New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-06-05

sand and its rider did not finish his sentence. But
! the fact that II was not finished. but must be
finished sometime, remained nebulously with him
as something decidedly agreeable.
| "Odd, amt It Pm remarked Joanna after a
| moment.
| What is il that's odd ~
why. that that young man should be on the
| beach this morn,g"
| "Oh, they're everywhere returned Katha-
rine. " suppose Us just odd that were here.
don't you?
She took Joannas arm and the two began to
walk quickly back.
Il was worried" said Joanna In an aggrieved
tone. because it seemed so strange for you to go
out the beach in cloudy dull morning like
this It's just's lonesomes it can be-
Cloudy? Lonc,ome? ?"
Katharine took her hat of and shook back her
hair Il think it's beautiful. It's
| Her ardent voice stopped. She bethought her
| self in time that her companion might think she
was crazy if she went in that way. Joanna
was quite likely to think any one was crazy who
| saw things in very different way from what She
| herself saw them.
Katharine in season for her morning duties.
| As she distributed fried perch she thought she
had never disliked the odor OF hot grease as she
did this morning She ought TO have been
The sense OF expectancy upon her was so eager
| that it was almost poignant
or course that lady would not remember When
it was ten minutes after eight the girl su'ferin.
20 that it seemed us if she must cry aloud. But
| she did rot She stood outside the plat
form, her pale face and hot eyes turned steadily,
but quietly, toward the head Of the beach.
She did not know In what kind OF carriage
Mrs. Llandaf would come. if she came.
Katharine had known that shc cared but she
was surprised now TO find that she cared SO mnch.
Five minutes went by. A sharp despair
was settling the girls heart. How worse than
foolish it was for her TO have expected anything!
And yet it was strong- that that lady should
have done such thing.
"Oh Kate exclaimed Joanna's swe-struck
| voice close to her Joanna seized her arm.
What do you think? That public speaker is
right out here She's after you. She said she
wanted Katharine North. spose that's you.
Though don't know what the deacon would say
70 that"-here Kate shrank visbly-" and she's
telling Mr. Jackson that he must excuse you if
you are not back by nine, and Dir. Jackson is
smiling n squirming no end n saying yes,
ma am, yes. We en- easy put another girl in
her place. Oh my Amt you In MckP l
wonder If you'll see her young man. Tell us all
| about him it you do, he sure"
At this point katharine had twisted her arm
free and now she hurried round TO tie ether door.
There Wac Mrs. LANDAU IN a light single car
rieee, holding the lines herself, aud alone
Get right ill.," she said with that sort of suavc
abruptness which she sometimes used. Im
little late; but I've arranged with this gentle
man." here profuse smiles from Nj jackson.
- and we need not hurry back.
Shc turned the hoIsc sIiiully The creature
shook bis mead and started Joyiully alons the road
Joanna stood - uiomeni hazns. she was Joined
presently bN Emma Tart.
They agreed thIt it beat all. And they ac-
counted for TIL. state Of thinrs by the Tact TIA,
Mrs Llandan AT once a woman dnd n public
speaker. Therefore II uinht not bc accounted
strange that she had come and taken Kate OF III
| this way.
We will get away from these people
And then she SAID nothing more until they were
on of those roads IN Cohseset that are still
comparatively lonely, even IN bOsrdcr time.
As for her companion she sat perfectly still.
Sometimes she glanced shyly down az the perfectly
tho lines. But she did not look any further. and
she did not speak.
10 did not seem 10 her necessary that anything
should DO said Even the extreme CURIOSITY that
had possessed her Wiz gradually giving place TO
sensation of comfort and happiness such AZ she
Suddenly Mrs LANDAU broke tho silence But
FIRST she guided the morse from the road TO the
shelter of pine tree The sun had by this time
driven away thc castcry clouds.
She turned toward the girl and looked at her
steadily, almost intensely, 80 close was the scrutiny
she gave.
slightly. 1T would be one Of the sweetest things
that ever happened TO inc II you should look in
my face now and call mc-tcll me, have yon no
idea what you ought 10 call me ?"
At the sound of TINT voice in that cadence, say
ing such words 10 her, the girl turned slowly
toward the woman beside her.
Occasionally IN our lives things happen that
seem so unreal that no effort part can al
first make them seem otherwise. And yet they
are rs real as the most ordinary, sordid everyday
act
In fact, reality is often so very beautiful that
it would be Immediately rejected as material
BY rcalist'
Katharincs hands Involuntary clasped them
selves together on her lap.
No" she sid, 1t is impossible That would
She was gazing steadily into Mrs. Lland,Hs
face.
Would you like It if it were possible p asked
tie elder woman.
oh, ysss!- whispcreed Katharine
"Wcll?7 said Mrs. LANDAU.
Then you arc my Aunt katc|
Yes. Truly, am. You are sure you're not
sorry?7
Katharine made slight movement toward
Mrs. Ilandnn. There sometimes about the
gil an entire absence OF scl-consciousncss
She bent her head until her forehead touched
the wOman's shoulder.
"Iow lovely it is :" she SAID still in whisper.
Do you tIiink SOP
Mrs. 1Iandafs fac. was softly radiant
"Oh, ycsr again. and still in whisper.
She kept her head where she had placed H..
She closed her eyes as if shc keeping vision
within them
As for tie elder woman. some unaccustomed
and singing tears to her eyes they shut
out the landscape ana seemed 10 Shut her in with
this girl who near OF kin 10 her, and 90
very near in heart.
She put her arm about the slender figure.
d" II was cruel 10 keep from me the knowledge
that YOU were in thc world, che said AZ last
II was natural that she should not at first
blame herself in the least for all her ignorance
of affairs in Feeding Hills.
"Didnt YOU know there was such a person ?"
Katharine now lifted her head She spoke
with more animation
She already had exquisite sense and for
the first time in her life. of what il like To
he with one with whom she was free TO he herself.
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