Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1896-05-25

at is still too early to get into the
house, he said. ''The front door is new
er unlocked before 6 o'clock Will they
be able to unlock the door anyway: A
piece of my key sticks in the lock. The
women are imprisoned and cannot get \
out. But now can stand this no lon
ger. l must have something hot to drink |
and sit down somewhere. There is u
train at 4 o'clock - And forthwith he
once more wendell his way to the rail
road depot.
A snug corner and cup of hot coffee
somewhat restored him. But he was
very tired, and pretty soon he was as
sound asleep in his corner as his wife
had been the night before on her lounge.
And how did his wife fare? She
awoke in the middle of the night with a
start, almost frightened out of her wits
by horrid dream, in which her hus
band had appeared before her, wounded,
bleeding and torn by huge bloodhounds.
Pretty soon, however, she comprehended
the situation. Her face bathed in tears,
she paced restlessly up and down the
room wringing her hands, "Oh, the
wretch! To stay out all night! Just to
think Of it! Such man has the etiron-
terry to talk to me of love. Not content
to act like villain, he even had to
make fun Of me last night by pretending
he would henceforth be home at 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 he is spend
ing the night, in whose company he is
enjoying himself, while but he II find
that am not his dupe. 1 shall leave
him at once. There is train at Z clock
in the morning, which l am going to
take and go home to my parents.
At O'Clock she called the serving
maid, whom she sent to the garnet for a
valise, and commenced to pack. The
maid said nothing, but she was sur
prised that her master had not risen and
did not help his wife. However, she
made the coffee and then went after a
cab.
The front door was wide open and a
locksmith busy with the big lock when
Annie appeared in the hall The land
lady ran to meet her, exclaiming i'll a
furry of excitement: "Did you hear
about it, madam? A thief was here last
night and made an attempt to enter the
house. Some one must have frightened
him off. He left broken key stuck fast
in the lock, and was unable to unlock
the door. had to call from the window
until aroused neighbor, who ran for
locksmith. Now am going to have a
patent lock put on and spoil their little
game. But you look very pale, my dear
madam I am sorry to have frightened
you with my burglar story. Are you 60
ing to take ride SO early in the morn
ing!"
Annie nodded and passed on. She
was glad that the woman had not seen
her valise, which her maid had already
put into the cab.
"What narrow escape I had last
night How near came being robbed
perhaps worse" She was now thor
oughly angry. $50 much more reason
for leaving the fellow, no matter what
the consequences For the present shall
remain with my parents. " Thus musing
she arrived at the depot.
Before purchasing her ticket she in
tended to leave her valise in the waiting
room. Annie entered and made for an
empty table, when suddenly she drop
ped the valise and almost screamed
aloud. WASH that her husband, ''her'
Gus sitting there in corner and snor-
ing loud enough to make everybody i'll
the room smile at his nasal powers? He
looked tired and worn and his garments
appeared damp. How did he get here
and why was he in such dilapidated
condition? She stood for moment un-
decided and unable to take her eyes off
his drawn, wornout features.
Suddenly the sleeper opened his eyes.
Whatever the outcome, she must avoid {
scene in a public room. Anything but
that! The walters had more than once
looked wonderingly at the man who
had drunk three cups of coffee and then
fallen sound asleep hours ago. Annie
tried to appear quite unconcerned, ant
| took seat beside her husband. Some
! how her anger had suddenly vanished.
"Oh, darling. what brought me
mean rather what brought you-here?'
| he asked, astonished at the unexpected
! appearance of his wife, dressed for {
| journey.
"Never mind, dear. Don't bother
about that now," she whispered
"Come, let us ride home, where l will
explain ALL"
Gus acquiesced in silence. His fee
felt heavy and hardly able to carry his
weight. He was sick. All he could dc
was to drag himself to cab.
And then explanations were in order
Annie had no reason to doubt her hus
bands narration of his adventures dur
ing the night, and what the landlady
had told her about the broken key tend
ed to corroborate and exonerate him
But he could not quite make out from
her explanations what had taken her tt
the railway station. He was, however
too i'll to ask many questions.
Arrived at home, she simply told thu
astonished servant that they ha(
changed their mind and would not q
away because her husband, who hat
preceded her to the depot, had been sud
denly taken sick, 7" and sent her after {
physician.
[ Gus was very sick. For two weeks hi
could not leave his bed. A complicated
and aggravated attack of influenza was
the result Of his experience during thai
ill fated night.
Annie never left his bedside, and now
it was her great care and tireless. de
voted nursing that opened his eyes as tx