New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-05-15

said, when you understood
Help you TO WHAT
To arrange SO that / need not have to suffer
much more, just now. I've suffered great DEAL
Mr. Grove. Do you think YOU could help me
about mother, you know-and about it all p
She looked earnestly up at him. As this hope of
help from him to her, her features lost their
set look They began to culver slightly.
1t would make things so much easier she
added.
Good heavens" exclaimed Mr.. Grove.
There is generally some fibre Of chivalry even
in the most unpromi,ing male character. Marccllus
Grove positively certain that lie had never
met with anything like the audacity of this re-
quest. And he astounded at himself that
something within him prompted him to assent
lie thought with exceeding swiitness for the
next few moments, walking about the room again
as lie did Policy came to the aid of chivary.
Then he went up to the girl and held out his hand.
All light he said brusquely. Pm going.
You needn't think | shall plague the life out Of
you. I'll say something to your mother. And
~ give out that you were not well enough to go.
You see I've got To 60"
In the poignancy OF the Revision of her feeling,
Katharine extended both hands To hint
lie took them eagerly. lie hcstated moment
Then he bent toward her But she shrank.
oh, please DON'T" she whispered.
ing The devil" under his breath as he turned
away lie trampcd heavily ont of the room and
into the kitchen where Mrs North was now max
ing slow preparations for breakfast. She turned
Kate has decided not to go with me this morn
ing. he explained. - s'pose North can drive
me over to Ripley. I'll hitch up the colt right
Having spoken thus Mr.. Grove looked with
scowling intcntness at the woman before him.
:, Now. see here Mrs. North he continued
" GU Just let my wife alone. will you? Her
nerves are all unstrung. You've been hcctorinS
her no end along back. Don't do il any more.
Having thus delivered himself, the man went ont
to harness the colt, leaving Mrs; North wlth
another distinct pressure in the back OF her head
She mad begun 10 pour boiling wafer from the
tea Kettle into the conec-pot and she continued
70 40 so until stream of scaldinc water Tell on
her foot which was clothed outwardly in list
shoe.
She stolidly set the con"c-pot and the kettle on
the stove She looked about and addressed the
vacant room.
After what I've done, TOO. 1t was me that
10 marry him. done it for her good. 900, Folks
are the most unqratcfnl set in the world lie
wants me to let his wife alonci He don't want
lie 20 hector his WIFE
She went TO the clo>ct and again sopped por;;
ton of Lien aproc with camphor She dabbcd
her mouth and nose with this portion. The world
might a. well come to an end.
The door opened ard Katharine came in.
Aren't YOU we'll mother she asked. pausins
I'm as wells can bc, vas tie answer.
But smell camphor.
81 should be surprised if yol didn't. seeing
my aprons wet with IT,.
Mother I'm so sorry began the girl.
IL guess don't feel much like hearing you
talk now interrupted Mrs North.
Katharine stood irrcSoluir Then she advanced
TO the stove and moved tie coffee pot, whose con-
tents were bubbng over and frying loudly on
the hot cover
Her mother watched her above the camphor
Q To-
Il guess. mcbby you'd better 80 n lay down
You must bc kind of tired. Though pTaps Won the
pronoun strongly emphasized, "prap' YOU 'lep,,
last night I'm sure hope YOU did. anl |
shouldn't wonder If You might want 10 think
little. I've heard of ITS doing folks good t.
think. Id certainly lay down II was You.
Katharine hr>itatcd still. She thought Of her
mother. ~ she looked at her, n Of some stranger
with whom she was Thoroughly out of sympathy,
An impulse 20 try TO -ny something that should
bring them nearer together was immediately sun
ducd a. being utterly useless. Without speaking
again she left the room. As rhe passed by the
open outer door the sound OF horses feet ana oil
wheels made her turn her head.
Mr.. Grove was Just driving out oil the bath
He was gazing sharply ~ The housr.
He saw the figure there He caught of has hat
Then he hurriedly put 1t on again and pulled In
VIA. shin / bring you from New-York
Kate ," he asked
II R '.I' as She spoke she had an uncomfortable
sense If being ungraciOus. StIll She had spoken
the simple truth.
Her father was sitting beside Deacon Grove
He wonld drive back the colt. She saw him turn
and gaze AT her aS she still stood there.
She remained 20 long IN the doorway that hcr
mother again duly revived by camphor called
out from the kitchen:
Katharine. | auesS YOU better lay down.
The airl went up the stairs 10 her own room
She shrank rs she saw her wedding bonnet anu
mantle living ON the bed.
And she then perceived that shc still wore her
travelling drcs-.
thing iu>i dead but something for which size dl J
not mourn in the least. she put away The nat ana
cape and changed her Gown for an old slngham
frock which wa closely associated with her every
day life before Deacon Grove came home with her
from that prayer meeting
IIaviug done this she sat down by the open WIN
dow and told hcScli that she wOuli h'Glh 10 ''InN
Int She really did nothing Of the kind. Her
mind was Immediately cnNclopc1 IN a hebnlois
rieh of thought which had 30 particular ann. II
was like clouds drifting hithcl and thlthcr over
She was. howcvr, kccnly and blis,fully CON
scous Of a sense of relief his sens" wa 80 great
that She lid not have much care at the present
moment wha' became of her Nothing could
became Of her. of any consequence. since she was
safely through with the last few hours.
If her mother objected to hcr staying at home
As She at there by the window the warm air
blew upon her Sic Wa almost happy.
OF N was WRONG OF Her III SUM- WHY w
bc almost happy at such JunctuIc. but there was
the fact.
She leaned her forehead on the sash and her
hair dritted about her face: Sire was rather sur
pri-cd that the wind could do exactly rs II had
done last week. last year, before she had been a
woman of such experience
Tier absentlv gazing eyes suddenly became aware
that n figure had left the Damon house AMI was
coming with purposrfhl energy along the path III
the moving. II was Joanna.
Presently Katharine heard her friends voice
below, and then her lcavy, decided step on ~
stairs.
The door was flung open with an air of decision
Joanna advanced into the middle Of the room
and then paused. ,
If this don't heat ALL she said. and mmed-
ately il does beat all.
katharine made no response. She had risen
and stood with her back 10 the window.
Your mar says the dclcons gone
Yes, hc has.
oh my goodness What yon going to do
with yonr wedding bunnt n cape
Il don't know. ] hadn't Thought
81 s,'d think you'd try 10 think must say