The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-02-22
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he fed from the room precipitously.
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On the following morning Sophronia
was missed from her seat at the table.
She was suffering from mental rather
than from physical distress. Until now
she had never experienced the pangs of
jealousy. At the same time the horrible
suspicion possessed her that Leander was
a bigamist
"Oh, what a fool was" she sobbed.
"Now know why he didn't want me
to come here. shall tell that Miss Wal
colt just what think OF her."
Sophronia finally concluded, however,
to take her departure from the seminary
without creating a scene.
She went directly TO the railway station.
While she was purchasing a ticket she
felt hand upon her shoulder, and turn
ing beheld Leander.
"You here!"
His CONSERVATION was no less than hers,
and he also said:
"You here!"
"Oh, how could you, Leander"
Evidently she was prepared for con-
fession from her spouse.
Imagine her astonishment, therefore,
when instead of making a confession he
began TO load her with reproaches.
81 now see," he said, "why you were so
crazy TO go to boarding school. i never
dreamed that my wife was natural born
firt. Think how must have felt hearing
those seminary cubs talking about and
disputing over my wife Miss Southwick!"
"Oh, Leander, / am not to blame. l
didn't mean"
"Oh, that's pretty way to get out Of
it'll You pretended you wasn't married" !"
"For PHYS sake talk grammer, il you
can't sense" said Sophronia, resentfully,
at the same time drying her eyes and
glaring at him contcmptuously.
"Never mind the grammar. How about
them fellows?"
"Never mind those fellows. How about
your other wife?"
My other wife?"
"Yes, your other wife. Miss Walcott,
as she calls herself"
"Miss Walcott! Who in the deuce is
Miss Wolcott?"
~ knew and you know who she IL, - re-
piled Sophronia, "but fox PHYS sake
don't make so much noise. The whole
town will hear us, and / want to get out
of this place and never set my foot in it
again"
"You don't want to get out of IL any
more than do. Hcrc's the train now,"
he added, as the shrill whistle of the loco
motive was heard in the distance.
When the train stopped Leander took a
seat in the smoker, and Sophronia entered
the rear car.
Thus they proceeded on their way to-
ward Mort hrop.
They had not made many miles when
Sophronia gladly would have joined her
husband, but TO 60 into the smoker was,
of course, out OF the question.
1t was with feeling akin TO JOY, there
fore, that she beheld him return TO her
side.
Yet she did not greet him with any pro-
testations of affection, for the spirit OF
Miss Walcott was still lowering near.
81 don't see how any one could be as
mean as you have bcen," was her greeting.
"What ails your" he asked. Shave
you got another fit of Miss-whats her
name?"
"Miss Walcott-you know her name.
You needn't pretend you don't"
81 amt pretending anything. You've
done all the pretending, Miss South
wick"
"I never said my namc was Miss South
wick. That was mistake of the sccre-
tary."
"But what about them fellows?"
al don't know anything about them.
They have a right TO be at the reception.
Now, will you be so kind as to explain
who Miss Walcott is and how you came to
acknowledge her as your wife before the
whole school?'
Dawn now peered into Leander's brain,
and he laughed heartily as he realized
what complications had been wrought
by the mole on Sophronia's hand, and
Sophroni8 joined in his laughter when he
had explained to her his mistake.
"I wanted to give you a SURPRISE" he
said.
"My letter, suppose, put that in your
head.
eyes, dear"
Two weeks after tho memorable sheet
and pillow case party the principal of
Stanford Seminary announced to the
students the following munificent endow-
ments:
First-s250oO for the erection OF gym
nasum, to be known as the Southwick
Gymnasium.
Second $40, 900 to establish scholar
ship for married couples OF limited means,
said scholarship to be known a. the