New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-02-28


with the stomach we'll over the steering pa''
rolled I'D their eyes pityingly at us who were
sitting upright and who were not pedalling ior
dear life
II was only transient. strained glance that
they could give US from crimson, sweat-sri'neo
faces They looked If they were unoerso'iie
some kind of torture, but l knew that rean'
they were happy, and were plying US DO VIC
exchanged pity. s =,
Under a pine tree there was a pump anu
trough Of water Also under THIS tree ',e
leaned two bicycles and near them SAT ."o e"
They wore dust-gray short skirts ana khcNeis'
,he,r hats were on the ground beside them Iheir
faces were red; but a red face, even In gir'' 10
not an infallible sign of unhappiness'
Our horses walked up to the trough ana put
their noses in. drinking little, and theh spias"
ing their lips about in a sort of luxury. Inc SUI"
was hot by this time The girls were ea''"s
doughnuts and oranges. We two looked a' '"ose
two and we all smiled Then one OF them ap-
preached with folding cup in her manu- DIG
paused at Amabers side and asked:
Wen, Won have a drink yourself? You look
SO red and tired"
.rhank Won" said Amabel, 81 am thirsty
And" she added. smiling. I'VE were just p,'''"s
Won and your friend for looking SO red ana
tired"
She took the cup and drank.
eft must be awful to be bounced up ana oo"ii
like that" said the girl. as she brought me cup
Of water.
"oh but" said Amabel, as drank we can
keep our legs still. AnC VIC W."
bounce-much.'
"you can't help IT," remarked the girl VINO hau
no. snoren and who now rose and came Forward
Che had half-eaten doughnut in one Drown
hond The other hand she put on The Ihahe
MANI combng it with her myers
| ..vo,,,ye qot 10 bounce more or less just a"
xu,, ,,rhea,thy I would not ride horseback III
q thousand dollars. should have weak sp'"e
| oaain I'm wheeling partly for my spine nov
| Como into the country for my spine Le"'"vu
row for my spine: but don't row now III o'"'"e
;,-can't do everything: got to nave soin7 'i,,1
sleen Why. for more than year I've JUST W.
For NV spine What 90 you live 1or' e'""0' .
80 IN on anparently incidental way al me DIS DIG
! put the question. v,ttsn We
r,ust live for something. you know. =
"A kitten? Oh. amt that funny sue W
Won hear that? Where is II? -.
T,a sneaker flung away the fragment OF
d,uehnut and clapped her hards
held out the bag
I'm here" answered.
.p,oose Lot me- see it. / adore kittens thinh
,rev,re to, cunning to live. Do let me see IT,
7 allowed ner to take the bag
"Ro careful. Don't let it get away "eie
carving II TO Procincetowr to "ofi'a" WIN
hasn't walked a step for five years
| .ro Provincatown? Amt that FUNNY On
Sue inst look here Amt 1t cunning Oh =
| tbere another doughnut? on, there must NC on
met Z
other one, l want to feed H. just iooN a. ~
rttIe cunning nose! On, sec l's hoSe' o0'
m.ngsl Did you ever? Where Is tha' uo"e
There was one left wasn't there' "ee
Why. it's starved" with look al U.s.
Don't charge US with starving IT, respo"ue.
Amabel with some asperity, TOT "e' "o' ""N
il more than three hours
ooh. but amt it hungry? see II ea' 'ue
c,,r,,ngs, oh. YOU little teenty, tonty angel
Won. I'm just a good mind 10 squeeze Sou ~
death How would you like being squeezed u
death you darling love-?
shrill remonstrant NEW. a httie sIuee
charm claw on a girls cheek. and Aunt Nd ~
| Kitten was leaping up the slope away lro"' '"e
rcad and was Immediately out OF sieh' a''oie
the bayberry and sweet fern
II was but breath Of time before -FOUR "oi'e'
were in pursuit ! stopped to fas'eh cur hui
Recause the cat bad run away seemeu no ied'o.
why we should lose our horses also Ana SILL
7 confess to wild and glorious feelne OIL lehe'
NV heart must be desperately Wlcheu'
! Nevertheless. four women did what loui "o'''
on could do toward recapturing that K''e"' i"e
truth is. we couldn't catch even glimpse VI nei
To this day we have never seen ner again. we
do not know whether the ear'h s"a"o"eu ne'
or the heavens took her.
At last we returned to the pine tree ana the
,,,,,,,r, and the trough Of water On the way Sue
ard her companion expiessed nope tha' lhei'
,,.r.o,s hadn't been stolen. They said that there
were persons who lived only 10 steal oicSo.es
ood that such persons frequented these stretches
of macadamized road.
pnt when we drew near saw that there
were the wheels and there were the horses
Also there was man sitting in the shade Of the
pine. and there was fresh "heei Vi Wei
milton color drawn up, If may use that phrase
against the pump
Tho voung man rose as we approached. HI
took off his cap and said that ne hopeu tha'
wasn't private picnic ground
"Oh no." replied the girl who wasn't sue W.
tboueht II was the kings highway.
There was perceptible In her tone ana manner
.,o, ,naeNnabl, Frightening which is so marked
- soroa girls when young man appears upor
the scene.
.oThst.s what thought" was the response
The speaker resumed his hat. And since w
agree III stay here My wheel Is tired.
He sat down again, this time at the extremes
verge of the shadow cast by the pine tree ii
drew a small. square volume from his pocfe
and anpeared to become entirely immersed in II
We stood around the pump and drank again
I'm awfully sorry-I never was so sorry II
nv life I shan't sleep wink tonight l cal
We didn't exactly know what she felt IN ne
spine. but II made no difference ,..
"Oh. Sue who'd have thought that KITE
would have done such thing? ana was ho'u
ing on just as tight
She turned to Amabel and continued:
II can't tell you how awfully sorry / am
Ard 1t seems as if was to blame; when rean
W.sn,, ~ blame the least bit In the wide world