The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1891-08-27

catching. God send ye doctor Of your
own, missT-
laughed, but was glad Frank Bar
ron did not hear her.
We got letter from Gladys - soon
a. she reached London. her grandfather
was dying Of cancer, shs said, and might
live . long while, and indeed he did.
She wrote, but not very often. and the
months went BY and . year was gona
Then the poor old gentleman died, and
still there were things 10 be done about
the will Five months more went, ene
then indeed she wrote that shs was cors-
ing. She named the steamer. and We
heard Of its sailing.
Then nothing moro. What happened
no one knew-no one VIII ever know. A
piece OF her hulk was all that was ever
found, and there was woe In England
and woe In America Husbands and
fathers, sons and daughters, and many o
woman's true love had gone down IN
midocean with no power 10 send fare
well word 10 any one.
And Gladys Barron was among them
our Gladys-Franks wife.
BE lay upon the floor In his study,
where be had cast himself down for
hours, and dared not speak 10 him. h
was days and weeks before the ghastly
frightened look left his face, months b.
fore ! ceased 10 fear that he would die
Of sorrow. and I stayed with the chill
dren- And % another year went by.
Then It was spring time, I remember.
and all the orchards were full Of bloc
SONS, pink and white. Frank came 10
me a. sat ut work In the shadow Of tbs
two or three trees In our little village
garden and sat down % my feet
Faithful little woman" he said. Il
wonder II you know how dear you are
TO mer
Itrembled, and my heart throbbed %
could scarcely breathe
"You are rich and am NOT" he said;
'but know you will not think that
am fortune hunter. I am Q sort Of
wreck Of what I waa I think some
thing went out Of me when my poor
, Evangeline was lost-that IL, youths
essenca feel it-snd look how gray
am growingi But I long for q dear
friend-for Q woman's tenderness-for o
wife who win be what you can be 10 me
Will you have me. such ss I am, with
my children and my saddsned spirit.
and all my imperfections on my headT
Would II | dared not speak; but !
put my hand in his knew he did not
give me the love he had given poor
Gladys; but I should have right to live
near him-to receive his caresses-to b
all 10 him that felt could be.
He shall love me Jet ~ passiouately
A. man ever loved woman" I said TO
myself, when, no more repressed, no
more afraid Of loving him too well, am
once his wife
Twas happy as the angels are for Q
little space.
We were to be married very soon, but |
~ yet had told no one I had my wed /
ding dress sent down from the city, VII |
lage gossips knew nothing Of Il, and one
evening went to my room 20 Try it on.
Il became me well Il was Q pale
pearl silk with . pretty white bonnet,
and In that was to walk mp the church /
aisle on the next morning. We were 30 /
have . little journey and return.
81 am pretty again." I thought 10
myself "Ths looks I lost long ago
have come back TO me In my ioy;- and
l went mp the glass and Kissed my own
reflection.
As my lips touched the mirror I heard
asound below wild cry, . scream Of
fear, shout Of Joy. What had hap
pened1
rushed to the head Of the staira
They were dark The hall below was
fully lighted. Under the blaze Of tbs
swinging lamp | saw Frank Baron
holding his wife Gladys In his Arms She
wore . travelling dresa Bis sudden
clasp had caused her cap 10 fall 10 the
ground and all her colder hair 10 escape
from its comb Living and lovely shs
stood there embraced By him.
lrushed back 10 my room. tore OF my
dress. hid 10. locked u safe from sight
donned the gown that came first 10
hand, cried God help mel" and went
down the stairA By this time be had
her In the parlor. and was looking ct her
through his tear wet eyea
AS beautiful - ever BE- eFisd-'as
beautiful - sverI-
nHn. oIa, SIAa ! cr1eo, AND
surely thanked ood that abe had come
wnen sne ma she E1ssed me- but NOT
Warmly
sncy me All tns ume on . desert
.siAna' sao sne ned 70 80 oeck 70
London tor clothes and money. and
thought u best not to cabla"
der tones were niPpant her looks Do
liant -
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