New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-02-28

! At last she tried 70 rouse herself. She left the
kitchen and went into the porch. She put shawl
over her head and walked carefully on the boards
that had been laid path over the melting
snow 10 the barn. Her terrier. with rather a de.
pressed manner. followed her. She flung open
the barn door; she inhaled the odor o: hay she
heard the horses whinnying for greeting. As she
! went along to the stalls. the put her
head forward and thrust out her tongue for the
dry 'cornblade extended ITO her Buster. the
bull terrier, rose from pile Of bedding ana
stretched himself
Rowena eagerly took in every detail Of the
place. The sudden and mysterious tension that
had been upon her appeared as mysteriously
to begin 10 give way. Almost she thought she
heard and saw her father she had heard and seen
him in those days when she had tagged after
him while he did his chores in this barn. When
ehc had been small enough he had brought her OUT
on his shoulder Could she not hear him now say
ine There sha'n't nobody plague my llttie
girl
As these words came back to her with the very
intonation in which they were spoken, Rowena
suddenly began to sob violently. She sat down
on bundle of straw and bent her face to her
ha nds She wept as she had not wept since She
had been child
Marmaduke climbed up to her shoulder. he
whined. Not being able to reach her face, nc
licked her ear with the most eager soicitude,
making sight sympathetic moan under his
/ breath as he did so.
Buster, befitted dog who belonged TO
! boy. did not WELD TO the emotion which governed
Marmaduke Buster sat his launches IN
front Of this group and gazed seriously and re-
| specially He was young and he was not owned
! by any womankind lie was embarrassed. lie was
evidently extremely glad wien the human portion
Of the group sobbed less continuously, and the
canine part of it at last jumped down and began
to wregle around its MISTRESS feet.
II was Il half hour later that Rowena returned
to the house She found her mother asleep in her
chair Sarah Kimba was preparing to fry
doughnuts in the kitchen. The kettle Of fat was
making q sputtering noise on the stove. The
| girl was peering into different spice boxes. She
asked Rowena atIably which she would rather
have in sim-bals, cinnamon or nutmeg Rowcns
felt that she did not care but she promptly said
| Cinnamon"
Sarah Kimball had evidently utilized her so
journ upstairs for her hair put into little
strips Of lead around her forehead, and the locks
were pulled So tightly that il gave one a painful
sensation to look at her.
| II told Phil Barrett I'd go TO the choir re-
hearsal with him tonight" Ale said. as II IN ex-
| panation when she saw her sister glance at her
| hair
Don't be too kind to Philip. unless began
| Rowena impulsvely, Then she paused.
II guess you needn't say anything was the
| quick rcjondcr with a sharp emphasis on the
"you'
| Rowenas eyes flashed At that moment it APP
| peared TO her that Sarah Kimball was becoming
uncomfortable If the girl were the cause Of more
| CON plica tons what was 60 be done9
do you mean that too kind 20
Philip
The speakers glance covered the girl in way
| that made her cover somewhat. She did not
know exactly what Rowena might do il she were
reused.
Il 6lnow's it makes any difference what do
mean" was the sullen reply.
Rowena walked ont OF the room Sarah Kim
ball slapped The spice box vicously on the table.
Its JET the way" she muttered. Some folks
On do things. n il anybody else does
um the old Harrys to pay"
The next morning Rowena surprised her fam.
ily by announcing that she was going to Boston.
She might possibly be detained over night. Ma
than Henry induced 20 harness and take her
| to the station. The slush was now frozen and
! the "goin' something terrible The old
wagon pounded and iounced and bumped along.
and the people in it pounded and bumped with IT.
The first thing which Rowena did reaching
| her rooms in Park-st. was TO summon messen-
| ger boy by whom she dispatched note addressed
| to Mr. Robert Soule at the Vendome. Having done
| this. she sat down and thought Of all the reasons
| why she should not have done il. And she felt
that there were a great many OF these
| For the moment there seemed nothing in favor
| OF this action. She tried TO comfort herself BY
! the reflection that it must he right since IL was
so intensely disagIeeable She had dwelt 80 much
| upon Sarah Kimballs affairs Of late that she
almost felt a delirous tendency in her mind
She was on the verge Of distrusting her own iudg
| ment.
II was not perhaps so much on her sisters
account as for her mothers sake. She was sure
her mothers feeble vitality could not endure any
shock. But her mother pleased with Mr..
Sonle: Mrs futile would not be able 10 imagine
that that gentleman might be capable OF many
strange actions in the pursuit Of amusement
| Rowcpa moved restlessly about her ROOF
There were many chances that Mr.. Sonie
left Boston But she had instructed the n|S
| return Immediately if the gentleman were nos a"
the hotel She wished she had brought Marina
duke. his presence, though not physically iaf2e'
was very positive and comforting.
| She blushed painfully as she recalled the fact
that Mr. Soule was almost Frcnchnan. and mat
| he might misncrprst But that she must endure
| She looked at her watch and comput"u Inc
time between now and the departure oil me tralo
for Middle Village Ill.
| The voice Of the servant at the door sa'u'
| "Mr Soule'
Rowena rose. unGrscious as IL uipn. S'',"
she thought she would remain stahuihg ''"o DIG
| mnht force him 10 stand also. -
| H. oama forward toward her. There
,.os nothing Of his usual air about him
There was kind of eagerness in his eyes
He bowed silently and then stood oe'o r
her Rowena stiHened herself vlsioly. Shc o'u
rot r,isr her glance to his eyes but kept IL "Ac"