New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-05-15

! She succumbcd at last, so far as to make this
request.
| When the bottle brought she saturated a
| fold of her apron and held it TO her nose The
fumes revived her.
| Her companion conscious of a feeling of
alarm lie knew very well that she was not
woman prone to an indiscriminate calling for
campbor.
| Don't you feel well ?" he asked
"Coburn.' she responded, Il wish you'd hold
your tongue
The man sat down. lie leaned his elbows on
his knees and put his hands over his face
The odor Of camphor was strong the air;
and the odor sickcned him
From across the entry he could sometimes hear
| a faint murmur of voices. He wondered If Kitty
did not need him. Poor little Kitty. She was
| only child. At least she had been only child
| a few weeks ago. And she trying to
oppose Marceus Grove. OF course she could not
do it, or rather she could not succeed in doing it.
| Finding her head easier after ten minutes, Mrs.
North took the saturated fold of gingham from
| her nostrils.
"Colburn," she said.
| Her husband started and uncovered his face
| why don't you go into that room and tell
| that child of yours what the Bible says about
1
don't see her duty she ought TO be made to see it,
Mr.. North grinncd in a dcrsive and somewhat
rebeous manner.
Il don't know much about wives being sub
ject TO their husbands, he answered. g guess
| | won't say anything about that"
| lie and walked out of doors Reaching
| the fence he bent upon it, and hung his head.
| He constantly asking himself if Kitty needed
him. What could he do? What could he do?
Within that room the two who had gone to
arrange THE little misunderstanding, had at
first remained silent for some moments
Katharine had sat down quickly. Mr.. Grove
| began wandering about the room, touching dli-
fcrcnt articles he went and carefully rcfralnlnS
from looking at the girl in the chair by the will
dow. She was wondering why it was that she
had been forsakcn Of God and man, and allowed
TO take part in that ceremony of the night
previous Why had she not then been capahle
of the unbendng resolution which nerved her
now? How weak she had been in trusting 80
much to prayer and to God. 1t was that trust,
she thought, which had kept her from reaching
this stratum of her character where shc had come
upon capacity for resolve.
She really had known but little more of her
self than as if she had been some one else.
She was not formulating this in words. or even
in ideas She was only feeling it intensely and
surpriScdly. as youth feels things.
And she watched Mr. Grove he went about
the room. lie was looking haGgard and unhappy
All at once she felt sorry for HIM. But of course
he could not feel things she felt them lie was
too old. And then she supposed he had been IN
love great many times Could it be really posi-
| bic that he fancied now. this very moment. That
| he was in love with her?
lol lor 10 had anti n
| marry her for some reason. He was now much
| annoyed of course. But was he actually suher-
| ing?
Mr. Grove" she began. am SO sorry have
| been so wrong"
He turned eagerly toward her He came close
| TO her chair.
Il was sure you'd see how mistaken you'd
| been" he exclaimed. Somebody must have been
puttng odd notions into your head. But wei!
make il all right now. Why. Kate, you've no idea
how much think of you'll am very fond OF YOU
or I shall be when 20. give me chance. ION
sh'n have everything you want. ! shall really
like to spend money on You"
The man Strengthened hmscl, His hand went
ND TO his beard. lie spoke almos. ardenty lie
was not a bad man. His affections had naturally
been somewhat diYused. And he liked TO say
occasionally that he had ALWAYS been great
! admrer Of what he called the scX.'
At this moment he was telling himself that
Katharine was absolutely charmine-evcl though
she shranl< away from him IA he approached. II"
| wonld like TO know who had been putting these
| notions into her mind.
mo matter" he said magnanimousy. if you
| have been little trying-since you see you've
| been wrong we won't say any more about IT. NOT
| another word And we'll start for New-iork THIS
morning"
Katharine lifted her eyes 10 the mans face
| She was very white.
she said - meant | was wrong when LET them
marry u.s. Now | am right Only | ought to
| have been right before
Her Young voice sounded touchingy rcsolutc,
at the same time that it was pleading and IN
| disciplined.
Mr.. Grove would hear nothing but the pleading
and young tones
You know we are marred-and that's the end
NJ if lie said And YOU ehant be sorry
either"
4 crotesaue impulse came 20 him TO add that
he WAS sure more Of his wives had been sorry.
He was really an excellent husband, ana he WAS
positivc could they speak from their graves that
they would say
! Bu., he had sufficient sense to combat THIS lni-
| pulse successfully
lie waited. Not yet did it occur to him thai
il could be a possibility that katharine would
| stand 10y what she said.
| DO you remember that told You plainly
! didn't want to marry you?' asked the girl.
oh, yes. | remember that. But girls say
| IN, Of things you know. And sou did marry
me-"
This last rrnrnk was so incontrovcrtible that
IL really seemed as if the subject might be closed
roy ANYTHING but a feminine brain would Sc
instantly that il was closed.
Don't YOU think we are wasting time = lie
asked with an indulgcnt smile And that eN-
nrcss train won't wait, you know. You'll he III
tcrested in New-iork You've no idea what IL
,J,,c il is! And the Central Park, and thousand
| r;rrs I'll 90 and ask your mother to get break