The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1891-11-13

the position usband, which you
mentioned yes: ny"
He spoke with mis- accustomed grim
ness; / was making hicrogiyphics with
my pencil on the sheet Of proof was
correcting.
Il can't think you are in earnest"
said.
II am will give you . pleasant
home. and make you happy II ! can"
.'well l am very much obliged to
you" said. my state Of perturbation
forbidding more appropriate language
II will try to deserve IT,"
There we shall call il settledy' And
when l had said yes he got up and
went into his private Office while
breathed long sigh o. contentment as
| 1 resumed my work
| At noon he walked downstairs with
me. and stopped at the foot 70 say: If
| satisfactory to you l would suggest
| that there be no delay. have planned
| for a trip up the Hudson next week.
You might like to 20 with me-"
Il will think Of IL" said
/. As = matter Of fact we were married
| in exactly six days from the time the
subject was first mentioned In that
interval few words passed between us
For the first three days worked in the
Office rs usual. after that did not see
INV husband-elect until he called at my
boarding house with the minister and
his wife We stood up and Joined
hands in the parlor, the ministers
wife. my landlady and one or two
borders looking on was twenty
two he forty. and think we had never
even shaken hands before, though
had worked for him since I was eigh-
teen. had hard work to get out my
II will'' in answer TO the minister's
questions and there was . strange
sinking sensation around my heart
when lie pronounced US man and wife;
stranrrr when few minutes after
wards | had laid on my hat and turned
70 face my husband in my home
I had for moment curious sort OF
desire 70 hold out INV hands TO him,
then the ludicrous side Of the situation
struck me, and laughed.
whats the natter" he said.
.Nothing. was only thinking that
can say whatever like 70 you now,
and you can't discharge me-"
Yes. thought OF that before, bus
You won't take too great an advantage
OF your position, will you. Mildred?"
There was a peculiar infection 10 ms
voice. especially on the mildred
which had never heard In u before
It brought the queer feeling back
again
mo. I WON'T" said. III Be good
IL ] can
He answered in the same tone he had
used before. Of half tender gravity:
THANK you. Mildred
Mildred. there he went again. Was
he always going TO call me that, Won
dercd. and then Of . sudden the fear
frl decisivencss Of my position came
over me with . rush. was bound,
fettercd for life, and now that the pos
sibility Of choice had gone from me-
began to see visions Of young. ardent
husbands and lovers. and TO dream
dreams Of golden-hued romances-
believe I sobbed half the niUht that
night while my husband was sleeping
away on the sofa in the farthest cor
ner Of the room
II But. as I have said, I was strong
minded and. like Maud Muller. took
~ NV burden Of life and my novel
ont of which q good deal Of the zes'
, | Mad somehow gone. ! worked away
on Il however. got u finished and into
] print. in course Of time. and had the
satisfactIon Of seeing Il create favor
, Able comment from critics Ny plan
| | thus far hat. worked admirably. Ny
, husband was all l could ask for IN ths
way Of q stepping stone; my life lay
before me % fashion . ! might; ye'