Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1873-12-25

Was 1t beginning to be clouded al
ready And-here the selfish Oh
Adam set in-was her life really
much tougher than his shut up in /
musty old den of an editorial room
cudgeling his brains to make them
brilliant, when they sometimes want
ed to be dull and noble and phiIan.
thropic, when at times they were in.
cllned to be just little bitter and
cynical?
For several weeks before Christ.
mas, this something was coming
over his wife, and it deepened and
increased, until she was almost in
eclipse. Twice she came home un-
expectedly-hardly own to himself
that ne was playing the part of spy
and the results were distressing.
The first time she was only slightly
confused. The second time she ran
out OF the room as he entered and
as she went, she gathered something
hastily in her apron, and flung re-
mark over her shoulder to the effect
that she was docking like freight |!
An envelop fluttered from her apron
UNDECIDED by her, as she disappeared
Did he pick it up Ofcourse. What
husband of you wouldn't? 1t was
addressed to edna Henderson" in
mans bold and rapid hand, and
bore the city post mark.
Poor David. He cursed the thought
that came into his head, and cursed
it so vigorously that it skunk away.
He could not and would not enter
tain it. Nevertheless who could not
help thinking that Edna had no male
relatives in the city. That was a
fact.
Well, it might be note from
physician. She might be suffering
from something and keeping it from
him. He remembered, with thrill
Of fear, that her sister had died of
consumption. But she could see
physician. Correspondence was un.
called for. In a word, David was
tortured, and the torture must be
secretly borne. He tossed the en-
velope where it had fallen. He GOV.
ertly watched his wife pick it up and
slyly put it into the CRATE on her re-
turn to the parlor All, he could at
least look in her face and question it
with his eyes.
"Come here, DEAR" he said from
his big easy chair, as one would
speak to a naughty but beloved child.
"Here | am. Glad you came home
so early but are you we'll, ID. H'?"
putting her hand to his hot forehead
"Are you well?' he asked rather
impressively, taking her face in his
hands and turning it to the light.
eyes, dear I'm always well, you
know. Do | look badly If | do,
l am an angel of good looks COM
pared with the creature that fled
from you q moment ago, en- 2"
"Dear Ed, your cheeks are flushed,
and your hands are cold. and just
little shakey. What is the matter ?
Is it anything you can't tell ME ?"
with awful emphasis on the last word.
Mercy, there is nothing the matter
Dear child, you remind me of those
wicked students, who frightened
man into an almost fatal fever by
telling him how very i'll he looked.
It's you who have something the
matter, I'm afraid" putting her face
against his.
Darling" said David, holding her
away 50 he could look full in her
eyes, Don't ever forget how much |
love you Y
81 never do, my dear, dear D. H.w
she cried, the tears coming into her
eyes, and then she dropped ner head
upon his breast.
What demon of discord prompted
him 30 believe that he saw just the
slightest look of pain and confusion
in her face before it hid itself out of
sight ?