New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-05-05

But one sunday night Adam did not come
Instead Ned Bruce. who was her fhlhci liilu-
lord followed him into the Kitchen, IFS "''N
face flushed hc greeted Agglc. 49,,
whats the matter with him thoufn, NNtn;
carcessl, But he was lcnient lnn'l"r' "l'
she bcstlrrcl herself 10 help entertain MN ~.
though her ears achcd sraining ai''r ''r,y
sound outside which might be- tw,h'ru '"'' W.
rattle Of wheels Bruce laughed louhN ~ h'I
oIrlish ncasantries He seemed uncommonly
Interested I'm her scholars. After whl' 10 90
honor TO the guest. plate II apples was brought
up. and Aggie's mother praised c'''"'" wv
"Thcy do taste good" said Bruce. SAY. Mrs
Robbins let me send You over b''''l TO-
The childrcn's eyes were all shining. Each had
been provided with half an apple, wh'Gh wa
rapidly disappearing. Mrs. R'pnihs Saiu N''
wouldn't have children eat much JUL p'luI'
they went to bed. there was no,n'n ns 80 u,,
healthy The oldes, boy sat near iLnce ana
furtivey smoothed the fur c'lns 81 MS "'''-
coat Il like you" he said. shyy. m -
The speech made Bruce reddcn again. well
that makes It even" said he Tor ! IKE you
Blu, he looked up and smiled NJ AgEe.
The next day the barrel Of apples came 'aSu-
allv also Bruce gave little Jonas new pocket
knife with more blades In II than any Robbins
awful nice man." and frankly demanded 81 ms
sister why she wouldn't marry him instead Of
Adam. .
replied Aggie tartly. Nevertheless. she cx-
perienced certain gratitude toward Bruce be-
cause he had diverted her mothers thoughts
Adams
thought of her mothers Disappointment In fact
she suffered more from the dread Of that than
from any wound in hei own heart
since she was ten years old. she had been
her mothers confdant She knew every small
economy that was practisei In the household
II was she who declined the meat always AT
sunper-meat made her have bad dreams
well. don't see what's become OF Alh' H.
Mrs Robbins did say a few times during We
fortnight seems ms TO me ne wac as over @ AN
interview with Bruce had changed her app'""a-
ton Of Adam into rritated dread: she "ry
feared now that Aggie cared for nm ana Sn'
heard with actual relief Of his attentions 10
Ella Rhodes. ,
They do say" she told Aggie. "as how h. has
been counting Ella for year but they nau q
tiff of some sort and they've jist made II up
Mrs Martin told me. I'm bout sure she u.s.
wanted to be hateful. Put matched her. ue
been awful attentive 10 Aggie says ]. but
ouass II was only tryin' t. keep his mind took
nm hope So saws /. seeing how Agg.e has
another beau she likes better =
Aggics delicate cheek grew hot "Hut you
know amt. MAJ
81 know you have Aggie. Ned Bruce spoke
to me bout you this week. and he's man
Adam can't hold a candle -. Look AT me way
he's done that farm since his pa dled' II" own
two big farms and our little one. and there am
more respected man. lie could 6" !" 'n'
Legislature any day If he'd only turn Demo-
GRAFT -
Two months later Aggie married Bruce. To-
day. the first months Il her married l'' We
passing before her Uniformed and shaperss' me-
a mist there startling vivid scene. He was
good 10 me. for while" she said T. herself:
but then they always are hey say AT M, ~,
dav he came back from town full Of The gossip ne
had heard about her and Adam He askeI h'r
about it and he asked in such a tone MA, s S
grew angry And then-she had heard Ned had
a temper. but she did not know what the WORDS
meant. ..
sent her by Adam for wedding present ON"
by one her husband hurled them saVagey M
the empty stove. She started up 10 save tncm'
hut he held her at arms length with one iron
hand while the other wrecked cup after Guy.
II was Just he turned away. IN" last saucer
gone that Jump crept into the room. sh''I.
like a wild beasts. escaped Hrur". re- CIV"
hin, IN vou-that's why you're So everlasting
fond Of that d dog he yelled. Remembering.
| Aggie put her hands before her eyes as II mus
| she could shut out the vision ~ the ragc-dis-
| torted face Of her husband. the brutal motion
| of his foot and the hounds body flying through
| the window.
| 10 reason. She locked herself in her room lie
did not come to II: maybe because ne hah T'a'
| the note she left downstairs DID she peichancc
| hone that he would disregard her not words
! and plead forgiveness? II SO. she was disap-
| pointed. When she came down = hr'hkl'
| she found the fire lighted and the milk strained
| as usual and he was standing. very Tan ana
| strange looking. by the kitchen table.
Il just wanted to say one word t. YOU sald
| he not raising his eyes goworing NJ tho buckle
Of her belt you don't need - lock your door:
wouldn't touch you with tcn-i"'t p"i, now )
know you think more Of another man than You
do Of me-
Aggie's lips parted: vt she IA not sneak.
| She did think more - Adam. who wa always
| kind TO beasts. than of this torur"r Of her dog
| And while she hesitated. he dartod at her one
strange tormented look and STROBE away.
Then began a wofu life. Ned threw himself
doggedlv into work. Most ~ the tim" he dlH h"t
speak 10 her at all: but occasionally an excess ~
| anger would possess him making him almost Ike
a maniac He never laid his hand on her bni
once he cruelty logged jump becaus" b" w'ud
not go back to the house al his commani IN
o,bo he water
coming into the kitchen with muddy feet -"
had said the last time. that BE- didn't moan 10
| hii the dog The first time his only remark wa
| "That'u teach him to mind next time.
Yet he was not always unkind. though never
pleasant and gentle any more Vhe naE s'''
| found a great box on the table and. ranged hr,
| side II a dozen cups Of the exact pattern ana
size OF those that had been broken. note was
open on one Of the cups II read:
'"These are as good as those that fellow gave
I would have sent them sooner, but they had 10
send away for them"
Aggie had experienced a movement of for
| giveness. almost Of attraction toward him But
| AT supper he bore the same lowering brow
and rigid mouth that she had grown to fear;
| and her carefully studied words Of kindness
ehhed away from her lips. as birds fly at the
sight Of a hunters gun. Her hand held the new
teacup toward him. trembling
I'm obliged for the cups she SAID rear
mao" aTha hfr all HH'p Eighty he said In minute he
added Ibid you count them"
mo" faltercd she.
There's two extra for those there. holding
flowers" said he. land | want them
why Ned" she asked. 'whats the harm oi
keeping them ~
NO harm maybe; it's jest my little notion
So saving he made two strides to the window
where pansies bloOmed IN a teacup lacking
only q handle and saucer with but shgnt
nick: cup and saucer he took up In his hand
First he dropped the cup on the ncwspap"r
which she saw had been spread on the moor.
and ground his heel Into plant and china
until they were shapecss mass; next
, he flung down the saucer to splinter It. In th'
same fashion Something In his face, In his cold
: | fury frightened his wife She was silent
81 don't want any Of that ID foIls truck
aroundr' SAID he sitting down AT the table He
, ate in morosc dumbncss; but she noticed what
she might have noticed before. had she been Older
or less absorbed I'm the tumult of her own feelings
. that ne showed her certain Difference ana OBJ
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