Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1885-08-21

/ uOOT. 1uclc was oeNP ."
passage without. Wills cheer!
voice rang out, Dora, dearp
And then in a minute-'Why
what's up? Are you illP
For his wife Of a year lifted he.
head from the sofa cushion an'
turned toward him pair of sus
piciously red eyes.
Moor gulping down the sol
that would rise; 'but-b.ut she'l
got themv
Poor, big, good-natured, mysti
fed Will just stood and stared.
Il saw themp
you did, ehY
'Ye-yesp
'And now; deliberately, twill
you be good enough to tell me WHIT
is she,' and what has she 'goti'
Dora swallowed another invisible
pill as she rose.
'Imean Mrs. Kinsley. She hal
got diamond earrings
Will burst into a boyish laugh
then, seeing that it was a ver1
serious matter with his wife, sym
pathetically sobered up.
Come, now, Dora. BE sensible
like a good little girl. You dom
mean to say you'd cry for a pair o
earrings 2
Mrs. Msyrelrs pretty olive fac'
frightened not at all at the pleas
ant raillery.
Much good it will do me? sh'
declared, sullenly, and intently re
gardful of the toe Of her slipper
Will edged over to the sofa, sal
down beside her, stole an arm
around her.
tDOrap
'WellP
you don't look half so prett!
when you're cross
Silence.
Will began to ask himself if HI
hadn't made a tremendous mistake
about twelve months ago. Ther
he banished the thought as dis
loyal. She was a little selfish
perhaps vain, at times discontented
but he loved her very dearly, ant
no other girl would have sulte'
him half so we'll.
Dora, pet,' he said gravely
you'd have diamonds if | cOul'
give them to you, indeed yo
would, dear. But you know Pv
got to figure pretty closely t
make ends meet now that har
times are upon us. You kno'
that
She nodded.
But when half an hour later h
went back to the Office, he left b'
hind him a still very detected lit
lady.
He was not quite 80 gay as usus
that afternoon. He didn't joke s
audaciously with the boys, nc
break now and then into a whistle
The man who had the desk nel
his observed the change.
whats the racket, Mayrellr
Will started.
'Oh, nothingp and he laught
and shrugged his shoulders
That's a lie ? returned Andrew
with calm directness, and Il
familiarity born Of long frien
ship. 'Out with itp
Will turned on him.
You've helped me out of goC
many tight places admit, but "
}. can't do it this time
Andrews, a sandy-haired al
chubby faced little ScOtchma
cooked his head on one side like I
. inquisitiye sparrow. May be NJ
but try me-
Will laughed with an air Of Q
barrassment.
1T seems o foolish thing
worry so about apologetical
'Well, as you must know, her
the case in "a nutshell. Dora wal
diamond car rings, and / cot
quite as easily purchase for her
Worlds fair with the Great Il
tern thrownin. Now you know
Andrew rubbed his chin a
nodded.
'Yes, l know dryly. Il KIN
women, at least / know one v
man, and l guess they are
pretty much alik Q. Pm engaged
'Hov cried Will.
Fact. Got to get rich I'll
Domestic happiness indefinit
L postponed. Just bought the rim
fumbIiDg in his vest pocket. Y
may look at it and get an idea
your wife's sOlitaires.'
n Don't joke, Dan. Pm q lit
sore on the subject of my l'oV
ty'
Il am not joking replied ID
swapping a spring with his fin 6
what do you think Of thatf' "A
? he handed him q little blue vel
. case. Wills eyes widened.
2 'PhewI how did you mana
. that On seventy-flye q month 7
|, : a beauty
! Andrews chuckled.
!. 'You like itr
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