New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-04-17

Don't sing so loud. Kitty" whispered on,
girl to another.
why not?'
Because" suppressing giggle, Deacon Grove
is looking right at you"
We'll what of it
What of it? Why, you don't want to be hi
fourth. do you? P" with another smothered giggle
The congregation were singing right on through
the next verse.
Il guess my singing loud won't make me his
fourth" was the response, and the speaker struck
in on:
It'll thy glory
Till thy glory
without cloud in heaven we sce.'
and sung triumphanty on to the end.
She did not once glance at the standing
against the wall in the right aisle But we all
know that woman does not have to look L
see," so it is not surprising that she saw that
man with perfect distinctness, and knew that
he was gazing intently at her; also that he was
tall and very good looking; that is he was good
looking for an old man. He must be nearly
forty, she thought She herself not quite
nineteen, and she knew a great deal about every
thing much more than she would know ten years
later
As she sang without cloud in heaven we
see,o she was thinking that it was time for peo-
pie to die when they got to be forty. Life could
not be worth much after that age. AS for her
she meant to be intensely happy ages before she
was as old as that. She did not know at all IN
what way this happiness was coming pu' II
would certainly come. She felt within her
most Astounding capablity for enjoyment. lhele
was to be nothing hundrum in her future
Deacon Marcellus Grove was, in point OF
fact forty-two. He did not think OF MS asc
as that singing girl thought of it. And he always
took a great deal of pains with his bearu. III
was trimmed and cOmbed. ana Orusheu, anu
flowed out in way at the SIDES that ne hopcu
would attract attention from the lact that ne
was bald. He was also careful about MS dress
being different from the other men in the neghbor-
hood.
People said he was thus particular concerning
his dress because he was widower so often,
and looking for wife so often. that hatur"ilS
y. had formed the habit of dressing up.
In truth he had not been lucky in the matter
- u,ves That is. if it is not lucky TO have them
die. which is as may be-
Bnt this misfortune had the compensation Oh
irving his life kind of livelness oespr1nKleu
with funerals though it was, that 1t might have
lacked if be had lived along year after year with
ono wife He began marrying very early lie
sone,imes thought resentfuly that it was not his
fault that he was a widower so much
Now as he stood with his gray spring overcoat
thrown back, one hand holding his hat ana the
other lingering his watchchain, he found 1t quite
interesting to watch Katharine North as she s'oou
there singing. -
his eyes Immediately returned to Katharine. tie
had really never noticed her before He wondered
that he had not done so. But then it had not
been so very long since katharine bad ceased to
\. . child While he was engaged in buryln9
wives this girl had been growing toward woman-
hood.
After few moments, while some one wac
telling something of his religious experience.
Katharipes friend "nudged her," and, leaning
close said in her ear
IN sec the deacon-I'll bet he'll offer to 60
home with you tonight"
Katharine smiled in satirical unbellef.
IF he does. what shl you say ?" persisted the
girl.
II shall say. No, I thank you was the prompt
reply. .. ..o,,
know, and" 49,,
"You shall not talk so mucn. besiues '"i"s
impolite' it's wicked"
II.vjnc thus spoken very emphatically. katha-
r;ne again opened the Epworth Hymnal and rapidly
turned over the leaves TO find the hymn they
were now singing Her young and VICTORIOUS
tones swelled the food Of song.
Teach me some melodious sonnet
Sung by flaming tongues above
Then she suddenly stopped
What's the matter ?" whispered her friend
at hate 70 have him look at me so! came the
furious whisper in return, with dangerously ac-
ceuted emphasis on the word hate
But girls like 10 use strong phrases Nothlng less
than the strongest seems TO them worthy TO express
their feelings
Katharine's friend put her hymn-book up 70 her
face and smiled into il. She meant 10 keep cioS'
to Kitty so that she might hear that ola Whoever
ask to walk home with Miss North. II WOMB 10
that man good 10 have some woman say, No. !
thank YOU" 70 him. She wondered that none OF
those women in the years gone by had said H.
When the congregation had at last stopped sing
;rc the minister asked il Brother Grove would
lead them in a season Of prayer
Mr. Grove Immediately knelt down and grasped
the arm Of the settee nearest him. good many
people bowed their heads forward, but Katharine
flung hers back.
Deacon Grove was only a few yards away
Presently the girl found herself gazing at his
profle. and the bald spot on the top OF his head.
Then she was listening. 10 his voice, ana 10 the
words he said.
IT. was frequently remarked that Marcellus Grove
was "very gifted in prayer" and this remark WIZ
true.
Katharine rather resented the interest she fel'
as the penetrating, earnest voice went on with i'e
petition She had never given Deacon Grove
thought before But then she had never before
seen him look at her in that curious way
When the benediction was given the two giris
hurried toward the door. Several of the brothers
and sisters stood there and they shook hahu'
in f1ofp al
pleasant.
4 little further out in the vestibule some young
men were waiting for their girls. The two friends
paseed by these also Katharincs companion DE
gan TO think she had been mistaken. after All
coming