New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-10-19
THAT CAROLINY GAL
MARIETTA'S LOVER.

.MAR1ETTAS LOVER.
p.r.om Oct l3.-Theodorc Graham's new horse
.rd h,1ov were standing in front Of the Winslow
,,ou.e That young man, In his best suit, had
inc, rim in 70 say he was going to drive to Boston
10 .bould take an hour to go out to Cambridge
and .ee Bill. Had they any word to send'
Tmmediately Mrs. Winslow began to gather TO-
r..,., . bundle Of winter flannels for the sacred
r.r.or q, her son. She did not feel that she could
truet him 70 buy them Of the precise quality best
.r,,.d 10 his health. She hustled about She
,vo,d.r.d II Thcdor would take o glass can Of
hsrh.rrv prservc without breaking the con.
MEANWHILE Thodor was standing in the little
,ront .ntrv with Marietta. It was cold. 1t al-
most looked - II 1t might snow, though is was
still October.
"Rer'sr Thanksgiving weather. Marietta s1id.
Then sbe added that II mar should be kind Of
decent abe meant to have Daily there for Thanks
1vino Daily and the Widow 'Bijah. for it would
be too bad to separate them. And Bill, OF course.
A ZEAL old-fashioned time they meant to have-if
only mar would be decent. But II Bill came, things
would be sure to be right
avon don't seem to include me- remarked
Graham. with q laugh. Marietta thought he
laughed a good deal that morning.
"You, Of course she answered.
He drew her closer.
aWbv do you have any one but Bill and me P'
he asked.
aDon't you like Dallyp' inquired Marietta.
beginning to bristle somewhat you've seen her
consida able with me in the last two or three
weeks"
Thodor bent down and kissed his questioner.
lie laughed again. 1t seemed to his companion
L.:-l A. cbn had
seen them. His heavy but manly face was AMI
mated.
"rll bet YOU like her, after ALL" she exclaimed.
Mrs. Winslow opened the door with her roll
of flannels and her jar Of preserve. She began to
give directions to Thodor. No one had chance
to say anything more, for she completely occu-
pied the time Tn colt sprang off down the
white dusty road. Marietta stood for moment
looking after the carriage her arms rolled up in
her big apron She shivered In the sharp air.
There is certainly snow up to the north of Us,
she said aloud II almost wish Pd bon going IN
with Thodor. But then,' with smile, "he didn't
ask me-
She gave one more glance down the road be-
fore going into the kitchen This glance showed
her the top Of soft blue felt hat coming along
the other side of the wall. She knew the hat,
Her face frightened. She ran out and met Daily
at the gate.
"Do come in' cried Marietta, MARS awful
cross to-day. The ounce marmalade amt goln
right and we're all got to ketch it. Sence you've
ben grown up she's ben kind Of 'frad to 90 on
so before YOU
al was coming to sec II she had half dozen
ounces to spare aunty. We haven't as many as
we thought we had"
The two girls entered the house hot odor OF
preserving grew stronger and stronger as they
came to the kitchen. Mrs. WinslOw was not
there at tile moment. Marettf, sat down and
resumed her work OF pceling pears Daily stood
leaning against the table, watching the snarp
knife 90 round the fruit.
Mr.. Graham came along just as left home
so he asked me to drive with him, as he was com
and stopped there
If there were anything In the least perfunctory
in Dally's manner or voice as she gave Ihis IN
| formation, it WINS not noticed.
Marietta exclaimed that she hoped Thodol
WAS odd enough not to mention that he had just
seen Daily And, come to think Of it, it was out
OF his way to come from Farnham by the Wilder
'Biahs"
He may have had business on that road re-
marked Daily.
"Likelys not, was the careless response, he's
ALWAYS stopping at Tifts Corners; l spose he
| STONED there this morning faint no matter
anyway"
NO" said Daily "Do you think your mother
can spare the quinces?'
She came close to Marietta as she asked the
question, and placed her hand on her shoulder
There are few people whose Slight touch is q
| potent caress
Marietta looked up, and her eyes met the eye:
of her friend intenty for an instant. She put Out
a fruit-stained hand and asked impulsvely:
DAILY, what troubles youp And you're pale.
perhaps | am pale, but I'm perfectly well
| There comes your mother
She drew back quickly. She did not lingel
after Mrs Winsow's entrance. In five minute:
| more she was walking homeward with small
| paper bag Of ounces, aud Sam, the hound, wa:
| running by her side.
Marietta was tempted to leave her work and
| no part way" as of old, with her; but she kne"
her neither would not allow that So she sal
and peeled and quartered pears, and wondered
| Why there had been that look in Dally's eyes
She did not understand it at all, and she could moi
get it out OF her mind
Outside the day grew more and more leaden
like a gloomy bit from November. Sometimes
the clouds would part in the sullen wind and
permit pale ray to come down to the earth
Along the roads that wound through high
uostures. where the barberrics were still red on
some bushes then down between meadows oil
ccdor swamps, the colt was carrying the ne"
buggy and his master toward Boston.
Almost into the teeth of the northeast WIND
tho Young nan was driving. His gray ulster was
pulled up TO his ears and his cap drawn forward
He sat upright, and If the spirited young animal
Jagged. he slapped the lines on its back and cried
ont almost fcrociousy at 1T.
Marietta would not have thought his eyes
snarkling now Instead. they also had something
sullenly ferocious in them, and his mouth was