New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-03-28
TWO WOMEN, \ BOY
AND SOME HORSES,
BY MARIA LOUISE POOL
VII
SHE THAT WAS EUNICE CALklNS'

did She sat quiet, with Amahel beside her'
The time went on. and knew by the changed
sound Of the water in the bay that the tide had
turned TO come in. not that the long drawn
gurgle of the water was louder. but that 1t was
different
The clocks had struck 10 before the woman
who had gone for the doctor returned. She was
almost GREATNESS She said he had been called
10 Welneet, somebody was dretful sick In
wellheat and there was to be consultation
Nobody knew when he'd ne back.
"Taint no matter" said Mrs Merritt, who had
heard the words Doctor can't do nothin'. You
needn't have gone"
81 wanted him for you Mrs. Merritt" was the
response II didn't know what would happen
TO you. You're jest wore out, you be-
"Mc!"
The mother laughed shortly.
where's Dave?' the neighbor asked
Cant YOU hear him." Mrs. Merritt turned.
There was a fury In her sunken eyes. Dave s
n restin' Of hisself That's what he's dom
That's the man married for love. He was goin'
10 stop Gr:nkin' cause he loved me So Amt II
funny"
Don't ye-dont We" pleaded the other.
We STAYED until Mrs Merit had been per-
suadcd to lie down. Some catnip tea. with
little paregorc was prepared by the neighbor
that she "wished there was a quart Of laudnum
in IT,"
When we left she was sleeping; she could not
keep awake.
Tho woman followed us out into the yard: she
became garrulous concerning the trials Of Dave
Merits wife She said she shouldn't blame
Dave Merits wife for nothin' she might ever
do She didn't consider that person who HVeo
with Dave Merit was responsible. She could
not bear 10 have US go; she hadn't haif told
us" she said
We walked along the salty roads without
snealjng. 1 tried to shake off the depression
. that had fastened upon me.
\ At the corner where the lane turned into a
) broader highway. fiddle was suddenly scraped
/by long and quavering bow. and sonorous
voice burst out jovialy.
"A wet sheet and a flowing sea.
And wind that follows FAST
We paused invountarily. but the voice stopped.
and the bow ceased to be drawn across the
strings.
The house from which the sounds came was
dark with open windows and doors; an old dory
was In the yard. and broken oar lay in II; we
could see these things dmly. The tide breathed
louder from the bay breeze was coming in with
the tide
was glad when we came out near where the
lamp was burning in front Of the hotel.
Albert came forward from group Of men.
"It's rather rough Of you to stay off like this.
he said. you'd have thought l was horrid
thing IL Ia done it. What's up. anyway
Nothing. only we've been where there's
trouble"
We went on to own ROOM
The next morning when the sun rose, push
ing with persistent cheerfuness through bank
Xya had 6rea nod
that baby and its mother. Amabel hurried to
,he lane after breakfast When she returned
she said that II was all horrible, and she wished
tho woman would die. Then she walked on out
Of the town by herself. This carrying out
the plan We had made tina. Amabel was to mount
somewhere IN a desert spot beyond Barnstable
where no human eye save ours could see.
A half-hour later we followed in the same
fashion In which we had arrived. If the In
habitants Of Barnstable wondered greatly at our
ARRANGEMENTS and could not fathom the reason
for them. they kept their wonder hidden. They
stared but they did not question.
So II came to pass that when we were good
mile from, the village among some dwarf oaks.
and still we'll away from Yarmouth Station. we
espied. sitting bowlder by the roadside. a
female figure that we presently knew was
Amabe
H..
don't suppose she's changed her mind. do you!
There's no such good luck's that"
No there was no such good luck as that. IT
wasn't about such things that my friend changed
her mind She rose and came to meet us When
she left the hotel, as a concession to the preiu
dices Of the narrow minded she had worn her
riding skirt over the new garments she had
made She now had this skirt on her arm.
Pooh" cried Albert, In relieved manner
"'taint so bad" He glanced at me What you
been so frightened about, anyway? It's no worse
than a tiptop bicycle suit. BY gum, Am. you
Amt so much Of a scarecrows expected Now
les git ready 10 git"
He had Jumped off his wheel.
THANK you" said Amabel Did you think
was going 10 disgrace you?'
yes, OF course You expect anything Of a
reformer. Here. let me have that horse" he
grabbed the bride Of AmabeIs horse and led 1t
up 10 his sister. Put your foot in the stirrup
n swing right up No more die-away ans now.
tell you. Go it,
1t was evident that Amabel excited I
was excited myself She stood by her horse with
her hand on his neck.
III you've changed your mind. I'll get back
your saddle somehow" said Albert. "I'li begin
teIeeraphjng for 1t nj Yarmouth Station, and
won't stop till it comes.
Don't be silly" was the response. Lead him
up somewhere and III get on. If live I'll have
my weight evenly dstributed-and I'll have a
clear conscience. Lead him up somewhere l
say"
But we had 70 go some quarter OF mile
before we came 10 anything from which 10
mount Then found stump high enough,
and An1abel got into the saddle, She said she
hoped felt sufficiently interested In the cause TO
get down and see IL wha, skirts she had were
hanging right.
replied that would not stir finger for the
cause but for the love j bore her i would dis
mount as we had come TO O stump.
/ confess that d was greatly relieved. tried
70 be shocked as Amabel sat up and took the