New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-01-26

- - 1LoI winch many "a fine vessel had gone to
49, 4 ne SANDS had encroached on the shore
were sun encroaching: only az low doe he r,u -
4 4O4s wrecked vessel showed rfr7r,.b t1,- =,
So according to the country people. the drowned
sailors came back and SAT there O stiu row IN tb
moonlight '-'- ''" ~ '"e
Dsyono the sand were the salt marshes beyond
the s~It marshes few unprodu- i've feI5s ,-h.r.
the sea pink and the sea DoD9v grew a--,--- -t,s
1pNi7e' cry grasses that would hardly pasture a
soal, Beyond the fields was "a belt OF woodland
holding the bay within its curves Fsvord ~, ,o,5
was the Castle OF Warine
The Warnings OF Wartug were now ren-sza-+a4 b
l-77 --@1y' and were likely TO die out soon enough
sc when people spoke of Miss Mary they
I~IylU tne-r Ioreheads with d smile or d sigh ac-
cording TO their natures
There had been a male heir 10 the nam. ,,-,.t,,
the memory Of people sulu In the prime OF lifa
bad egg, said the people, shaking their heads over
MI A-eeFnon Warning; and It was no wonder the
Squire had driven him from his house and shut the
door against him forever.
It was about that time the trouble with Nriss
Mary oesan Up 20 the time when Squire Waring
hao Dldden Mr. AIgeruon begone and no longer
ly the AZ or the house In which his girl breathed
her innocent breath. Miss Mary had seemed pretty
nuch Ike other people; a little more dreamy and
delicate than most; but dreams and deicacy are not
uncommon with girls. and the Squire had been used
rom MS one chIds babyhood 10 listen greedy 10
taIes or how the delicate children made the strong
the fioCr,i, o-,i ina SO on u3tl the tale was OF
49, Cil11is Hl9troIs with children about their
white thistledown ursubstarti7I as raoonIirtt 49,
There had been no 80 ,-CGj No. Ts+-+o -,
ShG AT. A4gernon at any time Indeed. Miss Mary
had not known her cousin except for a few weeks
before before the scene in when the Squire drove him
ceres at the time. for him ever to have admitted
moro than one humble household had cause be-
YONG any the Squire had to curse the hour OF his
These things were kept from Miss NIury's ears.
10 knowledge OF evil sulied the mild brown OF
her eyes, with tho great irises like the eyes OF
CIiio. 6ne mad the figure Of sylph rawn.
evening She was always I5nd OF solItude and
H mr. AIgernons, shs was no more solitary. After
loneIier than ever.
Tho Squire was not one to notice. Ho sat por-
little Of tho woods and the sea- as he did OF the
world He saw no change In his Etrli she had al
The first 10 notice was Mrs. Susan. 1Ilss Mary's
t ti VINO mac been her devoted nurse AFTER
the housekeeDor. Maythorue watched her young
Susan woman had 5ai9 Mere was something
strange about Miss Mary. Perhaps she was 50
near tho borders OF q twilight world that II took
but little shock 70 push her over altogether.
cePdbls. that the Squire lived and died without
his cold face on an open book. about o'clock OF
49, - go, ---.a sl 9 49, 49, @ ~, -
still hoping that his Mary would marry and grow
the place should never come 70 AiGeTnon.
The two faithful women kept the secret tin Il
Sfar n baS Ttbt v a rnIS; tSin not halt
light. you saw. indeed. the little network OF fine
great rises In a good HIGHT, you saw that the eyes
We're wool gathering. Perhaps you noticed t.11
Time seemed TO have forgotten her else. she had
soft pale brown hair had hardly a silver line. At
| q little distance and IN dim light she was me
She ala NOTHING strange nothing 70 obHse people
to notice her afliotion Visitors to the castle iei
tho parson on spiritual. the physician on matters
After the late squire's death search had been
made for Afternoon WarinE. TO whom 5y right the
come forward he could dIspossess his cousin Mary
OF the gh0stly old barracc among tho pine woods.
/ little else there was 20 come 20 HIN Tha old
Perhaps IL was not worth Mr.. AIgsrnunis willis 70
\ come forward Perhaps he was dead Anyhow,
face again. He had done enough mischief while hS
Miss SIary's trouble had kept her Innocent. iano-
| cent fve-year-old child. ANYTHING so white.
so Ta5 36St lad fS6g:ds OF to Wsks5aess and
OF the great staH Of servants that had once been
a. WartnS only few, TOO old 20 make a new
ESlLl.---e, or to9 49,. "a
the gardener. Wagsett this butler. and a couple o.
Even though no one came. the house went on IN
1 its old formal. stately way; the rooms occupied
her window looked had nothing different from old
DAYS when there was the eye Of master over the
anything aS 50 Innocent ana 50 us9s9sStiS as Mss
So the terraces sAone ike green satin. Tho beds
fun OF scarlet nZure and gold AZ OF old tho
peacock FcrcaIned he spread his fans IN the stunt
. the goldfish swan iu a clear basin. TIE gardens
sent uD their hot watts OF fragrance. though to-
morrow or the next day the place might not be
shut mp. gUin5 10 ruins FOR want or master OF q
Maythorne and Susan between them petted Miss
Sc Mrs. Susan as she Numbered and got up the
delicate white muslin5 and laces for her mistress,
she might have been mother over the dainty
ar ana v01lIa1 with "a string OF pearls about her
one seemed TO md IL incOuc eLous that woman
nearly halfway through her century should be so
Miss Mary dld not seem 70 remember the passage
or the years. 1t only lately that MIS-. susan,
dressing her mistress one evening wen i, I4s sun
between the delicate brow5 while Miss Mary stared
nt herself IN tho glass she might Gt stranger
was put out OF sight. other glasses followed It's
example. The Ions mirrors ~ the CROWNS rooms
were swathed- Miss Mary DID not seem 70 notice.
She had forgotten that mOmentary scare since
Il had not been repeated. as though It had never
She wandered about good deal by herself
safely for Warfng land all about her, and
even tho bay whore the lost ship lay buried vas
woods Sometimes she had Mrs. rusan's attend
ance Sometimes she had not j. she DID not
imperiousuess which showed she had not forgotten
how to be mistress.
hours while the sun was high doing nothing but
dream Sometimes the dreams were happy
sad. and then the hewilderment or her face was a
piteous thing 20 see Tor any one Who loved her.
Some from outside, catching glimpse OF
her day. had incauuously reI1arAau 20 Mrs.
Susan that Miss Mary would mover make old bones.