Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1889-07-31

he had married Agnes Fielding he
would have been a different man.
AS she proceeded in her soliloquy the
anger gradually faded away from her
countenance, TO be followed by a
thoughtful, troubled look as she evil
IDENTIFY tried to solve some difficult
problem.
is there truth in Mr. Lathrop's as
sertIons, and can l be as he has repre-
sented? Silly? L do care good deal
for dress and style. l WAS born to it
L cannot do without it-and yet. per-
haps could; Others have, and why not
II Yes, there is my old friend, Mabel
Grant; she had as elegant home as I;
accustomed to luxury from her birth;
and still, since her husbands failure,
she seems as happy and contented in
her humble home as when she had
ample means at her command. L do
not understand 1t, for Mabel was proud
and very fond of dress. Would Agnes
Fielding have made Robert a better
wife than /, and would he have been
any happier with her?'
Then her thoughts turned from her.
self to her husband.
Robert has not seemed happy or
late What was it Lathrop said about
his going to failP 1t cannot, cannot
| bel Oh, what if it should kill him, AS
it did poor father? Then what should
i do? What would become of mel'
But all thought of self was forgotten
IN the more absorbing one of her hus-
bands danger.
oh, if l only had some one to tell
me what TO do! Something must be
done to save Robert-dear, good Rob-
erti Whatever may be my failIngs,
no one can accuse me of not loving my
husband; and / will find some way OF
proving my loye-Some way to help
him out of his trouble. Mr.. Lathrop
and the world shall not always think so
badly of me. L will first go to s=e
Mabel; perhaps she may give me some
light, as she has passed through similar
trials
Mrs. Sinclair went TO a closet and
took down a costly cloak. but quickly
replaced it.
No, That is too elaborate for Mabel's
modest little home, and may as well
begin my sacrifice at once. This one
will do better
She took down less costly garment,
selected a modest hat, drew on her
gloves, and set out for Mrs. Grants
home.
why, Nellie, this is quite a surpTisel
1 am glad indeed to see you once more.
l did not know but that you had cut
NE from your list of friends, said Mrs.
Grant, as she ushered Nellie into her
simple but tasteful parlor.
No, no, Mable, don't think so un-
kindly of me as thatl 1 know 1 am
vain and silly, but 1 hope there are
some womanly qualities in my nature
Those who know you best know
there are, dear Nellie, though perhaps
they may be a little too much concealed
by your love OF luxury and ease. You
know the world Is very liable to mis-
judge people, and TO censure them too
severely for traits of character they do
not understand. Isuppose that you, as
well as Others, often wonder how L
manage to exist at all in my humble
way
Yes, Mabel, do. You seem just as
happy here as when you were society's
favorite, and glittered with silks and
diamonds
Much happier, Nellie; L feel here
in fashionable life. My time is fully
and pleasantly occupied, so that L never
have to rack my brains to devise some
way of killing it,
DO you never long for your former
lIfe?'
No, never; l would not return to it
if could. My husband, my home, my
books, my few proven friends, limit my
world. No, Nellie, L am perfectly
contented as 1 am
But, Mabel, you were SO fond OF
dress-how could you give that up?'
Mrs. Grant smiled as she replied:
That enters but slightly into ones
happiness; dress gratIfies the vanity,
not the affections; and too, l have ac-
quired that very desirable quality, ap-
probation. One new dress now af-
forIs me more pleasure than my dozens
used to do. Don't think, dear Nellie,
that happiness depends upon surround
ings; far from it; it lies within
Nellie Sinclair left her friends home
much benefited 10y her conversation,
for her eyes had been opened to see
things in new and very different as
pect.
When her husband returned at night
she noticed that his countenance bore
a troubled look; that the lines about
the mouth were growing heavier; that
his manner was more abstracted. His
whole appearance spoke TO her the one
word, trouble. She sat watching him
some tine in silence, but at last she
said:
Robert, do you enjoy hotel life?'
why, yes, very we'll But why do
you ask?'
L have been thinking lately that 1
should like change. there is so much
hustle and confusion here.'
But L thought you were fond of
excitement
Il am, but not the kind we have
here. 1 should like to see how it seems
To live where all is quiet; it would be
so different, you know, from any life
| have ever known, that PERHAPS |
should enjoy it,
Mr. Sinclair saw looming up befor-
him the expense of house furnishing,
which he knew he could not sustain; as
he quietly said:
L am afraid, my dear, that 1 cannot
afford the furnishing of a house at
present; perhaps by-and-by We can
make the change if you then wish it,
oh, l do not mean to keep house,
but to board in a more quiet place
Where would you wish to go?'
Why would not Mrs. Belongs be a
nice place? They are. very pleasant
people, and quite aristocratic.'
If you think you would be better
contented there than here, and if We
can secure board, L shall be very glad
to go.'
In few days they were well settled
at Mrs. Belongs. in a very pleasant
suite of rooms, at the moderate sum of
ftteen dollars a week.
a step in the right direction, said
Nellie Sinclair. 'Thirty-ive dollars
week saved, one hundred and forty
dollars a month, and in six months
eight hundred and forty dollars. Oh.