Telegram-herald., 1889-10-14
THE BROKERS' WIFE.
She Does q Little Detective " orb
on Her Own Account

A.
Otaer egllpagss went by al different hours
ca different DAYS; were q Lutte late or q lit
lie early Tor the various tr4-as; but this
par,!calar victoria was punctual as . lover
tnroug nOut the season. Tue " lie OF Z wealthy
New York broker who rode within Was not
the cause OF this punctuality any more than
her L.tls son who habitualiy rode with her
Iaceed, the coaenmsn, who was, thought Of
taeIn as two nervous, impatient children,
eaci proud q being as exactly on time as
the train, never encouraged his horses al
their entreaty
Little Sydney, however, did not waste
breath on him; he found his mother bet
ter subject. and or these drives never
ceased 10 torment her % reply 70 him. One
day IN their journey from the villa 10 the
station he reiterated the following:
Are you going 20 New York tomorrow
Say. mamma, are you going 70 morroTi
Mamma, mamma, say"'
AT first, his mother, who was lost in rev
erie did not hear him. Then she answered
AZ random: NO, no-I don't know Don't
say = word % papa It's q surprise"
With carcss she repeated her recon-
ueudatiOn. The child looked at her and
VAS silent, made serious by some tone in
her voice.
Next moment she had forgotten that he
had spoken, and was dreaming again. F.f
teen days before they had come down from
, the city 10 spend the summer On the place
where she was born; aud the Old farm, un-
changed except that a modern villa had been
erected on the runs OF the farm house, had
renewed her childhood. Il was delightful
"a revisit, as wife and mother, the hauuts
familiar 70 her as a girl She often ex-
pressed 20 her husband her wonder that
they had not come before. II was charm
Ing, too, 70 lead sydney about everywhere
to the poultry-yard, 70 the stables, TO the
3airy-and say, when / was little" or,
''when I was your age" etc
Yes, il was charmin g-for a week But
how quickly faded the first sweet impress
sion. Then came the sadness of being
alone all day-llke a kind OF widow She
did not know the new people who affected
| Islp, and, besides, she was too much eb-
sorbed in her son and husband TO care to
make new ac1laintances. When she had
( acknowledged her loneliness the step was
easy 20 the question: "Is he lonely alsol"
/ What was he doing all days In the winter
/ be was never 50 busy but that he could spare
I her an hour or so in the middle Of the day
/ How did he I'LL that unoccupied hour in the
I summerl Just TO answer that question to
/ nsr own satisfaction, she decided 10 60 one
/ 5ay-tO- morrow-to surprise him in New
| York
The victoria stopped by the station. The
horses threw back their heads and pointed
\ their ears ~ the escaping steam and the
/ train WHISTLE Little Sydney on the step
shouted TO his father, who was the first OF
the travellers 70 descend. Papa was a tall
man with fine, smiling face, framed in
blonde hair and beard BE got up quickly,
sook his wife's hand, and, bestowing sgd
aey between his knees, told the coachmal
| 70 drive home
Then came the questions; "What did you
DO this mornIngs Where did you lunchl Az
forwards where did you gol" BE recounted
every thing, item by item, al the details Of
his day, with perfect gOod-humor, but look
/ ing ~ the dear Questioner with a smile, as
I II be OWNED, under the interrogatOries, the
latent Jealousy that she would not express.
He took her hand and pressed it tenderly.
/ 1T is good 70 return home 10 be with YOU
I ags.a. The time seems very long when
don't see you al day
His wife looked a. him snxiously "Are
I you sure that you miss me, Sydney" she
sad.
That evening. after diuner, the husband.
I
garden, aud little Sydney hung about his
I papa, preferring that 10 play. They talked
I together ike two men, two boon com
panions. who had many condolences for each
other, sometimes interrupted by great
shouts cf laughter. When mamma was
within hearing they were silent Al last
. Sydney was carried II 70 bed, and then
husband and wife walked along the sward
among the fowsr-bcds, towards the WIDE
/ gate That was their usual hour for 'real
I good" talks. THIS evening, for some reason,
/ both were silent f1r a time, and then shs
( began again % interrogsts i'm. Butit was
/ no longer .W hat have you done today"
but " hat viii you DO tomorrow Tbs
tine she was not n staseu in thinking that
be replied with hesitation. There was In
as words al unwonted embarrassment
Oh. these present.mestsl She had one
TO-DAY. and now her fine suspicious culmi-
nate and her decision Is taken. She Will 20
% New I oE< tomorrow
Now came his turn And what are your
plans Tor tomorrow
Sac started ss If she feared he could
real her soul. and she could not reply with
out o.gshinz iiEhtv.
Il have none. To morrow VIII De Ike to
dsT-ass t8e past fortni ght"
In the morning when the youns
broker was dressed aud ready 70
depart. he approached on tptoe and
brea-hsd 81 adiea in The ear of h'
sleeping wife. She mgrngred in response
s.ucst as II ii her sleep.
"Ars y9n gong now-so eariyl'
II must g0. be answered, II have 81
engagement a. ten O'Clock important
business enlargement. Good bye, my dear '
A he stsuped vigorously slonz ths sts
tion. hls face showed nons Of tae regret Al
desertlng hls fsai. ? that n had dec.a AIRED l'
fer tae evening Before. On the oontrsry
ha wss smiling. aud now and tacn oros'
into a little ccnegsrinS ia1gb, or said. hal
aloud An impor ant business snEsEeulcn
very. vsr7 imDortsntf'
Ia the car BE- f1ds nsef sloBe a. uoa'
of ais b sincss friends tsks this cary traLE
Throwing avsT the morning paner he give
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pleasant 70 fesg, r. tks expression q ~.
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