The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1888-06-02

reused at once, and she invented an avcnse
for sending him out, possessed hersalf of
the letter and read it is his absence then
wrote below his last line;
mo need to send thSs The obiec,;orahle
'o5staele will be removes by first train 10 Nal
worm Crossing. LUCY NJ NvERN- wINrHRoP,n
Then placed the letter again where she
had found it.
Some women woulh have tainted some
would have cried, it Is safe to say that nine
out of ten would have made a scene but
Lucy was that tenth one who will suffer and
make no sign. She chatted pleasantly for
five minutes or more with her husband
when he returned, quite as though nothing
had happened, then picked up her purchases
and started home. When she reached the
street, however her self control began to
ebb. She worked off some Of her excite
ment by walking home, as if her life de-
pended on her speed, and when once there,
she gathered up what things she had
brought when she came there bride,
packed them and her own and her childs
clothing, called a dray and had them re-
moved to the depot, and was on her way to
Malvern Crossing before her husband had
succeeded in getting rid of two clients who
had come in as Lucy went out, so as to finish
his letter When at last he was alone again
he drew the missive FORTH feeling guilty as
thief, as he remembered how near his
wife had come to detecting hi in hj<
treachery. But when he read ler s~vF /
at the bottom of the pase4 he tvtast y -
But he must stop her going. Shannf 1ntri-
ton, fear Of scandal all working dpcA MN
at once, lent rather a hang-dog )ppearance
to him as he entered his own hose. Every
thing was topsy-turvy Or to hrsG Vline
since he was married. Re bestn TO reallze
too late at least oIs Of MS Wlles
virtues. Finding her gone. he took the
next train infpursuit md fond her IN her
fathers parlor, and tere made his confess
sion and apology andpromises to never do
so again-without avail, however After
hearing him through and listening 10 ms
petition that she sturn to nm, sne SAID
scornfully:
mot for worlS"
mot if you could offer her kingdom
should she retlrn to you, you rascalW ex-
claimed her ather 'Ain't you pretty
specimen of mankind, leaving your wife at
home and Ialvanting round the country
making maales on other women! lam able
and willingto support my daughter and the
sooner yoa get out of my house the better
And, mind you, don't show your face here
again Tamoose!m
Here he emphasized with1his cane in such
a manner that his son-in-law thoHght best to
retire
Hewaited a week, expecting their anger
to cool, then went back again. His father
in-law met him at the gate and threatened
to have him arrested if he ever came on his
farm again. so he troubled them no more
Eight months later, Lucy gave birth to a
girl and, with the inconsistency OF a
woman, named it Louise. Two years later
she was notified of her husbands applica-
ton for a divorce, and little later she read
Of his marriage to Louise, eldest daughter
of Senator Seely." Her father was dead by
this time, so she decided to move West
Not wishing ever to know or be known by
any former acquaintance she changed her
own and children's name to Ashley, and
under this cognomen we find them, several
years later, located on homestead in West
ern Nebraska, as mentioned in the beginning
of our story.
The hired man and girl who worked.or
Mrs. Ashley, and were brother and sster,
had been called away the morrJs oi NSas
10th to the siclk-bed of their motke; so only
herself and the children were st home,
Julian studied his lesson, and litth Louise
practiced her music while the mother GRO
cheted.
The wind howled and the sleet came
against the windows with such force it
seemed it would break them. Suddenly, in
the midst of the roaring, there camea sound
just outside the window like the neghing of
a horse They listened, and in minute it
sounded again.
at must be one of the ponies loose. Some
thing must be wrong at the stables Light
the lantern and We'll go and see" said Mrs.
Ashley, putting on her wraps.
When they opened the door and looked
out, there stood buggy with two horses
attached, and in the buggy the figure Of
man.
"Hellom called Julian.
No response.
It's somebody lost in the storm" said the
mother. perhaps he's frozen. It's a good
thing left the curtain up; the ponies must
have seen the light and instinct led them to
it. Here, let's see if we can lift him"
They got the man into the house. and the
ponies stabbed as quickly as possible. Then,
finding that life was not extinct, they APP
piled all the remedies they had at hand to
restore him. By and by he began to show
signs of animation, and after a long time
opened his eyes. They wandered around in
a puzzled manner until they lightened upon
Mrs. Ashley's face: Then with a glad cry
the stranger leaned forward.
"Lucyr' he cried. SIS it only horrible
dreams"
"a horribly real dream" she replied
Jelly, recognizing in the map before her, for
the first time, her husband.
"Don't be hard with me, Lucy; Iremem-
Der now, l deserve every thing harsh, but if
you knew all, you would pity and forgive
Believe me, Lucy, Learned too late, what a
jewel you were in comparison with any
other woman ever saw"
"How about Louise3" questioned Mrs.
Ashley.
"Didn't you ever hear2 She led ne mis-
cradle life, and we quarreled, and she used
to fly at me like mad creature. She finally
ran away with bank cashier wasn't
sorry that she went, either. l had been
drinking and my credit was gone, and was
so down in the world that didn't care for
the disgrace. I've hunted for you ever since,
but had given up all hopes of finding YOU.
think Providence must have directed me
here. | was over by Culbertsou looking at
piece of land to-day, and tried to make il
back to McCook, but the blizzard overlook
me, and the horses wouldn't face it, so we
drifted here. My money, friends and repu-
tation are gone, and I'm going to takea claim
and settle down and try again. You must
helm me TO redeem mYself Lucy n..n hoen