Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1896-04-16

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awoke in the middle Of the night with
start. almost frightened out OF her wits
by a horrid dream. In which her hus-
band had appeared before her, wounded,
bleeding, and torn by huge blood
hounds. Pretty soon, however. she
comprehended the situation. Her face
bathed IN tears. she paced rrstlessly up
and down the o wringing her hands.
oh. the wretch, To stay out all night.
just TO think oft! Such a man has the
efTrontery to talk to me OF love. Not
content 10 act like 4 villain, be even hal
70 make fun of me last night BIZ pretend
ing he would ~henceforth be home az II
O'Clock. Who would ever have thought
him SO base They close the beer
house after midnight, hence he cannot
pretend to be playing cards there all
night Heaven only knows where be
Is spending the night. while l.. But
he'll find that | am not his dupe. [
shall leave him at once. There Is a
train at seven o'clock In the morning.
which | am going 20 take and go home
70 my parsntx"-and 50 forth and 50 on.
More wringing of her hands. more tears,
more self-pity and accusations, until in
her eyes her husband appeared a verit-
able B1uebearl.
Vt five o'clock she called the serving
maid, whom h sent TO the garrett for \
v~alise. and commenced 20 pack. Th.
maid said nothing. but she was sur
prised that her master had not risen and
did Dot help his wife. However. she
made the coffee and then went after a
cab.
The front dror vas wide open and n
locksmith busy with the big lock when
Annie appeared in the hall. The land
lady ran 70 meet her, excIaiming in
a furry Of excitement. did YOU hear
about H.. madam2 \ thief was here
last night and made an attempt 70 enter
the house. Some n must have fright
ened him or. He left 4 broken KY
stuck fast IN the lock. and I was unable
to unlock the door. had to call from
the window until I aroused 4 neirhbor.
who ran for a locksmith- Now | am
going TO have a patent lock put on and
spoil their little game. But YOU look
very pale. my dear madam. lam sorry
to have frightened YOU with nv burglar
story Are you going to take a ride 50
early in the morning."
Annie nodded and passed on. She
was glad that the woman ha,i not seen
her vaIise. which her maid Bad already
put into the cab.
"Nhat a narrow escape I had last
night How near I came being robbed
perhaps WORSE She WAS now
thoroughly angry. 80 much more
rcason for having the fellow. no matter
the consequence For the present 1
shall remain with my parents Thus
masing she arrived at the depot.
Before purchasing her ticket she IN
tended - leave her valise in the wait
lng-room- Annie entered and madc
for an empty table. when suddenly
she dropped the valise and almost
screamed aloud-wasn't that her hus-
band. -her" Gus sitting there in a cor
rer and snoring loud enough 10 make
everybody in the room smile at HI,
nasal powers lie booked tired and
wor amt his garments appeared damp.
How did be get hc-e and why was be in
such a d~tlapidatcd condition. SIC
stood for 4 moment undecided and an
able % take her eyes OF his drawn.
weru cut features.
suddenly the sleeper opened his eyes.
Whatever the outcome she must avoid
a scene in a public room Anything
but that. The walters had more than
once looked Wonderingly at the man
who bad drunk three cups Of coffee and
then fallen sound asleep hours aso.
Annie tried 70 appear quite uncuu-
cerned. and took = seat beside her hus-
band Somehow her anger had sud-
deulv vanished.
-oh. darling. what brought mel
mean rather what brought YOU
here" be asked. lstouiShed at the uu-
expected appearance Of his wife,
dressed for a Journey.
Never mind. dear. Don't bother
about that now." she whispered
Come. let US ride home. where I VIII
explain all"
Gus acquiesced in silence. His feet
felt heavy and hardly able to carry his
weight. He was sick. All he eoukl
do was to drag himself u 4 cab
And then explanations were in order.
Annie hld no reason to doubt her hus-
bands narration Of his adventures dur
ing the night, and what the landlasiv
had told her about the broken KEY
tended 70 corroboFate and exonerat.
him. But be could make ont from
the railway station lie was. however,
too III 70 ask many questions.
Arrived at home she simply told the
astouished n that they had
changed their mind and would not 70
away because her husband, who had
preceded her 10 the depot. had been
s1ddeuly taken sick" and seat kr-
after 4 physician
Gus vas very sick; for two weeks he
could rot leave his bed. \ eompIi-
Gated and aggravated attack Of ~iniuen-
n was the result OF his experiences
during that Inflated night.
Annie never left his bedside. and nogr
Il was her great are and t~ireless de-
voted nursing that opened his eyes as
70 the depth and unselhshness Of her
great love for him.
" last Gus got well. and though he
would now and then 90 10 have a So-
cial game Of whist. his wife never again
doubted him, even II he stayed out
later than -Il"-From the German
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