New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-09-03
OUT OF STEP.
vi. Continued)
THE ONE HE'S ENGAGED no.

THE ONE HE'S ENGAGED TO-
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un.n the strain was over and the two doctors
sv..h N, Scudder's help, had placed Moore on 'i'e
- cain. Mrs. Gerry walked quickly ou' u
Doors. AN .be
She lonQed to be under the sky TO see '''0
A,rh rsstnrsa with their gray rocks. Someho"
tho.. rocks always comforted her lhev ai""SS
soor.a the same. and they were hers, hers oy 'i'0
-;oht NJ years of love and acquaintance.
Cha went down behind the barn where No o"e
,ou,d see her. But first she returned 10 '''e
O. mt ON her "rubbers" and to wrap - -.
70 pav 49, o., the wind was still blowing clearly
from the north. ,...a ber from
observation from the house or road. holding
CT. vailed over the short, wet grass lo'. a..
e.. Lor .L;rts carefully, and yet not knowins 80
r. r. ssa 40 She was murmuring words oil p"..''
30, eves Axed on the pasture Using 'o""
north. After every few
vords Of intense petition she wouia ie.. o,r.ost
Surh, nerhaps. to reprove herseh ~. shou,d
.aaminr to dictate in what way "'0
bless her child. 49,. % Tbee.n
Alter a few moments she stoppeu ne. ...s heoin-
n-aned her arms on the ion'0 CT. foucht il
ming to feel deadly WEAKNESS
of. however .,s a;., What would be
"hh' ~ lever 70 the questions of the STU
She Sip a. .his moment Mrs. Gerry co"io nv
80 .,;rt,ne that for any young person u u'o
u~P ,"-,or. cain. II was to be taken from '''0
""' -. ,synlexities of the world IL Saion''
Ina a;o her mother was sure that IN 'ilnc '"o
e,s =. :, moro and more thankfulness tha' az
sno".S Mia was safe God would Judge ienien'
-. y. % tho tendencies His own hand hau pl"'o'
C.,oroa,s soul And here again MIS-. "e''S
...rtad away from the path OF thought s"e ""S
ENTERING. She had times Of fearing 'ha' ,'e'
s.nderne.s OF Judgment toward her oausn, ~,
,,;rht he a sort of wrong toward OUTFITS -
.t,.r racalled the case of young man WIN nav
MN condemned for murder, who even coh'e 60
h;s crime. His mother had chung 70 nun WIN .
.,t.ous .trength She told every one 'i'a' nv
bov was different; she knew her BOY oe''ei '" ,
.rybodv else could know him. She SUPPOSE "i
nov had done thav'deed, since he salo he uo"'
,ts. hut it was different; it was not 80 D"o -,
otber murders. She went mad, eNpialnlns anu
s,.,;,,;rc and believing in her boys real tenaer-
r..s She never stopped explaining un'i' "0'
moor crazed brain ceased to think.
Oh. did know him better" was Mrs Terry
.houobt now. And in just that way must "o'
know all Of us better"
rh.r sha shrank back again from that thougn'
s-h;oh might lead to a lax Judgment feople
,ru.t he Judged according TO their deeos' III"
mas all the way there was to Judge thenh.
~ mu.t be very tired" at length, said MIS-
c.rrv speaking aloud "1f could sleep twe''
hours things would look differently to me
She lifted herself from her heavy Hanins
AGAINST that top rail Of the fence. She ga'here'
up her skirts again ,,;s.
As she turned to 90 toward the mouse 4ni''
Nunally came round the end of the Darn ON
had no shawl wrapped about her, ana no over
49,. on her feet She looked wretched ano
80 old that Mrs. Gerry, preoccupied as she was
-, 10. onnearance But the woman wa
.tra;d that she hated her just now. And yet tn
sometb;no there was in Portals personal presenc
INSTANTLY asserted itself.
por,;a naused AT the other side OF the fence
at beg your pardon" she said in an indiherer
~o;cA 1T could not bear il in the house An
now" looking about her. 81 cannot pear
here" E., A., cox,
in her most prim manner
"Do we?"
portia's eyes singularly faded in this mornif
iiobt. looked vacantly at her companion
YES we do. We all have dreadful thln'
20 bear / don't suppose man or woman e|
lived who did not have some dreadful tmng
bear some time in his hfe"
aVefy likely" was the response but ooi
know that that is any comfort.
Silence on Mrs Gerry's part. She hesita'ed' a
Then she was about to turn away
aYou need not go to the house on accoun,
Ealome." said Portia She Is asleep. .
only
IL as soundly asleep as if she were only
gears old"
Mrs. Gerry looked incredulous. Porta w
II haven't yet suffered quite enough TO sic
though that is one Of the blessings useo
.orrnand At will. think l am losing
blessings" l.
Mise Nnnaly now turned away and sat DO
stone which had tumbled from the "
that began at the bars
aYou ought to have put on ruooers'
Mrs Gerry
100 a shawl" added Mrs. Gerry.
ya-.;. made an impatient movement with
shoulder. ,.,n Oh, ..;d ct,
-. ~. skv, suppose God is laughing az
behind that sky; that is. II there Is "oo'
Miss Nunally"
aMrs Gerry?"
.you are very wicked"
81 am very miserable =, !.
Af,ar a slight hesitation Mrs. Gerry let oe
roll of the bars and crawied through
.,ar,ure She took of her shawl ana put
over the girl sitting there.
The wind is so cold" she said.
sbe WAS going up toward the house J"
Portals voice made her pause. -, .,o;,.
81 know about Salome," she said' lhcisN
About Salome?" I'm
yes che told me what she had done Ill
condemniDg her" .;,;,c VI
Mrs. Gerry stood without motion awaiting
alse should be said. 10
II wanted to tell you that suffering "oe
make me good. And am suffering vi, y
with q slight, uncomfortable movement,