Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1895-08-29

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but there was no flushing color In her
fresh cheek, no trembIe on her firul
mouth. She had not understood Mrs
Lennard.
II think, Pauline, you forgot Your
self strangely" he said. "You mas
be dreaming, to use such words.
II am not dreaming she replie1'
II once dreamed as you know; but
that time is past, and can never fe'
turn. | am neither dreaming not
blind now, and see more than either
Of you fancy"
"Whateyer You are said he what,
ever yon see. | hope you have enough
of the gentlcwoman left in yon 10 re-
frala from such talk in the presence
Of visitor, and that visitor a young
J girl"
I Never had his wife seen hi11 so
reused before 1t confirmed her jeal-
/ Gus suspicious, and the b;tleful light
II her eyes flashed MP st,ongar every
instant.
II know how yon cherish tie young
girl-you need nor tell me" she cried.
Il was as young as she when you
married me for my money; ana now
you tell me 70 Scar my wrongs in 81
lencc, because the shameless creature
VINO Is luriug my husband from me
happens ~ be Young
She laughed "inging, scornful
laugh. and poor Lefty, still Watching
her like one fascinated. shivered.
you are planning TO marry her for
love, | suppose. when you have buried
me quietly" she continued; "but | win
live to curse you yeti will live to
curse You
She rose M in the tempest Of pas
sion, her eyes cleaning, her cheeks
burning. beautiful fiend she looked.
With "A sharp cry, Lefty turned from
the room and from the house, flying
with swift feet down the road and
over the sands to her own home. never
stopping to get her hat, but going off
just as she was, her dark curls tossing
about by the wind, and her ears still
ringing with that yengeful cry.
Mrs. Leonard stood and watched the
girlish figure in It's headlong flight,
and when she could see it no longer
she sunk back on her seat aud began
TO cry quietly \ new fear Of her
husband stirred In her.
II might have watched them and
thwarted them" she was thinking as
she sat there; but should not have
spoken out. Oh, dear, / wish had
kept quiet,'
Dr. Leonard stood still, his hand
resting on the bookcase, his eyes
scanning the volumes within It. and
no one could have told from his grave,
still face the thousand bitter cries
that rose up In his soul: cries for
peace. for love. for sympathy. help.
everything he had not, nor might 0ope
TO have.
Presently he crossed over to where
MS wife sar. and touched her on the
arm. She raised her eyes 10 his face
with a start, and kept them there.
awed Into quletness by the fixed look
1t wore.
As soon az MI Sharp can draw M
the necessary documents" said Ne
every far'hing of your money. which
you know rs well rs do has never
been toiiencd by me, as 1t is, shall ba
legally settled upon yourself, so that
| never can touch IT, Let that con
tent YOU. You have sunk lover in my
esteem than | thought any woman.
much less MY own wife ever could
sink In the future let there be an
other scene like the enc of this morn-
ing. and we two shall be parted as
wholly rs the law can let MS Remem-
her this. Mrs Lennard, and know
that never break MY word"
lie was gonr with those cruelty
steady eyes. that cruelty firm face.
ana as the door closed upon hun. his
wife tcil % .hc floor III 4 faint 50
Judith found her when She came in 10
take away the breakfast things. and
her tending was none of the geuhest
her muttered words none Of the kind
est, as she set about restoring her to
consciousness,
The doctor kept his word; every
farthtnS IF his wife's fortune was
settled upon her before tile month
was cut
In the early days of spring a weakly,
ailius little son VAS born, but meet
i'm M mpther-welrome, the little
stranger soon faded away, ANA tiny
grave In the churchAard WIS the only
visible token Of his hriet stay on earth.
IN the fathers heart a yearning void
was left, and \ tender nom oly u the
baby fingers that had thrilled hi> PALM
ere they stilreued nj the touch of
dcath, and passed away from him
forever.
Pwhaps / me ehi.a lal liYed tie
mother mi4Er haze grown better,
mi 50 happier woman, and, per-
maps, She might nut; for she seemed
io have lis love fpr the Nee blossom,
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