St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1874-07-10


"Stay to tca,' she suggested, "Joh
knows your are here, does he not ~
, "lcs, but it is raining. | think ha
better not stop
81 have been asking Mrs. Randall t
take Il seat with us, mother" interposc
stephen Halliburton.
"Ah. yes,' said the lady with con
tracted nostrils and prolonged lip, again
Il shall he happy"
And then the keen eve Overlooke,
Gcorgy, as if to ask if there were an
just cause why the Halliburton carriage
the Halliburton heir, should travers
the length of Milville to take home thi
young person. who had married one q
the Halliburton employees.
Gcorgy stood unmoved. Il little con
ceIncd as to whether her last dress q
bonnet should walk or ride. not ut i'll
concerned us to her own disposal.
The factory bell had done ringing
and John Randall was in sight of home
Just us the carriage of his employe
stopped at the door, and his wife step
ped from it. He did not. however
"vclhrar her say to stephen IIalibur
ton:
"lf Nou call tomorrow afternoon.
will show You what | mean
''llad You Il pleasant afternoon ?" hel
husband asked. hyand-by. as they sat
ut the tca-tahlr.
Every pleasant" she said. thought
fully.
at was very polite in Mrs. Ialihur-
ton To bring You home"
"lcS, should have spoiled my new
dress.
| 1t WAS always with little effort that
Randall could get his wife to talk, and
she seemed peculiarly silent Tonight
and absent us well us silent
Her eyes were brighter. too. than
common her face II little flushed IL,
WaS to" generous. too unscliiSh n man
I" hc%rudgc hcrcvcn happiness in which
he had no part but something in hcI
abstraction filled him with uneaSineSS.
| he unra>inrSS WaS not decreased, when
reaching home IL little before the usual
hour. the following afternoon. he met
Stephen Halliburton Just leaving the
house. nor when he found Gc"rgy with
the same Enlightened eyes and hcightcu-
ed color iS the night before.
That WAS the beginning of John Ran
dall'S trouble
1t WaS not 50 much common jealousy
Il man : instinct OF revolt at another
man : admiration of his handsome wife.
a> II WAS Il fear. Il desperate death-likc
fcau that Gror%y needed something that
he could not give her to make her hap
pN. He could not give her luNuries.
He could never say >uch things as he
fiuci"d Stephen Halliburton must he
al 4, ..1S f,. l..
So oh. heavens. he loved her So Z,
How could he endure anything should
come between them
Il wont wrong and tease her with
suspicious" he said to himself. in the
depth of that night. I'll keep ON
steady: perhaps she'll see it right by
and-hy."
Poor fellow. he did not realize how
his determination implied the drcary
thought that her hcHit was turned from
him. He raised himself on his arms to
look on her aS she slept and all through
what followed he retained the pure.
calm face. as it pressed the pillow.
whltenrd 10y the moonlight that glintcd
the frost on the window -pancS and
flooded the room.
She seemed colder to him after this.
and he kept silent.
He knew that she met IIalihmton ut
her aunt'S: he knew that when she
went to the seaside he ensuing summer.
for Il week : visit to Mrs Paul Appleton.
there he WIS also. He knew that she
seemed t" he living Il life apart from
HIM: and once that WAS W hen the iron
entered his soul, when he went to her
desk, Il present he had made her during
their engagement for Il sheet of note
paper. and found it locked. and asked
her carclrSSll enough for the key she
flushed and said She would get the
paper for him.
made himself. He kept on "Gghting
hoping. with Il sick heart. that she
might see it right hy-and-by."
The months wore away. The second
year of their marriage was nearly com
plctcd. John had been very careful i
rs careful rs Gcorgy herself, that there |
should he no outward and visible sign
of misunderstanding or GOODNESS be
tween them. \" suspicion had come
to ANY that tn" second year of marriage
life had been less happy than the first
Nor had he ever omitted to give her |
any little indulgence within his power. |
He had prepared Il surprise for her on
he coming anniversary of their we'd
ling during the year.
The anniversary fell upon Sunday ;
md So their little commcmoration of
he day must come the proceeding
,Venlng. No allusion had been made
% any celebration by either of them
'ut John felt sure some way, that she
'Uuld not let the time pass without
some sign. For his own part. he had
lalf resolved to attempt some eXplana-
ION OF this cstringcmcnt. Anything.
le thought. would he better than this
milling reserve. With his mind divid-
'd between the anticipation of relief
md Jealous dread. he went to the
'"unting-houSe, that Saturday night. to
'eccive his money. The cashier looked
Up, with il certain embarrassment mt his
"Ah, Mr.. Randall-the accumultiou
'"u have left in my hands 2 To he
'nrc. And by the way. Mr.. Halibur
ON spoke to me To mention to Won that
here were to he some changes made.
lnd-and there he is himself, sir
'''h ildh"dll turned with Il feeling
lkln to desperation, to meet his en-
'loyer. 1t had gone through him like
| thundcr-hoIt: as the cashier spoke,
hat he was to be displaced. Stephen
laliburton simply said. as John faced
lim, "Tll not detain you now, Mr. Ran
lall. shall call this evening to let
-"u know of the changes feel obliged
% make"
And the owner bowed and left him.
with the money in his nervclcss
lands. John Randall walked homeward
ike il man dazed He was TO lose his