The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-12-08

She assigned 10 the picture which sie
had taken away with her. the f,fs;
'rnnfy spaceor-hc ~a1trhat ifcr hcrrve.-
II don't think III a very good place.
salu the old imam. "0h. what a woman
She was' What a wonderful woman.
You should have luown her. Strickland.
You owe her your wife When she was
leaving me. poor dear she male me
pf0misc never 70 hesitate - make any
sacrifice that should be for Ieftha-
happiness; and so, when my little girl
came To me and said. Papa. | can never
be happy without Gerard thought { /.
my dear wife. and % her go. feared.
when sent Der abroad, ] should lose
her. Wcl. yon were made for each
other. Do you remember your firsi
meeting IN iaus,"
They remembered il,
The tour Of the house was completed.
and they returned - The drawing room.
Gerard and his wife cOugratulatin .
them elves. not without reason. that
the good papa was not very Obscrvant
Tor many a token Of something abnormal
had be-n plain enough.
With o common sim OF relief. the two
actors sank into their respective corner
ot their carriage after seeing Mr. Greg0rv
OH the next morning from Victoria. Not
Work was poken. Bertha watched the
drops of iain that tricklel down The
window Gerard studied the back Of
the coachman They had again become
strangers.
lIeaently moving c,ideuially, Stfick
land touched his Wiie'5 ann
Il beg Your pardon" hc said.
"lIay do not mention IT,
fIicct strangers Yet both IN the 81.
leHce were aHxi0usly mclitaiing every
event OF the last few hours, remember.
ing the most tiillng impressions, and
Studying an they signiiied Ashley came
near ID cross street the husband asked.
"Sh3l drive yoa o. your own house"
81 $50 coming 10 yOuls o. eupeiintlnl
the packing Nymail cannot doitalOne %
On arriving, the wife 1t once went T.
her chamber Strickland. conscious Ci
utter pufposele.sless, returned TO o.
hack drawing room and took up d.
paper Bertha passed backward and i0r
wWl Once oI tUico hc caught glmps
Of her moving about the room. At lAs,
be booked up.
You will tire yourself, ho said "can.
not / assist yCu'
30 thank You. / havcnoarly done
a fcw minutes later she came and
seated herself On the opposite side Of the
dTe She appeared tired. As she sat, she
looEcl around 60 se-if anything had been
forgotten.
j .lin6 ii rains less said Strickland.
who had LAID down tho paper
no. ltfains just The ans as before.
81 the carriage ready
II have sent o. know.
The carriage would BE- ready in ten
minutes Those ten minute seemed az
eternity. When the servant entered t.
say the carriage waited. Bertha rose. and
stood for little while before the l0irrO'
arranging l-r laCes and ribbons, with
difficulty. for her fingers ircmblel
Then She .iowly drew on her gloves. 81 /
tuned toward her husband. lie had
risen. and was standing waiting
Good incoming" she said, bowling
slightly.
IL bowed. bat made no reply She
turned and quietly, with calm, even
Steps, walled from tie room. She could
hear that he followed her
They were in the hall Suddenly he
stepped 10 Ler SIDE
Bertha, You afe not going withou!
first iorgiying me" be exclaimed, la q
voice IN which grief mingled with pas
sion.
She turned round, and in an instant
had thrown herself into his arms
Darling. You Will never leave me
again.
$40, no. love. Never"-Henry Cre-
W-It IL Murray MagazinA. -