River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1894-09-20

Shook hands stiffiy, asked how she
did in the coolest mann~- and ex-
/ pressed such surprise at her coming at
all as covered the poor child with
blushes and confusion. / was IN
furious passion at receiving such evil
/ dence Of his ENHANCEMENT with Bea-
trix- How could any man in his sober
/ senses prefer a woman old enough to
| be his mother TO this lovely creature?
| What could Beatrix see TO like in this
almost heartless jackanapes of a Rex?
| Why, IL she must totment me with her
Irritation, could she not have chosen
a nan of at least her own years?
Il wish you hadn't sent for me. I'm
Gle Nye." began Amy in a disconsolate
tone. Rex il angry with me for COM
ing Why IS he displeased at my COM
ing?-
He IS flirting with somebody else,
Amy; that's what's the matter. He's
carrying on an abominable Irritation
with-with well, woman that don't
care snap of her finger for him. She's
somebody's else's wife, too. for aught
he knows" burst out.
''Oh, no, uncle; not married woman.
Rex wouldn't be cross at me for a mar
ried woman" erica poor Amy.
He don't know she is married. She
passes for widow"
Then you ought to tell him. All,
why haven't you told him. Uncle Nye?''
How Beatrix would have laughed TO
have heard her. l could have bitten
off my tongue for saying it. Beatrixa
wife indeed,
hushed Amy up quite sternly and
sent her away TO her chamber to dress
for dinner. took her down myself.
/ Rex never come near. lie was with
/ Beatrix Warburton.
admired Amy's spirit. She took
matters so cOolly, and ate her dinner
with what seemed really fine appe-
tite- was too angry to eat. and with
my usual stupidity let every body see
that I was annoyed and what annoyed
me
That evening the glittering circlet
which Beatrix had worn on her mar
riage finger, and which she had so
often and ostenta tiously flashed in my
eyes, had disappeared, and in its place
was large diamond.
Beatrix showed il to me herself. Her
face was hard and cold, her eyes de-
fi@nt
You can not marry Rex" said in
low voice.
Mote" she said without lowering
her eyes, and setting her teeth; you
will see"
lie is engaged to that girl you saw
with me at dinner"
''IIe is not-now," CHANGING at her
solitaire.
"YOu are not so reckless as You
would have me Think said, coldly.
Reckless of what-yOu? What are
YOU TO me?"
You will marry Rex?"
She nodded. smiling and blushing.
'YOu dare not"
you know dare"
You shall not"
''Who will hinder me?"
Il. will tell him the whole shame
full story"
Her cheek whitened, whether with
fear or anger ! could not tell
'.IIe will not believe you," she said,
quietly.
And. sure enough, he would not. He
regarded me even pityingly and shook
his head over the story, as though he
doubted my sanity.
1T Is altogether too improbable,
Uncle Nye." he said, sagelv; lust look
at the acts of the case yourself. Here
Is beautiful and accomplished
woman, toward whom you have evinced
from the first most singular hostility.
Having tried every other means to
h.a~ s..l,
IessneSs. you come finally and tell me
that somewhere about two years ago
YOU met Mrs Warburton and we're
married to her yourself. Don't inter
rupt me- You say, furthermore, that
Won have the best of proof that she did
not care straw for you, that she ma
neuvered for you solely because of
your money; that your marriage hav-
ing been strictly private, the clergy
man who officiated having lost his life
the next day by a singular fatality, the
certificate not having been rec orded,
and other circumstances being favora-
BILE, You having accused and quarreled
with your wife, 10 punish her deserted
her, refusing to acknowledge any mar
ital relation as existing between you
aud her. You represent yourself as
having met her now during these few
weeks for the first time since this
aPocryphal marriage. you denounce
her at this late hour, and you ask me
to believe that you are in your senses.
I beg your pardon. uncle, but You
must think me remarka bly, bright
young man to swallow such a con-
foundedly ridiculous yarn as that"
That was all the reason / could
argue into Rex Dusseldorf He even
stared at the marriage certificate
when produced it. with ''poohr'-and
''pshaw." Anybody could get up such
a thing as that, he said.
must say that / was confoundedl
What to do next?
There was but one thing that could
be done. That was to gulp down my
pride the best way | could; seek
Beatr:x and confess what an ill
tempered. laundering. besotted old
fool had been and ask her to forgive
me and wear my marriage ring again.
did it.
She was incredulous at first. and
cool as an iceberg. But she melted at
last
on don't deserve TO De forgiven.
George" she said. gravely, but I'll
tell you the truth now. just as | would
long ago if Won had not angered me so.
I did not need 70 marry you for your
money"
Then you loved me once, Beatrix?"
Always" she said.
And Rex"
Thai was part of the programme
necessary to bring you to your
senses"
found Amy and Rex were both in
the conspiracy. They were generous
enough not to laugh at me.-N. Y.
News.
Stub Ends of Thought.
Most people think too much about
going To heaven; they ought to live SO
that heaven would come to them.
Women tell things that they would