New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-04-26

" If my friends fail me and my art fails me"
she said, perhaps | can have your school when
you leave it to be married. You know l must
earn my living some way"
Why don't you take my SCHOOL," asked the
other quickly Your folks ID be lest as glad as
they could be-"
Rowena sprang up Enthusiasm blazed sud
denly in her eyes She walked to the easel where
was the picture on which she had been at work
that day She turned it about She had often
tined her hand at heads but never seriously at q
likeness before.
This was the head Of woman 1t had thick,
reddish hair lying prOfusely on the forehead
green-tnted eyes, and a very red mouth, with a
disdanful curve in il. The straight brows lay
across a white forehead.
Thus far this, as a whole, was the best she had
done. Rowena was sure Of that. She wished
AeNtrec might see it. He would not look so
much AT the expression as at the drawing.
George Warner advanced and gazed with some
awe al this object. She said il almost spoke
Then she asked:
"l It's her. amt it?7
Rowcna smiled at the picture.
Yes, 1t IS Miss Phillips, she answered ITS
only sketch, YOU know She never sat TO me.
Wish she would. | wanted to do this But
really love best TO paint from nature-felds. and
hills and SlIy-meadowS where the scent of white
Vlolets comes on the warm wind-anythino al
most IN the country. l can learn! must learn
It's in me-"
she took brush but she put it. down again.
Tier Trend could not understand. She herself
| IKeu 10 make bedquiltS Of remarkable pattern;
that was something that was not only pretty bur
useful She wondered if Rowcna was not a Gttlc
unbalanced II She only ever decided to marry
Philip Barrett, things would be all right ANY
way, she loved her the best of any friend she had
| OF course She excepted Jim Townshend Jim was
a man. 1t was the way to love a man best but
Rowcna came next
She dld not see her way clear to any reply TO
Rowena's words, 50 she said, with good deal of
emphasis:
Il can't bear that face Does she really look
like that? Jest if you was dirt for her to
tread on?7
she does have that expression good deal
was the answer the speaker still smiling at the
canvas.
Then sl'd think you'd hate her"
! Not if She trcads on other folks and smiles at
me- was the reply, rather mocllinay.
Co. Bat ! shd think you'd always be drcadin
when your turn would come persisted George
Don't let's talk like this any more" cried
Rowcna. She Immediately put an awful question
! about Mr. TownShend
! At the appointed time the next day the two
/ girls walked to Atantic-avc., where they found
Uncle Reuben just putting his horse into the shafts
1 of the boat wagon. lie had expended lis last
/ supply of meal tickets, and his wife. had decided
that he need not lay out any more money that
way, but might take his vctualS with him.
which lie did. Owing to this arrangement Row
cna was not sure Of seeing him every time he
came in. lie usually brought cooked food from
Mrs futile for her daughter, but she often had Z,
I 20 down 10 Atlanticave for il. ~ Marthy :.
had limited, Mr.. Little had n weakness for liquor,
and there We're seasons whcn in many ways. as
his ncighbors said, YOU couldn't depend on him
morc'n you could the wind Still. be was
never 50 drunk that he could not manage lis
horse, and come in and 90 out Of Boston safely.
Or perhaps his horse was now wise in this bust
ness that he needed management.
When Rowena and George found him now, his
face was so red and he was 50 conversational that
they knew directly that he had had too much
| He never acknowledged that he had had too
much. But he explained at great length that The
reason was because he'd ben havin a spell of hi,
cusscd nooralgy.7 lie was Obliged 10 take some
thing for that. He guessed he should ride it OIL
long fore he got home" lie did not say whether
ii" referred to the neuralgia the effect of the
liquor.
Rowcna tried to persuade her friend 10 60 home
by train She was afraid her Uncle Reuben would
think his "rooralgy@ needed even more mrdicl-
ucnt But George sal she wasn't afraid. " II it
come 10 that She could take the rcins n drive
tests well as Mr. Little Her folks d be cNpcctn
Lcr. She bad told jim She should surely come"
At mention Of jim Rowcna rctained from any
| more ur-ine. The two friends embraced under
Uncle Reuhcn's eyes. lie said lc glad 10 see
there was affection somewhere in tie world, but
there want much where lie lived.
Three Young men in tie boaI Office were much
interested in tie parting. They bet 10 10 that
the TWO would turn back lot second hui, and
tie two did
I 1Iarmadul,c was under one arm and beneath
Rowcnas shawl save for his head. Ills presence
made the embracing more difficult than 1t would
otherwise have BEEN
/ When at last George was mounted Oh the seal
beside Mr. Little and the wh""s Of the cart be-
oar slowly 10 reyovc the terrier bristcd his
L..rd and uustache ard harkcd iuIousy.
po,y.ua watched the cart out Of sight When
flo weather ,rao little mlde: she would go nome
for "a week. George carried WIN hef a NoiiHi-
i"i ,i.tIc 10 Mr. and Mrs luttlc. This letter
.. r,ii Of Genuine love and longing 10 SEE thcnn
Mrs Vuttlc read il for the tmrd time after she
had pu ucr dIied'pplc pies me- me oven 10 pang.
;lIc t,cI, door was open ana the frogs were very
i i t,c meadow there. Wue-Wiu@S wee
i.,,i,a Inc air. and the owners OF thcsr "HiIs
,,cr, saving blithely, over ana over, De'ile'
De.T re- Glad she's cttu' kind Of weaned from
IL I'D Mrs. Tuttc, with sigh, she won't
spaT 50 mac But makes me sor dgcs co.
3 as 5s; % ;H' ae g; S%5 f % Rev.
On, o. J I"i know what her father world do.
e"Z %Sic put pa5 The letter in the pocket Of 5 Gc1
calico skirt hc Looked IN and al std mrI ,RcT S long
e a 10 me 5cpy Iqn h%S' s"s 1 only of duff
sense Of loss md detection or douoItcr had writ
Fiji, was c fri hdf S.' %ai & sanehas that s"%
ten home III WINS '1. were really crowding upon the
DID, Gc ohcr could not pV WAS nf mot inner IN wor I
{ Nat sorncthin', however. II "''
bat it was Is rycy paIIsca E c09 Sd al asd aGl
apron across per ~ oettin wrancd from us Jest