The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1883-03-01


Had Della been suddenly shifted from
4 InIia's coral strand to Grecnland's icy
I m0untains the shock could hardly have
been greater. 'tH $ wifep she thought
''Ihen, if she IS his wife, what am Il"
/ Peculiar reasoning, perhaps, but Della
knew very well what she meant All
that evening she sat silently sewing and
answering the doctor remarks with
F prmness of dignity that surprised him.
But he asked no questions a took
refuge in thoughts Of the old days when
Becky sat in chat same chair, sewing,
too. but with such bright, loving looks,
such an interesting way of saying
/ things And now, what a difference.
] w at, in truth. was this woman to him?
4 Not Wi G, not even a companion, only
hOasekeeper. And he gazed at her
re etiyely. 1t so happened that / ella,
who had been maxim desperats efforts
to overcome her sulky mood, looked up
at that moment and caught the full
/ meaning Of the doctor eyes. Ha he
/ slapped her face she could not have felt
/ it more, but she gave no sign. With
white fingers that trembled a little, she
! folded her work and said: 81 | am tired,
l VIII go to my room.
! Della did not sleep much that night
- must leave him, she de ided at
I Last .' / will not live with him unless
/ / am real his wife. / cannot" Leave
! him; but how? She could not 90 back
/ to her mo hers house where questions
would be asked which she was deter
mined not to answer; and besides it was
/ too near Where could she 90? A few
/ hours afterwards that question was an
swered She received a lette, post
/ marked "Denver, Colorado it came
\ from . dear Cousin Mamie,' and as she
I nd no LOT u g 4.
- it is Just what | wanted, - she said to
herself.
One evening, when the doctor came
! home, Bridget met him at The door and
said: &" Alissus has gone, sir; she had to
/ 90 kind of sudden, but she said she
would write and tell you ''All right"
4 answered the doctor. 'tGOne to her
mother s." he explained tOhimselE -
/ suppose there is some sort o. a fandangO
/ going on there. - He made himself
very comfortable. 1t was a cool even
/ ing, and he smoked his cigar. and put
n S feet on the stove, with mo one
nigh to hinder" But what the doctor
really liked was to be hindered; he
enjoyed watch NO the mild shadow of
djsapproval stealing over Delia's face; if
she had frankly aud brisklv expressed
her opinion, then taken it back pref
tily, he might have fallen in love with
her; but Della always relapsed into
meekness. and all was lost AS the
days passed the doctor began to miss
his housekeeper. why does she not
write? Cold-blooded creature"
The cOld-blooded creature wrote. Her
letter was dated from Denver. 1t said:
DEAR SIR: thought you would be happier
/ without me, so ] came here. am visiting
/ Cousin Mamie. With best wishes for your
DELLA BRTNsIEY.
"A pretty letter-and dear sr to
me! GonetO Denver, Who could have
supposed she had spirit enough for that?
Little goose! Gone to Denver, by
Jover'
The doctor laughed, he blessed him
self, he was delighted. The next even
ing he was on his way to Colorado.
j That same evening, in far off, lovely
Denver Della and Cousin Mamie were
comparing notes about their husbands.
Della had been very cautious and Mamie
| was enthusiastic about the doctor elf
he was my husband | would flint with
him and make him fall desperately in
love with me-" she declared
tFlirt with him 4" exclaimed Della,
Certainly, it would be all right, and
so interesting Now, John is 50 good
natured and always the same, l some
times wish he would be little bit cross,
Just fOG a change"
'What a sadly funny world this is, -
thought Della when she was alone, 'nO
one IS really cOntented and happy"
Then she became very homesick; not
only did she miss the doctor, but she
also missed herself: she had always
been so prudent, so submissive, and
now she had done such a wild, wicked
thing! Had she not promised for bet
ter and for worse?'
One morning there came a tremen-
dOus ring at the door. Della knew-that
ring, she heard it all over her, and
turned pale Bound to get in" said
Mamie. as she hurried to the door. is
Mrs Brinslev in?' asked a big voice.
Mrs. Br nsley was in. She came for
ward smiling, rosy-cheeked, collected,
transformed She held out her hand;
she was glad to see the doctor; she
presented him to Cousin Mamie. They
sat down. Where are you stOppingP'
asked Della. ''At the Windsor. And
she became as deeply interested in the
Windsor as if the doctor had come eX-
pressly for the purpose of ending his
DAYS there. But DR. Brinsley was not
ask if you would take a ride with me.
The carriage is at the door Come .ust
as you are.
81 h!'' said Della; and she went
The mountains were perfectly mag
nificent' as Della remarked, but the
doctor made quick work of them.
How soon will you be ready to come
hOme.n he asked, quietly.
e. q don't know, l intended to stay all
summer, | think think But she
could not tell him what she thought
She was glad he had come; she wanted
to go back with him; she loved him,
now. But did he love her? If he
, would only be q little more gentle, more
lover-like. The doctor was not very
gentle; his manner was clear-cut and
decided, buff she would only have
looked at him!
How soon viii you come home?''
he repeated. II want you to come
home"
Then, slowly, she lifted up her eyes
| to his Was this the way he used to
look at Becky? Not quite; no one
should ever see that look again in the
; doctor eyes. But leila did not know
that, and it seemed very good to her TO
be looked at in this way. a. l will 90
whenever you like" she answered at
last.
Then the doctor did say something
. gentle and lover like.
They were married already. Let us
hope They were happy ever after
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