New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-12-30

- Tennle ceased speaking she put on hei Ii ia,
with an entire absov.e Of girish manner o. "
had been boy O., I'll tho vvav out of
,ho house Inv a different door from the one uS
which the two had entered. Alh AN, caught
nut on her bonnet best she could on ,'r.iad
nm her satchei and her umbrella am i,, , a,,t
after her guide She found Temple waiting on,,
sido The girl was looking at river wn't ,noad
AZ the very end Of the sloping !aru. ~ a.. ombos
~ and yet swiftly. under drooplns mon,nia in q
..That,s the Swanannoa' said Ieh'lie III
airrarent tone from any her companion nir
vet heard from her. and whien i,ar desire to
take step toward her with "a eom,dn,t give a
touch the girl caressngly. Il Wouiun fo,n -
cont for my life If | had to i've IL AWAY '
river and from those NILS NIL, srotcbcd off
AZ she said the last word Tempe Sl". .r,nc
her hat and swung II towalu . com" Of them so
near however. that their outlines showeu WI"
no yelling and beautfying maze ,. oa1rg
She turned toward the woman WIN was e'
M father used to say she began, ,, Ina
everybody was "A fool about at ieast o ,, ,arS
and so many peop.e were about rivers and
,nn,,ntains What do you think. MISS Dro"uS =
What are you fool about
Every thing, guess -, ,o,,cb that she
Almina gave snort ""'' '9'
''', What Win her fatigue and her coming INTO
such a strange country. ana tne 49, rrdin,
meeting Roger Crawfords daushtei' an III
me- go e,,,,cb different from anything she couin
possibly have imagined, the f alhry ehn
found it difficult not to become ny ,'e hing she
had often said that II Their" was one ''''''s "
hated II was "hystericky woman. ,,o, NTH
ives indeed. everything" she repeated WIN
an anparently uncal.ed-for emphasis.
She glanced up to meet Temple ; eyes' ,bo
IT Shouldn't have said that. RESPONDED w" :,
o,rl "Rut II YOU stay with me | shall ma ou'.
She turned toward the river again as s"r -, ,ha
nued Il brought You ,S gu, sc at the "' swanannoa
7 didn't know but it might sort or res, you "
look at IT, Running water washes away "''''
and sorrow. ana all pau '"'"e' '
Alwina was sure that she should burst mo q F,
violent fit OF crying ii TINS ming , n',,i
another moment and she wished tnat s"g vu.,.,,
stop irving To find some resemp'ahV' u" ''s .
daughter TO Roger himself . 80, ros,
"oh YES. II does. You'll find 1t OUT 'as'
enough Now let's come. A.. ,r,,,
Temple turned and walked rapluy 10 va
NJ the house The white pony was s'anu'nS :
there its bride pulled down over us heau anu
twisted about the trunk Of a tree; ,,,,, ahou,
"Ge. right on" said Temple; II orny "oo"'
four miles and can walk well ehousl'
"cet on where asked Almlna. desperately,
she was thinking that she would ask when tne
rc~t train started for Massachusetts. ana thd'
she would take that tram u, ,.o,s
ION Thimble. Of course. ne mus '
gentle. And shall walk beside you. ,,-..-r,,,
"R,,t can't get on him. and | couldn't roe
MN h,m II us spoke with such decision that she
The g,ri faced about and gazed at her Every
woman, old and young rode a'ho"S ''
tains What did this mean? ,,A
"Anvbody can ride Thimble." she sara Win
some contempt. He doesn't trot at an -.
What does he do. them was the
question.
"Wbv. he PAGES and single steps. and gallops
IJes a regular angel 81 light FOR pony 'o"i
go through fire and water on him. .
well | can't, and that's the eni ~ ,h@1
AImna turned about and looked for spo,
where she might sit down. She again thohgn' "l
the train for Massac huseits ana 'AiCuia''u nv
long II would take to get back nome. 'h' ,.""'
the stump OF n tree ana placed n'IS,'' W. 80
Temple stood n moment with her mana r'Suht
an the hogged mane OF her pony. She "as gazing
AZ the woman sitting there
"ynur face looks somehow as II YOU had some
uul newer" she SAID suddenly. BESIDES, th'r,
,sr,, a wagon an. horses t. - Win H. snort ~
about az far az twill BE- 70 get home Inc wv
that belong here have gone % AsheyllI". Ih' on
I could get. mean I'm e''hh ~ ia"
up to that stump" l
AlmIna could never tell why she rose an,
clambered on TO the stump without aho,h'r WI
OF remonstrance She got herself mo ,i' sHrl''
in some way. The pony lniinedlh''F} VAIN
across the railroad. Temple walked he'ihe MN
The girl contemplated her mounted compnn.9'
/ With unaffected sohctude. She mad hung ,''
/ satchel on the pOmmcL The umbrella Amin.
still retained in her own hand ana WIN me I'm
hand che somehow managed 10 Gluten AZ some
thing: in her confusion she hardly knew VIVA
III you'd sit up straight you Dc "'u.n ',i,'
. C0mfOrtdDP,
Temple. with great frankness; -.-.,,.,.,
"Don', talk 10 me bout sitting up straight
nos The reply. 81 feels II ! moved a grain
should fall on r.u.,, soriousl,.
..r d,1n', know any one could feel that way on
horses back. 1t must be dreadful way ~ ie'''
Yes. IT'S dre,ful way nov y"u inr ,+ the non,
canter a little it'll be "A great reiiei 10 You
Aimlna held fast to the pommel with one mana
and the horn with the other Ter a''e"u""
.droitlv caught the falling umbrella
.'I never sh'll canter." said Amna feebly.
"Whv not?' in great astOhlshnleh|
"'Cause I'm afraid . go
Mas Drowdy did not know herself She Ia,
o,a,ays believed that she was rather n strong
ni,nds5 woman, Now she ready to sob VIC
ientIy and to plead with this dreadful; tyrannlca
girl to let her get do%n 70 Wbat are YOU afraI,
90" asked Temple, who seemed 10 be actual!
unable TO imagine Almina's state OF teenhs,
81 dknow." was the answer can "i
u,bother rs the boss, or what us
The grl came nearer and put one mana "V"
,hn woman.s cotton gloved fingers that wer
clasped tightly over the horn; ., ..,s t., =,
II reckon you're plum tired. she sa'u III 'o'
voice.
Almna could not help being moved by tina
voice She had never heard one IKE H. 1T w"
fresh and young. and clear But IL was no
those attributes that moved ner' SUM oIi' W
| mas more accustomed To the analysis on VIVA
n,zzled her had decided In her own NINA tna'
| Young as Temple was there was co"Ipelnh'
| power In her voice mat Hlaue u "'o'c '"''' ''
| than any mere sweetness . =,
1T guess I never was much tircd"r' was IN
| answer IN I'm all bewildercd. amt used u
travelin, and shouiu ''''''N - w" va
| for n month" - =,
As Almna spoke in a desolate. dry way ne
eyes were fixed on the ring upon the mana Vhi'l
was still pressed tightly over her own
ia that a real diamond she asked presently
| in some awe. - :, a.,
Temple raised her hand and turned 1t 50 tina
the Jewel sent out sparks OF light In the sun
! shine. ~ III, nat, -
"Real?' she repeated. Then, with fash al
| over her face Eyes, it's AZ real as the masnil
| cent woman who gave ii to me.
II don't think / ever seen genuine "a mon
before +" said AlmIna. "They be bright, ain
! they? So twas a present.
The speaker was really interested In what sh
was saying: but she was making bi'a. error
% try Ia detach her mind from the fact that sh
uas on horseback.