The Sully County watchman. (Clifton, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1894, 1888-11-24


show that you are sorry, and you'll soon
learn not to feel sorry"
So when at 10 o'clock, she bade her
hostess good night, she determined not to
show that she felt any regret.
A light in the library told her that her
| husband was home. She hesitated an in
| slant at the door, then went boldly in.
Ernest stood with his back to the fire,
his eyes fixed upon her, but not her
Ernest. The sternness hadgone from his
eyes but no smile was on his lips. Over
| his face was an expression of With ering
contempt.
"You have enjoyed your evening, mad.
| am," he said. "You had for il the relish
of your falsehood, this morning."
Oh how wrong she had been! She was
! tempted to 60 to him and creep into his
arms, and beg him to forgive her, but she
remembered Mrs. Bleasington's good
advice.
EYES," she sad, ~ had charming eve-
ming; but l am quite sleepy now, and am
going to bed"
She turned to leave the room; but in
one stride he was beside her, and held
her arm in grip of steel.
"Coward, you hurt mer' she said, in
sudden anger.
He dropped her ann as though she had
stung him.
"You meant that word-7ou have ceased
to love me! Why did you disobey me,
Gracem
because I do not intend to be a
slave to your caprice-because /
have had my own way all my life, and I
intend to have it,"
"And l say you shall not have it.
Choose between Mrs. Blessington and
me-between your unworthy friend and
your husband-between your own will
and your future happiness--on this in
| stent choose, choose"
II have made my choice; abide by it.
When you are more reasonable, | will lis
| ten further. Now, goodnight"
"How hateful I vast" she said to her
ielf. "As il would not give up fifty
Mrs. BlessIngtons for one Ernest. will
give her mp, too, but I'll do it in my own
way"
Once she unlocked the door to go down.
But not would undo all that frmness
had accomplished. SO the night passed,
to her sleepless one.
| In the early morning a servant brought
| a note. 1t was from her husband and ran
| thus
"At nine O'Clock started for Indie, to
be absent six mouths. During that time
my lawyer will consult you in regard to
our separation, and make it as easy for
| you as possible. I have known for a
long time that our tastes were diametri-
cally opposed, and that our sweet hopes
of home were wrecked, but not that you
could defy and outrage the love that
80 freely gave you. Do not think me
harsh in leaving you without goodbye,
but thought 1t would be less painful for
| us both"
With tear r-blindsd eyes she glanced up
at the clock. 1t was Just eight. She had
ope hour in whicn to act. It was but the
work OF ten minutes to order the carriage,
make.a hssty toilet, swallow cup of tea,
| then issCe her commands to the coschmen
! 20 drive at any speed, but reach the ter
minus before the clock srruck nine. One
hour to undo what might be a life's
| fatal work.
But time waits for no man. Ii was ten
minutes past the hour when the terminus
was reached, and already the train was
speeding on ia way.
| With n low cry of agony Grace realized
the whole; then the strain relaxed, and
the fair young head fell back upon Its
siiken cushion in dead faint.
"A lady fainted.a was the cry which
reached a gentleman giving some direc-
items about the luggage which he had
countermnnded being put in the mai
train.
He turned quickly. There stood hi:
own horses, his own carriage, and within
1T the lovely face of his unconsciou.
wife.
1t was the work of an instant to spring
beside her and lift her on his breast, try
ing to revive her with passionate kisses
At last the beautiful eyes opened with in.
credulous recognition.
"Oh, am dreaming" she murmured
ernest, don't leave me"
"No, darling, no. At the last momen
my heart relented. / thought perhaps
had misiudged you, or that | had beer
too severe, and oedered my luggage to
be taken out of the train, and let 1t star
without me. Ny wife, thought you dis
not lcve me-that you had chosen tn,
world; because, my darling, no trut
woman finds it hard to obey the mar
whom she can respect and love: snt
sorely Grace, you do not find me a ty-
rants'
And she could only sob ont her plea 70
forgiveness-a plea all too easy TO grant
and even teas are sweet when kihsec
away by loves lips.
Rut Grace never forgot her lesson
Each year home grows sweeter, NOR,
precious, and some of the jostling outsid
world is shut away. But Grace misses
nothing. She has found her world with
in her husbands heart, and knows tha
he il we'll content that she should nestl
there.
INGENIOUS APPARATUS.