New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-06-12
KATHARINE NORTH.
Mr. GROVE HEARS SOME NEWS.

enicurran in the matter Of the sensations she en-
nerjenced She had acquired considerable skill III
selecting circumstances and situations with view
10 rejecting what were likely TO produce disagree
,be emotions and accepting what would pro-
duce pleasant feelings.
She used sometimes TO say, with an eniamaucal
smile that judgment in such selection ana re-
lection was the one grand philosophy OF NE
1t had never transpired what Mrs. Ilandlns
husband thought of this philosophy oil NE rNi-
IDENTIFY y residence with him in Wales was not one
Of the circumstances which this woman considered
would be likely 10 produce anything agreeaole
That her manner of ordering her life might
possibly partake of the selfshly Syhaihc came
nome with a necnlar force TO Mrs. Llandah as
,he sat in the shade of that pine tree WIN her
newly found niece.
She wondered that it should he so. She was
hurriedly thinking of what she would 90 ior '''e
girl beside her.
The girl herself had talked in that desnitory
way into which we fall when we ale free ana
have q sense that presence is pleasure 10
some one.
Katharine had not said anything of any conse-
uuence but she had liked to talk. And now she
fell into happy silence. She leaned PACK on
the seat beside her Aunt Kate. II was dcll9htiui
to lie thus near her Aunt Kate. That In ltseii
was enough
She had been saying how dull she had neen
not TO suspect, even when she had been tolo 'i"t
her aunt had married LANDAU. But she had
no more thought it possible that she should ever
gee her Aunt Kate than that-here hesitation:
and then a happy laugh; then silence
After ALL il did not amount to much to talk
II was best to sit perfectly quiet there and
look of to where the water glittered, and where
the great shaft of Minot's Light rose up against
the now binding blue of the eastern sky.
Sail after sail followed, apparently in single
wake, down toward the southern coast OF the bay.
A steamer traed its line of smoke through the
bright air.
Somewhere. close to the shore, on an excursion
boat, band suddenly began to play When
Johnnie Comes Marching Home and the sound
was borne far inland by the still pungent sea
breeze.
Mrs. LANDAU also leaned back upon her seat
The lines hung idly from her left hand. She
had withdrawn her arm from its embrace Of the
girl beside her, but she still maintained the ten
der. protecting air which she felt from the first
was the only manner that would express her at
titude toward her niece.
Therefore Katharine did not miss the arm.
This was the ideal Aunt Kate of whom she had
dreamed How incredible that she should also be
the real Aunt Kate! Then such things did hap
ncn. II was really possible that person might
fulfil every eXactlon
The girl was continually withdrawing her eyes
from their roaming &c let them dwell furtively
hut with keenest thsnkfulness upon the
woman beside her.
At last Mrs IAaoiaff caught the glance se it
came back to her. The twO smiled at each other
.Well?" said Ue lady in that way she had
which was usually obeyed.
ant
II wasn't evn thinking" she said You'll
think me stupl enough if I don't even think
Rnt it's inst BEAUTIFUL not to think at all Don't
Won call il SCI You see I've been worried"
The airl's ACE clouded somewhat. But it i'm
roediatelv 5htened again. 1t really seemed to
her that NV she could put her anxieties right
out Of he, life. Coming here to the shore had
be1ned he greatly She could not bear to think
- Faed,x Hills or of her home in any way. Even
" leather father was distinctly painful because
~. ,,,o Obliged TO recall so much else beside her
father
<.-1, what had happened. At least she should
,ocd it less and less often. Ii would be lmpos-
.,r to have much in her mind that maze her
Comfortable while she could know that there
Is always q chance that she might see her Aunt
ate.
Mrs Llandaff was preoccupied
"Oh. YES" she said ahsently, "any one might
see that you are naturally stupid-and st"lid
But we will correct all that. WHAT soono
little chin it has, to be sure"
She reached forth and put her finger under the
sensitive chin and lifted Katharine's face
DO YOU mean it?' eagerly asked the girl.
"I know nv chin slants back too much, and that
il isn't very big, butch, you're only laugh
ing at me Aunt Kate
And Katharine laughed again. She felt ~
once very bold and very shy. Thus she was able
TO say:
1T is something like your chin; so it must
be all right
She looked about her and then up to the sun
"Oh.n size exclaimed, Pm afraid it's getting
very late, and they'll want me at the cafe.
You'll have to take me back. It's dreadful, bnt
Won surely will have to take me back-Aunt
Kate"
She made a slight delicious pause each time
before she pronounced her companions name.
Pm trying 20 decide whether I'll take you
baSk at ALL answered Mrs LANDAU.
"Oh, but you know I have TO work there
Il wouldn't do to lose my place might not
he able to get another all summer. | might
have to 20 home 1t really is late, I'm afraid
Do Won mind driving over t. the cafe with
me9 There may be o crowd there. Somebody
said there was an excursion of pastors coming
down to-day
"Pasters Of what?" asked Mrs. LANDAU, still
absently. She was hardly hearing what the
child said.
ION shoes somehow. ! don't exactly know
how. But they'll come to the cafe They all
do. I must be there. But it's hard TO go back
after having had this lovely time
Mrs. LANDAU gathered up the lines and turned
the horse toward the shore.
Poor Katharine felt that her little hour was
over. She sank back and gazed steadily ahead
of her. The woman glanced at her and saw the
sorrowful curves about the mouth. But she SAID
nothing
When tie cafe was in sight, Katharine SAT