The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1881-08-02

"Her husband. AS If should -
Our household having long since re-
tired, long, indeed, before my return,
myself opened the door.
The street lamp dimly lighted two
figures; one tall, stout and mufiled.
"Mr. Merton 7"
l answered in the Affirmative,
Z" You have kindly given slelther to
lady ?"
Just so"
The speaker nodded to his companion,
who touched his hat and vanished.
The other stranger now entered the
hall and grasped my hand.
:" Mr.. Tremayne 20 asked hesitating-
ly.
Captain Tremayne. How Is she 7"
"Asleep, under my wife's care-sleep-
ing as peacefully as child"
"Thank God So young-at such an
hour--in such state"
saw long shudder run through the
tall, powerful frame.
And the child - lie added, after o
pause, in horror-stricken whisper -
"S She had it with her 7"
hardly knew what to answer; but
he had thrown Off his heavy ulster and
travelling cap, and now stood before me
as handsome and pleasant and honest
looking young fellow as l ever saw,
and my heart warmed to him. He was
no assassin, or ruflian, or cowardly
l,,,i an 10 tnh
shadow of great horror that lay in the
blue, mellow eyes had been laid there by
terror, not crime.
"The child is dead" said softly.
g 1t died two days ago-died sudden
| ly in convulsions in her arms, and the
shock turned her brain. She was doing
well, poor little thing but sfCerward
she grew delirious, and in her rawlings
she accused herself and me. / could do
nothing she would not have me near
her, but beat me off with her hands, as
she couldn't bear the sight of me. -
Here the man broke down. He walked
to the window, then turned and asked,
abruptly, +" May go to her?'
thought of Mary, and hesitated.
She is sleeping so peacefully just
now and if she was awoke suddenly
and saw you"
She shall not see me- he broke in
eagerly. " will be so quiet. But
must see her i nursed her through
long illness year ago, and she would
have no one near her but me; and
now
Under the heavy military mustache
saw his lips CULVER; he paused, then
added 6 must go to her ~ not in COM
mand, but yearning appeal, both in
voice and eyes.
"Will you wait here a minute? L
will see whether she still sleeps"
She still slept, the heavy peaceful sleep
of tired child, Mary keeping stern
watch and guard over her. / beckoned
her out of the room.
"Well ~ with fretful, impatient eager
ness. You have seen him What is
he like? Is he horrid?"
Judge for yourself; he is in the
dining-room. He says he must see her
-he must come in"
"That he shan't, the cruel wretch or
it shall be over my PROSTATE body ~
tragically.
Z" Well, go and tell him So"
81 will" And away, nothing daunt-
ed, went Mary
l smiled. "She will no more resist
the pleading of those blue, handsome
eyes than could her husband. He will
win her over by a look.' l was right;
she soon returned, and not alone.
"He will be very quiet and she need
not see him. l thought it would be
better,n all this apologetically.
He crossed the room as noiselessly as
a woman, stopped over the bed in
silence, then sat down beside it. Mary
shaded the lamp so that the room was
in twilight, and SO We all three sat down
TO wait.
For more than an hour we waited,
then Mary stole out. Captain Tremayne
looked up as the door opened and closed:
then, with quick sight, laid his brown
curly head down upon the pillow as
close as possible to that of the poor
young wife without touching it, and
moved his handup toward hers where
it lay on the coverlet, but without
touching that either, for fear of awaken
ing or disturbing her.
1t was not until the first gray streaks