The Sunday morning news., 1891-12-20

Poor Marjorie, as she was driven along
.elt that it would be unpleasant TO explain
at home that she had tainted in church
and been sent homein a cab by Mr.. Stanis
land They would ask how she came to be
alone there with him. And as she passed
Mrs. 9Wayne's garden gate she decided tc
stopthere and spend a few moments. She
dismissed the cab and went slowly up the
gravel path and touched the BELL There
was no answer, but in a moment more she
found that the door was unfastened, and
opening it went in. A low sobbing sound
fell upon her ear, and following it she
came upon Mrs. Wayne sitting at the foot
OF what she called the kitchen stairs-stairs
that led from the back part of the house to
the old fashioned garret She was not
weeping, but gasping.
"Oh, thank heaven, somebody has come,''
she cried. SID have died alone here Mar
jorie Chadwick, come here to me and take
hold of my hands. l couldn't be afraid of
my boy alive or dead, but I'm shaking like
had the ague. never believed such
things could be before, but Pve seen him
Eve seen Herford-he's appeared TO me-"
''His spirit?' whispered Marjorie, sink
ing down beside the old woman and chat
ing her cold palms.
What could it be but his spirit? We
sat together there, in that room, and heard
the dominic preach his funeral sermon; we
stood by his grave and heard the clods fall
on his coffin, but there he stood just like
he used to look, only pale Mother
heard him say, mother, and he held out
his arms like he used to when he was
baby, for me to take him. He seemed
holdin 'em out to the house; he didn't
look at me. Pd just tied the shutters with
black ribbon. as j always do for Christ
mas, and I'd been to the well for water.
was sittin down on the stone under the
lilac bushes to rest me, for amt very
strong nowadays, when ! saw him. He
seemed to be weepin ard wailin softly to
himself. oh, my happy home he said;
oh, mother, mother and | couldn't move
turned giddy, and it's only five minutes
ago that managed to get in the house
Either I've lost my mind or Pm going to
die within the year. They come for warn
ings."
"Do theyi" said Marjorie dreamily
''Then am to die also, for he came to me
there in the churchyard"
God have mercy on nsp gasped the old
woman.
There are moments when hearts open to
$1,000
upon the little back stairs in the darkness,
the two women made confession to each
other. @H Il
Il must tell somebody" said poor Mar
jcrie. sit seems as If the way acted to
Herford. the last day Of his life, was burn
ing into my heart like a coal Of fire.
went on about not being rich; I talked
about rich husbands as il l wanted one.
He must haveth thought didp tcare for him,
and that day he didn't kiss me when he
left me, and never saw him again"
How used to nag my husband; how
used TO wish Herford was amhStiousr' said
Mrs. Wayne. After grandfather left me
his little money / educated him as well rs
could. | wanted him to get rich. TO get
some kind Of political Office. 10 be some,
body. always felt as If hiS father might,
if he'd just buckle to. was so disap-
pointed when heStook clerks plac@at the
factory that cried. Non, only % have
him there again, coming home to tea. cali
Ing, Hullo, liStle Mamsy. in at The kitchen
windowin