The state herald., 1891-06-26

talk. Anything calculated 10 excite
her must be most carefully nvoidod
will call again lator and 500 how she
Is progressing"
At the end OF n week, however II
was evident that Mrs. fartingt0h wis
only mehdine VERY Slowly, hnd the
doctor was by no means satisfied with
her progress. Indeed. he Expressed
his conviction to the husband that
something was weighing Oh Ms pa
tients mind, tho removal Of which
was essential TO her complete recovery.
After this Tom resolved to endeavor
at the earliest Opportunity 70 come to
IN understanding with his wife.
So, on the same afternoon, rs he
snt by his wife's bedside with one Of
her hands in his. he said Kindly, Ada,
my dear yen have something on your
mimi"
IA quick flush ovcrspread her pa.r
face and she avcrtcd her saae, mur-
muring In . confused tone, what
makes You fancy that, Tom?n
THE eyes of love are quick to see
such things" replied her husband ten
dcrly, ms he steked her hair with his
discnyegcd hand.
'Oh Tom" she cried suddenly,
leaning forward and hiding her lace
on his shoulder "You will not speak
so kindly when you know the truth.
Yet must tell you my-my husband.
Oh. Ton, Tom. l have lost all my
fortune"
GLOW did you manage thatp'' he
asked, quietly,
"Yoh mny well put such n ques-
I',ion," she continued in voice broken
by h'oqhen. sobs. "You may we'll fail
.,c understand my folly and madness.
o Tom. Tom! though | used TO sol
you at defiance in the matter Of gum.
bling, yet your open rcmonstranre md
silent disnpproval IN time began I'd
vey my henrt. And wheh discovered
n secre. gambling club. where / could
indulge my Unsuitable passion without
your Knowledge, | at once began TO
frequent it. The game was roulette
the one of all others in which | had
always longed TO join. gave myself
up TO its fascinations. and stalking
wildly incurred heavy losses day after
day. Then. as my fortune rapidly
diminished and time Went on md
thoughts of the little one whom was
soon to bear were brought home 10 me
chord of ino,hdrly feeling was
touched within me and hated my
self Tor my wicked folly in having
robbed my child.
81 vowed that ! would win back all
that had lost and with that inten-
tion Ter iiiy strange gamblers craving
was somehow dying away, stakcd
heavily Mt the tables But my en-
dcavor was nothing else than throwing
good money after bad. lost. lost.
lost until my whole fortune was gone
Do not (very pitcously). do not re-
proach me, Tom. My own heart is re-
preaching me already almost more than
can bear"
"My darling" he replied, II have
no thought of reproaching You. III
meant 10 do that, should have done
II before this. fur have known all
nbout II for n long while.
YOU have known all about II for a
long while she cried raising her tear
FIJI eyes wonderingly 10 his. '4Oh
Tom. how did you find ou,?"
Very easily, my pet he answered.
kissing her forehead. seeing that the
founder and proprietor Of the gambling
club where you lost your money is no
other than-myself.'
She regarded him in spccchless
amazemcnt. He went ON 10 explain
himself further.
"Ic-, II Is quito true. when
found that advice md remonstrancc
werc lost on You, my dear Ind 10
look out Tor another method OF saving
You from the effects Of your folly. And
tho starting OF that private gam
bling club was The method which oc-
curred 10 me. But tell me- are you
sorry TO learn tha, all the money which
you lost has passed back into my
hunds?''
Sorry" she eJaculn,cd, raising her
self in bed and wreaihing her arms
around his neck in joyful. fond en-
brace. 'Dh. Tom. how kind md
good and clever you are. can never
love or thank you enough"
Tom Pnrtington gave the most con-
vincing truth that he well could have
given of his belief in the sincerity of
his wifc's repentance. lie handed
bnck To her the whole Of her money
without condition or reservation aud