Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1890-05-08


wish l had some reaSo tor @nng to
some other Q. ace. ] wish was lost i.:lOng
strangers. / suOulu like 10 tnd IL. self in
a state Of danger, meeting thc risks hat
used to run III my VaganouU days. Now L
think of it, | IN gnt enjoy tbs last eX
cltement by going utcA 80 England and
giving the Invincibles u chance OF shooting
me as traitor to the cause. But my wife
would object to that.
Suppose we change the subject.
You will be glad to hear that you know
something of law, as well as of medicine.
| sent instructions to my solicitor in Lon
don to raise a loan on my life insurance.
What you said to me turns out to be
right. | can't raise farthing. for three
years to come, out of all the thousands of
pounds which l shall leave behind me
when die
Are my prospects from my newspaper
likely to cheer me after such disappoint-
ment as this? The new journal, | have
| the pleasure Of informing you, is much
admired. When inquire for my profits
I hear that the expenses are heavy, and L
am told that | must wait for a raise in
our circulation. How long? Nobody
| shall keep these pages open for few
| days more, on the chance of something
| happening which may alter my present
position for the better.
MY pOSlUlOu mas altered TOT Uno worse.
I have been obliged to fill my empty
purse, for a little while, by means of a bit
| of stamped paper. And how shall | meet
my liabilities when the note falls due?
Let time answer the question: for the
present the evil day is put off. In the
meanwhile. if that literary speculation of
yours is answering no better than my
newspaper can lend you few pounds
to get on with. What do you say ION sec
ond thoughts) to coming back to your old
quarters at Passy and giving me your val
liable advice by word of mouth instead OF
| by letter.
Come, and feel my pulse and look at my
| tOngne-and tell me how these various
! anXieties of mine are going to end before
we are any Of us year Older. Snall L,
| like you. he separated from nv WHEAT
! her request: oh, not at minei Or shall L
| become of you? Do you take the hint,
doctor?
CHAPTER XXXv.-IRIs TO MRS. VIMPANY.
"Entreat Lady Harry not to write to me.
! She will be tempted to do so, when she
hears that there is good hope of Mr..
Mountjoy's recovery. But, even from
that loving and generous heart, [ must
! not accept expressions of gratitude which
would only embarraSs me. All that |
| have done, as a nurse, and all that may
vet hope to do. is no more than an effort
| to make amends for my past life. Iris has
my hearts truest wishes for her happiness.
| Until [ can myself write to her without
| danger let this be enough"
! In those terms. dearest of women. your
| friend has sent your message to me. My
love respects. as we'll as admires. you: your
| wishes are commands to me. AT the same
| time I may find some relief from the fears
of the future that Cypress me, if | can
cOnfide them to friendly ears May | not
harmlessly write to you, if | only write Of
| nv own poor self?
Try, dear, to remember those pleasant
days when you were staying with us, in
| our honeymoon time, in Paris.
| You warned me. one evening when we
| were alone, to be on my guard against
any circumstances which might excite my
husbands jealousy. Since then, the trOu-
BILE that you foresaw has fallen on me;
mainly, am afraid, through my own
want of self-contrOl. 1t is SO hard for Il
woman, when she really loves man, to
| understand a state of mind which can
make him doubt her.
have discovered that jealousy varies.
Let me tell you what | mean.
Lord Harry was silent and sullen (ah,
| how well [ knew what that meantD while
! the life of Our poor Hugh was in jeopardy.
When | read the good news which told
me that he was no longer in danger,
don't know whether there was any change
worth remarklng in myself-but there
was a change in my husband, delightful
to see. His face showed such sweet SYM
pathy when he looked at me, he spoke SO
| kindly and nicely of Hugh that 1 could
only express my pleasure by kissing him.
| You will hardly believe me when | tell
you that his hateful jealousy appeared
! again at that moment He looked sur
prised, he looked suspicious-he looked, |
declare, as if he doubted whether | meant
it with all my heart when [ kissed himl
! What incomprehensiblec creatures men are!
| We read in novels of women who are able
to manage their masters [ wish / knew
how to manage mine.
We have been getting into debt. For
| some weeks past, this SAD state OF things
has been a burden on M mind. Day at
ter day, / have been expecting him to
speak of our situation, and have found
him 0bStinately silent. Is his mind en-
tirely occupied with other things? Or is
| he unwilling to speak Of our ttnXieteS be-
cause the subject humiilates him? Yes
| terday, cOulti bear it no longer.
| Our debts are increasing" / said.
Have you thought Of any way of paying
themg'
had feared that my question might IT.
ritate him. To my relief, he seemed TO be
The payment of debts" he replied, lis
| problem that am too poor to solve. Per
haps, / got hear TO it the other day.
"WeI," he said, 81 found myself wish
ing had some rich friends. By-the-bv,
how is YotLr rich friend? What have you
he I'd lately Of Mr.. Mountjoy?"
II have hearl that he is steadily adj
vancing towards recovery
Likely, | dare say, to return to France
when he feels equal to it" my husband
remarked. He is a good-natured crea-
ture. If he finds himself in Paris again, ]
wonder whether he will pay US another
visit?'
He said this quite seriously. On nv
side. was too much astonished to utter a
word. My bewilderment seemed TO amuse
him. In his own pleasant way he ex-