The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1875-10-01


what is the matter?" cried poor Royal,
at a loss to know what to do. He had
never had 4 woman in tears before
thrown upon his hands. '.Now, what
hare | done, Miss Hope?"
But Miss Hope was by this time smil-
ing through her tears. 81 am very
silly she sighed; ''but when you asked
me outright to be your wife, though, Of
course" (archlD, "Iknew you were go
ing to do it, yet it seemed to be all SO
strange and new, and by saying yes-as
| meant to say would pass out for
even from the old sweet life into
thing unknown and mystic-the life of
a wife and mother-and-SO it made me
| cry, thinking what it all meant. And
now | will not cry any more, and will
whisper my answer in your ear-yeS."
"Sweet little ~thing-my poor little
pet. You shall never have occasion to
shed tears after YOU come into the shell
ter of my arms"
Soft was settled, and in two months
Hope Winters became Mrs. Royal Drum
mond, and exchanged her cottage home
for the handsome residence next door.
Royal Drummond was very fond of
his handsome wife. He took pride in
arraying her in costly robes, in deck
inc herin cleaning jewels, and in in
dulging her whims and fancies. She
was fond of society and he was fond of
showing off his graceful wife in large
gatherings. SO the months went by on
wings of light. Mrs. Drummond was
one of the leading society women of
Laurence, and may be Il little cXtraya-
CANT in dress and dinner parties. But
her husband found no fault. He loved
her, he trusted her, she was his. She
was a~ffGcti0nate, and never neglected
her home and wifcly duties. He was
quite willing to indulge her tastes.
so a year passed by.
Isle Morgan married young DR.. Ba-
ker across the street, and she and Mrs.
Drummond became quite intimate. But
ROYAL never saw her without feeling a
sense of pity for DIR. Baker, who must
feel so very insecure in his domestic re-
IationS. He told Hope SO n day.
"Do You know" he said, "Ican't
conceive how young Baker came to
marry Isle Morgan, Hope ?"
Hope arched her handsome brOws.
"Why, Royal. L think Isle is per-
fectly charming. She is just as sweet
as she can be. Why should not DR.. Ba-
ker love her and marry her?"
"Well, you see | have my IDEAS"
Royal said. "a man to be happy must
place perfect confidence in his wife
must know her whole life and trust her
implicitly. Now this Miss Morgan was
Il stranger; and no II knows au@ht
concerning her past career. We have
to take her word for it AL. Perhaps she
is al adventures, and the Lord only
knows what. | should know no peace if
she were my wife. l don't want Il wife
whose past holds any secret from
me. give full confidence. | want my
wife to do the same"
"Ands SO you married the little girl
who grew up in your door-yard,
and whose daily life you knew" smiled
Hope, nesting up to him and kissing
him tenderly. "No secrets between us,
dcarold boy"
"None at all,my pet; we are the hap
piest couple on earth"
"But if Isle has a secret, her hus-
band may never find it out, so may be
they will be happy in spite of it," said
and then ran away to dress for
dinner. About six months passed away,
and DR.. Baker and his wife went to
Canada to visit Isles friends, and
brought such a bright, chatty sister of
Lisle's, who talked freely of their home,
and ran on garrulously about ''dear old
and papa, and mamma, and all
their acquaintances. SO Royal began
to think Mrs. DR.. Baker was not as he
had suspected-an adventures, but just
what she claimed to be. 'Still"-hc
reasoned-''there may be things in her
past this sister does not know. Caution
is Il very good thing indeed. A man
never repents being cautious"
One evening in June there was a 0 n
in the city hall. Mrs. Royal Drum
mond attended, beautifully attired. She
was in high spirits; as she came out
or her husbands arm she was
chatting gaily with some friends nea
her. Two or three men-strangers-