New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-04-07
7 met an old friend to-day" she SAID.

"I met an old friend to-day, she said
THAT 500" responded the other woman. VINO
would not betray her curiosity
TemnIe now turned and came and stood by her
friends side at the sink
"you remember the French Broad, MISS
Drowdy?" she asked.
oh yes" with animation.
And how worried you were about my solhs
ont in boat with that young man from Ashe-
ve?"
Yes"
And how YOU waited for me so long on me
bank among the rhododendrons"
Here Temple laughed and Almina grew red.
Il guess do remember" said the elder
woman IN guess you don't know how queer
things all seemed me down there. But what
made you think of that time now?
because of the old friend met this morning
Almina gave little start. She could not
understand why such sense Of fear came upon
her she glanced quickly up at the race near
her
"You mean you've seen that young man? she
asked
see me-
yale Boynton In these parts"
Hes living In Boston. | saw him this spring.
| saw the girl ne is going to marry.
Temple did not know why she so particularly
wished 10 mention Miss Wallis
"Oh. did yOu?'
Yves: and liked her 80 much
Amina seemed to have remark TO MAKE
though Temple waited for some response.
MIR Boynton is coming over tomorrow to
ride with me-" she said.
She was conscious of a rising feeling Of irrita-
ton. and was surprised at the fact.
: II spose you've been lonesome now re-
marked Amna.
mo. not in the least" Temple answered
quickly. I'm never lonesome with my horse
and my dog.
No response whatever But "hat response was
Temple looking FOR?
sbc went and sat down by the cookstove She
vas silent trying to overcome her annoyance.
.I s'pose seein' Mr. Boynton made you think of
vour fiddle" at last remarked Nmina.
II supp1se s.. But I've been thinking ~ my
fiddle ever since / began - feel better
Al this point the conversation ceased entirely
and was not resumed that day
! In the afternoon Temple rode out again Indeed
she now spent more than half OF her waking hours
In the saddle.
The neighhors for a dozen miles In all directions
wer. becoming accustomed II the sight 81 tht
white pony going by. sometimes as II he were run
nins away sometimes AZ gentle amhle. with th'
woman on his back. the NeNlJuhiIdld l'P'"t
somewhere near.
Somehow | can't make such a s.ght seen
kinder Christianlikr." sad Aunt Htty Bltka peer
ing oyer her glasses the pory flew 10y her one
morning while she MAS al the woodpile FOR chips
81 d., feel as II we needed missionary or some
thing"
This last remark shc made 70 her husband "hei
she was putting the chips nto the stove a few mo
ments later.
Il understand" replied Mr. Blake. I'm his slow
judicial way. That that there woman - 4 mission
D AIRY herself She's evangelist. But ain; ac
customcd t. evangelists with ponies, n d'rss' II
nddles: n them kind OF eyes. gGess III MAKE
an arrani over Ia old maid Drowdys fore long
And h. made his "arrand," together with nearly
! everybody in the neighborhood. as has been stated
The next morning by 10 o'clock Boynton can
tered into the yard
He dismounted and came In 10 greet Miss brow
dv II, was IN high spirits.
Almlna watched the TWO ride away. she kneV
very well what Aunt Kitty Blake would say II sh
ID saw the riders what Mrs. Newton and all tn
ncghbors would say.
But she made up her mind not To care for VIVA
they said What she really cared for was the looi