Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1868-01-11
TALES AND SKETCHES.
TRACY's SECOND WIFE.
BY HELEN FOREST GRAVES.

What makes you SO late tonight, Tracyr
Frank Tracy laughed aud redeemed lit
tie as his room mate, Howard Leigh, care.
lessly put the question.
"Blushing, eh !" pursued the latter, with
! spice of mischievous malice in his voice
then ot course am to Conclude that you
have been in the charming society of some
young lady"
Your guess is partly right" said Tracy,
lightly, but the lady is u very little lady.
To tell you the truth, have been spending
the evening at Mrs. Waltons, and playing
! with that charming baby of hers. l never
saw such Hebe in my life. Why could
have sat for hours with that baby on my
knee"
Then ! am TO conclude that she neither
chewed your cravat ends nor jerked at your
watch chain to say nothing of crying"
Not a bit of it. She's the most perfect
little piece of flesh and blood ever saw in
my life; if thought she would grow up
half us pretty rs she is now, upon my life
I'd wait for her.
"And what would Leonore Warren say Z"
"Ah, what, indeed l. am glad you've
recalled me to loyalty, though certainly Le-
onore can't very well be jealous of my tiny
t1rtations with Mrs. Walton's pretty baby.
i L
mistake in engaging myself to Leonore War
rem. She is as beautiful as an angel, and
yet somehow VIC don't seem to be congo
nal"
Rather late to think about that, should
imagine, when the wedding day is fixed
and passage taken in the European steamer
for the wedding tour. BY the way, Frank,
how long shall you remain in Europe9"
Il can't say, some years | believe. Leon
ore thinks residence in Paris would be de-
lightful. don't agree with her; but brides,
you know, are privileged to have their own
way. I'll tell you what, Howard, the pref
tiest coral in Naples shall be seEt to hang
around the ivory neck of Mrs. Walton's
baby"
Frank, how fond you are of children"
you're wrong there, my boy; am not
fond ot children, generally speaking, but
don't know who could help loving that lit
tie brown eyed seraph."
Frank took up the newspaper MS he spoke,
and the conversation gradually merged into
the all enhancing subject of politics, foreign
and domestic.
Twenty years have ebbed and flowed in
the broad channel of time, and Mr.. and Mrs.
Tracy had just taken possession of their
elegant home after long residence abroad.
1t was evening The giIded CLOCK on the
mantel pointed to the hour OF seven, the hre
burned clearly in the ornamental CRATE and
the howers IN the several vases on each slue
OF the chimney piece were scarcely Srlghter
ID their hues than the pictured blossoms on
the superb veivet carpet FRANK Tracy, VINO
hnu ch"hged from handsome youth INTO a
ta'l ateiy man OF about iorty, STOOD
thouShuuiiy oei"re tue nre' WINE MS IAN
,,,l T.,la loo .,y;E . tha
gun, laueo iookinS Wiie' iec'ihea On Tue
SOFA IN the lustr"us SHINING OF the glowing
ch"hdenefs. mere was only Que guest pre-,
sem 10 oreak Tue monotohy oi tue conJugai
tele'a'tete, be WAS our old acquaintance
Howard Leigh.
u 90 WISH FRANK, you "oulun keep
drumming with your hngers on that man
lie, IL makes Inc SO nervous out o' course
you doht care iot that' exclaimed Mrs.
Tracy, petuinntiy'
Il beg your pardon my love; was not
aware IL was annoying you.
why don't the servant ofihg tue choeo
la'e Pursueo Mrs' tracy e'e'atinS hcr
eyebrows, ,.,, .,
Shaii ! ring anu ihquiIe'
NO. IL Ism worm wtile' Al we hau On
~ remained ln I" o."e f"r'', "ne'e 'he
servants uhuers'oou tne'r business. =,
inen you pfe'eireo fai's uS iesiuenoe'
sa'u Leisn'
on, ny an ,neans' uu' ram neve' Iou.1
oI oonten'eu 'neie: ~. no .;m ;nos, "o'u'u
WIN, oi hls' .etuiniuS w h!ne,,oa :n no,. ~
lou ioise', Leo"oie, sa't : AIM ANN 'ou''
"na1 sravely, lla' hueiioa IS noue
Mrs. tracy 'osse'' hIi he"u ano IooH ie
,uSe III oott'e oi s'nei'ing sal's' hel nus,
oaho turned carelessly 10 LeiSn anu resumeu
the conversation 'hat her pe'uiahce had dis-
'u,Ien ,
ouo;n,ancas ,h'. W.itnr,s ara Ii,in9y or u.d doad
ynm have NOT forgottnn nv nench.nt fnr
,hs hasnt;fui Lahv ~ F'
.Sb ,ha wn,,ons a;so,oorod ,o,,, ana
e.n, ,,'a crrrsn, ~ ~ Nj. i;,' IL IL
E,naa T ~ o,ms,hino" "bisw ont b;s hro;ns 7
believe He died of a broken heart. La
Relle was sent. understood To AN orpban
asvlum where She has snrontca nm into a
gnwkv red haired woman" :"
Tracv WAS .;,ent , momen, co,tomn,,,;,,
,,an ;ha sad c,o;i;tv u;,l n,h;oh -
sI;,, fI ,rom, ,ha oaraS ana mamor;aa 81 ,hI,;r
fr;pnds in tbs nh;,, nf l,rne I;.;es '''''
An go ,La d,or ,,as ,hrn,n,, oman .,,
an a. onoe tue n,,1a uoHi Was thrown "peu ana
TWO of 'hiee rosy i''ie Ini,ireh cahe pouhu'
,ng into lhe room, Mi'h lohS shining curis
hanging On 'ue'r "h''e shoulders, anu 'hei'
eyes all III sparkle Win iniah'lhe merfl'
M NJ ,,
')ont come near me, you NOISY little