Wichita eagle., 1890-03-06

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his SHOES, he was dragged toward the wharf
and cast in. In vain his anxious wife watched
and listened for his return. His body lay
beneath the dark water: his soul had flown
heavenward, and the murderer fed safely
with his Ill gotten spoil. Nr. Cassidy's terri
BILE death is deeply regretted by all who knew
| him"
The funeral was large one. For awhile
every one thought poor Mrs. Cassidy would
die: but she had fine constitution, and with
this grief is not apt to kill, though it may put
an end ia a weakly or ailing person. She got
about Ia her widows weeds, and her brother,
person Of promptitude and dispatch, who
always took time by the foreiock closed up
the late Mr. Cassidy's business, sold his house
and furniture, invested the money for the
widows benefit, ard engaged an excellent
boarding place for her in 10 tine.
All she desired to do was 10 weep In retire
rnent for awhile and to visit every little while
the grave, over which o stonecutter had, at
the same active brother-in-law's command,
placed uarble shaft, engraved with the
name and virtues Of the deceased-tlat, and,
| OF course, she must go to church.
There came a Sunday morning when tho
widow stood in her long veil before her mir
ror, and decided that black" became her
| greatly.
She sat down and drew on her gloves. She
remembered that, after all, 80 was no great
age.
How wicked of me to think of it." she
| said to herself; ''but ! wonder whether | ever
shall do like other widows and marry again !
! 1t will be lonely, and poor Tom always said
that any one who had been happy in one
marriage would surely make another. I've
| been very happy-very Poor Toni"
She shed tear and took from glass on
! the mantel q bunch OF tiny violets which she
had bought out Of pity from g poor little
/ flower girl, and put them in her belt.
Grape has such a close smell" she said
| by way of excuse, land no one viii notice
! themn
Just then
Good heavens, Selnar' cried a voice be-
hind her
She started up
Mr. Cassidy, or his ghost. stood in the door
way. The ghost was but the thought of an
instant, and, as we have said, Mrs. Cassidy
was very healthy She did not faint In
stead, she uttered full lunged, resounding
shrek and threw herself into his arms
''Oh, Tom!'' she sobbed, Tom, Toni How
did you come to life again?'
Haven't been dead said Mr. Cassidy,
land cabled. Good heavens, what mass
OF black Grape you arei"
'Y on wouldnt-have-liked me-not to
mourn for you, Tom" sobbed Mrs. Cassidy
when I-I-thought l was dying-I man
aged to say-de-de-deepest black there is "
''But | didn't want to be mourned for!n
said Mr. Cassidy
Il didn't put it on until they found you'll"
sobbed Mrs Cassidy. You looked so dread
ful | didn't know you, but you were identi-
fled. Jack identified you, and there's the
handsomest shaft over your remains!"
Il haven't any as yeti" said Mr.. Cassidy
"Why are you here? Why are those strange
people in our houses'
Jack sold it for me, and settled your bus-
ness up and brought me here He was very,
very good, in my adlictionln said Mrs. Cas-
sidy
''You haven't been in affiiction" said Mr.
Cassidy.
Il thought | was It's all the same thing.
I've been through everything" said Mrs
Cassidy
"And you seem to thrive on it," said her
husband angrily. you're a very blooming
widow, indeed. And that busvbody, Jack,
has been putting me out of the way as speed
lily as possible, settling my misunderstanding
my home, indeed, And | cabled to YOU"
Il don't know what you mean by cabling"
said MEs. Cassidy. But l know that to go
off that way was terrible thing. Without
a word OF hint Tricking me, frightening
me. If you'd been i'll or met with an acci-
dent-but to go OFF and never send word all
this time. l can never forgive you"
'Oh!" said Mr.. Cassidy You never got
the cablegramf
IF it's like a telegram, never did, said
Mrs. Cassidy. "Why, Tom, have you been
to Europe:"
1--WE been to England" said Mr.. Cassidy
"You see. as | went 5owa the street with the
oyster can | heard a carriage behind me and
it stopped, and somebody called me-'Cassi-
dyr | stopped. 1t was Billings-you know
Billings' Jump in, says he; want TO talk
TO you, and I'm in a hurry
$50 in | jumped. He told me he was going
on board a steamship-the Spread Eagle-and
that as thered been delay, she'd start about
in the morning, and he wanted me to see
MIN OFF. Well, Selma, l couldn't say no
Billings is my particular friend-and | went
with him. Knew you'd excuse me- and l went
on board, and we looked at his state room and
we-had bottle or two of ale and--well, then
/ said | must go, and he went out of the state
room TO get a card 10 write his London address
on and | thought I'd try whether his berth
was comfortable, and | stretched out on it,
1t had little blue curtains to it, that drew up
and down. drew them down.
"Well, Selma. that's the last I knew until
1t was broad day. l walked up TO find Bill
Jugs looking ar me.
He had come back and as the curtains hid
me, supposed I'd gone off. Felt angry that
didn't say good-by, went on deck to see the
last of land, aud was just going to bed him
self. There was q pretty kettle of fish; I'd
been carried of. | sent for the captain He
was like rock: inclined to believe me sort
of stowaway at first. | raved, l roared,
made a spectacle of myself before strangers;
but when people understood that left a wife
who expected ME home in ten minutes, aud
my business at SKIES and sevens they COM /
paSsiouated me Ii we'd met the right steamer
could have got home; but we didn't. Invent
TO England. Good Lord, how wretched I've |
been. had TO borrow Billings shirts and |
stockings. / had enough with me to pay my
passage back. but hid that cabled instant
~ on arrival, and came back by the first |
steamer. Aid now l find-well. ! fni I'm /
dead-dead and buried I'll kill Jack first, /
ana then 80 and drown myself"
But Mrs Cassidy understood now. She had /
taken or her bonnet and veil, and she was
petting him and crying over hin as if he had |
been a baby and begging him TO tell her it /
was not ali dream. And then Il ring at the |
bell. And there was Jack with & Grape |
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