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

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Of his joy; and this young doctor, VINO
had almost grown an old man in his
lonely home, renewed his youth, and
told his heart to be glad, inasmuch as
it had gained It's desire, and Won the
| love Of Pauline Grey
The desires Of our hearts are not AZ
ways good for US. They sometimes
curl themselves into scorpion whips
10 sconrge us. and so Paul Leonard
learned in many bitter lesson, be-
! fore the autumn passed into winter.
/ Not at once did he discover the real
I feelings Of the woman y called wife.
For few short, blissful weeks she
seemed happy in her quaint nest Of
home, and gave him back love for
j love. Then she began to fret little,
! only a little, at flrst but day by DAY
/ tire plant grew stronger, TIL 1t broke
into an open murmur; and the love
she had feigned to feel perhaps she
had felt j, for the time-'wa east
aside as child might fling a toy ii
had weared Of, with no more care for
the pain she was lnhieting than if ne
qLiyerng human heart had been rim
deed 4 sen5eless playtMng. she was
but a spoiled child, after all; and like
one. she sighed after forbidden pleas
ures.
In the dreamy little fishing village
expressed and of coarse, rustic quail
ity; and pleasure, In the sense she
read the word, WIS thing u.idreamed
IL there. The people as She knew
! them were simple, aud hOspitable,
and kindly-natured. but they lacked,
one ana all, The hard s1rface-polish
! That gaze such brillianee to her Lon
don world. Their life was not hec life
and she would not fit herself 10 It,
Her husband saw this, and in the
plcntitude Of his love forgave 1t, and
tried 70 forget the cruel things her
unrest gave his faithful heart. lie
blamed only himself, not her; and
when all his efforts to content this
willful woman who was his. and yes
a stranger to him, failed, he did what
best to be done he spoke openly to
her, and asked her II it was indeed
true that his love had ceased to SUI
flee her.
Within the last few weeks Paul
Iennard's pale grave face had aged
whole years in Its appearance, and
the rare smile that made the dark
eyes so wonderful. and the whole
face bright, had not once crossed il.
Mrs Lennard stood and leaned her
forehead against the glass. while her
fingers turned the gold circlet round
and round, and now and then nearly
drew 1t off altogether Her husband,
standing little way behind her, saw
the movement and sighed; it was -
like the restless toying Of the captive
with his chain
Pauline he said, abruptly. urged
to speak, as /, were by her dreamy
unrest, You are not happy, | can see.
Tell me what | can do To make You
So"
She turned round quickly, and re-
Piled:
You don't want to make me happy.
YGu don't care how | am"
Il care so much" said he that
your unhappiness is my torture.
would do anything. would lay down
my life almost to sec You content"
Il do not want You to lay down
your life" she replied. Il only want
you to do very sensible, pleasant
ihiug.
what is that, love-" he asked,
Leave this place, aud go to Lon.
don" said Pauline.
She had drawn closer t. him as she
spoke, and her sunny head almost
touched hls shoulder Tie spell ii
her loyellneSs was stealing over him,
rs II had stolen once before.
My precious darling ] can not,r he
replied; my home is here, my duties
He mere; it would be worse than be.
ginning life anew to go. You must
Sc this, Pauline, II son consider one
moment"
she flung herself ont " his arms.
and her soba ceased. as they had be-
gun, on the instant
Il see nothing but that You are mn
kind and hateful she exclaimed Il
knew You would 10 nothing wished
YOU"
Hateful raullney said he that
Il 1 strong word. | think you can int
mean IT,"