Smyrna times., 1881-04-13

half prayed, as memory recalled the count.
ess tlnlss she had grieved him during the
past year.
Nine o'clock came and passed, yet she
did not near the usual whistle of the in.
coming train. Half past nine and yet no
footsteps on the stairs.
Her heart lay like leaden weight in
her bosom. The color faded from her lips
and cheeks, and her blue eyes grew wild
with silent dread. At ten o'clock she could
bear the suspense no longer. She left the
room and ran down the stairs, with half.
Termed purpose in her mind Of enquiring
at neighbOring STATEN about the laggara
train.
Dimly i'll the darkness she saw crowd
of people gathered at the outer door of
tenement house. They were all talking
confusedly, but now and then sOaa words
broke plainly through the tuRiult Of sound.
His poor WIFI" said one voice, show is
! she going to bear it, ! wonder? 1t is we'll
that she has ne little ones to look after.
She is nothing more than a child anyway"
Make way there" said some one cut
side. I'VE must carry the hsdy up stairs.
Which rsom is il? And some women ought
TO 60 before us and tell the wife,
| The crowd surged and painted. Between
the ranks six Men CAM steadily forward,
| following a policeman. H-len knew him
well, and when he looked up the staircase
and saw the slight figure bending forward
and the pale face full of fixed and settled
/ horror, he turned again to the crowd and
called out:
"ORs of you weneR come up here to
break the news; and take her away" he
added in lower voice, 3" 1t lie ne sight for
her"
Good nalursd Bridget McCarty came for
ward and ran up the stairs to where Helen
stood.
you'll come back into your room wild
me won't you, nay darlint," she said put.
ting her strong arms around Helen's slen.
der waist. "Sure it will destroy you en-
tirely to look on at the likes of that"
Bridget, is he dsad?' asked the pale
lips, pitliully.
"SOrry | am to say that he is. 1t wa.
the train, my dear. OH the track, they
say, and ten strong men killed outright
besides him that they are bringing from
hplow."
Helen fell senssless at the Irish woman's
feet.
Half an hour later she struggled slowly
back to life and TO loneliness again. She
opened her eyes to find herself lying on
uoT OWn OSu with Tue KIM G0ClOF OF lHS
nPighbnrhOOd tending over her with rather
an anxious face.
We shall do nicely, now" he said
making gestures to some one in the back
ground,
Helen gave great sigh as he took hel
, hand.
"Oh. why did you bring nae back. doctor
| have driven nay husband away to hi
death, and hoped to die, too. | blamed
> him because We were so POOR, and ! woulC
scarcely kiss him when he went away thi
. mOrning 10 look for another place. Oh
| have been so cruel to him. And nov
! just when ana sorry for it, and when
/ had resolved to be better wife, God hR
taken him away from me and he will neve
n know how bitterly have repented."
! How do you know that he is dead, NJ,
. dear ?" said the doctor.
oh, SAW them bring him up stairs
/ Aud heard them talking about me-"
Not about you. my dear, but abou
. poor little Mrs. Gray who lives in the room
), back. Her husband WAS badly hurt on tn
train when it ran off the track, this ever
8 ing. We thought he was dead at frs
!, But since then he has revived and fee
| sure that, by Gods mercy, he will recoVe
before long"
v " But where is my husband, then p erie
!. Helen, starting up.
q "GOd has been very good to you, toe
r. my dear" said the old physician.
! us he alive? Where 10 he? Oh, te
= me" her very gesture struggling bstwee
!. hope and fear.
Here"
. The doctor started back. From q dar
a corner OF the rosm q tall figure rushe
n forward and clasped the wondering, wee
Il ing wife into his close embrace.
n Is it you Oh, is it really your" she =:
"a claimed, bursting into tears. "Oh, CharlI
n have been so miserable since you wei
4 away. How could treat you so7 You GU
la never, never forgive nae or love me again
70 "Asif could help loving you as lOr
as | live, Helen. And you shall be
n happy after this. | have found q goe
"a place. shall have good salary, and t
9. morrow, if you are well enough, We wi
take a trip in the country together ar
,e end some pretty little cottage where "
a. can amuse yourself all through the bsEu
sr full su~mer, among the birds and flowers
ID don't want a cottage. l want not
ing hut you, Charlie, and now God b
il. given you back TO me, that will he enoui
he to make me happy" said his wife. Civil
,st him the tender kiss which she refused hi
n. | lBhI ulOTUluKs
or Nevertheless the cottage was taken, al
an the summer was as happy time as me
tails may ever hope to enjoy this side
or Paradise.
IS. Once on their journey thither, after
To shopping excursion IN the city, they chs
AT ced to be- ovrrtaken by the nsRnifics
carriage of Paul Hayden, nillionaiI
~, Mrs. Hayden, r~splendeat in toilet FIRE
on from the atPlier OF Worth, sst there
to She WAS brown eyed and pink checked al
MI very handsome. Yet her face locked wo
ri and wearied. IL lacked the look of tr
and perfect happiness that Helen's wore.
he Helen caught the somewhat anxiO
he look that her husband turned her as t
great lady drove by.
Int She smiled. Under the cover of b
nd pretty silk shawl her hand stole into his.
IRE Never for one moment had she forgot
the lesson Of that long summers d.
Ar Never had she ceased from thanking g
,ry that it had been given, although it cal
vas Almost too late"
lid
ar Nor A MILLIoNAIRR.--I think the sta