New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-01-06
AGAINST HUMAN NATURE.
BY MARIA LOUISE POOL.
Copyright. 1895 by The Tribune A's0eidt'o"

head Her wet stockings began to steam In the
heat.
Yucatan stretched forward and shifted at the
feet Then he looked at the owner OF tnem
Temple smiled in lazy content. She held out
her hand and the dog came and sat down close
to her leaning his big head on her lap
'you needn't pretend to be shocked at my
stockings old fellow" said the girl. you are
sight to behold yourself ! can see some OF the
loan from the Bucknor farm on your TANKS:
there's soil from the north side of BusDee on
your chest: and the State road is daubed all
over vou When were you on the state ROAD
last dear one?'
yucatsn thumped the floor slowly with his
enormous tall. But he made no other reply
Temple gazed with indolent intentness down at
the face on her knee.
II do believe" she exclaimed. that there's
place between your eyes that Is clean enough 10
kiss"
She bent down and kissed the place. the tan
4hu,nped again. more decidedly than before
Temple resumed her position with her head
ngainst the chair-back She became very quiet
After few moments the dog settled down on the
floor with his nose between his paws. There was
no sound in the save the occasional IAN
ing Of az cnber in the fire
Sometimes one Of these burning erbers would
ROLL out on the hearth: but fortunately none
rolled as far the planking
Temple was fast asleep. OF course the door
was open: it was rarely closed in the daF''he'
But the fire was large. and the girl was so
thoroughly used to having room this way that
she did not feel cold.
After an hour Sally appeared in the doorway
She stood looking in. Her figure had distant
BACKGROUND Of mountains. rms Dachs''"Nu
seemed fitting.
She made no noise and presently disappeared
Yucatan had raised his head and gazed al
her, but had put 1t down again hot 'hi"""e -
necessary to move.
Another hour passed. and the girl still slept.
She had been restless the night before. for she
rod been secretly excited about Miss Drowdys
coming She had resented being commanded 10
invite her. Things were going on exceneh'i!
exactly as they Temple was OUT OF uoo's
all day. either on foot or on horseback ana 'ha'
suited her Sometimes she put on her best frocK'
and instead Of the SLOUGH hat Htte SUN
turban with a feather in it. and having pre-
yiouslv brushed Thmble and tied RIBBON 10
his bride between his ears. she rode MIN INTO
BASKERVILLE She went to the stores ana pough'
candies and wrting-paper Candies TO eat anu
xaro, unon which TO write wild poems and
1hapsodes-thngs as wild, and more incohereh''
than the scenes among which the girl lived
worth anything at all as literature
put she said to herself that. absolutely she
cou,d not live If sh did not at least try TO eX-
press something Of the inefable glory that was IN
a mere life among these mountains Just me-
\ and mountains and rivers why shoalo '"E "'e
ask for anything else? 4.
That woman from Massachusetts had sald mat
there seemed to be pretty views about mere
Ten,nle thought that she herself had behaved
gary we'll indeed when she refrained from an
outburst of contemptuous fury as she heard those
words.
But somehow in spite OF all the girl hao no
contempt for the woman who had saio tha'' anu
.,,ho could not ride horseback She was aware
that not much could be expected from one VINO
could not ride and who had not lived among
mountains Great allowances snouu DE i'due
for such people Temple was fully resolved 10
.,o,,o those allowances And she did not dislike
this newcomer who had evidently had so Re" ad-
yantages.
The girl supposed that Miss Drowdy must at
ma time in her life years ago. have been In love
with her father Roger Crawford. II must De So
although it seemed quite Impossible VINE" Sou
came to think of it But then peoples 1a'heiS'
when YOU come to think Of that also, hao peTn
Young and had been lovers
Toyn,a In the time which had elapsed between
r,i,ine 70 Miss Drowdy and that ladys arrival
had had long and serious seasons OF thnkihs Vi
nor father She did not care very mucn lor NM
and she was quite positive that ne did not caie
very much for her. STILL she felt for him some
~, tho attachment of custom and habitual COM
partnership. ....o
she went to sleep. it seemed TO her that 'he III"
roomant he would enter at the open door ana
all
tu,,, always having his grzzed beard ana mar
.r,nmod carefully: though he was not very par
.,cu,ar about his dress generally loung!ng about
.r = somewhat rubbed velvet coat. HIS pointed
heard and long mustache. the latter scrupu'ous'S
and persistenty pulled out and turned up al 'i'e
ends made a rather picturesque erect uhuer
mountaineers hat. Mr.. Crawford mad not ye'
given I'D glancing frequently at mirrors 'housh
ne lived on a mountain side IN Limestone i'""
chin North Carolina He still had handsome
teeth. which cleaned pleasantly under MS MUS
tache when he smiled
Sometimes when booking at him. Ie'hp'e u'e'
10 nut the inquiry TO her own nina:
II wonder II he is the kind OF man "ho'"
women would love-
When Mr. Crawford had gone 10 Manitoba for
his health. and when the letter had come ABOUT
A,mina X Drowdy then Temple had said to her-
self:
There's one Of the women who loved him.
And she had been very curious. She supposed
II was Yankee dialect which Miss Drowdy spoke
Her father did not use dialect Of any kind
OF her mother the girl remembered Few
things which made the memory something always
vivid and powerful
Mrs. Crawford had been Louisiana woman
Sally. who had been her servant since both were
children. always asserted that her mistress had
married Mr. Crawford fur lurv She rad re-
marked at the same time that. In her estimation,
love was the last reason on the 'yarth' for mar
rying.