New-York tribune., 1890-08-31

But Mrs. Jacobs could not forget 1t. She be-
gan Immediately to brace herself again.
Now Mis- Lander, you mustn't hender me-
she SAID. IN give YOU the key m you go right
in. We shll be there fore long.
Mrs Lander saw Dallys face appear 10 become
sun %Whepe Wn fesu;UH aTe yoa gGng To dentst? she
inquired.
ruther have out every tooth I've got left in my
head. We've got TO go Mis- Nlnsiows. Dally's
ben naughty to her n she proin&lSed & me TO con m
ruthcr do ii M self, only amt the guilty one, 50
DAILY grasped the speakers hand with both
" Mrs. Lander smiled Both Mrs. Jacobs and her
charge wondered how any one could smile at such
time but the very cFyce16 heS tn t@r noTy pRy one could
she shct Mis- Winslow into her suller.'
Mrs ander smiled again She said that no
doubt Mr. Winston would be grateful if his wife
could be shut in the cellar all the time.
Now don't you so m tax thnt n,.n way emGn- 1
wIat She is don't change the child's fault any.
ut gives, some Provecation, thoqgh,., =,
Mrs Lander prC posed that She should go with
Dsiiy ii,'' to Mrs WihsCws. and that Mrs Jacobs
should turn ana 20 home
Mrs. Jacobs wanted so much to accept the
proposition that she felt II must be wrong She
Inslsted upon going. and Ms. Lander insisted
Daily spirits revived somewhat as they walked
Nothing
"aunty' could have suflced to make her promise
as She had done. In all her life there had
never comel,o her anything 50 hard as this. She
told herseif'ovcr and oyer that she would rather
seems to early Youth Mrs. Jacobs saw how
dreadful what she asked OF Daily was, but as she
Ii almost seemed rs if she would he neclccting
a c,rle er-stonc Of the chlds immortal education
if she should let this pass. and she counted on
making move in t'e matter before Mrs Wins
lor hoH ma do my
Wirsow warned her that his wife want goln'
to leave stone unturncdN?
The Winslow residence presented an entirely
deserted appearance. But then il always looked
so. Every blind was shut toward the road. The
blinds the front door seemed TO say that
nothing less than a funeral could open them.
The walk TO that door was paved with smooth
round beach stones, brown and white, arranged
in alternate rows. No spear OF grass ever dared
over this way and round to the right to a less
elaborate gravel path AS they reached the back
porch they came upon Mrs. Wiqslow putting
clothes TO soak in large tub. ana Marietta putting
clothes TO soak in small tub.
When Marietta saw that Daily was with the
two women, she first seemed much frightened:
then she recovered sufficiently to hold up pillow
case in such way that 1t shielded her face
while she opened her mouth and eyes to their
fullest extent in warning pantomlne to Daily.
Daily SAW this pantomine and at any other time
would have replied 10 ii in kind, but now her
mind was 50 filed with the dreadful duty before
her that she only stared al Marietta and made no
Response
Mrs. Winslow hurricdly wiped her hands on
a tablocioth, which had not yet been placed ia
the tub. Mis-. Jacobs was secretly glad that Their
hostess appeared somewhat Mustered by the
presence Of the lady from New-(Ork
Il declare Size said, Il want expcctin Of
ye, Miss Lander
expecting of me, MIS- Winslow ! only decided
at the latest moment last night TO take me ran
10 you, if one could get telegram in Ransom,
which fortunately one can't not untli day OF
two after it is sent
For some reason this reply given very
calmly and sweetly seemed to confuse Mrs. Wins
low still more. She put her hands III The soapy
water, ana obligel to wipe them again ia
at Marietta vclously and told her sh2TplY that
Size ought Ia be whipped for not TuhhlnS M'h-
out being told to see if the tea-kittle boiled.
Marietta rolled ncr sudsy hands IA her apron
and departed for the kitcGcn. But al the door,
which was behind her mothers back TINS chli9
found the opportunity TO turn again to D'.lb @ 'nu
TO indulge Opce more in the extreme opehIhS
of mouth and eyes. This time, c9miHr'eu ,, ~
Mrs. Winslow's evident discontinue, Daiiy s siiieu
broadly, and was immediately "ske" pN .i'rif.i n,i
mother what she fOund TO !auGh at. Da.S
promptly responded "Nothin,' ana Marietta oiT
appeared -.,.d % s,o,d m the
stoop Mrs Wiuslow was Obliged to tell them to
come right in n Sc down.
Mrs Lander thanked her efusively. The neNl
moment all three sitting III the seuli li-u"ih
parlor, and Daily was standing by MIS-. Ja'o'S
and looking at a mourning piece hung on III"
wall opposite, in the only llght place III ihc RON"
This piece was a representation OF "A section oI
some very ornate graveyard. \ tall anu mucl-
carved marble monument, with a weeping anger
the top of 1t, was III lhe ihladie u.slonoc, -
front was q group composed Of a large man In
evening dress. holding his hat IN llj mana an
lady, not in evening dress, nut III bI"cE gown
completely swathed about with n Grape Vch; u
youth in Eton jacket and hat, with his hard JUS
raised as II 10 remove that nat; slhalAgil III
more veil, and having IL hct arms "A doli tldt
had a face SO very cheerful that one might have
oil ehe been
etery. On open space LETT Tor the purpose on
tIe monument were tie Lines Sacred u tnc mem
ory Of" Daily could not read any iurticT
indeed she found some difficulty u spelling thtt
mucn out. All the people assembled H. the
picture. with the one exception OF the dOI @eHI'i
TO be reading the inscription with the utmost
Th1s gazing Daily heard Mrs. Landcr's me-
odious voice saying with great dea! oil SYN
PNS'if' am sorry 20 hear, Mrs. Winslow. that YOU
Lave been shut up IN your cellar: Did you suhcf
much incon VcnIence?" -
a purple nash rose slowly 70 Mrs. Winslow's
face: she forgot herself ana nspoke yoicniiyi iiyi,br,
How'd thot gt oHt? Pe'ers siI h,n olaDnn ind
none. 'Tant worth speakn about"
Daily lad crown very rigid. She stood on
little from Mrs; Jacobs but net small hngers gers
ncrfcctlv white She did not know how the
dusl,y eyes Of Mrs Lander were on her. All she
knew besides the task before her vas that the
hand TO which she clans held her firmly ana IN,
courtgincly. She stood very STRAIGHT and looked
jntentJy at q large EJt- patch Of the left SIDE OF
Mrs WinsOw's forehead.
Il turned thur hutton She said in a hisl
voice II done it, an. I'm sorry, cause aunt
one one land to her throat with movement which
made Mrs Lander half-ris, from her seat as If
yVVj,L brr band at that slender white throat
tho cbild's eyes turncd pathcticsily = thoa Of
Mrs Jacobs Then Daily lGoEed a. aeoiG at that
moth-paten end said n 'tl lith"[ a. Tyoai" yoG%
,e tb@ las word le.t her lips Daily flung her
eeIf ln,e q tempest upon Mrs. Jacobs, who caught
and held her fast