Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1888-03-01

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genuine look of pleasure, she was
thoroughly aroused. Her heart
swelled up, hot with anger and jeal-
ousy, and seemed to beat like a trip
hammer.
The bold thingP she exclaimed.
mentally, so look at Harry like thstl
And he seemed to be plessedl / be-
lieve he thinks more Of her now than
he does of mel
When the meeting was dismissed
she stopped minute near the door to
speak to a friend. She turned just in
time to see Harry handing Mrs. Pal
mer and her stylish daughter into
their handsome carriage, drawn up at
the foot of the steps. Her face was
very flushed when she joined Harry
ard walked slowly away with him to
their little home.
Miss Palmer proved bone of con-
tention with them.
Il don't see what you can see about
her to admirel' exclaimed Ella, in
reply 10 a compliment Harry had be-
slowed upon that young lady.
He opened his eyes widely.
you don't2 Why, l admire her
good looks, her lsdyllke manners, and,
most of all, her even temper
She laughed disdalnfully.
You may laugh as much as you
please said Harry, warmly; Sadie
Palmer is perfect lady
"A ladyP cried Ella, scornfully.
'She is bold thing, and l don't care
if she knows ] think so. A lady?'
And she utters another scornful
laugh.
Harry closed his lips firmly against
the angry words that came surging up
to them. He clenched his hands
tightly behind his back, and walked
on in silence
Thus matters progressed for some
time, the quarrel growing warmer
and warmer, with no signs of recon
ciliation between them.
One day Harry came home at noon
tired, and in very bad mood. He
found his dinner far from being ready.
Hurry up. Ella he said. i have
a lot of work to do and must hurry
back to the Office as soon as possible.
l don't understand why you should
be behind hand to-day
Il have been cleaning, and have had
| just all could do l don't see why
you should be in such hurry to-day.
If you can't walt, take lunch
He proceeded to do so, and, as he
munched the cold bread and butter,
he said:
you are getting a little careless
about the meals, Ella. must have
them regular. Sometimes my bust
ness is such that can't spend the
time to come home here and wait fol
a meai to be prepared. You must
pay more attention 20 this matter
4 can't do anything to please you,
tshe cried, petulantly. FYou are al.
ways complaining.
i am not he answered, sharply
and you know it. Why do you say
so2
Ella was fully aroused now.
i Perhaps sarcastically, perhaps
j you would have got some one who
would have pleased you better if yor
had married Sadie Palmer
] Very likely he said, and was sorry
for the words as soon as they wer'
uttered. He could not stay ther,
longer, and so he hurried away to his
, Office.
The long afternoon dragged ava!
; very slowly. More than once hi
thoughts turned to his little yellow
haired wife, and he wondered if hi
harsh words had hurt her very much
1t was very late when he finished hi
work, put away the scattered papers
} and hurried home to supper.
, AS he drew near the cottage, b,
thought how Ella used to be standin,
in the doorway waiting for him, and
when he appeared at the foot of tn
long path, she would run to meet him
} He looked for her tonight, half-hop
f ing that she would run to meet hin
as of old; but the cottage door wa
, open, and no Ella was in sight. H
paused upon the steps, hoping to hea
her singing as she went about he
( work; but no sound came from within
With a sinking heart he entared Til
things were in about the same condi
3 tion that they were when he left a
noon. The supper table was not SCI
t and no smiling little wife was waitin
1 for him. He wondered through tn
lonely rooms.
Q Ella! EllaP
9 Only the echoes answered.
4 She is away at some of the neigh
< boris, he said, with a sinking hear
( Il will wait here on the doorstep ii
t she returns
t The sun was sinking behind th
: western hills. A smoky haze hung
the air, giving the last beams Of th
;. sitting sun dull red look. Oh, ho,
! quiet and lonely it was!
81 He sat there upon the steps, burie
: deep in thought, while the sun wer
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