Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-03-07


comm on dirk. Youll find it'll make
EN- go right OF an dio every time
Serena had noticed dimly at tho
time that Mrs. Slcmmons had set her
Jar just in front of one of apple but
ter which had been filed for Joshua
and placed on the pantry shelf Now,
with the swift remembrance Of this
scene which the advertisement
brought, came dreadful thought.
She had not put the rat poison
away
II must still be standing there by
the apple butter, and Joshua-it
made her sick 20 think Of it-might
take the wrong jar for his dinner.
He might have done II already; prob
ably had. and must b. quite dead.
Serena put her head down on tho
back of the scat In front of her and
lot her troubled thoughts run on IA
they would. She wondered dimly
whether the poison affected human
beings ms Mrs Slemmons had said II
affected rats and made thom "go of
alone to die
She wondered whether Il would do
my good 10 ask the conductor TO
send word TO Joshua not to eat any
apple butter until she should return.
She imagined message awaiting hor
at her ncphew's house bidding her
come bacl, to her husbands funeral.
She Thought Of how she deserved all
this punishment in return for going
away and leaving him alone for tho
first time since their marriage. There
came into her mind the worls OF tho
marriage ceremony, what God hath
joined together let no man put asun.
der" and she said 10 herself, I'VE
mint never been asundcr before and
wouldn't be now II Il wasn't fur my
wickcdness." And while she sat so,
of n sudden II grew dark and then
light again, and the eager train was
resting in the Now York station.
A young man in brown overcoat
was inside tho car In n moment or
two. cxclaimingi How do you do,
Aunt Sorcnal So glad TO SEQ your
as he caught sight Of the figure in
the prim black dress OF Miss Lam.
sons fashionirg
But SeVna, as she let him take
both Der trembling hands, only said,
my dear boy, I've got TO so back
home.n
Home, Aunt Serenai Why, arc
you sicl;l You must come and lot
Susie take caro- OF you"
II amt sick" said Serena YEARLY;
''and I'd be- gladder N you think FOR
TO stay with yoa. but rm-l'm afraid
somothin's happened TO Joshua
The room and the stove nt Green's
Corners were rather chilly. and
whether the mice discovered II or
no, Joshua found the house remark.
ably empty, He fingered long in tho
barn with the cattle. and when he
came home ate only n bowl Of bread
and milk, and then drew out tho cal.
leo cushioned chair and sat in it.
There was not sound anywhere OK.
ccpt the voice of tho old clock. say.
ing, Gone - gonol gone - gonc"
with dreadful haste aud pcrsever.
ance. Presently Joshua dozed. It
was twilight when he slept and black
night when hc awokc, and he heard
the far away whistle OF tho New
York night express He folt his way
to the door and went out.
Why In the world he walked slow.
ly toward the railroad crossing he
did not know, unless tho coming
train seemed to him like n message
from Sorena, now snfe in New York.
lie waited silently near tho llagman's
closet, while the red eye in the On.
gino's forehead sent qrivering Hight
streams Ear down the track. Before
Joshua knew II the train had stopped.
The conductor was standing on tho
ground. his lantern under his arm,
helping some one out Joshua went
forward and took her In his arms.
Serena CO Ill scarcely speak before
they reached the gate One by ono
the old familiar objects along tho
path broke upon her sight, though
shroudcd in the dark, with the sweet
scnse Of awakened memory which
comes TO one returning homo after
long years of absence. At last shc
snid, Joshua, the apple butter"
II 'aint tasted It, said Joshua, put.
ting n great arm around her; "but
there amt amy manner Of doubt but
what its all right Don't you wony
about that, S'rona. You're all tuck.
cred out "-R, Mcdonald Alden in
Harper's Weekly,
Arrested Ills Own Cattle.
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