Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1894-10-04

She Kissed ler lanQ as Slc T;iN away
and he, somewhat dazed at the turn
matters had taken. looked out on the
street with unseeing eyes. In his
heart, though. he was happy, delirious-
" So He had loved her from the first
and there had Been few holidays in his
busy life He would forget that
ghastly specter lying at the morgue in
Denver, and for months live for love.
The world lay all before them; they
would put the past by.
"I will steal my happiness from life"
he cried. LET the world condemn
me. l can fight her battles; and no
man knowing my story and hers, see
ing her frightened, torture by that
maniac's memory, would do otherwise
than do now"
Mrs. Minny appeared in her jaunty
traveling-suit, her sealslkin jacket,
dainty dotted veil over her hat, and
her dog under her arm.
81 never get married like other peo-
ple,'' she said, cheerfully. Look at
me in these clothes; and the other time
had on an old dress. too"
Oliver WINGED. Perhaps at the third
you'll have better luck, my pet"
Il have said something awful. sup
pose" she laughed, "but am 50 happy
/ don't care, and said good-by to that
ghost room. Oh, I'm so glad I've got
somebody alive to be With"
II believe you are going to marry me
out of fear" he said, as they drove
along in the carriage.
"You don't think that, sweetness"
she said, contentedly; land you have
got your lovely look. You always were
like man out of a novel to me. A
city bachelor, Aunt Hannah says.
Won't she be surprised? but, do you
know, she said had leanings towards
you all the time?"
Mrs Minny was very reserved when
the two strange gentlemen joined
them, and when the marriage service
was being read trembled a little until
Skye yawning dolefully-he had not
slept well, poor dog, in the hotel
cellar-made her smile, and she was
radiant when the solemn ceremony
was over. They were married in a
shabby parsonage of an out-of-the way
church, by an underfed parson in
threadbare clothes, and Minny's gem
erous heart rejoiced when she caught
glimpse of "A fifty-dollar bill Oliver
paid for the few moments talk that
meant so much-the ceremony that is,
after all, the strongest link in the
chain of human happiness.
Oliver had told his two friends some
thing of the events preceding this
strange marriage, so they were tactful
Il. al. Il. 4
little dinner the four had in the very
private room where Minny had eaten
the day before. Skye behaved pretty
well, and the only cloud on his mis-
tress' brow was when one of the
strangers stupidity asked if the dog
was going on the wedding trip.
"Of course" she said, decidedly.
"Of COURSE" echoed Oliver, meelIly,
and the two guests smiled the old, old
smile of the married maQ who knows.
1T was little like Hamlet" Minny
whispered when she and her husband,
and Of course the dog, drove 10 the
depot-''thc wedding feast"
He laid his finger lightly on her lips.
Sweet, there are things best unsaid"
'You will find me so fun Of faults
she sighed, in remarkable mcebness.
''Skye, give me your paw; this is your
new papa. and if he gets cross, why, |
can pet you II will be no new expert
ence to you. unhappy dog"
Then Oliver laughed and huggcd her
"What child you are!' he said.
a: the depot he sent "A telegram To
DIR. John:
u have married Mrs de Rcstaud We are
on On a trip, and want 10 hear nothing from
Denver. Tel my clerks l won't be home for
four months Have sent word 10 Jones q
Bailey to take my cases ara happy. and she
IL divine We have the dog along
"CRAIo OLIVER"
When, after two months absence,
Oliver telegraphcd DIR. John TO forward
his mail 10 St. Augustine, the first let
ter he opened was one addressed TO
himself from Newcastle, Me. Mrs.
Minny leaned on his shoulder as he
read:
DEAR Mr. OLIVER: The first thing saw
on my getting home from Paris, France, was
letter ia my niece Minny's unreadnble hand
writing, which she says iB italian, but Is as
hard 10 read as "a picket fence | would have
wrote right away, but the house was IN such
muss from shifiless pcoplc-I left some Baileys
In charge OF it-that had 20 turn TO and 20 to
housecleanlng before could live in the place
made out that Minny In married 20 you. and
most likely on the very day her FIRST husband
was being buried ! do hope folks here won't
learn OF II: my family has given tho village
more to talk about than they ever had before,
and they are dragging me over the Goals now.
Most OF 'cm knows I've been TO France. and
they poster me to death lnquiring round.
~ guess you about felt Obliged TO marry Min
ny 10 take care Of her. and foresee she set
al her frat husband died.
was right too, In questioning you about her.
Well, folks ways is different nowadays II I'd
had Niece Minny's bad luck with one man
never should have taken another one"
OLIVER looked baclsinto the rosy face leaning
over his chair "Wcll, Minnyf"
"You dear thing" coocd Mrs. Minny, with
soft little kiss, ''she don't dream how lovely
you are Read ON. I don't care Aunt Han
nah's letters are like cold shower bnths-they
send chllls all over you and little stinRa but
make you feel good afterwards'o
~ sure, though, you, being well on ia
years. Gun regulate Minny's conduct and be
stern with her, too. Mrs. Poole ia mighty bit
ter towards Minny for her goings-on with Sam
and says he's taking TO smoking cigars and
playing billiards since she rode with him and
acted nirtatiously. But Mnny didn't do
much"
("Aunt Hannah's reicntng." laughed Mrs.
| MinnyD
"And that Poole boy amt half baked. any.
| you 10 see that Mnny wears her rubbcrs when
| It's wet, aud takes caro- OF herself; for her
mothers folks II weakly. and her mother
| died OF consumption"
| COliyer drew his wife to his knee. and.
| dropping the letter, looked at her anxlously.
''1be Pnttcns are Hwfuly long lived" sho
said, mcrrily. Don't be goose. She didn't
think would hear that, you know"
II shall take you 70 DR. John" he said,
seriously. "when we get home"
81 like him muchl" she murmurcd. 'Tn
my trunk I have his Bmolsing-cap; I'll give IL
| back, now l have you. kept # 20 remember
our ride by"
| Oliver took up the letter nRain)
~ can't have no regrets that Mr.. de Res
taud iH dead lie n dreadful proftIcss
man TO toovcrybody. and made Mnny unhappy
| enough hope he had change OF heart aforo
| he died IN that asylum, but Or John wrote he
didn't know anything u was good Of Dr. John
70 go there and stay by him. there amt, 10 my
mind, many men angels wal.aing about on
earth, but the Doctors one OF 'em. Before
forget II, bring him with you when you come
down next summer, as hope you will come.
Mr. Oliver for sct Btoro by you on account
OF your kindness to tho poor child."
C'You sec sho pats you on the back now"
chirped Mrs Minny)
before 1 close my letter / must tell you