Stephens City star. (Stephens City, Va.) 1881-1883, 1882-09-16
him every day, SO cheer up, and let us
90 for q drive"


of her words. Was she right after all ?
Was 1 jealous? Was I really, as Maud
said, in love with my husbandp Had I
only found it out now I was deprived OF
his company? Was this the reason I
could do nothing but inwardly reproach
myself for my conduct to him? And
the longer 1 thought, the more con-
vinced became that Maud was right,
that / was jealous, and that I was in
love, as she called it.
The next morning got up early and
walked out to meet the postman, SO
anxious was to get letter from him /,
it was the first had ever received from
him since our marriage, and no girl was
ever so anxious for, or 70 pleased with
her first love letter, as was over this.
It was long letter, full Of loving
messages and terms of endearmert, all
of which cut me 10 the heart, for they
sounded like so many reproaches. I
spent the morning in answering it,
much to Maud's amusement, who, Of
course, thought Twas pouring out vol
umes of love and complaints Of my
temporary widowbood; after tearing up
about dozen sheets of paper, I at last
sent q short rote, cool, and with no
illusions to my misery.
For whole week I went on in this
way, suffering more acutely every day,
and every day receiving long, loving
letters from Mr.. Cartwright, and writ
ing short, cold answers. i
At last, when he had been away ten
days, could bear it no longer, for I
felt should have brain fever If went
on this way, 60 determined to 60 to
Melton, where Mr.. Cartwright lived
and see my husband. came to this
decision one night, and went into Maud'i
J., room early in the morning, to tell her o.
my intention. I expected she woult
laugh at me, but think she guessed
something was wrong, for she seemed
glad to hear it, and helped me to pacl
:. few things and set off in time to catcl
+. the morning train. 9F yg
r II was three years to me, for tn
nearer I got to my husband, the NOR
n impatient was to see him. At last W
q got to Melton, large town. OF course
4 as was not expected, there was no on
!. to meet me, so took carriage to Mrs
I Cartwright's house. whers I srrive
about three o'clock.
% I learned afterwards that Andrew wa
q in the little drawing-room with hi
,. mother when I drove up, but thinkin
was only visitor. he escaped t
q another room, so found my mother.ir
20 law alone. 81 E.a
d BY her side were some of my hui
10 bands socks which she was darnins
i. socks which handed to my servants
3. mend, and which I longed to snatc
~. from his mother. His desk stood opel
a. letter to me. which he had been wri
II ing, lying on it.
! The servant announced me as Mr.
aY Andrews, my voice failing as gave m
- name, so that Mrs. Cartwright held U
y her hands in astonishment when 81
h saw who it was.
"My dear Nelly Has anything ha
70 pened? How i'll you look? What
,w itp" she exclaimed.
=, "I want my husband" gaspe
80 sinking down on chair. for I thougl
~ should have fallen.
- Without another word Mrs. Cal
- wright left the room 1 feel sure M
= she guessed all about it, and I can new
o, thank her enough for forbearing
-. worry me with questions as to what
q had come for.
She came back in a few moments wi
glass of wine, which she made !
100 100 drink off. saying she would send him
"a "a me at once If I took it. l compile
e~ -. and she went to fetch him in anotl
'' minute I heard his step outside
door, and then he came in.
-. "Nelly, my love-my darling, wi
is it2" he cried, as I rushed into
~ ~n outstretched arms, and hid my face
-, his breast, sobbing bitterly.
For some moments could not spe'
40 at last recovered myself enough to
OUT
~ "Oh, Andrew, my love my d
lovel can you ever forgiven came
On ask you; and to tell you I cannot !
r.a without you"
md I would have said more, but
all kisses stopped my mouth, and wher
elf length he let me go, there were OF
tears upon my cheeks besides my o.
be- That was the happiest hour of
our my life, in spite Of my tears and
his fore my mother.in.law again joined
self which she directly avoided doing