New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-08-28


dan 1t seemed a relief TO him 10 speak thus
violently, lie was aware Of sit on desire 70
rave IN the most nelodranatic manner. And he
was impelled TO blame that woman who sat there
and who gazcd at HIM so deprecatingly. II was
quite unbearable If he could not blame some
body
the kind Of woman who marrics again after a
divorce? Some might go on indefinitely that
way, hut not She. Look at her face. She IS
fortune let her do such thing? | swear l
wont have it so. can't have it sol"
He had suddenly let go Of the hold he had
sands as if he were Gagged within certain space
lie must fight Put how should he fight. and
with whom?
Only for moment did he yield however. lie
resumed his secontro ne only H5n Els ee ey @''h held
I Inc, respondent fury. lie sat down by Mrs
1T Is, perhaps, matter to be borne" he said
with perfect quiet.
:. Dear Owen murmurcd his step-mother, rave
donEt TO-" must but don't look like that please
Owen made no response For some reason
woman's presence. lie wondered how she could
speak In that way about katharine's being d.
vorced., lie wondered how She could speak about
Il at all; " Vas matter that must not be
dlscussed stu, to his utmost astOnishment,
ne stralghtway fell to discussing it in his own
mind ana to telling himself that the divorce was
something that must be effected. II must. She
must be Tree. There was question OF his own
future in that question Of her freedom II was Of
no consequence about his future. But Kath-
arinc's-
Mn. LANDAU, he said, "are you really to
be trusted to do the best for herr
II love her we'll enough" was the answer.
"Oh. that isn't enoushl' he answered with
some Impotence I've got to trust her TO you.
I've got TO 20 away somewhere. | haven't the
least idea where. and il makes difference |
shall not see her again. | wouldn't trust myself
IN beP in In oltpin mn
ment ! might plead with her TO run away with
me. II ever lid thai should shoot myself in
my remosc. ] know how she would look at me-
I'm going this moment" He bent down over
his companion and seized her hands Think
what | have TO leave with you,' he said trcmu-
lousy. Are you sure you know how TO deal
wisely with hcr? She must not suffer much
more. She said here he paused and drew
back. lie could not repeat that she had said
SIZE could suffer enough for both.
Il will do my best" said Mrs IIandaf, " and
Owen, don't despair. And, above all things,
don't 90 so far that | cannot find you if need
YOU"
lie made no audible response. lie walked on
along the beach in an opposite direction from
that taken by Katharine,
And Mrs. Landan, still sitting, there, found
her thoughts revert 10 her sister Roxy.
Tn is was RoXy's work. and the outcome OF
Royy's work
Then Mrs Llondafrs mind went back again,
rs il had often done since she had known kath,
arinc, 10 her own early days when she had lived
with Roxy; and her face hardened as she
Meanwhile: in Feeding Hills, this same Roxy
was not happy. Perhaps | ought 70 say rather
that she was not comfortable, for she was not
the kind of human being who, could know what
happiness might bc like. her kind Of harp-
ncss which was OF decidedly material de-
scription.
She had never quite put ont Of her thoughts
the idea OF that concealed rage. She had times
Of Watching her husband in fnrtive way to see
if he put his hand TO his pocket in any suggestive
manner. OF,
could not define the change. but II was vcry
marked. Two or three times she spoke 10 MN
about this difference and she expressed = nope
Grove into the water She even sail that she
thought II would he a good idea 70 PIT up more
the next sabbath requesting prayers 10Y one VINO
had committed sin, and who was rcpentaht'
She did not consider that IL would be necessary
70 spccifv the exact sin or the exact person Shc
had good deal Of faith In the efficacy oil tut'lh&
When She made the above suggestion TO her
husband. he stared at her in helpless silence for
a moment Then he said lie guessed he wash
so far gone yet MS TO put up a note for any
such thing as that. Besides here came over
hi. face an expression which Immediately sug-
gcstcd that razor 10 his wife. he didn't know
he wasn't at all sure that he was rcpen'ant ne
hadn't vet up his mind whether he was glad
or sorry that he had pushed that fellow in.
II was lust like tne conccitcd iackass N 60
and have fever. How was the man. anyway
II was in this way that Mr.. North talked. II
was not 10 be wondered at That Mrs Nortn WIS
bewildcred. and that even she. considering Al,
thinps failed TO relish her victunls" She did
more than that, she gradually failed TO do all
her daily work, and there wa4 falling on IN
tho quality Of her butter. Tho store-kccpcr III
Feeding Hills the who had the opposition
store 10 Deacon Grove, complained that Tire butter
milk wasn't all worked ont ana II was q
of this Roxy almost looked as if she Were
going 10 cry.
I'm sure I'd know WHAT'S the matter of me-
she said
Her husband gazcd nt her with a cold and
as the ncghbors had suggested?
She left moro and more Of her duties untone
Mr. North was obliged to have woman como
in and do mp the work" every morning. ROXY
would sit in that rocker Of hers and swing slowly
back and forth watching the woman 9" about
the room.
1t began to he rnmcred still more strongly in
the neehhorhood that Nortn's, wife was really
failing. There were some who asserted ina,
Roxy had had n shocllcrnumfaSy. This word
being interpreted Is shock OF numb palsy. ms
il % disease which seemed 10 I've very little under
stood. but which was much admired. If | may
say ~. being extremely mysterious ana averse
TO Welding 10 any treatment.
There were others who almost violently stated
that il was not numb palsy, though they adj
still spoke of Mrs North as suffering from some
inward tronbe.7 possibly meaning that it was
not a cutancous affection.
Mrs North herself had no theory as 70 the cause
OF her indispoeiion beyond that idea that i was
occasioncd by the thicScning up of her blood
She was dmly aware that all OF her attempts
10 thin down her blood had apparently been
unsuccessful. $3.50
She sat in her chair and knew that tho bttcrs
She had made and taken had been Of no avail.
She had given up thr bltters. Tho doctor
came now once in a few days. lIr was Just AZ
cheerful as he was in other cases. and snlh"i
rayly at the medicines he compounded Tor her.
lie declined 10 state what her ailrncnt was, hut
he did not say that the reason for his NOT SO
stating was because he did not know what y was
II was indcscriablv droary at the North mouse
Mr. North went through his routine Of farm ana
town work more rgidlv than ever. He dreaded 10
90 into the house and scc his vile sittlne 'hcre.
Uc had accesScs Of the widest longing 10 run away
TO the ends of the earth.