Connecticut western news., 1891-11-19

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 And Gladys Barron was among them -our Gladys-Frank's wife. He lay upon the floor in his study. where he had cast himself down for hours, and dared not speak to him It was days and weeks before the ghastly. frightened look left his face. months be- fore ceased to fear that he would die of sorrow. and l stayed with the chil dren. And so another year went by. Then it was spring time, l remember, and all the orchards were full of blos- soms, pink and white Frank came to me as sat at work in the shadow of the two or three trees in our little village garden and sat down at my feet.
 Faithful little woman" he said 'l wonder if you know how dear you are to mel"
 trembled. and my heart throbbed so 1 could scarcely breathe
 "You are rich and am not" he said; "but know you will not think that am fortune hunter 1 am a sort of wreck of what l was, think some thing went out of me when my poor Evangeline was lost-that is, youths essence. feel it-and look how gray am growingl But 1 long for dear friend-for 8 woman's tenderness-for a wife who will be what you can be to me Will you have me, such as am. with my children and my saddened spirit and all my imperfections on my headT"
 Would I? 1 dared not speak; but put my hand in his. knew he did not give me the love he had given poor Gladys; but should have right to live near him-to receive his caresses-to be all to him that felt could be. -.
 "He shall love me yet as passionately as man ever loved woman," said to myself, "when, no more repressed, no more afraid of loving him too well. am once his wife.
 was happy as the angels are for a little space.
 We were to be married very soon, but as yet had told no one. had my we'd ding dress sent down from the city. viii lage gossips knew nothing of it, and one evening went to my room to try it on.
 It became me we'll It was a pale pearl silk with pretty white bonnet. and in that was to walk up the church aisle on the next morning. We were to have 8 little journey and return.
 'l am pretty again" l thought to myself ''The looks lost long ago have come back to me in my joy:" and 1 went up the glass and kissed my own reflection.
 As my lips touched the mirror heard sound below-a wild cry, scream of fear. shout of joy. What had hap pened
 l rushed to the head of the stairs They were dark. The hall below was fully lighted Under the blaze of the holding his wife Gladys in his arms. She wore a travelling dress. His sudden clasp had caused her cap to fall to the ground and all her golder hair to escape from it's comb. Living and lovely she stood there embraced by him.
 rushed back to my room. tore off my dress. hid it. locked it safe from sight, donned the gown that came first to hand. cried ''God help mey' and went down the stairs By this time he had her in the parlor. and was looking at her through his tear wet eyes.
 "As beautiful as ever" he cried-''as beautiful as everl"
 Thank God. Gladysl' 1 cried. And surely thanked God that she had come when she did She kissed me. but not warmly
 Fancy me all this time on a desert island" said she Il had to go back tc London for clothes and money. and thought it best not to cable"
 Her tones were fippant, her looks de liant.
 Hired of taking care of the babies2' she asked How do they look? They won't know me- Later she came to my room.
 "l heard you were going to marry Frank" she said Hadn't you better confess? On the whole. suppose you'G like to leave us?'
 "l have packed my trunk" l said Gladys, you must have suffered; tel me about your life on the island How could you keep so well. so fresh, SC bloomingY
 Fl can't bear to talk of it," said she "It was horrid. of course. How old an( ugly Frank has grown" "With grief for you" said L She laughed and left me. was gone next morning withou | adieus
 A little later 1 met an English friend She took my hands.
 ''l thought you would give Mrs. Bar ron up" she said "Her husband ha taken her back after all.
 Ut is no crime to be cast on deser island, said l.
 "Desert islandr' she laughed. ''Di, she tell him that story? She lost tn steamer and went back to her ow1 house. She found it hard to leave som one she had come to know. and whel the boat was lost she made capital of i 1 in America. We knew she spent goo' many months and good deal of mone in the Isle of Wight, and her tempe was too much even for Lord -. s she came from a desert island-and h believes it. How funnyl"
 never saw either of them again Mary Kyle Dallas in Preside Companion
 Tho Earl of Derby's Harness Copie':,
 The richest equipage oa the boule yards at Saratoga will be that of Mis- Anna Elizabeth Nolan, daughter of ex Mayor Michael J. Nolan. of this city Not the least remarkable feature vii be the harness of the team of tin' horses, which has been made by al Albany man and cost $1. GOO.
 All parts that could possibly be s' made are of English patent leather ant the rest is of the best American leather The loops are hand creased and orna mented with exceedingly pretty de signs.
 The trimmings are triple silver plate' on German silver and there are twenty two solid silver monograms in all, wort