New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-08-13

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| waver so wildly sometimes
| The hours went on until il was sunnor .;r,o Mr.
| Jerry prepared the meal as usual Since Moore
| had not come again it was not probablo tba, be
| would come at all now. lie had gone That was
| altogether the wiscst thing for him TO do. Now,
Us aioer death or any other calamity or blessing,
Things would settle down into their ordinary
course. mat was one mercy-things had to settle
| uo"h' ana, sooner or later, people accepted
everything.
When supper was ready Mrs Gerry went to the
ioot OF the stairs and called Salome in precisely
the same tone in which she always called her
Ana oalome came down directly and ate her
TOAST ana sugared blackberres and drank her
tea III you mad looked in upon the two as they
SAT there you would have envied them their cost
ness ana content. And they talked about whether
IL would pay to dry the seek-no-further,, or let
'ien 90 ana save every one of the Porter apples.
And all the time they talked each knew that the
other was listening Tor ID step tlat might come
MIS- Gerry was continually saying over and over
10 herself, If he Is Wise he viii stay away ii he
Is WISE lie Will stay away"
All the same, too, she Knew that it was not like
young man " stay away. Ana why had he
come at All
lhe dusk deepcned rapidly into evening, for
now sultry clouds were nedvy III the west. y
lamp HAD to be lighted that the supper dishes
hlght be washed. Inis dishwashing was always
oaiolne duty, and size performed II now, While
Her mother secretly watched nef, dreadlng ana
Yet longing to meet her eyes.
Notwithstanding her resolution Saomc could
not help hurryIng. once she stopped TO look out
at the open door into the muggy Da"Kncss OF the
night IT was raining heavily ny TINS time
." I'm glad ii is warn she said. Il want IL
TO be warm always. There Is the bell down Iii
the village striking s, mot her. 1t sounds NUT
fled. mother, unconscousy raising her VOICE.
Nhy does II sound mullcI?'
You know it always sounds like that when
the air is thick and heavy" explained Mrs.
Gerry in u careful voice.
/ had .ffat liar
IN gong upstairs. Good night hope 1t won't
lie cooler after the Lightning"
Mrs. Gerry rose and hurried TO the door,
reaching it before her daughter Her worn face
was flushed. save that about the mouth 1t was
piteously pale.
SaIome," she said peadngly. why won't
you stay down here with ne little while?
The girl moved her head with distrustfui
motion. But she spoke quite chccrfully,
g Please let ne 90 upstairs, mother. l must
correct those exercises You know Good night
and you needn't worry in the least about me-.
| am very strong. And you know that women as
we'll as men, console Themselves.
Salome left the room and her mother hcarl
Sitting there alonc, Mrs. Gerry was seized
and, in spite of all she could do, she began
nervously. TO listen and watch for Inn She
extngushed the ii h to1 "t ud sh tro msm Sc!rl
of thundcrless lightning. At first the continu-
Gus rush of the rain made it impossible for her
TO hear the approach of any one.
fort. physical or mental, was not to be thought
Of But surely the minutes would go less drag
gingly if she sat there than If she were IN bcu
Ii WAS before the clock struck II that MIS-
Gerry, in one Of the lightning flashes. saw Il
figure coming up the hill toward the nous;
The figure was running. She did not know II
il was man or woman, because II was III Il
black cloak and hat; but she knew that II
The woman stood mp straight and still, wit
ing Somebody wa, coming there. BY this tim'
the rain had ceased. here was low murinnr
of cool wind among the cuiiaht bushes III 'l'
yard, ..;..o,,,
but she had suffered so much mat now h'f
nerves were ready to play her any trek; some
hody was coming to tell something terrible" Ihat
She started toward the door. stumbling over
a chair and knocking il down with loii
noisr Bat unlike her ordinary sell, she WOuHl
not wait and reasonably lsl,t a lamp first xo,r
She found the door and flung II "pch NrN
Scuddcr fell against her. She took hold OF the
chds arm and drew her in with sort 81
reprrssed violence , Az,
can't breathe. Why did YOU run mp lnIl 50
For Nelly She came further ana llr'h"r III
her Journey. had continued to increaN'' hcr par
until now her breath was beating all throl"h
her and il impossible for her - speak,
word. She leaned mp against the sac "i we
door her s"lblng breath soImaiig o lou couf fl
she might tell what she had promised not To
7 want calcmc" shc cried out al last.
Rut what" began Mrs. Gerry 80 p1z-
ycd that she hardly knew how to frame h"r
sentence ,..,
opened, and steps were heard descending
want Saiomr alone" said Nelly.
In tho darkncss Ncly- hand sraspcd, and
she was drawn up the stairs.
Mrs Gerry CROPPED her way into I'VE kitchen,
lighted q lamp and sat down alone. There wa
curious pang in her heart at tins monch' r ha
her daughter was not with her thar Si' ma
withdrawn herself In tho ke'nnc.s of I'm, icri-
ing she forgot TO ask at first why she i,rd donr
it, and why il could possibly be that Nelly sh""l"
have come il the night In I'll way .r.-
UpstairS in SaOmcs room there WIS brilnah'
light for Salomc had been stt'ng rrsoiI'.N rof
rcctng her pupils exercises She cnnc 10 tha'
work as though to give it NJ would be SOHO
filing she could not bear, Now; however h"r
eyes b,eh as she h%a Mr s9s aa 0 c
her so suddenly that she seemed ncV"r to nave
had it, She shook the Girl -,
Tell me quickly" she commanded
IFS that man" she cried She sh,anl{ away
frightened by the cleaning intensity in the iac'
What what" cried Salome- why do yoa
stop? Go on, toll yon'' ,.,.. ,,,o .,,nacr
And Salome clutchcd more tightly th' Si'"'''
shoulders and shook them again. .., 400,
The one saw in the pine woods WIN you,
Nelly stammcrcd on, 1--WE fonnd him most dcau,
lie doesn't know anythns ho 1mGngn, y" DEAR I'm
so frichtcned.' .,o, ,.o,,, ,ho horls
and iitt%rly as she used to do when child 'ui
S Snn did not mind her in the least She hat
t frD. and taken the lamp. With it in her hand
She locked vaguely at Nelly, thinking OF one nee
cssary question TO ask
"Wherc is hc?'
AT orr house. , a., ,oiro
?, ~ ,"o ,har moi her with lamp in her own
hand Saomr glanced back at Nelly, who was
ALLOWING. sobbng with excitement;
Tell her" said Salomc. She took SHAW, ir Inn
. chair in thc little entry. wrapping 1t round her
and shivcring a. she went. ,aah
Her mother thought it strange that hcr daug en-
Tor should say that it was cold. She watched her
bnrrying down tie path TO the road the lnrrca.-
IN" l%ht of the cool blue space in the northwest
showing her form against the blackness OIL 'i'c
Presently perhaps, Mrs Gcrry, would foliow he a,
Pot now sLc Turned toward Mex. who had not