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Show ! The Bow of Orange Ribbon ! A ROMANCE OF NEW YORJK By AMF.LIA E. BAR.R. AulnM at "Friend Ollvl," "I. Thou .nd the Orn Onk tk J , op-rUM. IK bj Ka, Mrxl ana Ootnpuj. X M-4.4.J CHAPTER I. (Continued.) On a lounge mi elegantly dressed won.nn was slttlr.g. reading nuvel "I.b, child!" rrlnl, "come hero himI fivo me kiss rto you wear t luit sweet fanc ied milt uriitii In thnt (lie Dutch stylo, tlnii. child? It must he extremely rhnrnilng I a, hero, enmca Richard! lie In Kli g to auk you to take a null nn I In- river; anil I Khali Irml yon my now green paiaao). I li bcllcvo It la tho mily one In the cnun-try." cnun-try." "I caina to alt with you, ami work with my worsteds. Perhaps my mother moth-er mlKlit not llko mo to go on tho rlyar with any one." Uut Kathorlnn had no time to defend de-fend heraclf; for, with his cavalry cap In nil hand and a low bow, Capt. Ilyda entered the room. In a low mlnutea afterward ahe waa going down the ten are steps with him; and "ha waa looking Into her face with shining shin-ing eyea, and whispering the commonest common-est words In such an enchanting manner man-ner Hint It seemed to her as It her feet scarcely touched the low, white steps, nd she waa some aort of glorlfled Katherlne Van Heomsklrk. who never, Beyer, never could he unhappy again. They did not go on the river. Capt. flyde did not want a third party near, In any capacity. The lowor atcpa were ahaded by great water heechea, and the turf under them waa green and warm. A sweeter hour, a lovelier maid, man could never hope to find; and Capt. Hyde waa not one to neglect his opportunity. "Let ua stay here, my beloved," he -whispered. "I have aomettilng aweel to tell you. Upon mine honor, 1 can keep my secret no longor." The Innocent child! Who could blame her for listening to HT at first with a little fear and a little reluctance, reluct-ance, but gradually resigning her t whole heart to the charm ot his aoft syllables and his fervent manner, until un-til she gave him the promise he begged for love that waa to be for him alone, love for him alone among U the sona of men. What an enchanted afternoon It waal how all too quickly It flod away, -one golden moment after another I In a few minutes Joanna and the elder came In. He had called for bar on bli way home; for be liked the society ot the young and beautiful, and there were many hours tn which be thought Joanna fairer than her alster. Then tea waa served In a pretty parlor with Turkish walls and colored windows, win-dows, which, being open Into the garden, gar-den, framed lovely living pictures of blossoming trees. Every on waa eating eat-ing and drinking, laughing and talking; talk-ing; so Katharine's unusual alienee waa unnoticed, except by the elder, who Indeed aaw and beard everything, and who knew what he did not aee and hear by that kind of prescience to which wise and observant years attain. at-tain. Joanna was talking to Noll Semple In the reccsa of a window; but Nell's face waa white with auppressed anger, and, though he seemed to be listening to her, his eyes full ot passion were fixed upon Hyde. Perhaps the young soldier waa conscious of It; for he oc-caalonally oc-caalonally addressed some trivial remark re-mark to hlra, aa If to prevent Nell losing sight of the advantagea be had over hlra. "The vera air o' this room la gun-powdery," gun-powdery," thought the elder; "and ana or the other will be flinging a apark o' passion Into It .and then the dell will be to pay. I'll e'en tak' the lassos name niysel'; and I'll apeak to Joria I for hla daughtor aa good now aa any other time." Then be said In hla blandest tones, "Joanna, my dearlo, you'll hae to tell Nell the rest o' your tale the morn; nd, Katherlne, put awa' now that bit ' busy Idleness, and don your hoods nd mantles, liaith o' you. I'm going to ta' you hame, and 1 dlnna want to get my duatho T the river mint." "Pray, sir," said Hyde, "consldor mo t your service. I have occasion to I go Into town at once, and will do your duty to the young ludlea wltli Infinite pleasure." "Much obliged, captain, vera much obliged; but It tak'a an auld wise-beaded, wise-beaded, wise-hearted man like myaol' to walk safely atwoen two bonnle lasses.' While ha was speaking, Nell loft the room. He was glad to esrape from a position which he felt to be both painful pain-ful and humiliating. He was In a measure Capt. Hyde's host, and subject sub-ject to traditions regarding Die duties du-ties of that character: any display of anger would be derogatory to him, and yet bow difficult waa restraint! So bis father's interference was a welcome one; and be waa reconciled to his own