Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1895-08-22


enough, but his face was a sickly
gray, and the fine muscles round his
mouth twitched neryously. The agony
J those words cost him would have
} been plain u stranger, but the
wife's eye saw nothing Of it.
when viii YOU take me? VIII you
really take mefr she asked anxioiisly:
the frown fading from her face.
II will really take YOU whenever
you tell me you are ready to GO he
! answered readily, as he walked from
! the room. and taking his hat, went
of to his fayeiite resort. in trouble or
gladness-the smooth glistening sands
Of the shore.
The young wife saw his tan figure
hurIying aud striding through the
long grass Of the meadows and size
watched it disappear down the dip OF
: TIE hill She saw II again after a
little, still hurrying on. this time to
meet the great green waves that cane
! tumbling and tossing in. Then She
turned from the window altogether,
/. and went to her own "oom 70 look
over her things an1 consider what
would De the earliest ti1ue at which
she could be ready for the journey
Not one thought of the home she
would leave 50 desolate; not one care
for the true heart Der going would
well-nigh break, perhaps wholly EN-
bitter She had married the young
doctor for a change, at time when
she was weary Of her London life.
Now she had wearied of him as SIZE
rad wearied of everything in turn,
from the time she lay in her white
satin crib, and played with her silver
bells and coral. she was going back
to town in search of fresh changes,
and not ore womanly instinct whis-
pered that such search was vain.
The afternoon passed, and DIR. Lei
nard did not return. The evening set
in stormy, and the hail-drops rafting
against the kitchen windows We're as
50 many drops Of ice falling on old
Judlth's faithful heart, as she sat ny
the low fire and listened for her mas
ter's knock.
1t was late when the doctor came in,
pale and wearied his thin summer
overcoat wet through and through
Pauline was sitting reading in the
paIlor, and she looked up from her
book with q pout as he entered.
II waited dinner ever so long for
YOU" she said. where have you
been all this while?'
I 81 met Mr.. Gresham's man on the
shore" he replied, HE was on bis
way for me, and ! had to 90 back
with him at once
Mrs Gresham was a lady Of fashion
and worthy Of interest, so Mrs Len
nard lowered her book again to ask
what had been the matter with her.
"Spasms," replied the doctor. "She
was better when ! got there
lie had crossed over to the fire when
he came in, and now he stood there,
perhaps III the hope Of receiving some
kind word, some little wilely atten-
ton; but none came. Presently she
looked up with gesture of disgust
the steam was rising from his damp
clothes, and had reached her.
$40 change that coat, Panl!'' she
said. You will give me my death Of
cold II YOU stand there
The pale face went a shade paler,
! and a sharp spasm crossed ii as ne
went to his own room.
You win give me my death Of
cold" he repeated, bitterly. sal
ways herself never me. She spoke
the truth; she could never have
loved me-"
So il was in the young doctors
household Day by day some little
grievance rose up that Jared mis- life
to the very center; day by day rhe
i mask fell lower from off his bride,
and if she did not stand revealed as
a knocking demon SHE most surely
aid as d Sculless, loveless woman.
Dr. Leonard kept his word. As soon
as Pauline told him she was ready to
go, he took her to London, and saw
her safely settled with the lady friend
who had offered To receive her: and
then he travelled back to his drearg
home In Kenmore
\ The people. always iond Of the
kindly. handsome Young doctor whose
father and grandfather before him
had cured the sick of Kenmore for
years, were now doubly devoted TO
him, and the brilliant young creature,
whose passing light had left such
deep gloom behind il, had many a
hard word and sighting speech lung
at her, though she could not know H.
aud perhaps would not have cared II
she had known II.
For a month or SO, Pauline was per-
fectly happy. or nearly SO, and then
The restless demon began TO gnaw NJ
her heart again. aud worse discon-
tent than had dcyoured her in Fen
more deyoned her there.
When the first flush OF her retarn
had worn off. she discovered that