The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-05-05

her sensitive nature, and felt she could
never look him in the face again. So,
with some wild thought of going away
and trying to do for herself, as she must
have done had he not taken pity on her,
she wrote him hasty note, and, putting
an ulster over her rich dress, for it was
storming and nearly dark, she hurried
out before her husband should come
home and find her still there.
The carriages were thick upon the ave-
nue., for all New York was hurrying
home from the Park. Thalia, busy with
her thoughts, heedlessly attempted to
cross before throng of carriages, and
was drawn almost from under the horses
feet by gentleman coming from the
opposite side.
"Thalia!' he cried, and, looking up, she
saw it was her husband. "My child, you
must not risk your life SO! And where
are you going alone in this stormF
"Oh, Frank" she sobbed in answer,
"why did you meet me at all? for | am
not going home again, am going to try
and find some place where | can live out
of your sight"
No doubt he would have thought her
insane, but suspicion of the true state
of the case entered his mind in an in
slant. As their home was but few doors
away, he half lead and half carried her
thither, taking her at once to her room.
Here he proceeded to remove her bonnet
and cloak, and, sitting down, he took her
upon his knee, and said:
'Now, tell me all about it, dear"
Frank, did you marry me through
sympathy"
"No, dear, I married you through
love-"
'sBut Mr. Seaford said"
"Well, what dreadful thing did Mr..
Seaford say, my child%'
He said, only for his mistake you
would never have married me at all"
The whole fearful truth was told now,
and she began to sob. 1t must be con-
fessed that Mr.. Armstrong was tempted
to prevaricate slightly in his explana-
ton, for his love for his wife had grown
so strong he would not wound her feel.
ings for the world but, after moments
thought, he felt the truth was better. So,
sweetening it with an occasional kiss, he
told her all, not failing to add that he
would have fallen in love with her in
any case.
"And now that have confessed every
thing" he said, 81 hope you will forgive
me, like good girl, and never get to
brooding over it when you are alone, and
take it into your head to run away from
me again. could not love you more
than | do now if | had sued for your
hand for years. would have told you
,, of Mr.. Scaford's mistake when | saw you,
only deep tenderness sprang up at once
in my heart for you, which, if not love,
was very like it. I never, for one mo-
ment, regretted asking you to be my
wife; don't fear it,"
+, CATER ALL said she, "I think Mr. Sea-
ford told me the truth; only there are
different ways Of telling this same truth.
And while his version of it made me feel
that | would be ashamed ever to meet
YOU again, yours makes me almost recon-
ciled, and though | suppose | ought to
show more spirit in the affair, | really
don't feel the slightest inclination to run
! away now. Still, Frank, you must ac,
! knowledge that it is notifying to the
: last degree to feel that only for MIR. Sea
;, fords mistak and busy tongue you
might never have thought of asking mt
to marry you at all. I believe | shall al
o ways feel Inundated when | think o
! that"
"lIy dear child" very earnestly, "why
! should you feel humilated when | love
+ you with my whole heart, and have
!, thanked Mr.. Seaford in thought every
Il day of my life since for the part his busy
{ tongue took in the affair? Only for thi
II | could choke him for hurting my darl
: ing's feelings to-day. Surely, knowing
!, all this, dear, you can not feel in th'
II slightest degree humiliated."
u And, being sensible girl, she was sat
i isfed. "For" she said, "since | hav'
II one of the best husbands in the world, i
e doesn't matter so much, even if he die
u u come to ask me to marry him through
Il mistake"