The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1888-11-23


she began 10 cry. aad spent all the tears
she had loDged 10 shed during the day,
but would not shed them because HUFF
was taking care OF her.
E '-Here' she said, dramatically. He
locked up and saw pretty purse before
his nose, and be took il.
In couple Of hours mere Tif-s head
ache had gone OH like mist, and they
both looked even gayer than before the
terrible ordeal OF that day had set in
At O'Clock there ame knock at the
door The servant stepped over to Mrs
IhEaite and said something in a low
I voice. Mrs. Thwaite repl ed IN the same
manner. Who could have supposed that
there would be a serious sequel to such
. slight occurrence When the servant
bad Withdrawn, says Tiff; please, HUFF,
hand rue s."
Certainly, Tiff. But on cecond
thought remember how careful we must
be for Il mouth"
a wish you would reject that the
laundress must be paid.
''oh We can't spend money in so
lavish way as that at present. She
must wait
j ''Well, says the blooming wife, IN
concerned one way or the other, ''I'll 20
and send her Of"
she left the room aud did not return
70. I've minutes Then, after sitting
down again aud reading a few passage;
81 Mr. Browning. she looked up with
q smile as II At some joke, which was
inexplicable under the circumstances. Il
had TO give her the clothes, F" she said.
Did your / thought you always
81 mean, Of course, the Numbered ones
she had brought
Weren't they just righif7
''Huf. you are getting obtuse. She
took them IN pa ment."
Mercy :"
i eau make my things last just about
4 month, that way
Blu. how am to manage with only
twenty four shirts, and at least seven
thrown to the dogs 4 weekp'
That does seem a problem. - unused
Tia. laying down Mrs. Browning's
poems Temporarily on her knee.
Couldn't you buy a flannel shirt and
wear il ever so longi'
Couldn't you get bathing dress.r
demanded HUI. with whitening sarcasm.
oh " gasprd Tiff, chow fearful you
always are
Suppose the quarrel over, and for a
DAY or two intense peace. Then came
an episode
Well, dears, how do You do.r The
speaker was a fine girl, Joyous with carly
morning and unusual excitement.
HrH aud TffH rrar.
were Just starting out for breakfast
i vas determined TO find you in, and
50 ] came AZ this ho1r. " went on the visit
or. III has taken US 4 good while TO
find you. since papa would hear OF it.
The detective says you drank Stein
berger yesterday"
How 6are you enter the same air we
Breathe Numbered Ha5. strid.Hg up
10 his sister and taking her round the
waist for a stout kiss. I'VE ignore your
existence"
What a lovely room . exclaimed
Esther. sitting down with Tiff on the
sofa, with q sweep Of eyes, and then
Beading sideways toward the brides
cheek until cheeks aud lips met "You
deart-
'.lou lover said Tiff, and they en-
brace
- apa says you must be married over
again; 90 through the form and all the
show and importance. remarked Is
fher. with the most fascinating. lazy
noachal1nee He said he never saw
anything 60 OF like cotton into flames
as you did, brother. Just as though any
one vas more in lore with YOUR Bessie
FealheZlyfEla an he was. He don't re-
- siding the rnarriase at all. -
''l'leass 10 tell my father said Huff,
severely. looking down at his wife, who
held her chin in her hand. ''that re-
member his f0rbiddine il (or as bad as
fcrbidding III very distinctly And
please add that from this time forth. nv
father, yes, and all the rest Of you, is
are-desd to me-
Dreadful words, those. Will, sighed
his sister, giancing up with compressed
lips '.Don't you think so. Bessie7'
Nrs- Tiff shook her head and smiled.
'.Mr. Thgaite IS never in the wrong, -
SAID she, and felt a little awkward at
her own assertion.
Esther thought Z moment, and thea
said she believed she would not stay any
longer ju.t now. Huff said that he
would see her home. and then reflected
that he could not very well carry out his !
intention Esther, upon this, expiaired
that she had come in The carriage.
V hen she had bowed herself through
the open door. She stopped TO throw
over her sh5Glder a roulade of genial
laughter.
-5r'the way, WILL" she called. ''if
EQ>Were in the fashionable set. what a
terrible notOriety You two wild things
would haTeI As il Is, it Is Ike nice .
play Adieu"
u wish my mother would come now"
said Ti1. after the door had closed upon
her husbands pBoyant sisfer-who was
also a school friend-but after a pause.
or something equivalent TO one Huff
had not descended to the carriage with
Miss 1hwaiie for fear of catching sight
81 the world-dreaded grin on the foot
mans risage
Your mcthsr is a woman, dear
answered Thwaite, as If that meant
something unusual, ''and it will take a
long time for her 70 come round as my
father has done"
s'But you are as unrelenting as you
can be. suggested Tiff.
Hun would like 20 have said that as
goung husband he could not I've other
wise ifan be was. but as he felt that
this might be too brilliant a revelation
for Til he remained silent
Ii the evening they were sitting, as
was customary. in the cheerful blue
tinted room, HUFF feeling very cosy and
alooi from the world and annoying
reiatiFes, and remembering his DAYS
occupation IN the rival insurance Office
Is II il were a dream
The door was opened hastily and fig
ure presented itself which dashed their
united calm 10 a.oms-
Il was ''siher. pale and trembling, her
ashen face emphasized by a back veil
around il, and over her eoored dress a
heavy. black shawl. Thwaite hurried to
her. and took her ungloyed hand in
his.
My sister, what has happened to
yoal'
LET me sit down, or shall faint"
whispered Esther, dropping her head
against his arm.
Thwaife led her 10 an easy chair, and
be ped her down upon its soft cushions.
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