Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1878-10-09

| termlned he should never hear from
any lips but mine that at last his hearts
desire was attained, for | loved him.
At last, when he had been away ten
DAYS, could bear it no longer, for felt
[ should have brain fever if went on
in this way, SO [ determined to go on to
Melton, where Mrs. Cartright lived, and
see my husband. | came to this deci-
sion one night, and went to Maud's
room early in the morning to tell her
my intention. | expected she would
laugh at me, but | think she guessed
som ething was wrong, for she seemed
glad to hear it, and helped me to pack
the morning train.
1t was three hours journey. They
seemed three years to me, for the near
er got to my husband the more impa-
tent | was to see him. At last we got
to Melton, q largish town. OF course,
as | was not expected, there was no one
to meet me, SO [ took fly to Mrs. Cart
Wright's house. where | arrived about
o'clock.
[ learned afterwards that Andrew was
with his mother III the drawing-rOom
when | drove up, but thinking [ was
only visitor, he escaped into another
room, so | found my mOtherln-law
alone. a.. ID.
By her side was. some Of my hus-
bands socks, which she was darning,
socks which [ had handed over to the
servants to mend, and which [ now
longed to snatch away from his mother.
His desk stood open, a letter to me
which he was writing lying on it.
The servant announced me as Mrs.
Andrews, my voice failing as gave my
name, so that Mrs Cartwright held up
her hands in astonishment when she saw
who it was. ~ ~
''My dear, Nelly. Has anything hap
pened? How i'll you look! WHAT'S it?''
she exclaimed.
Il want my husband" I gasped, sink
ing on to chair, for | thought [ should
have fallen. Without another word
Mrs. Cartwright left the room; | feel
sure now she guessed all about it, and |
can never thank her. enough for for
bearing to worry me with questions as
to what / had come for.
She came back in a few moments
with a glass of wine, which she made
me drink of, saying she would send him
to me at once if took it. complied,
and she went for him; in another min
ute | heard his step outside the door, and
then he came in. ......... ..,igsnI
nelly, my love-nly darling! what is
it? he cried, as | rushed into his out
stretched arms, and hid my face on his
breast, sobbing bitterly. For some mo-
ments | could not speak, at last / re-
covered myself enough to sob OUT ID
ooh, Andrew, my love my dear love!
can you ever forgive me? | came to
ask you and to tell you | can't live
without you" | would have said more,
| but his kisses stopped my mouth, and
when at length he let me go there were
other tears upon my cheeks besides my
! own ....--.-.... .'lhl
That was the happiest hour of my
lie, in spite of my tears; and before
my mother-in-law joined us, which she
discreetly avoided doing till dinner
time, had poured cut all / had to tell
into my husbands ears; and I had
learned from him that he had left me
to try what effect his absence would
have on me; for he had felt for some
time that my pride was the great bar
| rier he had to overcome to win my
love- ....v ..~....t
He had judged right. He was too
generous to tell me how much he had
suffered from my indifference, but ]
know it must have grieved him terrib-
ly. He IS a different man now, he looks
SO happy, and [ know he would not
change places with any one on earth
/ We went back TO the arectnrv tho neyt
day, but we could not persuade Mrs
Cartwright to come with us; she said
we We're best alone, and / think she was
right.