Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1884-10-01
UNITY DAKOTA, VRDNEsDAY, OCTOBER l, 1884.

oTA, FRDNEsDAY, OCT
afirmatiyD assoon as he could catch his
breath. Tabe seen at the opera with
ahandsol(e woman was delight which
seldom I'll % his lot. Phil wrote
hurried Explanation to his wife, and
went about his work with much
lighter heart than he expected to carry.
He felt etill happier when, receiving
his wife q her return from the opera,
he learnA4 that Florence had passed q
very enjoyable evening, and that Mr..
Collign0a had really been very good
cotnpany Then she told Phil great
deal about thesopern, and might have
told him = great deal more had he not
dropped Of 70 sleep while she was
talking.
Altar that, Phil frequently offered
Collign0al 81 substitute. The fellow
had le1is F11culsr 70 d0. and he
W. SAd Skodg n snjoy himself IA
good company SesSome other mans ex.
pense 4 yome az athe boys" ioked Phil
on kan lect. hut Of course they did
not nfsst anything, said the busy young
broker to himself; no one would be
fool enough to imagine splendid wo-
man like Florence being more than
courteous to q rather viper, insignifi-
cant fellow like Collignon. As for Mrs.
Partlow, she talked great deal to her
husband about Collignon, and seemed
to discover in that uninteresting being
many good qualities of which men had
never suspected him; but Phil attribut-
| ed this to his wife's admirable character
istic of discovering, through her SYM
pathies, whatever was good in any one !;
that she told her husband oil she
thought of Collignon, was to Pill
sufficient to prevent suspicion. Indeed,
the principal effect was to amuse the
young husband and cause him to
throw the two people oftener together,
SO that he might hear more that was
new and astonishing about his stupid
acquaintance.
So Phil dropped into his old bust
ness ways again, making the business
day last until nearly midnight, and not
always succeeding in dining at home.
When Florence protested, Phil always
explained that there was q great deal
of money in his work, which they would
spend in the good time coming, when
he would not work SO hard and they
would be together more.
Besides" he would say, you
shouldn't feel lonesome, you know, for
Collignon will he sure to drop in."
And Collignon usually did. Other
gentlemen called occasionally, but mar
riage generally puts most OF . woman's
admirers far from her; so from being
Mrs. Partlow's occasional resort, Col
lignon became frequent visitor. He
played on the piano for her and with
her; he brought her new books; he
read to her, he talked with her on any
and every subject she might introduce.
Phil, too, was quito willing to talk
when he was at home, but the honest
fellow had such way of thinking
aloud that his conve; sation was large
! ly about what business he had done
during the day, aud such OF his custom.
ers whose standing threatened tc
change, and what some acauaintance
ION the street" had said or done ahnn
. horse. or dog. Or yacht, or Q girl
From one of these brilliant conver
|
evening by his wife saying:
"Phll, l want to 60 to Europe-at
once"
"Bless mel" exclaimed Partlow
what for?"
Because l want to--that's all, ISM
that reason enough?"
why, certainly, dear girl; but
can't bear to think of your crossing the
ocean alone"
II haven't the slightest idea of goins
alone. You must accompany me-"
'Oh, Florence! You know I cam
leave the business-not at such shor
notice, at least. I should lose lots O.
money"
Would there be any left? If ther.
would, let's lose the rest. I'd rather
lose money than lose my husband
don't have any husband nowadays"
"Why, Florence, dear, I'm afrait
you've got the blues. No husband
Amt home every night and morning
I solemnly swear to you that no Other
woman ever enters my mind"
Mrs. Partlow rose from her chair
leaned over her husband and kissed
him repeatedly. Phil looked into hel
face. and Il occurred 10 him. snddenlv
that she had NOT looked 40 charm;n. .
before in months. He mt lis arm
around her and seated her in his lap
he caressed her and called her tender
names. Finally he said;
chanre Yon shali ro 70 EnronaS
Ars;n Mrs partinw k;s.ad her I'm.
hand renaatedlv She did not saer, !,
know how to atom Int atom sha sndder
" did when phil continued.
sI cant 90 with yon Init + know
Collionon would la Glad ~ mako =,
excnsa ~ On over ON the same sl.;n II
were ia Inv ticket for him The,
Won woulInt be lonesome von know
Mrs psrtlow aroso WITH an ahrrr+
mass which star,lad her hrsh.rJ az.
! tho manner - wh;cb she sa;d avar, ON
woll y startlad him still mora sb. ~
tired 10 har room and vban ber brs
hand fS,linwaS bar .nd .rda.na-oi :,
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