New-York tribune., 1896-04-05


wnked and laughed IAN ,h,.
Don't you fret. BIZ That's woman nd ,Har sar
can take care Of herself. Besides. she pau pau ~. ;t
the colt. l shan't lose cent IL she uoe' s''
throwed-not a cent ., ,,or
| turned and looked at fa'ner reiiie'ilus. ss
that this was the first time that ! really sus
pec,ed that he wasn't joking when ne sara SUCH
things-that he really meant then' .oor. T
something cold seemed touch my heart.
made involuntarily a slight shrinking movement.
saw that he noticed that movement, a cuiloHo ho
CLINT ca me to his eyes, but he laughed again as ne
said. "You amt gon to set up TO De ni'e youa %
mother be you Billy? But" with junction. tnele
amt many such gOod Woihe1 youi i' ~
/ tell y-.' . ~ .ho
1t was the very next day after that-t was the
last day of August-that hurriedly entered the
kitchen when Aunt Lowizy was picking over
huckeberres ,,,s
'Tve come to say goodby.' announced MISS
Runciman has decided to move on-we start t"'S
afternoon"
Il want to KNOW
Aunt Lowizy looked up from her berries
glanced about the old-fashoned room anu '"e''
without the least warning began to cry
"Oh. I wish mother was here! exck,lfneu n,..
Aunt Lowizy said: There. now so 10 l. but
she'll be here when you come back sure
When | came back! To my exaggerated sense
1t was as II years might pass before then-ano
had a Wild Intense feeling that couldn't, no
could not go without seeing mother.
| tried Immediately. however, to controi my
emotion.
There was father coming in from the barn.
struggled with myself to such good purpose that,
father when he entered In d matter or fact way
that the big wagon would start that afternoon
that I had only an hour. M
He walked out with me- keeping with me
along the river path. He asked If Bid Blake
knew and said no. the decision had been
reached since Miss Runciman heard from the
pOstoftce. And | asked him TO say Booupy W
Bidwell for
Father kissed me when we reached the curve
in the path. and he told me that II mad mnd
to play my cards right Miss Runcman would
al do fret TO hy m
me loudly again. and turned while l went on
toward the carriage I stopped and looked back
at him. a strange, confused feeling having pos
As I stood there gazing at him. Bathsheba
from below called: ,
"Rrlv. come down here, Don't stand senti-
mentalizing Help me pack these eggs. 1t Is
as If we were going into an eggess country
At almost the same time Rachel Cobb appeared
outside her door ~ ~,
"Whelmina." she called. distinctly, MI hh-
dreth wants you TO come here ,
hesitated between Mr. Hildreth and inc
cggs | had not seen this gentleman since the
interview have narrated-the interview wh'h
he had before witnesses. Informed me that ne
loved me Miss Cobb had apparently recoVerep
from the excitement caused by that deciaIa,,on'
and she had not to my knowledge commuili-
Gated with the Soloctmcn concerning II. But she
had. as father had told me, 'peddled 1t all over
the neighborhOod."
sharply i'm my face. replied that 1t was per,
f.ctly ridiculous. and that supposed 1t nad
happened because Rachel had suggested; 1 .'lf
young mans bones had gone TO ms h n'aI
Nhcrcupon father had given his great laus"
and had said nothing more. :. .o,,,, AGAIN
A. stood Undecided Miss cobb called again
ana ,his tim. Rashy also heard her ana linme-
diNely advised me t. obey what she said was
th. higher call
So | went H.
Nr IIildr.th was sitting In the shade OF the
house i'm a large chair. TWO crutchcs were resi-
ing against this chair. He leaned f9rwaru az
I approached Lotus was lying on IN. s'uu"' ~
ro,r him The dog now often visited MS INNS
t.~ naturally felt some embarrassment az
drew. near and this feeling was not lesseheu ny
the knowledge that Rachel was stahdlhs Il" '''o
.I.,n So ,lni YOU are better" exclaimed.
held out my hand. which was taken ana re-
taln"d.
..rh,nlss sn much" returned Nane.
Th-n NJ. glanced at the woman witchihe W
WIN .xfreruc ppllten"ss he begged for gas
= water Rachel moved reluctantly away Ihe
irefsut her back was turned Van" k.S"h NV
h,ni ana NJ. sail ln "A low voice. you've o'rh
atrociously cruel To- no Don't You krow meant
what said 10, pu,
smiled. and I'm afraid | hushed also n!, bI,
7 was able . cay. Nghty; Il SUI pose nave"
gly., tho matter much confederation.
It was Van~ who grew rcd now hut p,loIe u,
| caull sry anything. Rachel came hu'f''"s '"'
s,id We were all - thankful trat Mr.
IIlir.th would be able 10 get away so soon,
and that Miss Runciman now felt confident thtt
he would be- able to sing before the season i'"HY
closed and gooiby Mr. Nlldrcth.
TIL. Young mtu haI drawn himself up IN hls
chair nuff. rlgi!ly and h. was very white.
"G.plhy. Miss Armstrong; ne returned
And went away. with Miss cobb looking nj
us both
Presently | heard soft football behind me
There was the hr!ullcd dog following. AZ almost
the same instant h.s maeier called him shariF'
, n.r..fy Lotus paused. glanced back 20 see MN
hDsitate H. whnad a little under his breath. HIS
master called again The dog went slowly back
! hurried ou. | dil not go 10 III" carriage imm'-
dlatelv sat down I'm a retired epot and listened
t. III. sound of the falls. | hopel that Bashy
would not happen t. find me Just yet very
| rroh blv She hal seen me returning from Miss
| CObb's
| was grcved that Vane had called Lotus back
| I'm that way And Lotus had wished - come
vim m. Y,e was sore about that. He might
have let the dog follow. What harm would his
| coming have done?
Cru be cont.nued)