New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-03-10
obe SmarfnesS Of E0a Amber.
BY b. c. EDwAHDEs.

oh. no. You don't love me. Mr.. GargnL Fancy
not knoving your own mindi thought men were
Nell CargilI started. and then bIushed a5surdly
point of view. But Eve Amber did not think So
her smiles increased in confidence and strength
u iou are very nice. Mr. Cargiu" she continued.
but suppose you are too young and impression
able 70 know your own mind. Don't you think
Neil had Just pr2posed formally, e Eve The. They
Nell had settled it with himself that ne would
He had begun IL somewhat crudely with a by the
way, Miss Amber want 10 say something 20
excuse ny calling you so Love you ana ASK i I2T
Too young -impressionabIei What do you
'Of course you are. Come let me choose a but
tonhole for you ana then 90 nome ana teH your
refused you. and that she must make the best
smiled and Looked at her sgt F6, as +, Il b 70
di 1SSeiiH'' he Itos Said
Neil You're dear good fellow but you're not my
kind You know your nother, made you 90 Il
81 wonder what Miss Ansterley would think OF
"Hurrah,'' cried Eve Amber. Found. By JingoI
d mnFf ruds But y y0 are S So Simple You haven't
go enough for me i!ks t Iy.' Ise ~
cargiIi thinks It would be 50 charming FOR the
Furley Hall and the Knights Hall estates 10 %
foined into one. Well it's of
Ne's confusion had taken almost angry turn;
"Of course, I'm not going TO worry you about II
And 1 love them That's Tommy Acton's one
Tommy Actonr' exclaimed Men. as Il Iight
s c a49V saw Is that both You and Tommy ought
to be got hold OF BY the police, Miss Amber, ~
s tq I'd in ike sSS eG the copper w6o
stop IN this corner OF the county-stoP me- t1aI
IS I'd marry a brave fellow like that; at least. I'd
think ..7E him 1ta,,i ever err, p.
IT would. indeed. think. Come, there's chance
for you Join the co9sta6uIaTy RoLq me up anf
at Potter's Point tomorrow. and ~ DOM MAKE
Amberi And now. here's your rose I'm very fond
OF Lady. Cargin. Nell but she-shs-- ~ the
send him up. One monentr'
she bare mGmsrt 70 her ETseisygs c task 4 Gf
anyhow laughed. and really almost looked as II
dainty II rather pert. little nod turned toward the
The shapeIy figure OF her cousin and companion.
Maggie Ansterleyj caught her eye or the 5err ace
back to Neil. who was looking as II he didn't
You dufreT Neil' she whispered I'm going to
give your love to Maggie -, - -.
Of Miss ga AMBER say. Eve-pIsass don't do such
He heard her hail Maggie Ansterley, and then he
hustled over the wall. which seemed built FOR Just
such contsmgtuous trSat n ,. or , IL 81, , t.,
on the slope the river. rnvellins at his emotions
G5o as ns sRoush Ne % R'P PePcv tTus that his
mother had badEered him into his rather iInpeetu-
NrvIes Amber. Esquire. OF FlIrlcy The Frirley es-
which in all human probability would some Day %
Neirs. But he really hadn't thought a grsat SeaI
about these territorial matters In making his DEC
iaration He wanted to get II over and have 9Gne
Eve had never shown herself fascinating as
TeTa was this fHrthsr Incentive now. He real
,~ee a. T5irt be his successful rival with Eve.
In the middle OF the plantation Nell paused ana
thought had come to him. -, ,.-.,,,.,
Before he moved on me ILoUsnI I - 80 an
peared to be engrossed In the rivers POOLS as ~
he were marking down the big trout he had made
..H rai nj tommy" h, shouted anon,
Tommy Acton strolled to meet him Tommy
vas p b1sog rI, he bad What he cSIled "a small
save m one h Eva n Neil. and It did not occur
to Neil that his greeting was perhaps little
' r want some words with YOU. old man" said
Neil Singing his arm into Tommy's such a
jo1s fol5e7. e Suggested Tommy Though he had ap-
peared taken up with me riyerf ne nag 1e aot
b ,2 ss4g above ETs q Rm Neil together IN ''
ny. YES: harmless one enough. TN do her good.
too Ewes going to POtter's Point tomorrow.
she's going to scorch she says Ws 49,, ia NE 70
and disguise I'm hold her up. she was Sras
gng about her pace tTst now and I how htt9 sa
think she wants taking ,s down !.,'s peg"
I'D IKE to have a try, old man. You're IN with
smithers: do you think you can square him FOR
what makes you want to do a thing like thatr'
asked .!1s.t TG 'Ps }5k slo% Ss said
Nothing Tnere2'
Oh. 'HV don't HI know only that it's bit-o your
line. Doing RnythnET
Nothing in particular. Come along to Knights I
Hall old man. Might tust well loaf there |
here"
treachery. He had promised. he believed. 70 send
Tommy up to Furley. Well. what OF it, Why |
should he give a rival lift when Il IN his I
power perhaps. to do the other thing7 Andrea l
iv-the more he thought Of II. the more now. he /
fancied hts mother might be right about Eve
Very WELL said Tommy.
He shot a single glance toward the Hall gar
dens. and only Those two girls could be seen !
by OF the statues on the lawn He didn't |
seem 10 be wanted up there, anyway.
IN a sort OF rage with Fate Including Eve her /
SELF Tommy let Neil air his plan.
At another time he would have championed Eve: !
wouldn't for moment have stood up FOR the sug- /
gesiion OF troubling her fer n Joke To-day !
he gradually fell In with NePs plan So much so.
indeed that when they reached knights Hill In
stead OF staying there, they both mounted horses