The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1884-02-14

with Sarah in examining a map of the
proposed route of the party, and had
already projected the purchases to be
made in various cities. There's one
thing l am determined to have" So
ply was saying, land that is some
Norwegian filigrane silver. 1t is so
exactly like the frost of snowy ATTITUDES
one of the things that are the express
sion of the country they come from.
And now we must arrange it so as to
bring Konigsberg-"
WELL" said Harry, "we shall have
plenty of time for all that when we are
aboard. And now you had better
have a good nights sleep. for the Rou-.
mania sails at eleven tomorrow, and l
bought out the ~Stephensons. I've left
word with all the others, and we'll
meet on the pier. Am revoir. Come,
Sarah"
''Does this mean," cried Sophy, sud
denly turning to Charles as the door
closed upon the others, '.that you have
sent and engaged my passage over my
head, and arranged for me to 60,
whether 1 will or no You treat me
exactly as if l were a child. | will
never, never, never forget it."
Il don't want you to forget it." said
Charles, with a fatal fa~cetiousness.
'.And you can jest when you are GO
ing 70 part from me in twelve hoursi
You can make merry about putting that
interminable reach of black water be-
tween us! You can laugh, with me
on the brink of that black gulf of death
that a January sea is! o, what a relief
you must feel my going! Perhaps you
don't want me to come back"
And then MIR. Severance, with his
grave and tenderly reproachful face
above her, had elapsed her in his arms,
and she was pouring her tears into his
breast. And she awoke, the night long,
every half hour, to clasp him, and kiss
him, and cry over him, and then to
turn away and cry over herself as a
wretched wife whose husband wanted
her out of the way, and was sending
her a costly journey, with a probably
unlimited letter of credit, ready to pay
any prize for six months freedom.
1t was a gray, wet day when b rose
rain and snow and slush.
1.-The idea" she said, "of crossing
the sea in January! Who ever heard
of such a thing?"
at isn't the ~pleasantest month in the
year." said her husband.
.sThen why, in mercy's name, did
you choose it for mep" she exclaimed.
81 choose it?--I?"
"Really, the text thing youth be say
ing you never said you wanted six
months rest from my caprices."
"I never did"
"What did you say, thenp"
Snow, Sophy, listen" said her hus-
band, seriously. ..Let us have no more
nonsense. 1 love you. l hate t % lose
your companionship for even six
months. But / want you to enjoy your
self. And whether l do or not, the
thing is done. You are going to sail
this morning with cousins Harry and
Sarah, and Helena and Madeleine, and
the Mongoltiers and Van Stubs. You
know that you want to go, and you
know / want you to 60; every arrange
ment is made, and there isn't another
word to say about it, for / won't be
mortified before the world as 1 was be-
fare Harry and Sarah yesterday"
at is Just as you please" she said,
with immense dignity; and she
sailed past him, and proceeded
to oversee Victorine's packing Of
the little berth trunk and satch.
ell, with much calmness. break.
tasted like one in a dream, and sum.
moned the housekeeper for directions
| during her absence. And then she
| came downstairs wrapped from head
to foot in her furs, and carrying an all
| cushion, which, as she had remarked
to Victorine, might ioat in the absence
of a life-preserver.
81 will drive to the pier with you
and see you safely on the boat" sale
her husband.
YES" she replied, in the samt
dreary way, yet as if she stated a math
ematical fact; "a parting is not likely
to be so elusive that it can not be pub
lie when a man sends his wife away
from him."
'~'Sophy," said Mr.. Severance then
as they stood on the upper step, ''if
really took it all back, and even at thi
late moment insisted that l could no
allow you to go"
81 should refuse to be banded abou
like a doll; 1 should CO." she said, dis
tinctly. And so they went.
The party was in such high spirit
when she Joined them on the sgrea
steamer that their state of feeling wa
contagious, and Sophy stopped. amaze'
to find herself laughing-and she s.
wretched!-at the list Of Helena's lug
gage, as if she had committed sacri
lege. And then there had been on
long ~despairing clinging to Charlie
and she had flung herself down any
where as he disappeared, perfect
reckless Is to people and careles
whether the ship went to the bottom o
not.
II am going to my ~state-room," sh
said by-and by, feeling the throb of tn
engines as they ploughed along throug
the water. 81 will lie down and &c
used to the motion. You needn't come
l know where it is; 1 left my satche
and air cushion there"
"Yes. But you don't want to shu
yourself up there so %soon," said Sarah
s.Come, here are the flowers that hav
been sem to the prima donna; let L
look at them. And then we will go o
dock, and see how the sea looks i
wintry weather. Can't we, Harry?
it o wet? There, now"-as they e:
tablished themselves-'.this is grea
sport. Aren't you glad you came
Sophy?"
80, no! no! no! MOI" she cried. {.
should be, if Charlie was along.
I would be lovely. l should enjoy it
much if he had only come. We shoul
have had such n pleasure in a jauntins
car in Killarney, and riding throug
the Trossachs together, before we can
home, the way We always meant to d.
} and crossing the Mer de Grace, an
being in Rome in March. o, no
could 1 ever be so selfish us to CON
, without him, and make such a frigh
full fuss about it, too, and put all til
, responsibility on him, and leave hi
l all alone to that club he hates, and tt
, empty desolate.house! o, I'm a mo-
l ster-T'm a perfect monster! I'd giN
l half my life if L had never come at al
r It's dreadful for a young wife to leaN
5 her husband-and such a husband"
And just then a gentleman passlr
,sl-oI II,r. - ha fhpu~ht fbara NY.