disappointment, when, looking bark ho say the old gentleman etowly taking the road to Van Heeme-klrk's, Heeme-klrk's, with the pretty girls In their quilted red bouds, one on each rNu of him. J The elder was very polite to hla j charges; hut he noticed that Katlier- 1 Ine was silent and disappointed, anJ f that she lingered In her own room I after her arrival at home. Her aiihse- quei i pretty cheerfulness, her delight tn her lilies, her confiding claims upon lier father's love nothing In these 8 things deceived him. He saw beneath all Ua fluttering young heart, trem-m trem-m sling, and yet happy In the new, sweet I ! ! "I'hg, never felt before, which had come to It that afternoon. Hut he thought most girls had to have this Initiative; It prepared the way for a soberer and more lasting affocilon. In the end Katherlne would perceive how Imprudent, how Impossible Impos-sible a mnrrlugo with Cnpt. Hyde must be; and her heart would turn back to Nell, who Im.l been her lover from boyhood. Vet, ho reflected. It would be well to have the motter understood, under-stood, and to give It that possibility" which Is best attained on a money basis. Bo, while he and the Van Heema-klrka Heema-klrka discussed the matter a little reluctantly, he thought, on their part Katherlne talked with Joanna of the Gordons. Joanna had not a suspicion of the joy and danger that had come to the dear little one at her side. She waa laughing softly with her, even while the fearful father stood at the closed door, and lifted up hla tender soul In that pathetic petition, "Ach, mljn kind! mljn kind! mljn llefste kind I Almighty Ood preserve thee from all sin and sorrow!" CHAPTER II. Oranje Boven. "Well, well, today goes to Ita forefathers, fore-fathers, like all the rest; and, as for what cornea after It, everything la In the love and counsel of the Almighty One." This waa Joria Van Heemsklrk'a last thought ere he fell asleep that night, after Elder Bern pic's cautious disclosure disclo-sure and proposition. In his calm, methodical, domestic life. It bad been an "eventful day." We say the words often and unreflectingly; seldom pausing paus-ing to consider that such days are the results which months, years, pep chance centuries, have made possible. Thus, a long courso of reckless living and reckless gambling, and the consequent conse-quent urgent need of ready money, had made Capt. Hyde turn hla thoughts to the pretty daughter of the rich Dutch merchant. "She Is a homespun little thing," laughed the colonel's fashionable wife, "and quite unlit to go among people ot our condition. But she adorea you, Dick; and she will be passably happy with a house to manage, and a visit from you when you can spare the time." it was In this mood that Katherlne and her probable fortune had been discussed; dis-cussed; and thus aha waa but one of the (rentai springing from Uvea anterior an-terior to ber own and very different from It Also, In her father's case, the motives mo-tives Influencing his decision stretched backward through many generations. None the less waa their Influence potent po-tent to move him. In fact, he forgot entirely to reflect how a marriage between be-tween his child and Capt. Hyde would he regarded at that day; his first thoughts had been precisely auch tboughta as would have occurred to a Van Hccmaklrk, living two hundred yeara beforo hlra. ' Joria' ago was not an age Inclined to analysis, and be waa still loss Inclined In-clined to It from a personal standpoint. stand-point. For he was a man of few, but positive Ideas: yet these Ideas, having once commended themselves to hla faith or his Intelligence, wore embraced em-braced with all hla soul. Semplc'a communication rogardlr.g Capt. Hydo and hla daughter had aroused In him certain feelings, and led him to certain cer-tain decisions. Ho went to sleep, satisfied sat-isfied with tholr propriety and justice He awoke In precisely the same mood. Then he dressed and went Into his garden. It was customary for Katherlne Kath-erlne to join him there; and he frequently fre-quently turned, as he went down tho path, to sco If she were coming. Uut this morning she did not come. Ho wulkcd alouo to his Illy bed; but his face brightened when ho heard her calling hlra to breakfast and very soon be saw hor leaning over the bait-door, bait-door, shading ber eyes with both hands, the better to watch his approach. ap-proach. I.ysbet waa already In her place; so was Joanna, and also llram. Juris and llram dlscussod the business ot the day; Katherlne was full or her visit to Semplo house the preceding evening. Dlnorah waa no restraint. The slaves Jorls owned, like those of Abraham, were born or brought up In bis own household. And