New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-03-22

1t was odd that Miss Phillips should look re-
lieved. She had brought the jacket expressly that
she might give it to this girl.
will you not oblge me-" she asked. There
was something almost dramatic in the way in
which Rowena turned to her companion.
You meant it present." She inquired.
YES
Thank you very much. I'm sorry you thought
that way of me. havc-a shawl here the
proud young voice began to trcmble. 81 know
it isn't pretty, but it keeps me warm. and I've
got to wear it. l shant take your jacket. DO
wish you hadn't offered it to me. | do wish -
Here the voice stopped altogether Rowcna
stood very straight. But she hung her head
Miss Phillips put her hands behind her. She
seemed to put them there TO be sure that they
should not touch Rowcna 1t was plainly no
time to touch her now
The moths will eat the jacket said she.
smiling.
Let them, responded the other still with
her head down.
But also am not without New England thrift;
hate TO see things destroyed"
No answer. Rowcnh gave side glance at
the jacket. Then she turned her back more
decidedly upon II.
What if | should leave it here while you
think about il ?" suggested Miss Phillips. Where
is the disgrace in your acting as sort Of package
| of campho: and tobacco in regard to this fur
| jacket? Consider yourself merely as an ami
| mated anti-moth packet"
a deep sigh followed this monosylable.
Miss Phillipps's spirits. were rapidly rising.
why not obligc me ?"
But Rowena did not feel that she could COM
mand her voice sufficiently TO try to say any
| thing.
The owner of the garment now rapidly re-
| turned it TO the box. The odor of camphor was
very strong in the little room.
Miss Phillips went close to the girl. She
okcda her "A silence
| bred. somewhat hooking face softened good
| deal
Since YOU will not wear that. will you do
Rowena lifted her eyes to the face before
her. She claspei her hands and said fcrvently:
win you join our new Browning Club?"
The moment She had made this request. Miss
Phillips did not know how, She was going to
| live up 10 il. But she would not be so weak as
| to withdraw it.
| Rowena's first emotion of thankfulncss
| that she could know something further of the
man who wrote "One Word More" SO she
| said Yes with effusOn.
| But when her visitor had gone and She sat
| alone and the wind and seet beat the window.
she wondered at herself that she had obeycd any
such impulse. OF course She could not go. She
wished she had never seen Miss Phillips. II was
| she would not 90. What "a wretch she must be
that she could not help thinking of that jacket.
She found it difficult TO put it out of her mind
| that she resortcd to the desperate remedy OF
| going down into the parlor to see Mrs Jarvis.
The supper hour was long since over. She
greatly astonisned to find Ferdinand Foster and
three or four girls there engaged IN slrill laugh
| ter. Mrs. jarvis was not there ROwcna made n
quick backward movement and would have re-
| treated up the stairs, but of the girls ran
| forward and caught her hand, crying out in the
| sharp voice that one hears 50 much in the east
wind here. Perhaps it Is the east wind which
| makes the voice.
Now don't you 60 to runnin' right away 5 if
| you too glad to stay here. l.enlme introduce
ye To the rest We've got an on night Twas
| SO horrid stormy finally concluded 10 stay here
| N try high jinks in this old parlor. Mr.. Foster
| got Mrs Jarvis to say we might have the room.
| I'm sure d'know what we should do without Mr..
Foster. There amt hardly any gentlemun that's
ever at leisure. They're Jest bound up in bust
| ness We ladies have 70 git along with precious
| little OF gentlemuns society. tell the other
| ladies | guess ! shall 90 West. They say ladies
are scarce out there that the gentlcmun crowd
| up TO the decp0 when the trains come in and lVt
| pop The question as the ladies step ont the cars
So YOU see they're engaged before they leave the
| deepo. Now, that's what ] call an nterestin'
country TO live in. What's Bolston to that
Shricks of laughter greeted these words, which
| were so rapidly spoken that they almost seemed
| one long word of many syllables. Rowena could
not help laughing, though She felt shy and in
dcdnlte " dsgqstcL She rep'oycd herself for for
was a working girl herself
She wns introduced rapidly by the girl who had
| appointed herself her guide and who was attircd
| in q black dress so tight that it was only by
constantly renewed miracle she could breathe
| She had a small face that made Rowena think Of
weasel her father, had caught IN trap set near a
preston that she would say something decidedly
vulgar the next time she opened her lips and she
| was continually opening her lips But there was
| a kind of good humOr about her which prevented
| Rowena from positively hating her
One of the company patronizlngy asked II
Rowena were learning to color photograpnis ana IL
advising strongly that she try to be PAID by the
piece She herself had tried the "touching-up
business" as she called IT, She h IA ired most nos:
| Tho X III.
goods Shed about as lives he a salcSlady S
ANYTHING" If you felt cross you could snub
Here some one across the room who had been
examining the speaker with the greatest interest
suddenly shouted: ,... ,. ..;..;..
Matte, seems 10 me you We Deen trimming
So The @TI who had been talking with Rowena
quickly put her hand 10 her i2reHcad.
No, amt trimmed UNI amt comDed ufh
half out | was kind of saving um; didn't know
but somebody might asl; me to the theatre to-
| night" ,,.,.- ,,.s.o. .,,o,
,bnre was another universal shrek of laughter
some one clapped her hands and cred
That's right! Give il 10 him
since Rnwena's entrance lie did not come near
her but lie appeared to find it difficult to keep his
cyl He was was standing by the mante in front Of the
rerister His face was almost sulky. His hands
were thrust far down i'll his pockets lie was
wondering what kind Of an ass Miss Tuttle would
think he was Perhaps she would not think of
him at all that would be worse still. o.,
~ Amt there no other gentlcmun coming -
s,,od n now voice :" thought You said you had
a,o friends that were coming tonight, Mr.. Foster
might Just as we'll have stayed in my own room
AID had q nap. ,r, $1,000. III, -,
| Iang6trr apparently every time anybody spoke
Mr. Foster grinned lie replied that perhaps his
| friends had found place where the girls were
In the hilarity excited by this remark the door,
he'll rang violently. The girl who had welcomed
- Cbo init tod xvoV
IN rough listers with the great collars turned