The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1870-01-14

/ ooh, it's no NATTER said, making
a pretense Of going away. "If yea
I don't feel any interest,"
! 4 powerful hand grasped my wrist
and held me. Heine must have been
strongly moved To do that. He did
not even apologize when | resumed
nv seat somewhat discOncerted al
such an exhibition before a score or SC
of men who couldn't know what the
matter was.
"Has she written ~ lac asked, trent
/ bling with impatience.
"NO, but / happened to know her.
She had business in Washington, and
/ called To see me-"
"Darn these women, what tOFments
they arer' he exclaimed, fiercely.
( "Why don't YOU tell me ?'' Hi
/ fOrgave him on the spot, for he
couldn't help il.
1.-THE poor little soul was very much
grieved, though you don't deserve il, -
I 1 said. '.But / c0mforted her. r fou
were wretch To desert such a crea-
ture, and a fool to let the Van Dorms
dupe you so" 5.- -..-..fl ..-.t5s
"Where is she?" hepanted out.
"Oh, she is going north this morn
I ing" / said, ieareleSsly. "HeT visit il
over. She has friends here so she
had, Heine and and she is now go-
ing TO leave them.v r.gF -I"iiizi
"Where did you see her?p he de-
manded as if / were nobody at all,
and he my master. 'You haven't
been out of the hospital since / died T;
and she must have been here. Who
is that looking through the window of
your rOom?'' ..-.- .....s -.-.,..
I couldn't help laughing, but sobered
myself the next moment. For Heine,
with his face on fire, and his breath
coming like that of q spent runner,
was stretching his arm to reach his
crutch that lay under the bed and pre-
pairing to get up. AZ -lf-II 5TfslL
!'NOw, lHeine-'f a5I sil s.a1
{, ''He minded Inc no more than he
would feather. Staggering rapidly
to his one foot he rested on the unac-
custoned crutch, and began crossing
the floor with seven league strides.
could only follow him, hoping that
he would have some delicacy about
entering MY room uninYited!1 q Not a
bit. Before / reached il, he flung the
door open and leaped over the thres-
hold. And there stood the. dear little
frightened, mortified creature in the
corner of the room, vainly trying to
hide her face .... ~ ~.
"My dear little girln' he cried out,
sis it you? apd do you care whether |
am dead or aliye%'' 49,. .-..;5-,-.,
She dropped the hand from her face,
and looked at him standing there,
MANNED, radiant, with eager arms out-
stretched. There was no room for
pride in her generous heart. She
came shyly forward a step or two, till
within reach of his arm that caught
and clasped her. ] meelzly Withdrew
and closed the door after me, carrying
a vision of that yellow head resting
against Heineis blue jacket. sdf u. q
\ 1t was nearly week before 1 found
myself at leisure to reply to Mrs. Ger
trude Van Dormis letter. My reply
was as follows ds8m yr5g 5sa ~
. ''MY DEAR MADA4I:-I regret not
to be able to send you Mr., Heine's
watch, money and papers. He refus-
es to give them up, insisting that he
has use for them himself He sends
his regards, however, and hegs that
you will have no uneasiness concern
ing his welfare, as his wife, Mrs. Hell
en- Heine formerly Miss Helen Ayre)
is here and in constant attendance on
him. I have honor TO be, etcn
What / wrote was simply true. -
They were married. Heine, terrified
lest he should lose her again, entreat-
ed, andI was on his side. He was six
feet tall, and i was five feet six; he
was a Lieutenant in artillery, and q
lady nurse, regnant IN the ward; what
could poor little yellow-haired
do against u.s. MN
"Why they had me married in spite
of my teeth" the mink would say, if
should ask her now.
But the only way in which she
showed her teeth on this occasion was
in the happiest smiles that ever were
smiled. 1"HEa 5iii 9iii "oH 1
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