The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1894-09-22
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leaned from the landing, her knotty
hands far apart on the rail.
Yes she called back, and the other
came slowly down.
tall that she seemed about to strike
her forehead on the floor overhanging
the staircase; sc hard featured that her
fine, dark eyes hardly redeemed her
from ugliness. To-day. moreover, her
eyes were red, her whole face disfg-
ured by weeping.
Below the two turned into q room
half rustic, half urban, like most par
lors of well-to-do farming people in
large and prosperous villages. From
the ceiling hung a gilt chandelier COW
cred with pink muslin; on the floor was
a square of carpet wove into huge
bouquets of roses. To-day the center
of the room was bare, and against the
walls a great many chairs stood at hap
hazard. Some lilies dying on the man.
tel exhaled a close, sweet smell. From
q room beyond came a 'tink-tink,"
as of the piling up of cups and saucers
after some festivity. Yet, like all rooms
deserted by a company that has left
1t in disorder, this one seemed full OF
a palpable solitude.
AS she sat down the taller Of the two
women cast an almost frightened
glance about.
Did yer tell Abe ter hitch up an
take her ter the depot?' she asked,
restlessly.
"She said she guessed she'd walk"
said the other. with a troubled look.
"Wa-al!'' said the taller woman, with
a peculiar bitterness. She raised her
hands, then dropped them. In any n
of less angular outline, of less evident,
we'll ordered responsibility, the gesture
would have seemed almost tragic. The
oppressive silence despened.
AT last the taller woman broke out,
aggressivaly, though in an uncertain
voice. Sarah White" she said, tits
no use in your lookin' that way. It's
all well enough fer you N the minister.
But as ter SEEM her settin' there, an
not a wrinkle on her face, an Leander
lynn in his coffin, an then shakin'
hands with her, an maxim much of her
afterwards-as is what folks expected,
l s'pose-'twaS more'n l could do"
"She was cryin'." said Mrs. White,
softly.
'Oh, she can cry" said the other.
"But I tell yer, Sarah White, instead o.
| lister in ter the minister an the hymns
as Lord knows I'd ha' been glad
ter, eff she hadn't been a-settin' there
I Jest went over, n over, n over
| the hull thing in my mind. / guess eff
I've been over t onct, I hev fifty times
-sence he went. An ter think I'd
Almost forgot it.! Yes, Almost forgot 1t
| all-in all these years. An he never
spoke-Lever but jest that onct. I dun
nos l ever told yer jest how twas,
| Sarah; but ! declare 1 blieve l will
now"
She began to speak moe rapidly, but
in a monotonous tone, as if reh2arslng
sor1ething recently learned ~ rote.
"Twas the week afore the Waddin'
an Leander he come inter the orchard
lookin' fur me. l was in the grape ar
Dor, an purity down in the mouth, too,
I guess. 'Twarn't that l didn't like the
girl well enough. I allus said you
couIdn't but like her-same as you'd
like a nice kitten that com IS rubin
round 'thout bein' coaxed. An faint
likely I'd ha' taken ner in, an done
fur her s I did eff I hadn't liked her
Eurty well. But 1 knew well enough
what a sister is in a house where there
is a wife. Howsomever, his face was
bright enough fur two; an he didn't
notice me. Come on, Lott, IN help
find Della he called out. You re-
member them little downy side whisk'
crs he ulster wear? An his lips was
smilin' as if he couldn't help it.
never. see him look like that again,
Twas lest a week afore the weddin'
an Harry'd bin down since the great
success he made with his inyentin.'
Mrs. White stirred sympathetically
Miss Longmnn was sitting bolt upright
looking straight before her. ID vel
set all right, Charlotte" asked Mrs
White, anxiously; but the other, wholly
given to her memories, wen on:
oval, we run up stairs. l though
I knew we'll 'nough where Della wal
The dress was done, an layin' on thu
snare chamber bedstead, an l though
like as not she'd be in there lOokln
at it. If they hadn't been so taken up
they'd ha' heard us comm. Della, SIT
was by the bed, where the dress was
an Harry he was standi with his arm
round her an his face as red as flre
an Jest as we come in, he looked vi
an kissed her. Leander went dow
stairs withouten a word. The sudden
ness of it all made me kinder queer
I guess. | recollec' sayin' he'd oughte
he ashamed; an the brother-in-law Z
the. right ter kiss the bride-an'
dunno what all. Not that way he Sc
an that. was all. When Harry come
down stairs at last, l thought, the mil
nit 7 set eyes on his face, thlt mayb
Leander was in the rights OF. H
called Harry inter the settin' room
where he was. l couldn't help hcariI
part O what went on. | heard Lean
der's voice as l never heard t afor
nor sence. BY God he sez-an' yo
know he never swore, Sarah-'By Coo
YOU shall marry her. Let 'em talk
You shall marry her. Then Harry sal
somethin', an l heard Leander. AGAR
DO yer love her-or not" he called on
an then they said somethin else
an t was all quiet. But If ever ther
, was a hell in any house. twas in our
that week, Sarah. Della, she criet
Then she said she'd go'way somewheT
forever But Leandar declared sh
shouldn't. So she set with her eyes 70
, her plate, not eatin' a thing ter speak {
all that week. Harry, he went of
an said he'd be back in plenty o Sc;
son. ] see 'em look at each other whc
he went-thoy didn't seem ter darst d
much more-an' l declare l though
:, eff I'd never thought afore, that Lea
/ der was in the rights OF. Wal, yo
t know how we had he wcddin'. G
| Tuesday, jest the same. with only yot
folks an ourn. An you know no
FOLKS talked. an how my brother T pa,