New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-08-21

! uiSn WANT 70 GIT up n when she dId GIT up
she wanted to set right down. And victuas
Jest like so much sawdust"
This from woman to whom victuals not
usually in the least like sawdust alarming.
Colburn suggested doctor, but Roxy preferred
some bitters for the blood. She said she knew
her blood needed thinning down" She had been
convinced since that time when her head had felt
90 queer that her blood too thick, and when
| blood is too thick 1t Is evident enough that it
must be thinned.
| Mr.. North, as he sat in Deacon Groves kitchen
waiting for Mrs. Budd, thought confusedly and
deiectedly Of all this. And he thought Of how
he had told his wife that she shouldn't call to
see Grove, and Of how he. North. had pushed
Grove into the water, and should he responsible
| If he died.
| With this thought there came for an instant
terrible exultaton that then Katharine, his Kitty.
would be free. Why should be begrudged the
price, even though it such price, so that
his daughter might be happy again.
And what had made Mrs. LANDAU send such a
telegram? What new thing had happened Surely
Katharine could not be already fancying that she
loved some one.
Mr.. North was dreading that Everything was
horrible that day to the man as he sat there.
He knew that Gusty Riddle was talking; the
words she said rolled over his mind without leav-
ing the least idea behind them.
But he did rouse when some one was heard
on the stairs, and he comprehended that Miss
Riddle said that that was Miss Budd
'Gusty FASTENED out of the room " to prepare
the Deacon" she said, and Mr.. North was left
a few moments to try to listen to Mrs. Budd's
mournful prophecies concerning the patient in
the spare chamber. She said Deacon Groves
countenance want right She thought his nose
xo;p no II, al opd
she had heard dog howl the night before. There
was also ticking in the wall as she had sat
by the bed just now. She thought it might he
death watch She had asked Deacon Grove If
he thought it was death watch.
Mr.. North smiled as he inquired
What did Grove say?"
II don't wish to repeat what he aid" was
the answer 81 'spose it's natral for men TO
swear when they are sick" o
When 'Gusty summoned Mr. North he pucled
at her sleeve on the stairs and inquired II it
were absolutely necessary that she be present at
the interview, for he had something very conf
Dental to say to the Deacon.
'Gusty said she certainly would be obliged 10
be present, but that she would 60 to the other
side Of the room and try not 10 listen.
At this Mr.. North tried not TO groan lie
compromised by laughing so loud that he was
Immediately hushed by his companion.
He was startled by seeing Grove look so very
ill, but the voice which greeted him was not
alarmngly weak.
We'll, North. what Internal things up now"
asked the Deacon, looking as il he would gnash
rabidly at whatever came in his way
North replied 10 the point and directly.
Il came TO talk about your getting a hill,
Grove, and you've got to listen TO me. The
whole things outrageous you know. Public
opinonll he all against you If you hold ont You'll
be tarred and feathered when it's known that
you're really intending to keep that child to
that bond. I tell you know what I'm talking
about. Ask anybody You just let me begin
proceedings in your name. Desertion, you know.
and all that It'll be mere form. Your pc
tiuon'll be granted directly. and then the whole
afar'll be almost II IL never had been and
YOU can marry again You're that seems
to need a wife"
All at Mrs. LANDAU turned and began to
walk rapidly.
I'm going back to Cap'n Marbles, she snid.
a. can't talk any more tonight"
Owen kept by her side.
Won't you give your good wishes ?' he
asked. Il tell you I'm more in carnest-but
pshaw one doesn't care TO hear young man say
such things
You always have my good wishes Owen |
she answered falteringly, but tell you ! can't
talk any tonight Oh, how far we have
walked and how it rains "
She hurried until she almost ran. She wanted |
to think. But what good would thinking do?
And would that rheumatic fever carry of Mar
celus Grove? And would Roxy be pun |
ished? And she must tell Owen tomorrow
And could Grove be made TO get bill
So she fastened into the house and up the stairs
But here she softly, and paused that |
fiat STAIR" listening for any movement from |
Katharine. But she heard nothing.
She hoped that the morrows daylight would |
bring illumination 10 her mind as well as to her
eyes
Certainly Kate would sleep. Young people |
always slept. But as for her-she dreaded the |
long continuing dark hours. And she had come
here to rest.
1t was such miserable thing to be able to feel
ANYTHING There was Roxy now. That the |
way TO be made.
Mrs LANDAU lay ON her bed YEARLY asking |
herself what to be done
She thought it strange that, pellucid
Katharine's character seemed to her, she yet had |
not been able to guess In just what way the girls
heart had received OVENS confession. Ger !
tainly she had been moved. That under the
circumstances was unavoidable
Whether Katharine cared or not, she must he |
released from that bond which any moment might |
make uncomfortable.
Mrs LANDAU found that she had been uncon- |
sciously depending somewhat upon that rhen-
matic fever She smiled rather grimly at this
thought.
Capn Marble was always up by daylight in
summer Although there was usually nothing |
10 call him up, he would have deemed himself
hopelesSly "shif'lees" II he had slept after that
first morning dusk had given way to light.
But he was sprechess with surprise when. as
he emerged from his bedroom the next morning, |
q, - unor Mira LANDAU fully dressed lust |