yet, this morning, Joria waited until I.ysbet dismissed her handmaid, before he suld the words he had determined de-termined to speak ere he began the work of the day. Then he put down his cup with an emphasis which mode all eyes turn to him, and said: "Kalryntje, my daughter, call not to-day, nor call not any day, until 1 tell you dlfteront, at Madame Bern-pie's. Bern-pie's. The people who go and come there, I like them not. They will bs no good to you I.ysbet, what aay you In tills matterT" "What you say, I say, Joria. The father la to be obeyed. When he will I not, the children can not' ' Katherlno bad drawn ber chair close to hor father's and taken bis big hand between her own and was stroking and petting It; then as she answered she leaned hor head upon his breast "Father, I like to see the English lady; and ahe la teaching me the new stitch." "Schoone Lammetje! There are snsry other things tar hotter frr the) to learn. In these thlnga the beat af all good teachers la thy mother.' "I ran do these things also, father. The lady loyes me and will be unhappy not to see nic." "Then, let her come here and see Hire That will be tho proper Ihlng. Why no(T Always honor thyself, aa well as others. That Is the Dutch way; that Is the rl;lit wsy. Mind whot I tell thee." Ills voire had gradually grown sterner, and bo gently withdrew hla hnnd from her clasp, and rose as a man prensej with affairs. When he had left the room I.ysbet InslntKly began to order tho wants ot tho house. Kntherlne still sat at the table; her eyes were cast down, and she was arranging without con-srlousness con-srlousness of doing so her bread crumbs upon her Delft plate. Housed from her revery she comprehended In a moment how derisive her fnthor'a orders were Intended to be. Yet In this matter she was so deeply Interested Inter-ested that she Instinctively made an appeal against them. "Mother, my mother, shall I not go once more to aee Madam Cordon? 8o kind ahe haa been to ms! She will say I am ungrateful, that I am rude, and know not good manners. Yes, mother, I may go once. A young girl does not like to be thought ungratoful and rude." "Moro than that, Katherlne; a young girl should not like to disobey a good fathor. You make me to feel astonished aston-ished and sorry. Here la the key of tho best parlor; go now and wash carefully the fine china-ware." Bo I.ysbet turned and left the room. She did not notice the rebellious look on her daughter's face, the lowering brows, the resentment In the glance thnt followed her, the llpa firmly ael to the mental purpose. "To see bef lover at all risks" that waa the pun pose; but how best to accomplish II waa not clear to her. She lifted the key given her and went to the parlor. It waa a large, low room, with wainscoted walls, and a big tiled fireplace nearly filling It The blinds were closed, but there wat enough light to reveal Ita quaint and almost foreign character. The oval tablea were full ot curious bits ot china, dainty oriental wicker-work, e qulslte shells on lacquered traya, wonderfully won-derfully wrought workboxoa and fans and amuleta. As she moved about among the strange rarven toya and beautiful ornaments, she couold think only of him of bis stately manner and dark, handsome face. She recalled re-called every word he aald to ber af they aat under the water beeches. More vividly atlll she recalled the t coder co-der light In his eyes, the llngerlig clasp of bis hand, his low, persuasive voire, and that naraoless charm ol fashion and culture which perhaps In-pressed In-pressed ber more than any other thins" Among the artlclea she had to dust waa a square Indian box with drawers. It had always been called "the writing box," and It was partly tilled with paper pa-per and other materials for letter-writing. letter-writing. She stood before the open lid thoughtfully, and a audden overwhelming over-whelming desire to aend some mss-ssge mss-ssge of apology to Mrs. Clurdon ran Into her heart. She could write pretty well and she had aeon her mother and Joanna fold and seal letters: and, although al-though she was totally Inexperienced In the matter, she determined to make the crort. All difficulties wore overcome, or.s by one; and the following note to-trusted to-trusted to the raro of Dlodrlch Decker, the old man who worked In the garden and milked tho n t: "To Mistress f V. jordon . "Honored Madam: My father forbids for-bids that I come to aee you. He thinks you should upon my mother call. That you will judge me to be rude and ungrateful, un-grateful, I fear very much. But that la not true. I am happy. Indeed. I think all the day of you. "Your obodlent servant, "Katherlne Van lleemsklrk." (To be continued.) |