The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1890-06-20
A WORD IN SEASON.
BY ANNA SHIELDS IN N. Y. LEDGER.

! "Out again, Louey?" George
HethersIone said, looking up fr1n
his book, as his wife entered the
roGm III full evening dress.
"Nirs Hills reception, dear ?
Mrs. HeiherSlone SAID, kissing him
with ii ligh!, careless touch "all
the world Is TO be there, 10 meet
Professor Stone and Signor Mar.
teilini. We are 10 be refreshed
with music, after being Lored with
science"
She slood beside her husband,
drawing on her gloves, and n
stronger contrast could not be i'm
aged. They were both handsome,
though George Helheraione's
broad forehead and large, daik
eyes, did not accord we'll with his
wavcring mouth and the feminine
sickness Of his soft curling hair.
| Had The lower part of his face not
been concealed by drooplng mus
tache' and heavy beard, the face
would not have had The manliness
these impaired. Even as II was, it
was moi strong face; the eyes far
too dreamy, and The expression too
listlesS. L added 10 this express
sion hat his tall but slight figure
was alired III dressing gown, his
feet cased in slippt rs, and he wore
no collar, his neckiIe loosely knott
ed al his throat, and his whole ap.
pearance that OF a student TOO
much absorbed in books o care ioI
conventional dress.
His wife, with a far younger face,
had an animated expression that
suited we'll the piquanl beauty Of
a brilliant brunette, as small a f.
gure as a child OF fourteen. Her
dress ofamber silk and black lace
was MS finished as French wo-
mans in every detail, from the toe
uI The dainty satin boot to the cor
onei Of lu~trouS black halr, thai
added an inch or two to the height
OF her Tiny figure.
"YOu are never at home" her
husband sighed.
well MOI she SAID, frankly. 81
am dull in the evening. l do not
care Tor reading all he time, and
have plenty Of leisure for music
during the day.
see!' he said, sadly, "and
couuI for nothing !"
George y she said, in shocked |
tone, show can yon talk SO 1t is
n pity" she added, presently, "lhat
yuu are so unlilted Tor society.
With your dreamy, incoming ways,
| SUPPOSE you would never observe
The requirements! And il is not
as il you were a man of immense
learning. great artist or a genius,
whhwould be forgiven The awk-
warlness of a grizzley bear p'
lyon are frank !" he SAID, a little
bitterly. "You mean me to under
stand that you would be ashamed
Of me"
George 2" she cried again,
"what an idea! All, there Is The
carriage. Good nighll'' and she
was gone.
Edgar was right ~ murmmed
Mr.. HetherStonc. "She is asham-
ID of me! 1t was my money she
loved. And yet = here was a
Iime," he thought, brokenlv,
'lhere was time when she loved
me-"
His thought went back 10 his :
wo0ilig. 'He had been physician,
young, and having but small
practice, when at quiet watering.
place he had been hastily sum
noned to set "A broken arm for a !
ady who had been thrown from
lpr carriage. He found his pa 5
lent girl OF seventeen, beautiful,
winning and heart whole. From '
Jrnfes- icnal his visits became
friendly, then lnver like, and Just !
when his heart Was bitter against
he poverty that tied. his tongue, c
le became heir ioa large properly. S
So, when the broken arm was a
lealed, Louise AlmOre became a
ride. She had no one To consult, {
'ring an orphan ,grudgingly cared {
or by an aunt, who gladly gave q
Ter up 10 her husband. {
But while the new life became d
me of fashionable gayely To inu. e
sc, George netherstone drined 4
nj OF active life entirely, and 1
evOled himself 10 the IheOretic h
iudy of his profession, working c
over experiments and v
oOks, wriling valuable articles for e
he medical journals aud finding i
rs sole recreation in music, his e
ecnnd lifelong passion.
The two lives that should have y
owed on together in one channel, 4
ius drilled further aud further S
part, and people spoke in whis- II
ers Of poor Mrs. Hetherstone /
'hO had been sacfafced 20 a her d
lit aud was driven into sociely by J
er dull, uncnngenial home life p 4
IL was George Heiherstone's e
ouSin, Edgar Clay, who struck the r
rsi blow at what had become an +
very-day rouiinr. BE had been "
] Europe when lns cousin married 4 /
nd BOuey was a wife oi four Il
ears When she welcomed mh 10 9,