St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-01-16

fierce Spasm of jealousy and had dex
Ilghttul time with myself generally"
len years after their separation Mr..
Bole wrote 20 friend In Wilkesbarre
and asked him for information of his
wife. The reply was that Mrs. BOLD
hao long since left. and no one knew
where she went. Bole then gave her
up for lost, and turned his attention
strictly to other matters. Mrs. Bole, il
| appears. had gone to her folks in OH
Clty, or near there, and had resumedi
her maiden name of Matte Woods. HeE
father had been an oil scout through
Pennsylvania for the Standard Oil CONF
pany. and it was through her father
that she
First Met Her Husband,
who was also an oil scout of some pronls
inence in the coal aud oil regions Of
| Pennsylvania, in their early days. Mrs.
! Bole fully believed her husband dead,
but no thought of remarrying ever en-
| tered her head. She had been devoted
| to her husband. 1t was the one love OF
a lifetime, and she never so much as
| thought of any one else.
AA'N INoAo o5O OOIC lCIl
| through friends that her husband was
still alive, and was well-to-do mine
| owner in Montana. She even then re-
fused to make any effort to see him.
| supposing that the love he once bore
her had died away. But these friends
| thought they knew better. One of them
in talk with Mrs. Bole learned that
she still loved her husband. Another
ran across BOle at stOckmen's convene
| ton in Livingston, Mont, and found
that Bole was intensely interested in
learning all he could of his Matte.
From then dated the negotiations for
reconciliation. which was finally con-
! summated at the Windsor hotel yester-
| day. There was some delay in the
meeting owing to Mrs. BOle's severe
| illness. She was taken to Baden Baden
| by her relatives aud remained there q
! year or two under the care of physi-
clan, returning to America in excellent
health. She Immediately renewed her
inquiries concerning her husband. He
was still grinding away at his mines III
Montana. He had been East once, she
! ascertained, and thinking that he had
| come only to see her. her spirits arose
| and she gave her consent finally to
meeting between herself and her old
Bob. Word was sent to him.
He received the letter with such de-
light and school boy eXuberance that
his friends at the mines thought him
bereft of his senses. He danced and
sung and laughed, like poor Bob Briefly
when he was released from prison aud
on his way home to see his little May.
He did not wait to pack his things. He
threw some clothes into a gripsack and
boarded the first train for the East. It
was agreed that St. Paul should be tha
place of meeting, for it was practically,
midway between Pennsylvania add
Montana. Mrs. Bole reached ST. Paul
Saturday night, She went at once to
| the Windsor and took suite of roOms1
| She could scarcely contain her lmp2-
| tieHce. La the dining room she looked
up eagerly every time a man entered
the room, ana her disappointment was
noticeable as each time she failed TO
recognize the features of her Bob.
Monday afternoon came telegram from
Bob from Fargo, and Monday night
came Bob.
Col. Monfort was made acquainted
with the situation and he enjoyed tho
prospect of
The Reconciliation
as much as any one else. He laid apart
a little dining room for the folks and
spread the table with tempting repast.
At 8 80 O'Clock tall, awkward but hearty
Bob Bole stepped into the Windsor
hotel and eagerly scanned the register.
Clerk Estes knew him the instant BOb'S
eye lighted on the name, Mrs. X. H
Bole, Pa"
THANK GodI' he muttered to him.
self, and look of happiness swept over
his face.
Quick" lie said to Howard Estes,
''where is this lady?" pointing to the
name on the register.
"In her room, but | will call her,n
was the answer, and, calling bell boy,
Clerk Estes sent word to Mrs. Bole to
come to the parlOr OH the second floor.
At that instant NJ. Ii. O'Rielly, OF
Bradford, Pa, stepped up to the tall
miner and extending his hand said
quietly:
Bob, old fellow, don't you know
me?''
The miner stared for an instant then
light broke over his face.
'FoI Gods sake, O'Reilly. is this
yOu?" he exclaimed, and then there was
a hearty hand shake and several more
of them.
"Where is she?" eagerly inquired
Bob.
In the parIor." said O'Reilly, but
don't rush things; be easy. Come with
NE 3"
O'Reilly led the way up stains and
Bob eagerly followed. Bob was trem-
bling III every limb and Mrs. BOle eXper-
fenced like sensation when she heard
the rapid footsteps OIL the stairs. At
the top of the stairs Bob asked The way
to the parlOr. and running past OReilly
bounded into the parior directly before
his lOng-lOSt wife. They stared at each
other an instant, there was glad cry
from both and that instant they were
wrapped in each others arms and sob'
bing like couple OF children.
O'Reilly considerably closed the door
and
Left Them Alone.
Half an hour later he ventured inside
and found them sitting on the sofa, Bob
holding his wfe's hand in his own and
listening like a pleased child TO her
volumes of talk, and much as he used
TO in the old days when he was courting
her in Pennsylvania. The supper i'll
the little private dining room was the
happiest these two had ever known, and
they fingered long over it.
zone thing am sorry for" said
O'Reiliy with a sly wink.
Whats that"' asked both the Boles
In chorus.
THAT we haven't any iddle cakes,o
he said.
There was peal of laughter from
both, and Bob leaned over and kissed
Matte heartily on her wrinkled cheek.
Last night at the Metropolitan Bob
and Matte and Mr.. O'Reilly sat and
enjoy ed the comedy of 'Our Flat" and
their laughter could be heard above the
rest. They were very happy. They
leave st. Paul this morning for the wild
West, and on their return in a week OF
two they will visit all the old folks in
Pennsylvania, the state which Bob left
so abruptly SO many long years ago.
OReiily, it appears, is an attorney
who was all old schoolmate of BOle'S.
They attended school i'll Pennsylvania
long before they ever heard of Matte,
and it was to O'Reilly that Mrs. Bole
finally appealed to effect the reeoncilia-
ton. Mrs. Bole is now ffty-eight years
OF age, and Bob is sixty-One, though to