The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1888-01-11
LOVES WAKING.
The iictIe Bertha Dupre and Her
Husband.
lFrOm lho CinchMaM Ennuirerl

(Erom the Ciucmnati Enuuirerl
Ia the great Algerian smoking room.
extended on n diyan. Bertha rc,t thott
time laid heavy on her hands, Sho lost
all thought OF the book that she had h1st
read, and which had slipped from ho,
ap to the carpetod floor. soft, thicI1 and
rich in colors.
The October sun played wartonlv
through the slightly opened window
upon tlue curtain Langings and the pilJed
nails CT the furniture
Bertha dreamed Of herself as tho
naidop: recalled tie day Of her mar.
riago, two munths ago, and one bv one
the days, the hours which had since
rolled by, and from time to time YOU
could see her sllrug her shoulders and
pom hcr lips.
Bertha is not pretty, vet somehow. if
you could only see her, YOU certainly
could not help feeling that She ,nerjted
being loved. The heavy treasure of her
chestnut locks massed at the back
Ftraightcncd up her head into an atti
tude of noble, graceful pride. Her
brown eyes, ordinarily Indifferent, often
mocking. forget themselves sometimes,
and straycd of into dreams. Aud her
mouth, little large, perhaps. but it.
knew how to laugh one OF those clear.
ringing laughs that you felt came from q
real good, honest soul.
Love? Well, mol she did not love.
Why? 1t is that eternal history: 4 rich
hcircss, a commoner, though%a Partisan,
who promised herself within fifteen
years To bear II title and have Il "salon -
she had not understood that thc brave
young man who called himself simple
George Dmplb and lived ten months out
of the twelve on his landed estate, know
ing Paris only by several weeks OF each
yoar there, had given TO her something
as rare as fine name in bringing to her
his great, good heart and strong youth.
Ah, if he had been man Of the world,
if the women had spoken il low tones of
his follics, the Young girl would then
perhaps have remarked thnt III the great
blue eyes Of her lover there was enough
franknc@S for nj! her confidence; love
enough for wealth Of affection. She
did not know that L man has no time for
love IN Paris; that solitude and the free
air OF tire woods are the best counselors
Di the heart. Bertha never once doubted
herself, and | should have never guessed
t If she had told me Of it, aud this was
how it came about. While she lay there
dreaming, the suu commenced to set and
the inqiscrcct ray cast into her chamber,
slid over the howory carpet and Gun
ningly approached the young woman.
II kissed her feet first, then her knees,
and mounted even TO her face. DaZZlcd
by the hight, hcGtAa rose to go and close
the bii&d"
Nov, near this window. III the en-
brasnrc, stood II pretty l''tlc piece of
iurnlturc usually locked 4th key.
Ibis day the key hNd been left III the
lock and one OF the drawers was left
partly open, and among common lot
OF papers bcrtba perceived a package OF
letters Deafing Georges address, and
having nothing else to do to amuse her
Sell ana notlnS thc Superscrptlons to
DC IN the me, hight hand OF woman,
ana as silence rcigncd III the closed
chamber, mo ray OF the sun itself having
disappeared, she united the ribbon that
secured the letters and began The Iead-
nag OF thelh.
inc llrSt SAID SIMPLY
l0u axe not thoughtiui' my dear
ir!Ghd. asked lor lew roses, small
bouquet Tor my courage, and you sent
me smear OF lowers: pardon YOU
Dnt sec th"t you are wiser IN the inturc.
ny py' l4oI lSE.
packet OF letters Is IKE book; one
loves to llngcr over the leaves and glance
Ihr9ugh them before reading them.
befth" TOOK from the middle oil the
package an envelope ornamented with a
SILVER monogram and drew ont OF 1t
ahothGf nilict' 1t was scarcely larger
thhn tie lrst, but 1T sali more, tcrml-
mating with these words; You are
h4hdsomG! Inns time 1t was signed
"l!onlu'
ms gave renewed interest ana, her
curiosity touched, she absorbed herself
IN then reading tor long time: She
neoainc pasSionately Interested, Tor her
h4huS tremoled each time she untolded
a letter. one time even she displayed a
llttie shiVer OF anger, and the telitale
req flushed her countenancc.
suddenly she heard voice calling her
irom without, that OF her husband, who
haa returned. Shc closed the drawer
I"lckly' ran ont upon the steps and
i9"i." hcsSe!t race TO iac4 WITH george.
iic was standing there, ms gun negll-
BCllly thrown on his shoulder, cap III