Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1894-06-03

love With bne handsome Mluui0-ee oN
man who, as be strobe in, instinctlyely
advanced to kiss her and ask how she
had slept and how she feit. Bsassured
by her answers, however, he sat down
70 breakfast, but 90 his w.fe's trained
ewes bis silence aud lack OF pleasant
chatter about the people he had
met, and the contents OF the
mornings batch Of correspond
snce betrayed that there was something
on his mind. Like a wise woman, how
ever, she said nothing, leaving matters
to explain themselves. When break
fast was finished, however, and he rose
20 open the door for her be kissed her
as she passed, and said in a kind, sad
tone:
''Can you spare me a few minutes in
the library presently?'
She smiled back on him, relieved
from the doubt as-tO whether she was
20 know or not, and said IN her sweetest
way:
Certainly, Nv dear; shall De down
in a minute./
She fOun9 him awaiting Der, and, be-
'"-~- 10 commenced, he kissed her again
and then said:
"Minie, after our FIVE years OF happy
married life / had almost forgotten, and
hoped never 10 refer to, certain events
in our lives. am sorry, however, that
this is made impossible by a letter
which I received when / called az the
Bachelors this morning. / have been
thinking over the best way 10 do what l
consider right, aud I have come to the
conclusion that 70 will, perhaps, make
ST 20 & T.
~ 20 the facts before 1 ask your ad-
vice"
My decision and my advice
Frank? Whatever do YOU mean? /
would never dream Of advising you IN
matter which obviously you are the best
judge Of
'Of that I am not by any means GER
tain; but let Us look the facts in the
face. Six years ago, as you know, and
my first wife Quarre,ed. TO is impossible
now, as it was then, 90 say whose was
the fault, for we do not know her story.
it is only necessary 90 say that, as far
as am concerned, after consulting with
you, I sent her a letter aDolOgizing for
my share OF the business and offering TO
allow bygones TO be byg0nes. Nobody
knows better than you, my darling,
how hard that offer was for me 10 make.
had iJ not been for your sweetness Of
soul I should never nave made 10 at
all"
"Oh, Frank. You know 90 was equally
hard for me, hut we only did what was
fright"
Eyes, know all that, but also
know that the right thing was done and
that when you came back, after deliver
ing my letter 90 her, and Informed ma
that she had sent no answer, I saw it
was no good going farther. accord
ingly gave her, with your permission,
the grounds she required aud made 20
defense 60 the suit, which, by the aid Of
perjured detectives and servants, she
successfully brought against me. So
ciety, however, luckily for US, saw
what apparently the judge did not and
for yonr sweet sake received me back,
aud from she day OF our marriage TO
this I have heard nothing Of and had
almost forgotten the past.
"Well-?"
"Well, to-day I received a letter from
her. She ts dying and asks me, as q last
request, to go and see her IL YOU will
hermit it. I can see no good in 10 my
NMa Il
such a request so such a time, and as !
fail 70 see how any harm can come Of 10,
and it may be the means Of her dying
happier, thought II you had no special
reason for objecting I should like TO
60"
Frank Eastwood had not meant TO
nut his request so strongly. Indeed he
had intended that his wife should de-
eide for him; but the words hsd, some
how. run themselves beyond the inter
roQatory fern, and there was no good
now 10 attempting 20 withdraw them.
His wlfe's answer, therefore, was bound
TO be what il was.
"CertaiDly. Frank, II you think you
ought 20 go can have no objection"
IL seemed 20 him that no other an
sWer could have come from so good a
woman, and so be merely said, Very
we'll" and rose 20 90.
he had got 20 the hatstand, put his
hat on, and had his hand on the door
handle, when his wife came out Of the
room and said, with what seemed lit
tie sadness in her voice:
Frank, kiss me once before you go"
II was not an unnatural request from
8 loving wife under such peculiar cir
cumstances, even after i've years Of
marriage, so be took her 10 his great
arms, folded her lovingly to his breast,
aud kissed her very tenderlY. As be
tore himself away be thought be felt a
ret spot on his cheek, but be said TO
mself that even II she we're crying IL
ould be better for him not 20 delay do