New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-07-11

BY HEADoN HILL.

So | ran down the stairs. and. snatching WRAP
m tne han, hurried out Of the front door and
man pottering IN the harness room babe him
take the doscart and drive like the wind into the
Tel Tell him that Miss celia is. IN I EXPLAINED
The old man laid aside the snaffie he was polish
ing ana eyed me euriously; IF the doctors In he
'Its-it's never the Old sad trouble over .sainr'
Dan had been with me in my husbands time. and
could not trust myself TO speak But i think he
Understood. and left him 10 his preparations. On
turn the side of the house and so round IL to a
ticket gate that led out to the read that ran i'm
curvinS round TO the main entrance gates. quar-
was it possible to gain a view of CeIia's window
| high up in the corner turret AS have said. the
mansion was percned upon The scarp OF HILL and
between the road and the foundations there
nearly dark now. and l emerged onto the silent
| highway my eager eyes sought the window in the
sign had just been able to make keno out ShsS the
Of metal on the hard road cIO<s AZ bari c',ssJ me
| TO drop my gaze from the height. hOrseman
| fears renewed at once. l was positive that
ne had only Just set his horse in motion When
EIPeared ne must haze been stationary. almost
Under Gelia's window.
, U Sot- IN paSSILs EotSe any wrons. any
1t is Mrs. wrangwyn. of the Chase. is It not7
that window came the reply in pleasant voice.
which, having something OF cOnstraint in IL. caused
man was a well set up Young fellow OF military
f9 and. 9Ithoggh had never seen him be-
who six months previously had inherited a neigh
usual custom had left cards at Cranston Hall
afraid +ba am M Mrs MFpansWyH answered i am
door is locked. and can get reply. have sent
my suspense Tiff soma one would break through
the door I have no man servant IN the house"
and a swift impulse prompted me thus to appeal
He appeared TO Deliberate stroEdng his fair mus
.a Gs Then with a sudden gesture he suns him
said. 1T see that this gate is only availabla for
Peaestrians, but my horse will stand all right Il
| So led him round to the front Of the house and
my ABSENCE but the BEDROOM a c4diesrEs had os
YET oeen SET out, and we should need light now at
nr III you s iI wait in In, here FOR moment M
s'TheTe Is good fire. San andpceiia inc QUOT
For in the low chair where bad sat breeding
novel Hearing my exclamation she looked UP.
! and, at sight OF the young man whom had shown
There must be some mistake began to ralser
not have bee IN her aoon as Sonsh ana en
FEAR have given you all This trouble for nothing
Celia and in his glance there was fash OF amuse-
nent that was refrigerated By her breaking into
-o6: mother: you are too funny, for .nythinsr.
= she cried You have done your best TO mako q
nun Of me- and th-.A when kick over tho traces
orders YOU 90 out and fetch him in 10 bIrss Sen
my bedroom door. Was there ever such a para
,,, What could say or do! Her appearancs IN the
those peals Of laughter upstairs was as great a
mystery as her evident Understanding with Sir
knew each other was only too plain I could only
account for It by Celia having disobeysd my In
the point OF expressing my displeasure when ths
| My silver-haired old friend advanced into tho
zone Of the lamplight. blinking from one @ ths
his eye. was comedy instead OF the tragic chord
My dear lady. behold me-" he began. ct had
expected to find Miss Celia at the point OF death.
| For on his entrance the girl had gone as red
ee0ny and nov" as he spoke turned to me all
-. 7 think must be a very sane person. mother
ps Of nd whom S9 up Po J2 y su nSP fq sf5
prevent me from meeting often as I should
window. Then, when find it out and indulge in
VERY natural msTrim e you come GIshi f pP
| Merriaul-to put me IN an asylum. I suppose Oh.
has asked me-he had to do it on his fingers. poor
Soy1to NARY NARY him so unless you eeTtfy me as
was more than ever n1ystihed. for that good old
world as If She was merely a naughty child
| Go and show your young gentleman the pictures
| mother she ought to be spoken TO. Now run
| away quick. unless you want to be put to bed-fOr
| The door closed on them. and the doctor came
| and placed his gnarled but well kept hand on my
| Mrs. wrangwyn." he said with kindly impress
sivepess you have been very wrong not to tell ms
| Of the fear that was on you I could have set
| more in danger OF insanity than I am myself and
| never has been. Your husbands malady was not
due to disease OF the brain. but TO mechanical in
| jury to the brain-a totally different thing. and
/ impossible OF transmission"
| when I rose from my knees CsIia's arms were
around me. and Doctor Merriam rubbing his
hands IN professional style the door through
which he had called her back
After all" he puTred. glancing styly at me- IT
cannot altogether absolve my fair patient from
the stigma OF inherited faint. Carrying my mind
back across the years. I TO remember, my
dear Madam, that your own engagement
without sanction -
and was even ratified by a runaway match"
That. indeed, had been the case. and
that my old friend meant no unkindness by the
minder. In my great thankfulness for the uctins
OF my load would not have Quarreled with him
II no had
"Then with the inherited tstne the parallel shall
end cried. pushing Celia toward the door.
There shall be no runaway match this time. You
introduce him properiy."-(Black and White