The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1895-01-24

mother"
Roderick WINGED slightly. "Then you
think my pride wrong"
Not pride for her" with a tender
glance at Silence. But as for yourself
Il man satisfied of his own real mo-
tives should be Indifferent to any i'm
puted ones. That is not his concern at
ALL"
You are right admit it. Still, as
to my Wife"
But Silence flung herself. in one OF
her rare outburstS of emotion. OF her
knees beside her husband. Go, | be.
Seech YOU. go. She is a~live-you can
hear her speak-you IAN make her un.
derStand you love her. oh. Roderick.
YOU don't know what it is to call when
there is non to answered. weep when
there is none 10 comfort YOU. Go. go,
You have no idea what it is to feel that
ones mother is dead"
He kissed and comforted her into
calmneSS; but something struck and
startled him. something which. under
all her sweet cheerfulness. he had
found out before-that mystery
OF being acquainted with grief" He
himself had known vexation. annoy
ance. di>appointment-but sorrow.
heart sorrow he had never known. She
had. Young rs she was. he felt from
that hour that in many things his wife
was both older and wiser than he.
Il will do exactly as YOU WISH he
said. Mrs. Grierson, will YOU write
to my mother, and say | shall be with
her at the appointed hour: But. re-
member it is wholly and solely because
my wife desires it,"
SO he Went When he came back.
which was almost Immediately. he sat
down beside Silence, and kissed her
without a word.
We'll, my love, l have done as you
wished. and-there is IN end of it,"
What did she say.
I'VE lad neither of is au opoortuni.
ty of saying anything. She hal. or dis.
covered. important business at Richer.
den. and let at : Tins morning"
without any let:c" or m~esSacc:'
"Without one single word. And
now. my wife. that page is turned over.
Let Us close the book and begin
again. Is it not best, Mrs. Gricrson:'
The old lady hesitated. There were
tears in her kindly eyes.
1T shall be best" said Roderick,
firmly. come. my darling. let us
thank our dear friend here for all her
goodness to Us. Let Us pack up
boxes and return to ~Blackhall.'
To Dnlnrial- aS nnrIaIs =. ,oocf
men. anything was easier than Il thing
uncertain. He recovered in spirits
sOone than Silence. who was greatly
distressed. could at all have expected.
Perhaps. like many of us. having re-
solved TO do a painful thing. he was
not sorry when fate stepped in TO pre-
G his doing it. And he listened pa
tiently TO Mrs. Grierson's arguments
against rashly judging what might
have been pure accident or unavoida-
BILE necessity.
I'VE shall see" he said. In the
meantime. need we say any more. My
wife and l have IN equal dislike to
talking it over. Let us all forget it,
and spend a happy last day together"
1t was happy, and the next day. too.
Mrs. Grierson. who. while cOnSenting
To their departure. had sorely regret
ted ii. had accompanied him a part of
the way on their journey, and made
it as easy as she could. Her farewell
words. too. We're given with unmis-
taxable, earnest affection. Frederick,
take care of your Wife
He did take care of her. with an in
Stinct new, but strangely sweet. Most
men have passion in them: many have
a kindly good-nature. and a sort Of
ever-craving affectionateneSS which
~passesfor love: but very few have that
tenderness that generous devotion Of
the strong TO the weak. the helpful 10
the helpless. which constitutes the
highest manlincsS. and which is best
described by the scripture phrase. Il
was an husband unto them Rod
crick had it.
Lovely as the day was-one of those
rare late autumn days which in
Scotland make earth look like para
dise-and beautiful as was the scenery
through which they passed. Silence
was so tired with her journey that
for the last few miles she lay with her
head on Rodcrick'S shoulder. scarcely
! speaking a word. and only rousing her
self when she saw. climmering like
stars in the distance, the window
of Blackhall.
An" she sighed. that must be
home"
East or west. home is best
Home is home. be ii yer 50 homely, y
said Roderick. as he lifted her indoors,
and sat her in the large armchair by
the blazing fire. seeing nothing. needing
| nothing. except the little pale face
which To him was so infinitely dear.
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