Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1884-04-22

her deal ear, ana hcf tondhtN ei rieel-
iny with IL up. Then be had a fovulsion
Of feeling. and he began 10 eios angry
again. Bat this ~aa weic hish.
Steadily he advanced toward a more r,a-
slnable ,icv Of ihe situation. all a. he
dii 20 b. concluded that ii would be a
grea, folly TO 70 all the way to New
York. Ne asked the conductor the name
Of the next station. IL sas Bristol Tie
made up bic mind to get oui there. and
e home early ia the morning. lie real
u f,l, badly 70 think how alarmed and
distressed hi. wife would be when she
discovered his absense.
When he ,,ePcd from the train At
Bristol. rain wss falling quit, rapidly,
and one feeble light in front u the s'a-
ton shone through the deep darkness.
Mr.. Whitaker inquired Of the man upon
the platform the ~ay 20 ho,el' and
then started 70 go TO it In descending
the ~,i and slippery steps Of The plat
form be lo., hi. ioo,iag and fsll. lie
was very much haIi and found he could
no; rise he called fo' help. and when
the railroad man-ihe onlv man who Was
anywhere about-cAme 10 him. he dis
covered that further assistance would be
required. for Mr.. whiiAkers lcs was
broken.
The man soon brought three other
men. and placing The hurt nan upon A
board they carried him TO The hotel and
sent iof a doctor.
lfMr Whitaker. sitiiag IN the car,
bad though, himself very foolish man.
VIA, dii Mr. Whitaker, lying far away
from home. in wrc,ehed hotel, With his
lex broke. think Of himself Mr.. Whit
aser though, thai Il there was a colossal
lido, on this earth. be was that per-
sonagc
Early ia 'hs morning be ssa' 'el''
gam TO hi, wife. urging her 10 come to
him a, once. and Iish, speedily came a
reply from her. saying that she would
take the train which ordinarily reached
Bristol a. nine o'clock.
From ,he ~inios of biz bedroom in
,hs hotel the invalid could 'sc the sia'
,ioa and the railroad. and a. he watched
them. while be longed Coz the train TO
come. he ,fied 70 srangc IN bic mind.
f,r hi. ~ise. an esplana'ioa of his cone
dac, ~hich would Prcsen, ii 10 ,hs be'i
possible light
Ssn.sles. anger ], one Of the things
tha, ds6e, Justification, and q mans
very sense that bis wife'' love makes
her capacity io' 'o's.vns'' almost Him
iiab,c. only tends 20 deepen bis shame
when he !, conscious of having ~ronged
her
Mr.. Whitaker resolved. after thinking
the matter over. ,ha, the bee; thing 70
DO would be frankly 10 eonfe's his fault
and 10 throw himself upon bis wiie's
mercy.
he heard the whistle which announced
the spproach u the nine o'elock train.
The train came IN view and drew up ~
the station. Mf. Whitaker looked eag-
erly a, the person. Who so' oal Of The
cars. bat Helen Was M, among them.
She had no, come. He iell back again
upon the bed With a .igh. and began 20
gros angry with her again.
Ba, the poor wonAa was "a that train.
Alarmed by the discovery. when she rose
IN the morning. that Mr.. WhiiaksF wAs
no, in ,ae house. her alarm was increased
when she received the telegram sent by
/ him. wha, could be the exPlana'ioa Of
the mystery q his disaPPsannces She
va. 30 agiia,ed ,ha, sac ooald hardly
prepare Cor the journey. Bu, she reached
the depo; and goi into the car. and be-
g,n % move toward Bristol Somewhat
weary from too greA, nervoa, exsiiemeai,
she placed her mad agains, the frame OF
the car window and rested her head upon
| l.. while her vail covered her closed
eye, UnhapPny, 'he had arranged her
self with her deaf ear uP, and 70 she did
no, hear the conductor when se shouted
"Bri.,ol 90 and she was 20 deeply ab-
sorbed in thinking Of Mr.. Whi,aKer tina,
she did not notice that the train had
stopped.
When he found ,ha, his wife had no;
come. Mr.. Whitaker m Ike up his miad
% 70 home a, all hazards. A steam.
boa, stopped a, the wharf a; hAli-PA''
uine, on i,s way to the city aud borne
upoa litter be had himself carried on
board. In an hour he was at the city
wharf, whence a wagon carried him TO
his house. lie was shocked and disap-
pointed TO ascertain from a servant tha,
Mr.. Whitaker had gone to see him in
the train in which she said she would 20.
lie could no, comprehend why she had
missed him and all day long he Jay in
bed worrying abOa, her, and wondering
Why she did no, come.
Mrs. Whitaker go, back to Bristol
about noon. and asoeItained by Inquiry
thA, her husband had returned, With a
broken leg. to the city. There was no
train thA, she could take until four
o'clock. and she spen, the interval in
inqairing about the seeiden, to Mr..
whiiaksr, and in trying yainly 10 as