The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1888-06-09

II am not sure. Indirectly It has been,
for it has hampercd me in my work"
at must be desperate case" said this
without very genuine feeling of sorrow
for the imagined wrong but he replied at
once:
"Yes, I knew you would so regard IT.;
your conscience is not scared"
took another stride across the floor as o
sedative; then came and stood before him.
"You know am q lawyer"
"Yes; came to you for counsel"
II shall have to cross-question your
"Yes; am willing to answer all ques-
tions"
"What is the lady's namel"
"Mrs. Julia Gcttcnbergh."
'Where did you meet her!'
"She was one of my Pensioners in L..
In fact boarded with her few months -
IA boarding house belle, eh2'
"She kept a very few select boarders.
She was thoroughly well-bred woman, I
assure you. She never thought of being q
BELLE"
"Were you acquainted with her husband ~
''No; never saw him. He was not at
home. None of us over spoke to her of him.
We recognized silence on her own part,
and respected it,"
SIS she aware Of your sentimentsr'
20, no! left the house and went else
where just as as soon as 1 discovered them"
IT'S she good-lookingl"
VERY. Here is one of my wrong acts. I
have kept her photograph. 1t is, no doubt,
one of the temptations of Satan, but could
not resist keeping this small memento"
He then took an old-fashioned locket from
the pocket Of his vest, and springing it open
passed it over to me. He had cut down the
photograph and inserted it.
'Why, she is decidedly plain"
'How can you say that2" he asked, firing
up in her defense. "Did you ever see such
eyesa"
81 admitted their rare thoughtfulness, and
remarked upon other good points.
"Now, tell me the whole story" said.
Gas 1 told you, had rooms at her cottage
with very few others. While there was
taken down with fever. That recovered
at all was due more to her experimenting
care than to either doctor or nurse. During
convalescence, knowing my delight in books,
she read q great deal aloud to me. How
used to long for the hours to come when
her morning duties done, she would bring
her book and take her place beside me- AT
last it seemed to me that it was only day
when she was near me, night during her
absence"
"And did you ever tell her this fact9''
"Tell herl of course not" he said, with
quick indignation.
II fail to see, then, my good fellow, where
in you have committed your great wrong
The wrong Of loving is not in the emotion
but its acknowledgment, where that &C
acknowledgement would harm another"
"But wait till tell you ALL AS you know
after fever one becomes ravenous with
hunger. The nurse would have permitted
me to die of starvation or of slops in the
shape of gruels and teas, but this perfec,
woman prepared with her own hand delica
cies that would have satisfied an epicure
and it was during one of those occasions
that my gratitude took form. /, kissed
the hand that offered me the tempting
dishn
''You copied the example of the illus
trious Swiveler, and kissed her rosy finger
between each mouthful?"
''No, oh no; only once did I commit that
indiscretion, but like loyal wife she with
drew after this from bestowing those atten
tiOns, nor could blame her. was the sole
wrong-doer. When was able to be re
moved felt 1t to be my duty to go else
where My sister came. and together we
set up housekeeping in q small way, but
John, can not tear her image from my
heart. elf she is not in her pew in church
do not care to preach to others. I embrace
every opportunity of seeing her when she
is not aware of it, and am 80 much under
the dominion of her charms that think oi
leaving the ministry"
'Not leaving the ministry2"
'Yes, John. How can / minister to other;
with this secret on my soula Have you nc
,N1o fnv mo In nfHna Tnhn7
write for you at least"
30, see; you wish to study the laws Of
divorce. Is that ita'
was sorry the moment I had said it
The dear fellow turned such helpless lool
upon me that drew up closerto him. Now
my dear friend, said, let me be a physician
and make q diagn osis of your case. You
disease is not OF cardiac nature. Yo,
have done no wrong. Your sensitive tenn
permanent ma gnitied every thing; you nigh
call it an affection of the stomach. Sh,
ministered to your needs, but now tina
there are no needs Of that kind
30, John, you do not know any thinl
about it9 Rather than lose the possession
of this love, would lose my hope of Heaven
Even though know it can not be returned
it is precious to me-most precious; hov
can explain to you, or make you under
stand that must leave the ministrya"
'Let me prescribe for you. My wife ant
I are preparing to go to Europe. Go will
us, Hardy. When you come back we will
talk about the clerk bus;ness-in fact
promise you partnership If you are no
cured of your malady in six months"
He thanked me, and said he would con
slider it. That might be good way, he said
to make the transition. Promising to So
me again he took his leave.
Full of his story went with it to my wifi
and told her what had done. She is one o
the few women who never question, bu
give a man his own way, and enter hear
soul into his schemes ev en- II they are fool
ish ones.
AS mentioned the namo OF the lady m,
wife sprang from her chair and faced me
her face glowing.
"John!"
"Yes.n
"Do you remember Julia Armstrong"
"Yes.n
''She married Gettenbergh."
"Did shel"
"Yes, and he lost his life"
"Goodn
''You horrld joint he lost his life on
whaling ship. and she did not know 10
years that she was widow. When she dit
what did she dot She did not live ON an
of her wealthy relations, but went to w0r
and kept u select boarding house In L.
''The very place."
"And she does not tell anybody about he
former life, partly from natural reserve
partly because she doesn't want any body
pity, and so they think her grass widow
and she takes no pains to undeceive then
And am going to see her now.n