The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1885-07-29

Eknew what? And may be Adolphu
Ehad hidden his wrath from her, ant
Fwas going to follow and kill her
EAnd-and him-if there was him
3 The old lady was all in quive
s of excitement, but Adolphus cam,
kto tea as usual and ate with an ap
Spetite-
& A day passed-no Rosa Maria.
= Two days-no news OF her Thre'
.sdays-then q telegraphic messag'
Ecame:
q Rosa will not be home until Sat
B Hurday."
Are you going to bear this?" Mrs
Lobb asked.
8 Adolphus laughed. The laugh o
sdespair his mother thought Satur
would she come Saturday? /
3 SO, she would have a greeting-on,
Hshe might not expect. She shoult
hexplain.
= Saturday arrived-another mes
Usage:
Rosa must stay longer"
3 Must she?T cried old Mrs. Lobb
Il thought she would, said Adol
Ephus- .
z Old Mrs. Lohb felt that the worlc
s had turned upside down. Dolly
Carried the news about the town.
B Young Mrs. Lobb's enemies begar
Fsto declare thatshe had eloped. Hel
Friends declared that she had lost
Cher senses,
& People went to Mr.. Lobb's store
t!and bought cologne water and soap
Eand gum-drops in order TO see how
Hhe looked-how he bore his trouble
HMr. Lobb seemed TO have no trouble
!. at all.
! Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wed,
ynesday, Thursday-yonng Mrs-Lobb
sswas still absent. On Friday morn.
Wing, however, while old Mrs Lobh
Hwas busting the parlors, the front
sdoor opened softly and timid steps
gsmote the hall. The old lady thrust
aher head out of the door, saw her
sdauehter-in-law trembling in the
! passage and flung up her hands in a
spantomime of astonishment, and
sglared upon the audacious young
swoman with the eyes of a virtuous
6matron.
i Rosa Maria Lobb crept forward
Eand tinidly sat down upon sofa.
s $50 you've come back, ma'am,
Hsaid old Mrs. Lobb.
= Yes, ma" said Rosa Maria.
!. Don't ma me, cried the old lady.
4. Don't come near me-don't touch
fme. I've lived sixty-seven years in
ssthis wicked world, but | never had
Isanything disgraceful happen In my
Family before. Where have you
Ibeen. Rosa Maria LobbYn
! "To New York" sohbed Rosa.
4 "And why did you 2" asked the
Sold lady.
4 Something happened that made
Eit necessary"
s And what was that2"
. That l will never tell, " said Rosa
SMaria.
{ "Nor your husband ?"
4 Him least OF ALL sobbed Rosa.
"You have a secret, then. from
Syour husband p said Mrs. Lobb.
"Oh, dear, dear, dear" cried Rosa
MARIA. Don't be so cruel to me-
Yes. | have a secret. If he knew il
Il know he'd detest me- | can't let
him know it. Do believe it's nc
harm--do ma
Never call me ma again, said old
Mrs. Lobb. "Iour husband must
have a divorce--at oncel He can
get one; you've given him reason
1and-"
Just then Rosa Maria gave shrek
for AdoIphus stood in the doorway
@Ah, there be is" cried old Mrs
Lobb. MY son, do your duty. Re
member, too, tha; your respectable
mother cannot stay in the house
with that person any longer p
Adolphus only grinned. He lean.
ed his back against the door, and
lifted his eyebrows.
Il thought I'd let you carry your
plan out, Rosa" he said, "but if you
had known l helped to make 'em
you'd have been saved considerable
bother. Why don't you tell ma
kShe has full set Yours are only
uppers.
There's no need of tragedy, ma
( Rosa Maria broke her plate of false
teeth biting an apple. I've expect
led them to go tor some time. | new
er said anything about it, but ths
& first | saw of her, so to speak, wa:
the wax impression of the roof o.
her mouth. Before l went into the
sdrug business | dabbled little il
Edentistry, and when Jack -
made your set, Rosa, | was in the
Laboratory. He told me what 1
& Epretty girl you were, and | peepec
Through the little window where th'
curtain was, and saw you. | made
up my mind to get an introduction
then. 1t was very artistic plate
+ No Que could have guessed you wor,
it, but you see you took great dea
of trouble about nothing"
why didn't you tell NE what i
was all about, you ungrateful boy?'
cried Mrs. Lobb.
why didn't you tell me yoI
knew" asked young Mrs. Lobb.
Why didn't you tell me you hat
em ?" said Mr.. Lobb.
Il shall be obliged to explain Il
save Rossa's character said th.
mother-in-law. You must se'
that
''If Adolphus don't leave me for !
L don't care" said Rosa.
l am afraid old Mrs Lobb enjoy
ed making the explanation to he
friends; but, after all. that was only
human nature.
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