New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-02-05

said grimly. and their sympathy aduteraihi a OWN
curiosItv turned sour Let him ma ms o" vi
grandchild" they said they turner h9 Glav had
The clock had struck seven. ana w, To- ,~bocyer
just seniicd that supper was ied"S W.
Old Martin stumbled out into The kitcmrn' Econ
ny Come. Sarah, better eat soiii,p.in nss and eN
nm vour STRENGTH" but as she lay fearless an" oX
lausted ON tho lounge and made no hno',onii osod
cen, 70 shake her head, he went out an" ''o'''
the door. ,r ,,, across the
,l ha,,,oan tho willows and the locust IT.
The tree toads had begun their cIunN',7 dam
tbc iron sound of water falling oNrr ,. t""
lent the last drop OF LONGS men d 81 which poor
goroh Pon,'s W.. Icing forced TO drink, ,ho
sbut her cycs. hut she could not smut h i last
sight of littc Mart as she Hlo and scattering
f"Ta,ng n'%sf t for or' The ehicc She should
never see him again. for, thonGn .hn bov come
good 70 Mart: he YOU'D hc' v.,s 90 bitter. Per
hans II she had been more wiliih9 I ~ w. have
lave his privileges "a father si" nj l.ncw
expected more now for hcrsrl'' ,r,c s' would beg,
nInod nro1nisn anything-thprc was no aneti' 10
ncfu' tpr rcycn%n in her terrified boreavrd heart
But Jim would not believe tH1', ,' Of Inn
airaln ni -, - Sbo heard Ter name called soitW
1ya SfTan rc,, H aeundP She lifted her head ana
listened "Sarah," There II WAS "@HI, ILL.,, r"r ont
sncn'cd 70 come from beneath the wnaoW np ~
;Ia Sbc sat I'D. saving brcathleSsly' WI
Si', focn anncared at the winAow-a WreIcm ni
dcspairnG: stricken fac ' I"s wee T,coo Come
o"t here Sarah he whispered. and Shc 2p'Ht,
WAS that Jim sitting on the porch WIN III, NJ ~
!, his hands ami that wild ."k III ms cN'S r H.
he had been mnrd"rlng so'nc n o" 10 rasp out
W. was sto stoad above him. She tried To ask II
tornlr I'm. She could not for the man was suh'f-
Sarah he said and his mouth as no Sp ittc
,u,;e,od Ike the mouth Of on" in torture III.
Mart ain't yours an he amt minr-wr PI hi,r@
over him an VIC ant %T"" r %"o' him Bm.- as
horri,ind look came into hor cycs. =" IT wa I MY
Jon's. I loved him an I'd a Ken MN Our y
TO take him an did take hin-but-3h Saran;
tbo ards morl, wa. on him then an he dlrI n
my arms! We couldn't st to noc'% Go,y nat 70
enough Come an scr" IL" ,n Sn n% h,I Io driven
~ IN frnr, the bichroad H".iln the stranger WI
sat there and WHO got down ana wrhI 10 ni'
horses head they drew rear, tnrhIc US ,n,
70 tlrr. was something lying on the scat unier
,tn dus.r robe Sarah flew toward II. wnVin@
hrhind her the man who had been her husband -
and who was Mart's father. AMI VINO now irIl
hrmhly and miscrahiy back, ACKNOWLEDGING Hut
s'I IittIo Mart lay on the cushions. with dust on
his shoes and berry stains on ms 'r@ i'o hi
mouth and he held in his stifcninT hand sprc
Of poison berries. the hcrrics nearly F onr; ,,.
That jim Wingiord still loved his Wlir wa.
rlain from the way in which IN" Watch'l nrr
face when her long gaze WAS satisfied anI SIZE
turned away Yon don't blame mr. Sarah?' he
almost sobbcl. reaching ont for her band as she
went past him. NO. Won amt TO blame, hhn
said YEARLY II do know who's 10 blame. MI
| know is I sha'nt I've uneasy about him any
NOR, an I'm mos wore ont frcttin' sleepy
look was settling upon hrr face, and sh" slcp'
through tho next four days, even missing Tho
funeral for the doctor would not have her wax
cncd The ncighborhood. already scaHdalIz"d at
this. should hav" been prepared for what happ"n'
some month, later when jim WingfOrl came and
took Sarah Banks away as his vito second
time
He was dreadful kccrful Of her" the pc)
ME said who saw them drive away from the
parsonage TO the station An she seemed - take
il 'thout noticin She won't over lr' IN. same
aoin' MARY w. PLUMMER.