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ed me one night in our room when kneli
weeping before him for pi.y's sake TO tell
me how ! had offended him. Bu, said 10
myself that he was tired, annoyed, and lha.
it was irritating to see woman's tears and
so ] excused him, as oftenlimes before, and
went on loving him, all the ssme-G Cd for-
give me for idoIa,ry!
Things bad been very bad Of late between
Ellen and my husband. But the character
Of their discord was changed. Instead Of
rerroaching, they watched each other in
cessan,Iv. They put me in mind OF (encers,
my husband on the defensive.
"Msry said my sister 10 me suddenly,
coming TO the sofa where ] was si.,ing en-
broide'ing my poor baby's cap, "whs. does
your Harry do 10 life ?-wha. is his profess
sion -
! She fixed her eyes on me earnestly:
81 do not know, darling" answered
vaguely. "He has no profession that ]
know OFF,
"Bu, what fortune has he, then? Did he
not tell you what his income wae, and how
obtained when he married To US, he said
only lhs, he had so much q yeat-a ,hous-
and year and he would say no more
Bu. has be not been more explicit with
you?"
NO. answered, considering; indeed,
! had never though, Of This. had trusted
so blndly to him in everything, lhu, j.
would have seemed to me profound insul'
10 have even asked Of his affairs. mo, he
never told me anything abou. his fortune,
Ellen. He gives me money when ] want
it, and always generous. He seems 10 have
plenty !; whenever il is asked for he hss i.
by him, and gives even more Than ! re-
quire."
"And is this all you know -
"Yes, all. Wha, more should ! wish TO
know? Is be no, The husband and has he
not absolute right for every.hing? have
no business to in,erlere.'
The words sounded hsrsher now than
they did then. for spoke lovingly. Ellen
touched the lille cap held.
"Dnes not this make you anxious ?" she
said. "Can you no, fear as a mo,her, even
while you love as a wife -
"Fesr, darling! Why3 What should !
fear, or whom? Wha. is there, Ellen, on
your heart ?"
I'h'n added, passionately-
"Tell me, q. once; for know that. = o'a
have some terrible secret concealed from me;
and would rather know sny,bing-whal-
ever it may be-,han live on longer in This
kind Of suspense and anguish Is it too
much for me 10 bear, Ellen :"
She took my hands.
t.Jl ~ eh II
"C"uld you really bear the truth :"
Then seeing my distress, for had fallen
into kind of by s,ericsl fiji was very de-
lica.e Ihen-she shook her head in despair,
end letting my hands fall heavily upon my
lap, said in an underlone:
"No, no she is TOO wesk-too childish"
Then she went up stairs abruptly, and !
heard her walking about her own room for
nearly an hour after in long and steady step.
have often thought that, had she told
me then, end taken me 10 her hesrt-ber
strong. brave, noble heart could have de.
rived courage from il, and could have borne
The terrible truth | was forced to know af-
lerwards. But the strong are SO impatient,
with us! They leave US too soon-iheiI
own strength revol,s g, our weakness; so
We are often left, brokon in this weakness,
for want Of i.,Ie patience and sympathy.
Harry came in a short time sf.er Ellen
had left me.
"Wha, has she been saying :" he cried,
passionsseIy.
His eyes were wild and bloodsho,; his
beautiful black hair flung all in disorder a.
bout his face.
"Desr Harry, she has said nothing abou,
you," J answered, trembling. "She only
asked wha. was your profession, and how
much we had year. The, was ALL"
"Wby did she ask 'his? Wha. business
wes il Of hers ," cried Harry, fiercely. "Tell
me- and she shook me roughly; "wha. did
you answer, liille fool 7"
"Oh, nothing" and began to cry; /. was
because he frightened me. ''l ssiJ what
was true, that knew nothing Of your fairs,
as indeed, what concern is that Of mine !
could say nothing more, Harry"
"Be.ier than TOO much," he mui,ered !;
and then be flung me harshiy back on the
sofa, say ing "Iears and folly and weakness !!
The same sound-sIwsys the same. Why
did marry a mere pretty doII--s play thing
no wife ;"
And then he seemed TO thing he had said
too much for he came and kissed me, and
said he loved me. But for the frs. time in
our married life his kisses did not soo,he
me, nor did believe his assurances.
All that nigh. heard Ellen walking s,ea-
dily and unres,ing through her room. She
never slackened her pace, she never stop
ped, she never hurried; but the same slow,
measured tread wen. on the firm foot, ye,
light, falling as if TO music, her very step
the same mixture Of manliness and woman.
hood as her character.
After This burst of passion, Henry's ten
derness 10 me was unbounded: as if he