Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1893-01-07

| usual oT,;e7i5 rlCal0N, GIil hcr Dress
hung upon tine wall near hiH-the old
brown calico she had Worn the last time
he had seen her.
Gone. be seid dazedly; gone. -
just then ono of the boys. who had felt
strange raisgivings and had followed him,
entered.
..whnt cid you say charlie' h sho
gones Why. That couldn't DO: she'd
nsver be zach fool as to venture out II
| that storm. II she did-poor fellow. he's
feintedl"
It was some tiIno before Charlie Dean
revived. BE wes very weary, and the
swfulness OF what had boon through lis
/ neglect quite overpowered him.
There, yours better now" said his
friend. "What do you think could have
caused her 10 leave the house, and where
did she go:
II cont know. unless to the rtabls. ]
had left a little corn there.
Charlie" said his friend sternly, lyon
never left your wife in such conditios,Y
But Charlie only nodded.
Il expected to be home, ron know-bct
don't look at Mo like that I'm punished
enough! She's dead somewhere Under
the snow. my poor little Clarer'
They failed to and her. No corn was
missing, it is true, but they found noth-
ing to so much ss to point the way
whithcr she had gone.
ChsrGe Dean was chsnged man eoce
more. To his boon companions he said
goodby. and many Of them never forsos
the silent pain in his eye, the ansuish
that his whole face expressed.
niss not going to Hi him, )" said tlse
friend who had been watching him to
see that he did nothing rash. mo. It's
going to make such man out Of him as
we never dreamed Of. The one thing
row that has possession Of him is work,
in order that he may forget It's e good
medicine. think I'll Try some nySslf.
Three years later. well to do. with
money to spare. for none Of 1t WE, ever
souandered row. Charlie Dean once more
sought the faraway city where he had
arst met and won his wife.
A strange longing had come over him
30 once more sec that place. and travel
stained and bronzed he walked by the
house almost expecting to hear her touch
upon the piano and the sound OF hsr
sweet voice.
Bewildered, amazed, hall believing
himself ont Of his head, he did hear her
voice once more.
There's man drunk leaning on the
fence" he heard strange voice exclsim.
Then the playing ceased. and voice
that almost caused him TO faint a SECOND
time responded:
Drunken men are only too common.
Let him alone. Some policeman wia bs
along presently
Then the music struck MP agsia, tilss
time into Wild galop, as If The plsyor's
thoughts were running away with her.
"But he's still there" continued .sls
strange voice. 'sHc's peculiar beEss.
Do look out, Clare Ideclsrc feel nsrv-
QUE"
Charlie stood up squarcly now, pushed
his hat back slightly and looked full End
straight into the eyes Of his wife
Sho fell back With CRY. the place wss
empty, and scarcely knowing w:lSs he
did Charlie was turning sway vssn
so.ne one came flying down those shops
and-and, yes, hal her hand in his. and
III o teerfl voice was saying: Charlie,
oh. Charlie! You've como at lastT
II want to know" he said whom ia
the coy parlor still clinging to hor hand.
Il want TO know how yon COS sway fscra
the ranch during that a.rful sforTa.'
Clare flushed. but answered unhesitst-
!ngly:
Of the storm. .Yon lad left ME aluoss
nothing to eat, and roally thought J
should lcse M mind If remained there
many more days all alone
Il took the little money | still POS
scssed and started soon after you did,
only rcnt il. an opposite direction. /
Lad scarcely reached the nsain trail when
two horse wagon came 5ashing up. the
man-a stranger, but God bless HIM, for
he saved M Ito Jumped out sad
snatched me up before l could say by
your leave. and awcy we tore ike mad.
The horses were very strong and swift.
and we seemed to be out1idins tho storm.
We reached shelter at last, just before
its fury broke, end thanked hin sc
BEST I could. Thea. when the roads wero
clear, l gtartetl Ger my old home, but /
had to step and work awhile before got
here. Aunt has never heard all sne
stcyy; couldn't tslk OF como things.
II thought You desd. said Charlie.
.I-if you could know low l have suf-
fered. On. Clare. don't suppose yea
could forgiye!''
az forgavs you long ago. was some
50 blame. ought to have TIED to hl.Te
Ieen harpicr. wrote to your old hozne.
bot they told me you had gone away.
..Shall we begin over, Clarc-for VIXEN
you were gone found out how | loved
you"
"Oh, yes, and wherever you 30 I'll Try
to make that home happy"
"And I'll gee that it is u rome in ws:ich
to be happy" answered Charlie, with q
tranbie in his voice.-Abbie G. Nc
Keever in Yankee Blade.
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