Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1885-11-05

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applied nowadays, but he was able
and glad to humor her in almost any
thing.
He had been kind to her always sht
owned to herself, almost resentfully,
He mad given her her own way ia al
most everything, unchecked and I'M
questioned, and that perhaps was the
reason that she felt i. so keenly and
disagreeably wheu ne mad astonished
her by gently but firmly demonstrate
ing with her on certain points which
from his different position looked very
differently 70 him from what they did
to her.
They haa not quarrcled. Roger was
too dignified and stately to do any
thing of that kind, but they had dis
agreed decidedly and complies ly, not
once bat repeatedly.
To tell the truth Roger Senterdine
had been very patient and very tend
der with his young wife, who though
as honest and true hearted a little wo-
man as ever breathed was self willad
and high tempered, impatient of re-
straint or advice-a verItable ''spoilt
child" even at the age OF tWeBty-three
and had often tried him soreiy during
the two years of welded life.
lie had been very good toher always.
/ That Dora was intentionally cOncI
Gus of as she sat there alone, surround.
ed By strange, Indifferent faces, each
moment taking her further and farther
away from the grave, handsome face
which had looked so panied and sad
when she last saw it,
when she last saw il" Should
she ever see it again2 She caught her
breath with something very like a sob,
and turned her own face towards the
window.
Was 1t possible thatshe was already
sorry for her nasty hightl Was ii
possible that she, WHO q few hours be.
fore soangrily penued the words "fare
well forever" was beginning to fail and
falter 50 s0onl
MOI a thousand times no She
set her lIps firmly, and mentally up
braided herself, for her weakness.
Had he not insulLed, actually insulted
her by his most ungenerous d un~
kind judgment of one who had been 9
pleasant and oblioing friend to both
The idea oi Roger being Jealous of
any one! But he had not been jeal-
Gus of her. He disclaimed that en-
tircly. lie had simply declared him
self to be jealous Of her reputation. As
though ner reputation could suffer
through the friendly attention and
companionship Of one who, by virtue
OF his connection with the family, she
had always looked upon as a relative
"a convenient and useful attache, as
harmless as he was helpful.
II have perfect confidence in you, "
her husband had said during this last
decisive disagreement Of theirs, but
| have not in him. He is a man, and
like many OF his kind selfish and
Ihoughtless, if not absolutely wicked.
| may Judge him harshly, but it is be-
cause | know so much more of the
world and Of men than you do, Dora,
and ! cannot, and will not Leu any
one give occasion for scandal TO touch
nay wife. II is easy enough to drop
him quietly, and / must ask you, for
your own sake, as well as mine, to do
so.
To this Dora had replied with hasLy
and indignant words, and at last
worked herself into such state of
passionate unreason that she felt her,
self to be a deeply injured and insult
ed woman, and while iaboring under
taat impression she had rashly and
recklessly left her husbands house.
She grew indignant now as she
thought the matter over To think
that Roger could so lower himself as
to suspect any evil intention or
thought ON the part Of Charlie An
! dover, Cousin Charlie as she had
called him always, despite the fact
thst he had really no claim to that
! title. He was step-soR of her un-
1 cle's-s handsome, gentlemanly fell
/ low, with money enough to indulge
/ himself in all his whims and fancies,
and a thorough knowledge Of how to
make himself agreeable and interest
| ing. If his life was not as blameless
as il should have been, or his motives
as pure, innocent hearted Dora was
not worldly wise enough to suspect it.,
and she had cspoused his cause with
blind impulsiveness which had car
ried her 10 lengths Of which she had
never dreamed in her calmer moments.
! Personally she cared nothing what
ever for the man she defended so
warmly, beyond a mere, friendly lik~
ing, but believing him misjudged and
villihed on her account, her feminine
sympathy and Indignation had caused
her TO become his champion at once.
She was rigbt-certainly she was,
Still, some way, Rogers face would
keep rising up before her wherever she
turned her eyes. Rogers face which
always so softened and frightened
when he saw her. Rogers eye.
always 50 kind--seemed to looH
straight into hers, and Rogers lip.
lips which never spoke one un-
| kind or unloving word to her. WoulC
she always remember them with tina
scornful, set expression around them
Poor Roger She could imagin,
MIN coming back TO his deserted hom,
that night. She could see last ho7
he would look around for her, anl
how white aud stern he would lool