New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-08-06
Chapter VIII. The Brush

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T-S Joined them OF the men. Curtis
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ELL master IT the hounds The dogs
= ~ y were already loose on the great lawn
~ ~ while the huntsnan and whlppers-ln
~ rode among them. The sun mad
CI9 not vet risen. and the heavy frost
that lay on the lawns caught the
--..r,-h. 0DalesCent tints Of the dawn MIS-
CHI. r.. already IN the saddle, her hunter, a lean
-.- - Di~ouet,ing and mounting his bits, eager 10
1- Baroness Charnv dainty and very mOdisn
u green habit and silk hat, wa chatting gaAy
1881. --v Be-kely while q groom adjusted her suITup
l. Mr. Haviand. Wray, Perot and her most
WEI ring for their horses, which the men We're bring
-. m the stables. Curtis Janney came forward
gu Camilla appeared. a-r,
III here. Mrs. Wray, he greeted her ne
... II nee, us ~ the Chelten Crossroads Your
a.- ready. and then. with a glance at her habit
"I -llug across. ! believe
ief ~What q heavenly morning go.
..nti,iOns are perfect. This white frost VIII
suuup. Wen have a me run. Won you let
F.. YOU mount,
were al in the saddle in a few moments and
49,. their horses with the huntsman ana MOUNDS III
Oh. were soon on their way past the big entrance
e.. emilia saw Jeff draw his horse alongside tnat
D.. . -.evne and realized that the few days during
r .E-.nce Berkelv had been II the city had cone
..- her husbands appearance. She sa" the LOOK
-. RI the laugh with which Mrs. Cheyne greeted
..- land and eyDc~enced IN spite Of herself q sense
.. ..rc. that left continually showed pIeIeieH0y
..- .uDanv 10 tha, Of any OF the olheI "ol'e' Va
She knew that in her heart It maze no
-o her in whose hands Jeff intrusted himself
... ...-ve'- anguid air Of patronage had pToICheu
..- her pride rcbcled the thought u any sLg
-.oGghtless III the hands Of her husband. bNg
land Bent came alongside OF her she TeiIize4 ,--1
f,. .-- of her
--...- --,grf advance far on eXtravaganly sthN-
- Inc. and still provide no Just cause ior CON-
.--. Cbcv1e had any mental reservations her
r- back gave no sign Of them. She SAT HeI IloI
... .,-ar "a r+-r4 -tlf9v which brought INTO con-
. ...,. -.-rer slouchv seat that jeff had learned
.r plains.
r w-ay was in his element. On horse at Least ,,5
- I'D. himself the equal Of anyone III the parry anu
u... .... 1o tavors give any. ....r. Her
f.. Eamined Mrs. Cheyne costume cur =. -
..-. .- was 70 mere -ubtcriugc; tor Dehe',1' J., ply 80
.-..ehc- like bis own. and paieH. -o',''i -
.-..- 5... done M "a compact mass on inc D"'N ~
a.. and her ba, was held ln place by 7u"Is nh t
.. The shoulders ~ her coat were -qii''
-..-.- ...y He recalled the flowing feminine H'- ~
.- -,,re a, dinner the night before, and IL ses.'
difficult 81. appreciate that She was ,.g r,g -CorI
H.. whom ae had talked -o late IN me sihohlIe f
San. . freak She kei amiaDlF, ~oI ls -",-
h,... ouewherc, I dressed IN a tearing "1'''' ''''
-5. .'. No. ONLY you're another kind Of perso"-on
tae back sf Il horse.
cam J. How vo,, and are
-La.- night YOU were al woman ,;.+le ibid If
making friends pretty fast DuI "'7
-lvae.- -s..n,.,...
you're different at nght,o sleepy ana Il, ~ -,r
Ike RATHER IN the sun, the X Eiii nj
c- rs AZ Edn;+ know whether ! Ike il"l OF
nor. And Yer I think do. How am different ''-"s