Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1872-03-05
Stlttt Storp.
HOW 4 WOMAN KEPT
HER HUSBAND.
CONCLUDED


ment lookiu. Al nio very earnestly. theu
folded me in her arms snd kissed mo
mauy times; then she made Ns sit in q
large armchair. and dra sing up low
t,ot stool, sal down al my leet, rested
soih srns on my lap and began to speak.
shall Try to tell in her own words whs,
shs said:
Sally. want 10 tell You in the begin
uing how thank you Tor your silence.
All Wiuter have known that YOU were
seeing all saw. feeling all ! felt. and
keeping silent for ms sake. ! never can
tell you how much thank you; it was
The one thing which supported me. Is
was an unspeaLabiC cOiniult Ia Know that
Svu sympathzed with me At every point
bat 10 have had the sympathy expressed
even Jy u look would nave made II iui-
possible Tor me TO bear up. As long AS
1.-Two, darling. | shall be grateful TO you.
And. moreover. it makes il possible for
me 10 trust YOU unreservedly now. had
always done you some injustice, Sally.
did not think Jou hal so much self-con-
tsol."
Here she hesitited an instant II Was
not easy lor her 10 mention Johns name
but 1t WAS only Tor moment that she
sc>ilated. With an impetuous eagerness
unli.s herself she went ON.
sally. YOU must not blame John. He
haas struggled Is constantly and nobly as
, man ever struggled. Neither must you
blame Emma. They have neither Of
them done wrong. have watched them
both hour 10y hour. know my husbands
nature SO thoroughly that know his very
thoughts almost rs soon as he knows
them himself saw the first moment in
which his eyes rested on Emma's face as
they used 10 rest on mine. From that
day To this | have known every phase,
every step. every change of his feeling
toward her; and tell Iou Sally. that |
pity John from the bottom of my heart.
| understand it all far better than you
can. far better than be does lie loves
her at once iur more and lal less than
You believe. and me loves me far. far
more thar yDu believe. You will say. In
the absolute idcalizatiOn OF Your mex.
perienced heart. that it is impossible Tor
a man TO love two women at once. |
knOtC that il is not, and | wish | could
make you believe it, for without beliey.
ins il you cannot be Just TO John. He
loves me to-day. in spite Of all this, with
sort OF elinging tenderness born of this
very struggle. lie would far rather love
ne with all his nature il he could.
but just now he cannot. see very clear.
" where Emma gives HIM what he needs,
and has never had in me. have learn
eel many things from Emma Long this
winter | can never he like her But
need not have been 80 unlike her rs
WAS She has aimed mo With weapons
when she least suspected il. But she is
not after all, on The whole. 50 nearly
what John needs as | am. If really
believed that he would be better man.
or even happier one with her as his
vile, should have but one desire, and
that would be to die But know that 1t
is not so. 1t is in my power to do for
him. and to be TO him, what she never
could. do not wonder that you look
pityingly and incredulously. You will
see. But in order to do this must leave
him"
sprang to ms feet. Leave him!
Are you mad?"
mo. dear, not at all; very sane and
very determined. ! have been for six
months coming 10 this resolve. began
to think OF it in a very few hours after |
first saw him look at Emma as if he low.
ed heI. have thought ol it day and
night since. and know am right. If |
Stay, shall lose his love II go, shall
keep ii, regain ii. compel it," She spoke
here more hurriedly. II have borne
now all can bear without betraying my
pain to him. am jealous of Emma. 1t
almost kills me to see him look at her.
speak to her"
MY poor, poor dariing!' exclaimed
land have been thinkhg you did not
feel it,