New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-05-08

lie was glad they were sheltered by the row oil
young willows. lie dld not want Enoch Damon
to come bunderlng upon them. Still he dislHeo
10 hasten the girl in any way.
But katharine did not dwell upon the scene Dc
fore her.
Father" She said quickly. have you been
Mr. North almost grew pale with the sudden
ness OF ms question. and he felt II very diicUi'
10 answer
Ills mind flashed back over his life 1t suddenly,
fastened lpon one episode, few brief weeks. ana
as his mind paused upon that memory. his mlddie
aged heart gave a strange leap. ,.
Yes" cried his daughter who WAS Watching
his face You have been happy. Was IL cciore
YOU knew mothcr?' ,
Mr.. North's toughcncd cheeks redeemed little
as Hes SAID
Katharine silently gazcd at him. Sha thought
there were a great many things that wonid make her
Happy Chief among them was freedom; lou
see she very young ana very susc'Pipc'
Involuntarv we WHO have some years on ocr
heads pity those who are susceptible as well rs
Young.
WHY soie with tRems They ;b haye Mi dep 5
something rapturcus i'll that cup Ana rapture
is remembered long after pain is forgotten 0Iods
do not suffer. Neither are they happy.
Vaguely. and yet deeply, katharine was think l
ing something like this she stood there iooA-
ing up into her fathers face. That lace had
different expression from any she hau ever seeH
there before. Il,
l'oon his silence between them there came the
clear. metallic sound of the Damon clock striking
five. And Immediately. Mr.. Damon's voice asN AK,
stridenly where the milk-paii had been put
Katharine started Her checks became red.
Il had forgotten" she cried. oh, how could
/ forget even for a minute? 1t was because
was so glad to see you, father? You'll help me,
went You? You'll tell me what to 90 L.;
Mr.. Norh's eyes cloudcd over lie tolu MN
SELF he was in Il hard place. All the years during
which he had administered the town busihtss 'l1u
not give him the slightest experience whlch couia
serve him in the affairs of THIS chlld VINO wa, az
hr n,ir
of having Affairs of her own OF the hos' pu~~hh'
kind, ,,, ,ooo.o,
the girl vita clinginS movement towar! her CON-
panoE.
Mr.. North stirred uncasily. ,.,
Il don't know what your mother VIII think
about it," he said slowly \ baIlcd. rebcllions
look came 10 his face as re spoke. Icihai'S sic
is right. Kitty
Katharnc's look hardened
3" am not afraid of mother any more
She srokc with great distnctness
She dropped her fathers hand.
Il never shall he afraid Of her again. she went
on Il feel differently about her TN. ii only
could have felt so bcfore-hcfore-
She stopped shuddcring violently.
"Of coIrs. she won't l.; me live at homo any
more" she said. 81 want You to help me u"
Bat Grove. YOU know. Kitty" began Mr. Norfh
feeling III some way that he was not oil mnch ac-
count. x.,,.
katharine fixed her clear eyes on her fathers
Il Shall explain to Mr.. Grove. father. | shall
explain somehow: can't tell exactly now utraI
il "-anothcr shuddcr-" but I've got 10 90 ~ Ana
don't i'm the least care what mother thlhks
Yon don't seem To know Kitty. that Grove is
very determined man.
YES. do -. lillian
'o" :" I'm sorry il he thinks that. Come shall we
20 up To the house? You h. thinking iather'
u SIn TOOL; hi. hand and the two began TO walk
over the wet grass toward the girls home
Mr. North could not help groanlng aloud.
You don't know anything ABOUT any tr.ls
Kitty. he said You seem to think You've got 10
.ay how things shall hc and they'll he SO
" Katharine shook her head c., ,.,, ,,rsod
in her walk. Her grasp on her fathers band
frightened.
Tho man had LETT the hoCSe where he han k'P'
= slecnlcss yiil Of watching and waiting He was
Y,alkinr sIowIy along with his head bent ana ms
SanGs behind him. His hoard hang rather IN
kcmpt II" was WONDERING W Ta,. a "m r''''
PRESENTLY he lifted his head and he saw hhtha-
rinc and her father coming - meet hun
The first masculine impulse IN sue. n mna'
Of surprise is usually 10 utter an oath. Deacon
Grove welded 10 that impulse. though under his
breath .o, ,h., bis
N" p io .ynrcssio, on his face one might have
said that he had been Ka,harinc's husband Few
years rather thar a few hours. , .,,
Now Colhurn North was not AFRAID oi hnN'h,hr
hrt bis wife. So it was with grra. decision that
', Grove. /, won't do any good 10 look like that
You'd better drop that And the soo"er INV
Mr. Grove stood with his feet planted at some
dis,lnco from each other. Anl hr S"ay'u W. ~"
and forth as he stood and stared moment "'''''
" so Won were in tho secret, North? II you
weren't Ka,cs father I'd thrash you.
"Oh no. guess not said Mr. No,'mi ,yc g ncrJ
,ou ,ynuldn't thrash me very bad. Ana We hc'''
~. GnLt like two ours either. ] wnsnt cNacty
IN ,bc secret But K,tic spent last night with h'r
friend Joanna and she did END me word ","uS
she thought I'd worry MA ! KEEP 'nr ,im,c Tor
her iii TN, morning. It's been hard III, ,inr 10,
NJ all Grove and for her most OF all II p',n
. Great mistake | don't know what gong 10 ~
done about it. You knew Sn o, 9''% Wen.n't there
women enough. in the devils name 80 mat you
nccdn't have tormented this child -
There was = good deal Of concentrated power IN
Nr Xor,b'. voice and there was an extremely
cyascrating flavor Of truth, particularly III 'h"'
last remark. - ,o,,o,+ K,tho-
r;rc was iu., behind her father. Her eye, we're
ln,vcrcJ and her hands hung loosely caspfd before
her A. her husband glanced at hrr he han rN'i -,
reason - think from her aspcc', 'hai Nv Mn nn
,hlc with tolcrablc ease 10 impress ms VIII upo"
hcr And /, was hardly in the nature OF an! 'haIi;
save that Ioublc-dycd villain of whom we u~'a
to read. 10 look upon hcr no" """o"' s''''
hnn, want 10 quarrel with you. Mr. North.
w "." can fix matters up all right between us Kate.
I hone this freak of yours isn't known to great
many people Is it
only to Joanna. ~ 5 ,.o,
"Can YOU make her hold her tongue, 40 you
think?
All richt then. The other folks think yon
o, "a Gt nr the nerves or something. Let :
Grop the whole thing now, Kate. nevrrii throw
II nm n YOU. Girls are queer enough, any way
w ~ '' ,r"iro Your iathcr'll drive us over to
ri RpI I~'' %cw.York won't be bit the worse ion
sa have good time Ka'e if h Gan a ma IT. his
=. ~ tai'i,, and had broadcned his shoulders in u
w wa, he had Ills face was very pleasant a. he
turned it toward his wife lie WA. c9sn0 ,vc .,
nt. comes f. one who has j"st given iull
and free forgiveness.