New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-08-10

air of security that greatly impressed Marietta
who asked How do you know" with some
thing like admiration
Instead of replying Daily put her hand up and
gently removed the frame OF netting from tho
window.
She looked at Marietta with such an inviting
Glance tina; that little girl did not linccr any
longer in irdecsion, but put one leg. with a
calico "pautalcttc' on it., over the windowSlll
and as this leg was directly followed by lis mate
she was presently standing on the ground closC
20 the SAGE bed.
DAILY threw an impulsivc arm round Marietta:
neck ana kissed her.
It's tnrrible long scncc I seen yo'. she sai(
softly, her cycs cleaning
Il know il, returned the other; hut "
know mother won't let me- She SAYS 10 Chile
of hern--'
Il know bout that vo' need mt tell me non,
or that" interrupted Daily with swift anger
She raised small and very dirty fist. " IF She.
or mind ter act that-away -" she began But
her conpaniou would not let her finish the re-
mark she seized the fist and drew Daily r,3idlI
along by the cdrrant bushes and the great rhlr
barb plants which tapped against their bare
ankles until they came to the garden wall Tic
other side OF that wall there was cllmp o
milllweeds, from whose curious bloom-clustcr.
,l. sun WAS drawing out n full. torrid fracraucc
As tbc two girls climbed over the loosely placed
stones Marietta asked brcathlc>sly:
is il a truly pony When they stood on
the other side Daily pulled the other along, as
She answered:
sc. hope a yo' ain' CVine ter he disappointed
Tain't much Of or pony as ii, or boss. 40
didn't expect or tccnty-tGntE thing, did ,yo'?1.
Il didn't expect nothin',' replied Marietta
looking eagerly III every direction.
No more yo' didn't" was The response. An
faint So m nc, et hoiS nor er pony as tis--'
month and ga7cd shiningly over them AZ Marietta
who was becoming more and more bcWildcrcd
The latter began TO ran, but allowed hcf5cil
10 b. Guided Oy her companion. Size announced
pantingiy that she wouldn't say another word
til she was where She couldn't Lear her mother
if she shoald holler.
She mont holler.' returned Daily, "but She
Al this very significant remark. Marietta
stopped short What had Daily done? Marietta
had warm love for Daily, but at this moment
she told herself that she was " outlandlsh.' and
really one could not tell what an Ouilandis'
person might be led 10 do. In hi. case She
had acknowledged thai She had placed Mrs. Wins
low in position where, though she might mol
Ter" she could llctch' no one. Marietta was
almost frightened
- What you done - she asked sharply. "Marll
see that We glt yonr come-uppance If you dom
Fer reply, Daily only laughed. She laughed
with such intense merrment and th" -ouhd va:
so SWEEP ana lUlftllOiS lIdl hdlWlld MdS b'lENN
10 Join her in spite OF her doubts.
This ci.ld from Carolina possessed q mysterious
charm ior thc Massachusetts child. The leavci
q: wickcdness The hitherto unknown flavor OF
80 suspicion of something savage and dnadful
al drew Marietta Possibly also. the fact that
hrr mother disapprovcd lent 7rst 10 any inter
view She happened 10 steal. And the coutroN
fact, that her father did not disapprove. took from
;hc girl any overwhelming sense OF sin.
When tho two reached tAc highway. Marietta
4. 1. lu.T4
of her
i don't see no pony" she said.
called IN cr pony; said Daily hcSl'a'in1IY
growing red AZ the thought o! hc!ug deceived
" II zoe, est like cr wildcat remarked Daily
"Yo jest look hyar"
what seemed ~ Marctta's confused sense some
thing very s'ranCc--two wheels hitNhcd together
one very small and one very large.
DAILY spran1 on top Of those TWO wheels Sh'
sat astIidc and she made her lc-- 20 8" f'>
and the big wheel and the iirtlc wheel went 50
fast. that Marietta fairly sArieked with excite.
admiration. She cappcd her hands. sac dancc'
mp and down. once, over IN Iarr nam. she nae
caught SIGHT Of such thing, but if was only
climpse and there "A INV on IT, She hW
supposed Of course. that only a MN or boy coul'
gel on il II was iust like Daily ~ do ihA'
Daily coud do ANYTHING strange and bcWli'Eint
II was the most bcwitchiug 'hlne ~ the "ofl
10 be on such n machine, and " 10 90 - uE'
that She screamed again aS Daily TUNED aul
came toward her Ic'mc' lc'Wc ' she shouted
| After a great deal Of trying 10 balance asaine
| the lcnc". Marietta succeeded in srroWhlu4 ol
! and Lo.ding on somehow behind Daily, AE"
morkcy behind rider.
! They were both li-ht in weight. and lall'
! had learned 90 ride i'm a curious. hc!irr-s'5"i'-.
Way. She explained that Mrs Jacobs ncph"r
who lived oil Somewhere. had now t"n" '"in'
/ where 10 hc away great while. and %" ir
sent This ihno 10 his amt - be store H. Mn'i'i'
/ ycu1urcd ~ sucec,t that &c" NchlA they shout
hurt il. but Daily asserted 50 positively That ]
! couldn't be lurt. that he believed Ter.
| II was not until the sun had COP" h"hlnd som
pine trees over toward thc west th1' Marietta
| conscience. or Ter fear. suddenly awakened
oh" Size cried, Jest s'pos'n If Mar La
| OpercI that bedroom door
! The two gil> stood painting. lcorlnc dfdln-
the fierce worn ont with pleasure. II hld &C
! been vouchsafcd 10 Marietta o. go Sly yard, aIon
on The bicycle before She and j. EEL over
She aint done hit, remarked Daily. wit
"fIi he, She has" said Marietta.
She amt But Size mout hoy" hollc7cd.
Marietta began - be frightened again. -
locked fcarfuily al the s"caty. primy face Of d"
| companion.
ia know what We mean, She said, inst aboy
her breath.
"Yo' go straight home now" She advised. " ~
40 inter that bedroom, thout no noise. an don
/ 90 come outer thar tNcl so mar opens 'I1
I do. lcSt I"V, ci No' q" hear no holcfih
Your locked in, and yo' can't at ont
| DalIy d4licatcY mounted the hcrclc, hr
| M5rc'to pulled Ter doFn.
'Who' sc mean 80 She asked "vor'Y" rot f.
tel M w., .,
| Dally trcadled rapidly away toward the WIdd'
Jacobs house.
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