New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-06-25

upon me- men you re nOtStudylng DoId'y
no. Dear, I'm learning business. III
already designing. expect to have my OWL
establishment next year"
| Just wanted to sit down and weep
felt that | could never forgive her, never;
never! She caught me to her and preS?cu
her cheek against mine
"Don't be angry Dear. couldn't let you
do all the work And, Louie, ! Simply
couldn't bear the idea Of teaching
Teaching -iiddlesticks!" snapper;
"Drcssmaking -more iiddlestcks wail ,,
you to have your course in botany, ana III
50 disappointed I'll never get over 1t! =.
She calmly turned and picked up my c nso
Of entries without trying to console me o,'.
knew Id get over it. She ran her iofeIliS'nn
down the page. "Knew the Duke aDrG ;h,.
she read. (Which Duke, the Due d Au-
blgny, or the Duo de Trouyille,
"Why, the Due de Trouville, ! aiiSWeicu
irritably. "Whatever made you think II ""'
the Due dAubigny''
"Oh, think Of silly things like thaI SOM &C.
times, she replied. She stood 50 sun ioi %
very long while her eyelashes swept hei
checks that began to lidgct. ...ho
"Did Miss Sargent absolutely identity thG
finally
absolutely. 1t puts Winthrop in an . a"-
full hole, and, 10, Winthrop never TOOK tH"i
bracelet Hes not thief; he's dear, ana
there's a horrible mistake somewhere!
X/HEN We came into the drawing room
w Hap was lounging near the door "'i!-
ing for me, quizzically regarding the am
mated circle Of which his Grace was inc
center. John was all the way across the
room sitting near one of the open Wildo"S'
but when he saw us he stared, got up, nearly
upsctting table, and, upon my soul. / pc
lcvc he would have rudcly interrupted thG
Dukes involved speech over JOS hand II l
hadn't intcrfercd.
"AIv sister Miss Goldman, Mr.. Crownlnr,,
shield" said in hurry, for fear he would
actually kiss her before ! got them intro
duccd- John, who never looked twice at a
woman in his life, n,
10 gave him her hand and smiled. MI.
Crowninshield, she murmured IN the most
approved tone. 10 was never cut out ior
drcssmakcr.
WHY didn't you tell me:" John com
blamed. and somehow our Duke drfted into
the background.
los answer | did not catch. | wondered
what on earth John was talking about. lie
tried to maneuver her to Il seat; but came
forward quickly. -.
Il want YOU to meet Miss AbercromDle'
Dear" said. and drew her toward Lydia;
and all the while | was aching to get her to
myself and ask her few plain questions.
was terribly upset. didn't intend to
have Iohn falling in love with her; and he
was doing it, for he was looking at her Just
as moony as Hap looks at me. She couldn t
marry him any more than | could marry
Hap, especially now with this dressmaking
nonsense, and | wasn't going to have those
gorgeous eyes spoiled. 1t was all right for
me to cry; but not 10.
TT was a horrid dinner party Laura didn't
L come down, which reminded everybody
Of Winthrop; Natalie was late; Mrs Hazard
was plainly worried, and Natalic's vacant
chair added another pucker to her brow.
Hap was silly, and kept trying to hold my
hand under the table; and | was cross and
didn't dare show it.
Natalie was shockingly late. She didn't
come in until after the fish; but she was not
in the least disturbed. She driftcd to her
place all aglittcr with her Jewels which was
most unusual Jewels were saved for occa-
sions. Everybody noticed them; but Natalie