Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1891-10-18

DULY those who have taken upon
themselves vows OF silence can compre-
bend how little talk is really required In
the exigencies Of ordinary everyday
life. To Anita it was curious revela-
ton, when they had settled back again
In the old home ife-the cid life, but
now so changed and new-that Donald
and she, who had been once for very
lightheartedness and joy In life, so full
of Idle talk and laughter, could now get
on with such chary use Of words.
Donald was little at the house. He
was never there when rational excuse
could be framed for being anywhere else;
and when the inexorable routine OF eat
ing and sleeping called him home he
simply met his wife with grave polite
ness as taciturn as her own. Each felt
sullenly constrained to be silent, waiting
for the other to speak, each finding a
puerile point Of pride in the impregna-
BILE good breeding that could maintain
an unbroken courtesy under clrcum-
stances SO exasperating, for Anita would
rather have been struck than be forced
20 meet that chill, courteous indiffer-
ence day after day, while Donald was
sometimes frightened at the mad i'm
pulse that came upon him to seize her In
his arms and savagey shake her out OF
her cool, passionless calm.
A slow, maddening fortnight had
rolled away, when one day, as he rose
from the liable after luncheon, Donald
stopped, determined expression hard
ening his pale face. Anita's nerves
thrilled with a consciousness that
climax was come, while, with cold
pretense Of not seeing, she turned to-
ward the kitchen, as II called by some
housewiiely duty.
II wish to have few minutes talk
with YOU, Anita" he said, with glance
that commanded her to stop.
eyes," arching her eyebrows with an
affectatlon Of extreme surprise, while
sensation OF passionate relief swept over
her. She felt they were coming to some
sort of an understanding, TO what end
She did not care; anything would be bet
ter than this sullen waiting, this intoler-
able calm.
"Will you come into the parlor?"
courteously as she might have invited a
stranger, leading the way.
81 want to ask you," began Donald
when they were seated, taking a bank
book from his pocket and selecting
from 1t slip Of paper, sis this all
right?"
II was her Cancelled check for three
hundred dollars. Anita regarded IL
curiously, a slight smile on her lips.
"Why, yes" she said slowly, lit seems
70 be Just as wrote it,"
"And there is no mistake about it?"
perplexedly studying the paper.
"Not the slightest, that l can see,"
her smile broadening a little, as II en-
loving HIS discontinue.
81 thought when l went away that
YOU had money enough-more than
enough-for all ordinary requirements
I made arrangements at the bank for
YOU to have all you might need in case OF
any unforeseen emergency; but can't
understand now what possible emer-
gepcy could have arisen 70 demand
this" regarding her with grave ques-
tioning. -
ono? can you not2" nonchalantly
smiling up at him. swell, 1t is possible
that the emergency simply arose and
then-sst down again, so TO speak. IL
YOU will look In your bank book, | pre-
sumo you will discover that / deposited
the full amount two days later"
eyes; but that does not make the mat
ter any clearer"
Il should suppose II would be sufi-
Gent to be assured that / did not use
any Of IT," with sheer she knew would
sting him like lash.
GAS if ever grudged you dollar, or
questioned how you used itP' he retorted
warming, flushing under her insulting
tone. "When have l ever limited that
You could use too much money!
Never, unless now" more humbly,
her eyes falling little under his indig-
nant glance.
sand NOS now. Il only seems 10 me
that here Is sOmsthins that 4 should