Telegram-herald., 1889-10-14

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mysterious sl--s o. - lps, Le iatrod ICES
t1s Lowers fl contrscaEa g@ez4Ees- " "a
: overs c4Fs he cLspcses ca TIE great tso-s
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or4Es - tH0 chars see D. slds sad -
c.oss tcxs-1er as possible srrz1ges To
ngBers, a11 avs tie bouquet q Le2 roses
Ia t1@ pace 81 LeleF. gin a. - GcI-s-
4 = pertscti Cluteatsd W.th rs Work-
s1S WreEeh he conls1p -stes L Ter AZ liz
s-sna and caps his hands IN -lsfac~oa.
Inen he P4-s c-t 70 Ua-ch- "len
o'elock Sic wont Dc here for al hoars
. lTs tine % hurry % tie o1ioe aad gel
through ltgle business"
II his wife could see these mysterious
prep2raElolsi II shs coald Sc tbs accusing
table And Sis sh2l see il. Destiny las
- ordered
TIE hAl door hs.s scarce closed Oh him
h2if al hour before il opens again. his
wife enters ste has carried out her p-a1
sud come u tie eigy u surprise him- SAs
col-dl' have chosen better day
just = hlIle frightened al entering TIE
familiar BIT deserted house, she runs nery-
ously through the haA peeps into the
library. 4ld hen throws open tue dining
room door. The sceat OF tie n9wers-AeaVy
perfume Of expectancy 10 greet
her. she stag gers, turning dizzy Tor a mia
uLe, and then her nervousness disappears
Ia the greater blow 70 her heart IL WAS
true, thenl Her entineat had not de-
ceiVed her. This l1ncheon~-frult, bon oOns,
flowers rapidly her eye ADDS Up the sum
OI the OlluOus details. " h2t can she dot
The desire cones % her TO break these
porcelain distes, these crystal goolets; TO
hurl into the street this bouquet-tea- a-roses,
he knew they were her fayorltes to tear
u, 70 tramp-e IL under foot.
But she replaces 1t, saying, IN a strange
voice: Time enough for that, can wait
/ wait til they come. Iwl-l surprise him and
and her."
The street door opens. With her nerve
less limbs she has scarcely power 10 ning
herself into a recess near the bunet and
/ draw curtain before her
The broker enters, but alone. De wipes
his brow, heated with fast walking, and
says aloud, butin a low voice:
Il feared was late, but she Is not hero
yet"
/ Like a man who knows 10 shame, he draws
a aletter out Of his pocket-a love-letter. He
/ places Il under the bouquet.
| How she hates him az this moment and
VOWS that she will always hate him
Standing 1T the window he watches for
the coming Of his accomplice.
''She ought to be here by now, that Is, II
/ she is going to come. Syddie said it was to-
| day
Could she have heard arighti Syd-their
boy her little Sydneyl The name threw a
/ CLEAN across her troubled spirit. But he
continued, in a tone of disappointment:
Il wish she had comel Wouldn't she
have been surprised in trying to surprise
mel I'd have given a round sum just To
see her face when she looked IN herer
The wife behind the curtain could doubt
no longer. The expected one was herself
the roses-tho note-were for her. Stils
trembling with the shock of that bad five
minutes she pushed aside the drapery.
A burst of hysterical laughter startled
the gentleman AZ the window he turned
ard saw his wife laughing and sobbing at
! the same time. Hanging TO his neck, her
| head on his shoulder, she babbled, between
smiles and tears:
"Oh, dear dearl How frightened was
! believed"
Smiling he folded her in his arms. "Con-
fess, dearest-you have been jealousr'
.'Oh, nol-no, Sydney What an idea
How-how absurdl l was nervous, al
alone in this big house-and then didn't
hear you come in. When looked up and
saw q man by the window nearly died Of
fright I'm all right now, and so hungry
So Syddie told you l was comingl Little
roguel Iwanted to surprise youl"-Wills
Steell IN Demorests Magazine