Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1888-12-02


s, on this evening. Ny roon?'
lis a, yon left it."
'Se1timentslityr'
'No-respect."
Have you any further obj sctions?'
None. II remains to be seen whether
we shall be able to deceive Me-. Gregory"
"By playing the affectionate couple.
Can you remember your grimsces ard fosl.
cries of two years ago? ,hs asked sarcas-
ticsly.
No; have forgotten them" rep lied
Strickland, with frown.
And the two looked into each others
eyeI like two duelists.
"When Till you come here" asked
Strickland.
This evening. will briUg my things,
and I shall slightly disirrauge this and
ttat. hope shall 70: inconvenience you.
You are not sxps cling snyoneg"
''No one / was goirg out. If you wish,
I will stay and assist you. NV engage
ment is unimportant."
Pray 90. We should have to talk, snd
we have nothing to say to each ether"
Nothing. Will You dine hert?"
''No, thanks; I'll 80 home now, and
return by and by"
She rose. Strickland bowed in response
to her bow, conducted her to the door
without another word, and returned with
q sense of relie' to the library.
When he returned home shortly afte;
mid night, the house had re Iumed an a.
pect long strange to it. Lights were burn
ing in the drawing room, and little al
taIation in the arrangement Of thu furni-
ture hal restored to the room ftrsottsn
grace. Bouquets of flowers filed the vases
and a f.i1tsSestness of violsts Dated about
the hall and staircase. The piano was
open, and some music stood on the book
stand. Ga tbs b)udoir tabl. was work
basket. By the hertb his visitor was cit
ting in q low chair, her little feet hall
buried in the besr-skin reg, and her head
reposing on her hand, whilst she gszsd
wIstfully into the fire.
Was it a dream? Bertha's h)wers:
Bertha's music. Bsrtha hsrself in hsI
home again. Two years mis:ry cancel, d
in an evening. In moment ru:ha I'd scros:
his memory golden wooing. proud wed
ding, hsp2y months, aud tie bitter day Of
separation. II, turned away, and pissed
70 his room, ssyirg Good night"
GOOD night" replied his wife without
moving.
The strange eyant TINT hsd' taken place
in Gerard Strickland's hou,e prevented
mons o. it's inmates eni lying wholesome
nights rest. Bertha, persuaded that &C.
morrJH's coueiy coul1 effect no raa
change in her relation to her husband
went to her room with the feelings of ons
who 81 ends q night in hotel. Strick
land, similnly, rgGdiug the past as ire
mediable, read in bed for half sn hour
and then fill a'le:p
To get married they had both com
mitted a thousand foilios. Aftsr meeting
her at table d'ho:e Strickland had put.
sled her half over Ero2e, vaLquist G l TIE
difficulties OF an approach to her tather in
his ec'udsd c3uutry house AMI ut mste
ly, sisted BY the lsdy'sprsyers end tears,
gsir ed the old mans reluctant consent t
surrender hs idoliz'd daughter. The
young married people, psssi 1nstely a
tached TO each Other, enjoyed fifteen
months OF remarkable happiness and thel
came the end.
Berth, became jaalous. DeTo:el to hei
husband, proud, hssty, immoderaie in al
her thoughts AMI emotions, she Tts,ated,
with all the intensity of her nature, q
meeting between Strickland and a former
fame, dance, note, hilf-aD-hour's Coz
ve,sl'ior. The husband unfoltu aatsly
met her passio late eXpostulatiCns With
the disdsiuful iasoclsnce Of an easy
temperament. The inevitable copsC qutnc
eusuej, bitter misunderstanding, al
impudsnt servant, a malicious scqnain.
snce, half doz IN veuomous tonguea lash
cd the 8ife's ealolsy into mldaes. An
tx2'sration dtm9nded from her huab3nd
was rsfuaed with sneer. He had begun
to think her a proud, unloyicg woman,
and under the circu instances judged self
justification ridiculous. The following
morning ths entered his library and WITH
marvellous calmness. without qusv rios
over a single wor1, annNu seed to MIN tbeu
immedi3te sepsration-foiever. Taken by
surp-ise StriCk and tired ID tempo;ize, &C
kno Tlsdgad he had b en- thou Ih ess, dc
all in q MAS 20 yer to avoid the rpp uEe
Bertha only replied so prou1ly and with
30 much severity that self respect for
babe him further self defense. They
separted. Strickland externally tor5 hi
misfortune with qu;e!nees, and, in coun
sci with bis own conscience, concluded HI
life broken and ruined by his own want o
tact The husband aud wife met two o
th;ee times IS people who barely knew
each other. He devoted himself 20 pro
fes.ional duties, resumed core Ct hi
bachelor habits and amused himselfas b
could. She led gu eS, almost soitaT.
life, restric ling her plea'ures to such Elm
ole erioymeuts az shs could pro tide her
aelfa. home and seldom appearing in pun
lie. On Que pitt both sgreed-:o wfi'
regularly to BJrths's father, rep eating gu ::
stereotyp ped ptrIses as Bertha is we'll an
sends b r love. | believe she wrote {
you a few days ago" Gerard is WI
and at present very busy. He will nc
this year he ABLE to accompany me to tt
seaside
It will be easily believed that TO q 4
her husbands house AID TO ssz favor
him had cost Bertha's pride struggl
"For papa's sake; 70 plpa's sake! she re
u lated to herself, to stetl her nerves TO tn
humiliation, which, however, Strickland
cold courtesy hal conf ierabIy ltsIenl
If he would re equally co1sideiate Il
morrow, a little spirit, little sel'-fou
nland, and some clever pretsrd ng m'gt
ensble than safely TO conduct her fsta'
through the f.w hours he spent in 10 VI
70 SEE him eff from V.c:oris, and, with
polite tow, to separate aud return 10 the
ssye a! exhtonCeL
D:nn:r was ended, Mr.. Gregory smile
COME 1tment and happiness, and the tw
actors at the opposite ends Of the table
nee s.ity smiled to-.
!. Their matt, had proved difficult. Fro