Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-03-07

brother tells me that the claim you ar
prosecuting will end in nothing, an6
that you are not worth q dollar to-day
and it is not likely you ever will be-"
"And if that is so, it would seem thai
you are leaving me with the expectation
OF returning no more"
THAT must depend, Mr.. Bondurant,'
said the wife, steeling herself to q cold
and firm look, con the possible contin.
gency OF your being able, at some future
time, to provide for me in comfortable
way, which, I am sorry to say, does moi
now appear very probable"
Then good-by forever!" said the
husband, rising and Withdrawing from
the room, without taking any furthe,
notice of his wife; nor did he even look
back.
The marriage, as legal relation, re-.
NAMED undisturbed. The husband and
wife, when meeting occasionally on the
street or elsewhere, bestowed upon
each other bow of civil recognition,
but without exchanging word.
In this way eight years had passed.
At the end of five years Mrs. Bon
durant's family, including that devoted
brother, had been both unable and I'M
willing to do anything more for her,
and for the last three years she had
been supporting herself by performing
the duties of secretary for an insurance
company. Why that situation had been
given to her just at time when she
had no other means of support, and at a
salary much larger than she had ex-
pected to receive, was mystery about
which she had her own private suspi-
cions.
1t was cold morning in mid-winter,
and the sidewalks were covered with
ice. Mrs. Bondurant, on her way to
her Office, had just passed the manly
form of one whom she had never ceased
to admire-yes, love, for his image had
always remained in her heart. Every
photograph, piece of iewelry, or other
memento that he had left with her had
been looked at and handled again and
again, and some of these articles she
had often bathed with her tears.
On passing him this time she had
received the usual look and bow, and
nothing more. The poor woman could
not, however, refrain from casting a
look back for an instant to catch
glimpse of his receding form, and while
she was doing so the treacherous ice,
as if intending some mischief, per-
mitted her to fall suddenly and at full
length.
care you hurt, my dear?" were the
first words she heard, and her quick,
spontaneous answer was:
"Not much, I hope, darling hus-
band!" And as he lifted her into the
carriage he had hailed and took seat
by her side, with his arm around her,
she added, GLOW glad 1 am that you
were there to assist me-"
Eyes, dear, that was a slippery path"
he said softly.
(which I hope I may never pass over
again!" murmured the wife, earnestly.
Il gained that suit" said the hus-
band. as the carriage was taking them
to his home, which could now be hers
also.
eyes, dear, 1 knew you gained it,,
and I was so glad! I have saved more
than half my salary the last three years.
You know, and so do I, that 1nost of
that salary has come form you"
The long embrace and fond kiss
which each received ana returned was
q mutual assurance that through their
long separation their hearts had become
united more firmly than ever.
ut was all my-al my fault" was
what the repentant and now happy wife
wanted and endeavored to say, but she
was stopped every time.
mo, no, my dear!" her husband would
answer, "These self-reproaches, coming
from you, are painful to me. The past
has done its work in its own way, and
now let us remember the lessons it has
taught us, and forget the sorrows
through which those lessons have been
learned!" asss a.. -..