The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-06-11
oWOMAN'S PAGE Q.

! dead was TOO alarming 10 pass unheeded.
For once Henry Higgins acted with en-
ergy.
The horse was put to. the hungry boy.
who absolutely refused to be Jeff behind.
was fed ana wrapped for the night drive.
and he had started for home almost as
quickly as another man
But the horse was not to be hurried out
OF his usual habits and the nine mile drive
gave time for novel experience For
perhaps The first time in his remembrance
Henry Higgins felt keen emotion. He had
been towod laziiy along the narrow canal
Of life. through boyhood, through youth,
through courtship, through marriage His
wife was not woman TO arouse passion
ate affection. His deepest love had been
his mothers, hers had been the hand up
on the helm, and now he knew it, Knew
1t as he faced the long stretch Of years
without her care and her counsel Knew
II as he acknowledged that this awful
thing was his own fault
II meant to have fixed that curb
ought 10 have done it," said Itself over in
his mind, and in steady accompaniment
fioated from the far wood. "My-ooT- wife.
Has-gone-to-mil. Whp-poor-wiIi. Whip
por-Will" The frog concert still droned
SUCCESSFULLY in the marsh
The moon came up and stared straight
IN their faces with that uncanny look she
wears when her ''horns point toward the
west" and familiar objects began to APP
pear wearing unfamiliar nighttime forms.
Momently Henry began 10 look for the
messenger VINO should be on the way. OF
perhaps they knew that Merwin had gone
TO tell him. Stin unmet they drove into
the home yard and around 10 the back
door.
The house was dark except for a light in
the kitchen, which sent slantng rays
through the lilac bush by the window and
over toward the dark mouth of the web
at which they glanced shudderingly.
Neither moved, to get out go TO the door
and ask the dreaded question seemed i'm
possible Suddenly the horse raised mis-
head, looked toward the barn and whin-
MED. AT the sound the kitchen door
few open revealing the homely familiar
interior, and on the threshold, silhouetted
against it's dim brightness stood Grandma
Higgins She peered out into the dark
ness anXiously. THAT you, Merwin?"
she asked. Henry Higgins moved then,
out of the buggy and up TO her side at
two steps. What you been up to, moth
err givn' us such a scare as this?"
why nothin'! Henry, nOthin'! I sh'ld
think twas scare! JUS went up to the
cherry tree TO look for the children and
stopped on the way to cut some pie-pIant,
hood was here with ropes an tacklings
cleaning out the we'll l was awful
ashamed to make such fuss 1 didn't
know an OF woman like me was so much
account.
1erwin had followed his father and was
gazing at his grandmother with the awed
expression of one who sees a vision from
another world. Henry turned toward
him, you young rascal!' he said, but
there he stopped, his heart was too light
at the sudden lifting of the last hours
burden to let him scold. He turned back
to his mother and did something he had
not done in twenty years, he stopped and
kissed her.
She Redeemed with confusion like a girl.
There! therel go an put out the horse
and I'll cut you a piece of pie and make
you a cup o tea, you'll need somethin to
eat before you go TO bed"
on his return to the house Henry stop
ped beside the well and looked down into
it, TN build a curb 10 this well to-
morrow" he said aloud. Mess" he
added hesitatingly, II have to go back
10 Pettipaug to tell Loizy and the rest"
Twelve months slipped by and Mrs.
Peckham and Miss Drayton were driving
home through the summer twilight after
making a few calls"
AS they passed the Higgins place Mrs.
Peckham leaned around the carriage tor
and looked into the yard. do see Mis-
DAYTON" she exclaimed. THAT baby of
Tenrys big enough to walk. It's got
out door and 5 travelin' straight for that
well An I declare, they ein't got no
curb to it yet"