed His hand had oeen read, straHHse
/ thrills running through IL the while. His past had
/ been recOunted in a ma vellous msnuer-whooDinE
future future, lie had luck in ain hs lines. and the lines
| eorresponded with certain marks on the Zodiac Ji
very easy TO understand. but the gist Of matter
certainly was that it was written that Mr.. Roper
/ should. that very day. meet a charming widow at
the Grand Hqtel with g9lds2 hair pTooa2y az
ed it with blushins noSdSsty) and would finally IN
! II yositve1v frer1bIe to think az it, he said
Perfectly miraculous, Is it not? And. apart from
60 to the Grand for luncheon.'.
/ You intend TO go?' asked Mics MacEregor. an
OBVIOUSLY must" said Nj. Roper. ~Flis1ss1t
| have to drive back alone
! Not AZ all" she said -oldly
/ But a charming widow with golden hair-eh7'
said Mr.. Roper with an attempt ,r At a wink
'Heiieve 1.-THE folded future7 Ny dear Char
Then YOU are going TO be so absurd as TO go?-'
Absurd" said Mr.. Rooper- This IA less than
Us gttsF nonsense sense ~ roo,.- entirely hurt
But must please yourself 1 cant stay i0ng1Ti
not Ike to be kept waiting
| You viii explain
They parted. Mr.. Rooper uncomfortable. his
cousin affecting 10 be anuseG And h YET ba ba5
| helped her. with a woebegone expresston-s6e was
by no means at her ease She kept assuring herself
that the whole thing was the merest 3oTa.d ot
| - e1+a sf+a~ the Failure 10 extOr. money. Mr.
Rooper would b lost for the afternoon, and would
F9 back Eo' to the meek ianguishent in which
vas ordinarily to De t3un9 ga s s{ {1 With
| golden hair2 After all. what was more ukely
| Grand aud not a few we're widows. Many widows
have golden hair and are only TOO ready 20 oe re-
! summon up courage enough to compromise him
At that moment dezgn flashed :. Ts. Miss Miss
Macs T st in the outskirts or the town. and
kindly tell Mrs. Rooper that have decided 70 70
do some shopping" she said 20 the coach111n- =
shall be lunchinE with Nj R9oPer at the Grand
81 the Grand Hotel miss
The carriage was out Of sight before she had
| summoned courage 10 enter the rooms or Z hI,r -t
| through the process whereby black becomes white;
f or more ~ psu9 2 a faf rst But Being otn per-
| son OF no artiGcalities. was afraid Of its falling
2f be- amcgted the short time allowed him
| and admitted himself that beEeath the surface q
patch two OF the original might Sun be found.
ara his work we'll Yer iOli CC'ffure' was. ne
Insisted the result OF his efforts Miss M9cEregor.
fqven haired and covered with confusion hasten2d
into p niIiner's where she was not known. and OBJ
/ tanned and put on q neat widows bonnet and t9ick
/ concealing veil cab conveyed her to the Grand
| Hotel - --.-,
| II was about O'Clock that Mr.. Roper. seated
! ~ n small table I'm the salon. waiting luncheon.
| with a glass Of sherry and orters on tle snowy
cloth before him waiting also he Fate With tr.,n-
| rIauces the door il SvJ nC open. AGAIN
| and again. 7dr"it visitors saw quite suddenly
! something that took his breath away AZ me same
| moment through the same doorway, there az
! vanced-not one but two widows i'oth wore tns
| tbf~1eef wells. both by stroke Of destiny.
| had golden hair Neither seemed 70 be acqlalnted
/ With the other. What NJ RoOper asked hir1SeIr
/ uervOrSIv. did Fate mean2 One widow ne had eN-
racted-for one he had come 20 this hotel 2 thing
| which always derived him ~ appetite But
/ bcre were two. Was he 70 pick and choose amonS
\ many strange Widows
AS II in answer 10 this question the taller Of the