The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-08-13

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and eggs in the kitchen, with her own
hands, to Allan's great admiration.
But in a little whileit grew tiresome to
think what was to be had for breakfast,
dinner and supper; she began to hate
counting the silver and dread looking af
ter the napkins. There was no closet
room, the windows ratified terribly, the
house promised to be perfect refriger-
atOr in winter. 1t was very lonely.
Household duties were not good company
and Allan couldn't come till late She
had trouble with her servants. There
was falling off in Adams devotion. He
didn't admire all that she did with the
same intensity; there was. sometimes,
even a shade of reproCf in his tone. He
didn't think her perfect, for on one or
two occasions she had mortified him. He
didn't make any more speeches under his
breath or press her hand in the shadow /;
instead he was fearfully apt to fall asleep
on the piazza or talk with any other good
looking lady who happened to be present
He wouldn't go to any more hops; he
said they were bore and that riding
horseback was too much like hard work.
He was not always so trinity dressed ;
she had seen him uushaven, worse yet, in
slippers. In short, a dull, black cloud
was setting over her. feeling Of stagna-
tion and ennui fast becoming her normal
condition.
Its effect was visable in her look and
manner. She was not half as lovely; she
was silent, detected almost fretful.
what is the matter asked Allan, one
morning at breakfast.
Nothing"
"There is. You look as if you had been
invited to your own funeral"
perhaps | have" answered Lima, who
remembered how In the old timeshe would
have drawn her head down on his breast
and whispered consultations; and in that
light she thought his present speech I'M
feeling.
"No danger answered Allan, care
lessly slipping his coffee.
perhaps you are afraid not2"
ooh, No. | am so sure of 1T, have al
ready selected number two"
''You are in haste, but might have ex-
pected it. l knew you were tickle"
"Ficklen'
81 see, now, you have never really cared
or me-
GLOW absurd What have l done?"
''You haven't done any thing: that Is
the thing. have been sad and sick, and
you have never seen it all, though YOU
used to watch the very motion of an eye
, lash. You have grown cool and indif'
: erent, that is all"
Are you serious2n
Yes l am,
''What a foolish little thing!" And he
tried to oaress her, but so carelessly tina
she drew away indignant.
! please don't come near me; it is ;
mere matter of form with you"
With a low whistle, Allan put on hi
| hat and left the house. This was but tbs
beginning of many such quarrels, in which
| Allan's part grew gradually more active
/ and Linas unhappiness CRATER. She sal
down at last to think. She saw tina
/ their present course must end in ute
/ estrangement. She had in some meas
ures, provoked her own misery, and tina
whatever the cause her whole future haI
| piness depended on her winning Altar
| back, and bending him to herself by som,
one thing that they held in common, ant
| then, to her dismay, she felt an inward
| recoil from the task (for it had come Il
that, it was task There was nothins
| in herself, no light, no warmth, no glow
| only stagnation and indifference.
She went back to their courtship; a
they had loved, they must have founded
| it in something, and that something wa
her only earthly hope of salvation, tn,
| only bridge that could reunite them. Sh
went over it step by step, and she foun,