The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1889-11-08

Her husband heard II, TOO, and turned to
her with some laughing reni;rk. upon Ms
lips. but he did not utter it. mo DOUBT
looked ugly enough at that mo1hent 10 nave
justified any comparison she SAID. ono
became morbidly unhappy. She lnsasboo
upon their leaving home and seeking ne"
associations. Then they came TO U.
Her husband cared for her with the most
tender affection. thinking this sudden
change must be due to some arrangements
of the nervous system. He consulted physl-
clans. Those who were shrewd enough 20
discover the truth, dared not tell him their
conclusions. The demon of jealousy was
aroused and all the peace offerings made
but added fuel to the angry flames. Sne
had given ALL It was the one daring ven
ture of her life and she deemed that it had
failed. She told me that it was simply tor
ture for her to cross the college grounds
with her husband, for all the girlish faces
they met 80 constantly confessed an invol-
untary admiration Of her husband, and
surprise at the contrast with herself. How
well remember, when she told me that,
how the girls used to rave as we said In
those DAYS about the handsome dark
browed man who never even glanced at
any of us, and whose mind was evidently
far enough away from his own projections,
or the admiration of lot of silly girls.
"What her life was at that time suppose
only a strong, passionate nature like her
own can possibly comprehend. I hope
may never know" Ellen gave little
shudder.
"Her husbands life was as wretched as
her own. His position laid him open to the
suspicion Of having married her for her
money, and suppose there was no cruel,
bitter taunt that she left unsaid. Talk
about HE'LL" said Ellen refectively. "It
does not seem possible that there can be q
much worse one than two natures like Mr..
and Mrs. Kimbal's are capable of making
for each other.
$50 things went on from bad to worse
until life became torture for them both.
and one night her husband, who by the way
must have certainly been an exceptional
man, for the first and last time was stung
into replying to her cruel words. He left
the house in white heat of anger, and told
her that she need never expect to see his
face again, that she might reserve her sus-
picions for someone more worthy of them
She followed him, covering under his pas
sion, not daring to call after him; her heart
filed with terrible fear. Just at the
corner, in the shadow of the church her
strength gave way. She could not speak nor
move, but her whole life was concentrated
in her eyes, as she watched him going to
the mad surrender of his unhappy life. Her
whole soul was in an agony of supplication
for some one to stop him. to save him, and
just then two dark figures came in sight A
flood OF tears relieved the intensity of her
feelings She felt that she was saved. She
saw her husband hesitate as the two passed
him. She saw him stop again at the end of
the bridge where the little foot-path led
down to that torrent Of roaring waters, and
then go irresolutely on, and then she
crawled back to her desolute home.
'That was the last she knew for many
weeks. When she came back to the world
| upon whose threshold she had fingered so
long, her husband sat beside her. When
she was strong enough he told her all. How
the two dark-robed women on the bridge
had caused him to postpone his dark inten-
ton, how walk of a block or two had
brought him into the companionship of .
belated acquaintance. How his better
judgment came back as the heat of his
for his untimely appearance, and had, con-
sented to pass the rest of the night with his
friend, and how, in the early morning
messenger sought him out, saying that his
wife was very sick and knew mo one; how,
through those long, delirious weeks he had
learned that the bitterness of her jealousy
was but the excess of her love, and how 30
comprehended for the first time what her
hoe hot h hoRA
meant to her, and then-there was peace,
between them. Even when death parted
them she could say that it was less bitter
mine STILL she says with that quiet assur-
ance that one cannot doubt"
Ellen leaned back in her chair and cross
ed her plump, white hands.
ibid you tell her your part in what came
so near being tragedys" I asked.
Again Ellen shrugged her plump
shoulders.
'sNo, couldn't;' and then with little
laugh, 'Tt was a case where the sublime was
terribly near the ridiculous, and-with my
avoirdupois-''
laughed with her, but only said:
''There seems to be no occasion to change
the name of our little adventure. Mil.
waukes Wisconsin.
She Caught the Train.
A very popular young lady, who had
been visiting in Americas for several
weeks, was to return home on the early
train Monday morning. She was
afraid that she would not get up in
time for the train, so one of her ad-
miring gentlemen friends borrowed an
alarm clock which she placed in her