The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1888-08-14

! ner HUSBAND would be watching the boys play
| ing. Presently her wishes shaped themselves
into definite action. She put on her outdoor
! garments, bestowing considerable pains on her
toilet and staying for few seconds to look at
! the reflection of her beauty in the glass, but
| with no personal qualification in that action.
Sal had OWNED her husbands nature and
| knew well enough SO long as her beauty lasted
he could never be quite Indifferent to her. She
| found her way to the cricket field and stood
| gazing at the scene, conscious of a peculiar
| happiness and contentment The sun shone
| brightly, the trees over her head waved their
tall branches, and her eyes were gladdened by
the frese grass and the active little figures in
! white flannel. Sal felt happy. She would
make the circuit OF the ground, look for mo-
mcnt on her husbands face, and then go
| home.
At last she discovered him, stretched full
! length on a mound at the far corner of the
| field. His face was concealed by the trees,
and he was talking eXcitedly to somebody in
| the background. Sal was close upon them be-
fore she discovered the identity Of his COM
panion, and then it was too late to turn back or
to avoid overhearing fragment OF the CONVEX
satiOn.
"You must listen to me, Rosalie. My whole
| life is wrecked through one mistake. Don't
! go away-listen to me. / loved her at first
! loved her for her beauty, aud married her be-
| cause l was mailman and fool But swear
/ / never loved her like love you'll"
Sal tried to turn away, but she had lost all
! control over limbs Casping her hands over
| ncT cars Sie InauC a great CUOfb ana managed
! to stagger off the field. The homeWard Jour-
! ney was dream, but she walked straight on,
| like one with q set purpose. Arrived in her own
| room she atonce busted herself about household
affairs, as if nothing had happened When
| everything was orderly She put together a few
! things, with all the little kuickknacls her hus-
| band had ever given her, and then sat down to
| the table with pen and paper. Till then she
had shown 40 signs of hesitation or helpless
| ness but with the unfamiliar pen in her hand
fDTtitudn "a mi 81 oil or
misery, and throwing her hand over the table,
She hid her head and sobbed like a child.
When Claude returned home that afternoon
he found letter on the table. Sails sprawling
handwriting on the envelope frightened him
lie vas repentaut ashamed and eager to soothe
his conscience by excessive kindness to his
wife; bat the letter stopped all chat.
1t was pathetic epistle, full of love and re-
grets. She woald burden him no longer lie
could begin life again, and nobody need know
OF her existence. She promised never to see
or trouble HIM. She would pray to God each
night that he might be happy, and 50 on,
through page more of blots and tears and bad
spelling.
Eden's first inclination was to swear He
saw in an instant the series of scenes inciden-
tai to tho discovery Of his lost wife.-the futile
Inquiries the paragraphs in the papers, the
pity Of his friends. or course, he was not
aware of tho real cause Of SAILS fight. "Its
ono OF her conlounded whims," he muttered,
and let that console him for the remainder of
the day.
The following afternoo he began to grow
anxious. "Ill run down to Willoughby's and
see If she has gone back there. Binding is the
only trade she knows"
The timekeeper informed him that no new
hands had been engaged for a week past. What
should he do? An idea struck him. lie could
call on Miss Barham and explain the whole af-
fair TO her. 1t would DO an immense relief ell
though he knew she could give him no assist
ance
lie was conscious of intense excitement on
the journey thither. How would she take the
nows? What would she say?
The servant who opened the door informed
him that Miss Barham was down at the works
with party Of friends who had como to town
to inspect the famous establishments
Eden turned, cre5tlallon, from the door. lie
walked disconsolately down Oxford street
meditating his next step, and bemoanng his
fate. As he turned round into Tottenhum
| Court road some one touched him on the
shoulder May speak to you for q minute,
Mr.. Eden"
The features of tho girl who had addressed
him seemed familiar, but he could not rocol-
leot where he had seen her before. Thon he
remembered She was the girl who had
thrown herself on the ground That Saturday
night in the Rents, allowing Sal to escape.
Eden felt that here at last was some informa-
ton.
Certainly he said. "What can do for
your"
do you want to know whore your wife is ?''
"Ah, you knowi Tell me quickly"
She pushed his hand away cisdainfully.
"You let mo see Tie likes of You amt got
no right to touch an honest woman. III tell
you whore she is, though l promised Sal |
wouldn't You'll find her at the Barham's
printing works"
"Here-stop! Come back!" he cried as Liz
left his SIDE and disappeared in the crowd
What an extraordinary thing-but there. /
might have known it. She was bound to 90
back TO the only work she understood Wen,
the best thing is to 20 down to Ba, hams at
onCc. II they meet!"
There was nobody in the lttlv office ut the
workers entrance, so lie walked straight into
the building. A steep flight of steps led 10
tbs basement, which contained the binding
shop, ANA room occupied by two machines,
where tho Sheets after being printed, were
pressed and snoothed, ready for binding.
Eden know the place well.
There the meeting had been held after work,
in which he had acted rs arbitrator. The en-
gines were close by driving wheel which pro-
PEELED an enormous strap stretching across The
passage, and from which bymeans of a series
OF other straps, all the machines in the build
ing were worked.
He remembered his old timidity in the pres
enco of this huge revolving band of leather,
and Of the stories he had heard of men being
caught mp, whirled round, and dashed to
pieces against the wall
With the exercise of ordinary care there was
not the slightest danger, The strap rovolvcd
W. ''t4' '-NAN vi t+it lsSSNACs lCANiiH u space
quite four feet wide 10y which to enter the
binding room.
As Eden descended the stairs he heard tho
voices OF girls laughing and talking. He had
just he'd the bottom step when the affair
happened. Ii was SO sudden that he only had
time to utter cry. He saw the girls como out
nt the binding room and edge timorausly to-
ward the strap. EoSalie raised her hand to-
ward il TO better explain the principle
The strap caught the sleeve of her dress,
making huge rent and dragging her forward.
Somebody cried, "Stop the eugmeln Before
the words were ont of the mans mouth girl
rushed from the binding room and pulled
Resale away. In doing SO both no hands
came in contact with the strap. She was
dragged off her feet and dashed not once, but
a dozen times against the wall but She had
saved the others life. The engines were
stopped Eden was the first to reach his wife's
side
In life Sal had thought that so long as her
beauty remained she wonld retain her hus-
bands affection. lie was strange, when her
beauty was all gone he should seem 10 love
her better than ever.
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THE MULE DIED
Aud tho BOY WIN Probably Follow Suit-A
Terrible Accident.