Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1874-08-19
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Madame is amusing herself watch
ing the drive
MADAME shrugged her shoulders.
Amusing myself?" she said. ooh,
dear, no. Supplying myself, think.
Mr.. Waldo, if you know any girls who
think of marrying, tell them how dull
married life is, and warn them from it. y
,en" Oh, II never. see any girls now"
said MI. Waldo. "Girls are insipid,
don't you think? I do, lately. like
but no matter what I like. Wouldn't
you like a drive to-day? The good
papa = Mr.. Waldo became French
again" the good papa is immersed in
business, and naturally madame does
not remain at home always"
Rose looked longingly at the pretty
carriage. But this was a step beyond
those that she had taken. Dared she
go?
Yes, she would, and then tell her
husband. She would show HIM that
she did not nope for him. She would
proye-oh, all sorts of things.
"And papa viii probably not be
home until six?" said Mr.. Waldo, a
little anxious on this point.
ooh, he has been away two nights
probably he won't come at ALL" she
said, coldly, and went up to put her
| bonnet Oh. .,...
When she returned, Waldo, with
flushed cheeks and dancing eyes, ad-
vanced toward her.
Chow we'll you look" he said. eft
is too tempting-would you be very
angry, | wonder, if | should steal a
kiss?"
Would she have let him do it :?
Would she, if at that moment a step
had not crossed the hall, and voice
her husband Scaled:
Rose, where are you %
Rose Winner never knew, though she
often asked herself -,v 49,. b. .rs..
V But the step came, the voice came
There was the master of the house, and
Mr., Waldo-not French in his manner
now, very business like and American,
indeed-had said: - a9a 49,"
'My dear Winner, how are you?
I've been keeping Mrs. Winner from
her pleasant walk, I'm. afraid but my
sister wanted her receipt for canning
fruit, and [ called for it. Tn sure
Amelia will be very much obliged, Mrs.
| Winner. Thanks but must go now.
The horses you know. And l hope
4 you'll have-a pleasant walk. Good
bye.a. 32E s&&S sla5 ls"t Is 81
/ ''What a fustered manner Waldo
has," said the man of the house, look
ing after him. g Rose, look out Of the
! window"
cat Mr.. Waldo?" asked Rose, coldly.
"No," said her husband "Come
here" 2a .sasio& ID 2 six .rs%Ha..e ..
She came. She stood beside him. At
the gate she saw a basket-phaeton and
a pretty pony.
mice, amt they?" said her husband.
eyes, b she answered, more coldly
still. ,lrssss7t .aje-F III .mr I
Don't you guess whoes they are?"
s'No." 80
ssYours. -
IS He stood back to mark her astonish-
ment Then he draw her down upon
his knee. aatd3oa II ao.s.ga 500 bpa q. ...-
- ever since baby's coming made you
less strong than you were, I've meant
you should have Them" he said "and
$50 I've managed to get them. I've been
working four months at the translation
of a scientific work and they are the
result. + know I left you alone a great
deal, but [ wanted you to be able to
drive out in this sweet spring weather.
You can drive, you know, and these are
very safe, and in the evenings we will
so together, Ell, wife?" s. liz
She was crying on his breast. But
why, he could not guess, and asked
"You are SO good" she said, sand I
am SO bad, l thought you were tired of
NE. I was angry. .:r...E. .e...--. ~
Astonished, he looked into her face.
g [ can't see how you could have got
such notion, he said. ."I'm sure I
was nice to you, wasn't [? What on
earth, -. l.s, -. -...
Then the good, stupid fellow kissed
her again.
g Il was want of exercise and YOU
were not WE'LL" he said "You took
foolish notions-women always do.
" Yes, I know it was foolish now,"
she said, every foolish
But in her heart she made worse &C.
cusations against herself than that.
Mr.. Waldo called once more after this,
butMrs. Winner was so distantly polite
that he called no more. He believedhe
had made a mistake in asking her to
kiss hinn-at least she had become one
of those prudish women who would not
firt, and he lost interest in her.