Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1881-12-22

perched at the foot of the hill. As the
| train still curved, be was rewarded with
another glimpse Of the house, the end
lsofit being now in sight, and q lighted
lamp within showed an invaiid's easy
chair, q geranium gay with flowers. and,
lastly, young girl watching the train.
One glance, and then he looked with
heart and eyes, for surely this world
could never hold two such faces.
! He descended one of the platform
steps, and leaned further over to make
assurance surer still and thena sudden
jolting Of the car, together with the ex-
citenent of the moment, caused him to
lose his hold, and he fell headlong
down the embankment, and on down
the hillside, striking branches of trees,
projecting rocks and frozen ground al
ternately, but failing to grasp anything
to stay his fall, until it was arrested by
the very gate posts near the door Of the
house he had been watching.
The girl rushed out. She had seen
it all, but failed to recognize in the
fuller form and heavily mustached lips
her lover-husband Of five years ago.
SIS it possible you are not killed p
she asked, with more nervousness than
discretion, as che knelt by his side.
s"I don't know" he said, stunned
and dazed and benumbsd., by hun
dred bruises. ST only know making
an effort to clasp her hands-"I have
found you ut last, Ada, my wife"
Then she knew him, and as, with a
pleading glance, he looked into her
face, which gradually changed to un-
consciousness, she bent over and kissed
his mouth.
"Ah, what strange marriage and
what an unfortunate lot |" she cried.
He leaves me in dead faint mo-
ment after marriage, and five years
later comes fainting back to me My
good Ursula, do not tell me he is
dead r. to the middle aged woman who
now came and also knelt by Arnold's
PROSTATE form.
/" He is not deadl" Trust me, Miss
Ada the woman replied. "But let MS
get him into your fathers chair, and
send for Doctor James" H.
So when Arnold came to his wits at
last he was lying in the very invalid
chair he had watched from the car. The
geranium, with it's red flowers, stood at
his feet, and beside him, applying
restoratiyes, and chattering over him
like mother would to her infant, was
the girl wife he had sought so long,
who received him rs though she had
believed in him all these years, just as
he had trusted her. And then the doc
to-. came and she was sent away, and an
hour later she was called back to hear
the result of his injuries.
"Nothing serious, I assure you,n the
doctor said "There is only sprained
ankle, a fractured wrist, a bruised
shoulder, skinned and battered knee,
and few other slight contusions here
and there. Mere trifes, Miss Haven, 1
assure you," seeing her Mortified face.
SIT is very unfortunate occurrence"
mistaking her look, and speaking in a
loud aside. "but it won't be necessary
to have him upon your hands for more
than week. In fact, if you object to
his remaining, he can be removed with
out much pain in two or three days.
He will probably be feverish at first,
for he is pretty well bruised but as
soon as that is over he can go to the
hotel. If you wish, TIL engage rooms
for him at the Hilltop House, and have
carriage sent for him at the first
possible moment. From his appear
ance, I Judge he can stand the ex-
pense."
"Pray, don't trouble yourself" she
answered, SO coldly, the doctor won
dered what was the matter. "Mr.
Wait is an old friend, and j shall GER
tainly keep him here until he is quite
well.n
But after the doctor had gone, and
Ada had sent Ursula to look about
some supper for the invalid, she shook
her finger at Arnold, and warned him
not to speak Of their marriage, upon
pain of death.
twill create so much talk" she
said, when he began to-interpose OBJ
iections to such course. Everybody
takes me for the most demure spinster
in the world. Wait until you are we'll,
and then we will be married over again,
if you are stillo the same mind"
It was no use for him to say a word.
She coaxed him and finally she kissed
him, and, of course, she had her own
way. And then she told him now her
father had taken her directly 20 Canada
after their wedding, where, when she
found him still determined upon her
marriage with her cousin. she at last
disclosed the fact Of her previous mar
riage. Out Of revenge he had ner
watched like a nun, and every attempt
to send word to Arnold was frustrated.
This went on for years, when he was
taken i'll, and then, since the physi-
clan pronounced his n,alady fatal one,
he bound her by promise, to refrain
from writing Arnold until after his
death.
This done, he returned to the States,
boy1Cht a cattapa within n fa ~ ho1zru of