Telegram-herald., 1890-05-03
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TWO WOMEN.
b. REszccA EAaDuG DAyI2


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traces II the world AID its business
When al Eas t0ne BE made al excuse
- g. al over the eli house, y say
chssrful word or two % each x the Peo-
PIE. Their cd black faces had been Ia
uliar 4ad friendly 70 hin since be VA
. bog Then he lifted Tom up into the
buggy. holding hi1n On his knee. joking
Inn about LA baseball He had dim
ldsa that he 0nghE % give the boy some
great truth y guide him through his
lie, % Tell him Il God But somehow
be only hsld hi1 closer and talked base
oal What am that | should speak
II God % him be cried tie made
circuit u a mile or two They passed
shady little graveyard Close By tbs
fence there vas marble monument 80
heavy snd costly that there was no room
for grass and dOweEs They stopped BE-
slde L.
II never vas here before, said Tom.
'sSor Wa " said his father. Now
that be was. perhaps. done forever with
lie and is business. be wished 20 come
% say above this grave that he fOrgave
his dead wife lying there the wrong she
had done him lie So, moment IN ST.
lenoe. tie would have teea glad il the
marble had not been 50 heavy and broad
above her he would have liked 20 lay
his hand 90 the warm earth that covered
her breast % bid her a kinder farewell
Half an hour afterward be drove into
the inclosure about the cottage. The
windows were al closed but one. IL
opened into the breakfast room; the
bright light shone out and showed the
dainty tea table set, vase OF autumn
flowers in the middle. and Alice sitting by
the urn alone, waiting for the others 70
come. She never had seemed so pure 20
him. 50 tender. The soft light brought
into relief her womanly little figure, her
shy, sensitive face, with It's dark blue
eyes set IN heavy shadows and the peach
bloom on her cheeks. 10 was a minia-
ture picture OF home-the home that
James Vogdes had never known.
so you're here at last. said Joe Page,
coming down the yard with a surly face.
II doubted IL you knew your own mind
this morning"
Vogdes understood him. "Yes, knew
It, eomposedly going with him into the
house.
He was quite sure he knew ii. Why,
for months the idea q that sweet, pure
little girl s. his wife and the mother Of
his boy had been as glimpse into an
unknown heaven for him
he would make it sure tonight. II he
lived 70 come back he would know il
she would De his wife or no. OF course
ne knew his mind Miss Vane had a
certain charm that no one could DENY.
But he was no fool-no Joe Page TO be
won by il. IL Alice-but here his heart
failed him
In the little hall he met Mrs. Mcintyre
and caught her hand. with a sense Of
having reached half way house Of pres
eut security. But hc would not tell her
his secret No other hand than his own
must capture this white dove and fold it
70 his bosom.
Il have favor to ask OK you, madam, :"
Offering her his arm and leading her into
the parlor. Now James Vogdes had a
certain soldierly courtesy and protect
inc. dcferenual manner 70 all women.
even 20 his laundress. which had queer,
subduing effect on them.
Mrs NcIntyres heart instantly soft
ened.
You may be sure it is granted.
James" cordially.
II am going away tonight for a few
DAYS May I leave Tom and his nurse
with your
"Assuredly. That would be certain
without your asking But do not un-
derstand." looking az him keeuly.
There IS something beneath this What
is ity'
Nothing lam going 70 the mines
You know what is wrong thereg'
Yes. ina whisper. Il have not told
Alice
There IL no danger for ne. Of course.
Stiu. might not return. II I do not. l
have male arrangement az school for
Tom But there Is 10 woman-wiIl
your
Keep = watch over him. Yes, a. God
hears me I viii. James. But. my dear
boy. this ought not 70 be Her eyes
were flll o. tears, she laid her hand on
bis arm.
"Tut. tut, there is no danger. Only I
am over anxious about my boy"
"You will rot SPEAK q it 70 ALICE She
"a 50 easily frightened.
NO. no. viii wait here until tea is
over. and then bad her good-bY. r You
VII allow ne he SAT down on the
dark end Of the porch. where he could
looS into the room az her sitting there
There was a soft rustic IN the bushes
near. and warm breath. he turned
ouicsly. Hiss Vsne stood close beside
him. quite motionless, looking at him.
he could not distinguish her figure with
It's drapery of dark gsUze from the
shadows about her lie could discern
oufra glimpse q 1.-the. bending limbs a
CLINT q starlight fen across the mellow,
Give check. the slow heaving bosom. he
could feel rather than see her magnetic,
absorbing eyes. Re had an odd. mo-
u-nta-y fancy that sire silently had
grown cut - AMI belonged CD the warm
tinted autumnh dusk fal Il drows7
harvest smells. darkness and passion.
range rs it may seem. Vogies turned
81 thi1 woman from Alice with a thrill
Of Ic'er~c almost relief His brain hsd
been ar,tad 40 Gag every faculty strained
2, ifs rrmost tension, his courage quallec
before tho approach 20 his delicate
frral htt, a1Y b,ve. but this was oni7
bis frie-d, une1acong. akin 70 himself
here was rest
He 1id roe speak % her. Their friend
shr hrd been vlrtle ard uncou -entioua