New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-04-24


speech. Stlll. all girls could not be as fortunate
as that
I've been thinking about my mother good
deal lately
When katherine had said this Joanna inquired
hurriedly:
Amt you well, Kitty"
But the girl did not answer her. She went on
And / feel just as if dashing my heat |
against a stone wall II doesn't 10 a bit OF COCO
TO dash your head against a stone wall. Not one
bit Oh, I'm 40 tired of it! I'm 50 deadly tire"
Of it, -
Joanna stood in bewildered silence. She wished
her mother or somebody would come in
What did Katharine mean about stone wall
Rut Joanna began to he very sorry. she wlsheu
she could do something 70 help Ana she hAu
never noticed before that her friend had sucn
cvcs She wondered that she had not noticed
them. . n,
Joanna. did YOU ever want TO be happy? Dld
vor over think. and think how lovely it would
be. and how very happy you could DE-
The other girl shook her head.
oh have said Katharine. pink hush
snrcodinc over her face. Il have, so many tlihes
Why 7 believe that every drop of blood ana every
pcrvc in me could be full Of happiness. ooh
know how il is but often, when I've Dech OUT VI
doors in lovely summer day. something nhS coinc
over me so that it just as If were Ill he"Non
You know don't mean that kind OF heaven "hcrc
they stand up and play on harps all the tlne' ou'
oh. can't tell what do mean. And want 10
he happy. must he. / have such longing IL
hurts me sometimes Do you ever icci So
joanna"
don't remembers ever did
YOU'D I've sure to remember If you had'
"Of course said Joanna, like TO think about
George and about having nice home anu A''PinS
house so easy and-no, / don't know what you
mean. I'm afraid.
While Joanna was speaking thus the other girl
had been gazing intcnty at her As she gazcd 'he
glow faded somewhat from her lace. ohc rooN'O
disappointed, almost sricvcd.
I'm sorry | have bored you So she SAID.
"Oh. no. was the hurried response 81" You amt
bored me Grain. But ] do think, hl'y'
that YOU ought to appreciate such mother :
you've got | guess she knows what's best. Every
| body says she has such good judgment, ana mas
always done everything for you
YES" responded Katharine, She has always
| done everything for me Then with an acces"
| of mpctuous feeling. Il do wish liked MI "roVe
| bctter!'
81 know he's old, said Joanna with an asrcea-
| bic consciousness that her travelling salesman was
not old But | guess if you're going to marry
him YOU might as well begin 10 like him; doh
Won think ~ He seems drcadfully taken win
you. Everybody says so.
| But Katharine did not seem TO hear the assertion
| that Deacon Grove was taken with her.
Her face had gradually assumed something oil
| its usual Aprcssion which was often suSSe9''c Vi
| q kind OF passionate calm
She took up her hat. And now She made the
| announcement that Mr.. Grove wanted to he mar
ried before June out.
What" exclaimed Joanna in her hYencSt
voice Why. Juncs ont in two weeks
Il know IT, Hes got 10 90 10 Ncw-l ork 70 see
about buying some goods, and he says he'd Ike Ia
make the trip wedding journey
| "Oh. my. Then you're engaged to him =
"No. I'm not. either
| well, you're rIst ~ good as engaged. 81 "
think you'd like to 90 10 Ncw-lorl hTs'-ra''.
Everybody says Nr. Grove makes good husband
Katharine made 10 reply. Size went 10 The
little qlas. and settled her hat on her head There
were little tcndrils Of light brown hair loose on
each side Of her face.
She turned and looked at her companion for q
moment,
Unsatisfactory as Joanna was Katharine fel
that she was thoroughly friendly; and she wa
thc only person TO whom she could speak at al
confdentially.
Joanna returned 10 L'l "i'""t''i
Don't be in a hurry Size said.
IT'S dreadful to have to fight against yon
own mother" said Katharine, especially whe
YOU ought to love her, and when YOU can't mov
her I'm 80 tircd-Im ~ drcadfully tired
She walked out of The door. Joanna agai
drew her hands from the water. She gave thcu
a violent shake over the sink, ran alter hatAhTih
and burricdlv ki-s"A ..cr check
Don't you be discouraged she said cheer
| fully "Itll all come out night.
Thank You 80 much" replied Katharine M
She vent ON along the road. The Jane Sun
shine cnycoped Der as she walked. NJ.
In the Damon kitchen the girl washing dlhh'
lis SO strange | never thought about he
eyes before And | DO wish Deacon Grove S"ahn
| 50 OLD | s'poSc 'talnt his faull tha' me- III
50 many wiVc. Any way ! shl always De
WohnJv was surprised. after that first driv
behind Marccllus Groves colt, when IL p'cai
, known through Feeding Hills that he was
NARY Colburn North'- daughter, and that III
marriage would take place on the afternoon
June 80. immediately after the ccieInohy =, ~
same colt driven by nclghbor was to lakr III
pair t. Rply, that hey might 90 on 10 NcV
York in the express train which stopped
Riply at half-past !. .,
OF cour-r her daughter had had some notion
but they had been overcome Everything W.
! all right Beyond few hrrcc, discounted worn
, ! Colburn North had made no opposition
| He had watched his wifeS face 10 good pm
| pose for many years.
And now he carefully avoided looking AT II
, | dauphtnr or being alone with her for a m0ncn
| If she came into the room where he was !
went away as soon a. possible. But furuvcl
= | his eyes would seek her face.
4 His own countcnancc showed that he {;
| | from being happy.
= When he was alone he would occasionally swc
with piralcal ferocity, and apparently ao3'
| way. His wife are as usual She said that Go
| burn never wac hungry this time of year, b
| that he always picked right up when gree
4 ! sauce" began ~ come. OF courS" II wasn't
be expected that Katharine would seem as 81
ordinarily seemed; II would not he womanlv
i she did and A. for the girls being doubtt
e | about being happy, that wOmany also.
rirle felt that way: she should he sorry
Katharine was different.
1t Mrs North di-corScd thus on one occasion: s.
did not rccur b. the subject again; that was n