Democratic messenger., 1888-09-08

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eyed monster, and this time she lost hel
habi tual control over her jealousy.
THAT young persons interests and com
fort appear to be paramount to everything
else In your opinion" she flashed. "Bu
Of course, the young lady can come" sh'
added. seeing the amazed conicnance o
her hushard.
"Shc most surely can" remarked Mr.
Adams, experiencing something like q
thrill Of satisfaction at his wiie's unmistak
able exhibition Of jealousy.
A few days after May had taken he
place among the family. all Mrs. Adams
jealous fears were quieted.
~ don't know how VIC would ever get
|elong without you now" she told May
Stirely forgetting her previous doub,s.-
"Np seem to have the mack of smoothing
everything over. Ifyou were not so quiet
! should say you managed us all here.
do wish Teddy had waited until he saw
you before marrying; then his father, too
would have been so pleascd--hc thinks 80
much of you"
"But perhaps your son ye;tldn't have
appreciated me-" lau''.i-@ responded
May, blushing.
lie couldn't have donc erwise." an.
swered the young mans N her, as she
heartily gave May the custonissy good .by1
kiss. ~
Then closing the door thoughtlessIy
she picked up AN open letter that had ap.
parently been written by her husband
Her lips grew ashcn as her eyes seemed
voluntarily riveted on the paper.
"My DARLING LITTLE MAy.-I am very
much provoked at you, indeed, at the
course you are pursuing,as Il will surely
tell on your constitution, and Is entirely
unnecessary, Any one who saw and knew
you would love you. did not dream you
had so much will-power, or would have
tried--iruitlessly. Of conrse-n0t to have
fallen In love with such wilful little body
However, now. | am glad you'll have 10
do as l say. will bc at Loire Station at
seven.thirty, sure. and well give the sleepy
town sensation. Remember, seven.thir.
~. can hardly wait to see you, my own
In haste. and always in love, yours,
EDWIN"
"Oh how bluntcd I have been |. broken.
ly murmurcd the reader. as the hot tear.
ran down her checks. "To think that |
could have been 80 easily dupcd by that
chit OF n girl and--and the man whose
children | lave brought up And To night
Ito night he means To go away with her
the insolent hussy! oh why-wly was
eyer born " Mrs Adams was envcloped in
such al .bscnt minded condition that she
apparently saw or heard no one, or moth
ing and May, getting ready for her custo.
mary stroll, fell to wondering II |, were
imagination, or II she really unintcntion.
ally had offended her friend.
Waiting until she heard May close the
door. Mrs.Adams quietly followed, mucl,
To the astonishmcnt of the children; and
the darkness Of winter evening covered the
shadows of three very highly.rcspectcd
people of Loire. all living in one house,
yet walking. one after another, about a
square apart.
They do II very we'll" soliloquized
Mrs. Adams. the last of the three; "yery
well indeed. lie, my own husband, goes
for the evening papers. and she the alan-
doncd creature, always takes walk for
exercise after supper. Well Loire will
have scnsaiion"'
A locomotive whistle sounding, the poor
little woman hastily brushed away her
tears and In few minutes was standing
IN IA dark corner of the station platform.
One moment Of intense agony, then n
tall figure, muiiled almost beyond rccogni.
tion, jumped from the tain. and, to the
amazement of the watcher. caught May in
his arms, totally oblivious that gentleman
was enjoying the scene from the station
door.
"My dear little wife y fell upon the ears
Of both interested watchers. e."
hut the sentence remained uni. nishc,i
for both the man and woman starting To.
ward the couple. exclaimed:
Teddy
"well, now,' said Mays companion
you're both awfully kind to come down
here to meet fellow. Why didn't you
tell me darling. that they knew!
Il didn't suppose they did" l,l,crc,l May
III don't understand"
"Nor J." interrupted Mr.. Edwin Adams
senior, for II was he who looked IN sur
prise at the unexpected family gathering
and, young man, will you he kind enough
to explain what all this means:"
Certainly" answered Teddy. or Edwin
junior. "to he sure. This little girl is m,
wife, and after started ON n trip, she, no
ticing your advertisement for an 0rganisI
determined To come up here and win yOul
love. All nonsense. Of course, Ms | t0lt
her In my leilcr-anyonc would love her
Bu, thought ] would give you all sur
prise, and come home unexpectedly an,
told May To mee, me here tonight, and
would take her up to you and introduced
her over again as Mis-. May Ficldin,
Adams"
considering your youth, Teddy" sal,
his father sedately, II think you did re
markably well to secure May"
"Let us go home" suggested Teddy
mother II only came out for n liitl,
change myself. ani. thank Heaven hav,
seen the changc!'
The latter part Of her sentence was muir
INJURED almost beneath her breath, but th,
frs, part met with the approval Of one very
well satisfied couple and one very happy
couple.
Great was the satisfaction of the lowI
when Il became known the fair organis
was Teddy's wife
ut seems as though she ought to belong
to us" said Mrs.Adams, senior, 20 Teddy
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