Daily Republican., 1878-11-15
DOLLEY'S STRATAGEM,
Frank"
"All ripht. DOllytu


lie sat before the glowing CRATE, his
feet on one corner OF the mantel, his
chair tipped back. His yeun; 1 wife
looked at him, and her pretty black
eyes, which only minute before had
been brimful with tears. emitted parks
of fire. Her rosy mouth closed with a
firm expression and her dainty foot
came down upon the rug in very de-
dded manner.
''I won't stand it," she said: under
her breath; ~ can't-'twill kill me.l"
To see him thus, night after night, be-
sotted, degraded, running both soul and
body. | must do somrthing-I must
save him for my baby's sake!"
Then she sat and meditated. They
had been married a little over two
years, and the babe in the wicker cradle
was a thriving boy. No happier wo,
man than Dolly, the wide world held,
but tor one thing. Her young hus,
band would drink.
He loved his social glass, his win.
suppers, his club dinners. He did
not neglect his wife but often he came
home in the small hours, in rather All
unsteady condition.
Dolly tried ev-rything--tears, On.
treaties, persuasions--but he only
laughed her Off.
Where's the harm, DollyY Can't
a fellow be merry now and then with
his friends p
But Dolly saw the fatal evil growing
upon him day by day, and knew what
the end would be. She shuddered, and
her eyes filed with tears, but the min
nte after they flashed fire, and she
smiled.
"PlI do it, she said to herself, II it
does 10 good it can't do much harm"
Then she said:
Frank I"
Her husband reused himself up, and
opened his eyes with an inbeoiie stare.
Frank, you believe that wife
should follow in her hus bands foot
steps, don't you p
"To be sure You're sensible wo-
man, Dolly"
I" And you're sensible man, Frank.
What's right for you to do, is right for
me, isn't it :"
" Precisely, Dolly, exactly, just 80.
You're wise woman, you are"
4 Dolly smiled quietly.
Very well, Frank, if you 60 to the
tavern any more of nights, rm going
tool"
Her husband looked up, half so
bered.
"Nonsense, Dolly" he said, "that's
running the thing into the ground.
You'll do no such thing"
"You'll see that will, Frank /" she
resolutely; 81 love you,
and what you do shall do TOO ! If
you see fit to ruin yourself, soul and
body, and shame your son. shall fol-
low your example. care for nothing
that you cannot share. As you do, so
will l."
His cheek paled and his lip quivered.
Her words touched him to the quick.
He sat silent for a minute, then he got
up and said:
"Nonsense, Dolly. Come, to bed lit.
Tie girl"
She followed him obediently, and
more was said on the subject.
For three or four nights Frank came
home punctually, then his old habit
him.
Dolly had his supper all waiting, and
his slippers and dressing gown before
The fire, but he did not come. She
waited patiently till ten o'clock, then
she called the house maid and put on
her wraps.
"Sit by baby's crib, Mary, and when
Mr.. Mayfeld comes tell him | have
gone to the Reindeer. Ask no ques
lions, and take good care of baby, and
you shall have a dollar extra this
Every we'll, ma'am," with wondering
eyes.
Twelve o'clock, one, and then the
young husb band let himself in with his
atch key, and came reeling into the
sitting room. There sat the maid be.
,ide the sleeping child
Frank looked about him little anx.
ously.
"Ah, fast asleep, fine little fellow"
he said, bending over the crib. Mary,
ny girl, "where's your mistressf Gone
% bedf" ,7 @"'.