The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1895-06-29
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IN THE SWEET BY AND BY.

They had been married two months.
For the first time in their brief welded
life she had left him without a kiss She
half regretted it, as, stopping moment on
the doorstep to light her cigar, she saw a
slight nervous hand pluck aside the lace
curtains at the drawing room window
Should she return? No. Hanged if
she would. lie had been too childish
She had told the truth she had a business
engagement OF importance. lie should not
have permitted those mannish tears. The
electric car came gliding around the corner
She lifted her hat in the direction of the
drawing room windows boarded the car
and was born swiftly from his sight
lie stood moment drearily drumming
on the glass with his thimble finger, the
tears gathering thickly in his large brown
eyes and trembling on his long lashes
Suddenly his, air of detection vanished.
His eyes flashed; his cheeks flushed; his
bosom rose and fell rapidly. Turning
from the window, he flung his embroidery
half across the room. 1t fell against the
tea table and broke his favorite royal dres-
den tea-cup, but he only smiled bitterly
as he flew up the stairs, two steps at a
time, to his own room.
Hastily smoothing his hair before the
Psyche glass, he donned his best hat and
his new overcoat; and selecting pair of
evening gloves from the satin case on his
low dressing table ne stole noiselessly
down the stairs and out into the street
without attracting the attention of the
housemaid. Once on the pavement, he
was seized with fit of trembling, and
putting his hand to his heart he steadied
himself "A moment against the iron railing
of the area.
"Oh, sugar he mumured angry at his
own nervousness, what "A silly thing Pm
doing. I'm quite sure" biting his lips
angrly, that she's having fun enough.
And Strengthening himself proudly he
hurried toward the crossing where a white
banded pole announced that the "cars
stop here
Suddenly a tall, muscular formed female
advanced rapidly upon him from the oppc-
site direction. He glanced swiftly up and
down the block. No one else IN sight.
Heavens? what should he do? Suppose
this woman should insult him. He shrank
into the door way of an adjacent building,
but the merciless electric light revealed
his covering form. The tall figure APP
preached him with long, swinging strides.
Perhaps she would pass on. But no. She
is q, Sc upon him. She is stopping now
besides him. merciful heavens! She
has laid her hand upon his arm He
closed his eyes. Everything was growing
dark. Then a voice-a dear, familiar, vel
come voice: "Archibald."
With long, low, shuddcring cry he
flung himself into his wife's arms
"Oh, forgive me"' he sobbed Historically
II was maddened by your GOODNESS. 1t is
not what you think. | was only going to
the tHedteI-Soile men 40 90 alone, you
know, after they're maried-oh! it was
nothing more, believe me-and was soon
nervous and Enlightened! oh! please
forgive me and t-t-take me homer'
Five minutes later, lying on the lounge
in his own dear little room, with his wife's
strong hand clasped in both his own, he
lifted his flushed face to hers and whis-
pered shyly
"Iou were coming all the way back to
kiss me, dear, weren't you:
And she thought it would be Just as
well not to explain that she had forgotten
her latch KEY.