, 1896-04-08

train ut 4 O'Clock" And forthwith he
C more wended his way to the rail-
road depot.
A snug corner and a cup of hot coffee
somewhat restored him. But he was
very tired, and pretty soon he was Us
sound asleep in his corner as his wife
had been the night before on her lounge.
And how did his wife fare? She
A~oke III the middle Of the night with a
start. almost frightened ont of her wits
BY a horrid dream, in which her hus-
band had appeared before her, wounded,
bleeding and torn by huge b%loodhounds.
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 a man has the effron-
terry to talk TIC me of love. Not content
to act like Il 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 lie 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'll find
that l an, not his dupe. l shall leave
him at once. There is II train at 7 O'Clock
III 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 n
vallse, and commenced to pack. The
maid said nothing, but she was sur.
prlsed that her master had not risen and
did not help his wife. However, she
made the coffee and then went after Il
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, enchanting i'll Il
furry of excitement: did you hear
about it, madam: A thief was here last
night and made an attempt to enter the
house. Some Ii must have frightened
him off. He left II broken key stuck fast
i'll the lock, and was unable to unlock
the door. l had to call from the window
until l aroused a n%eighbor, who raj for
a locksmith. Now l am going to have a
patent lock put III and spoil their little
game. But you look very pale. my dear
madam. l am sorry to nave frightened
you with my burglar story. Are you 60
ing to take II ;ide so early i'll tie morn.
ing?"
Annie nodded and passed on. She
was glad that the m had not seen
her valise, Which her maid had already
put into the cab.
What Il barrow escape l had last
night! How near l came being robbed
perhaps wTrse!' She was now thor
oughly angry. 80 much more reason
for leaving the fellow, no matter what
the consequences! For the present l shall
remain with my parents" Thus musing
she arrived ut 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 Il almost screamed
aloud. Wasn't that her husband, ''her"
Gus sitting there III a corner and snor-
ing loud enough to make everybody in
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 u dilapidated
condition? She stood for u moment un-
decided and unable to take her eyes off
his drawn, features.
Suddenly the sleeper opened his eyes.
Whatever the outcome, she must avoid n
scene in u 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, and
took u seat beside her husband. Some
how her anger had suddenly vanished.
"Oh, darling, what brought mel
mean rather what brought you-!ere:'
he asked, astonished at the unexpected
| appearance of his wife, dressed for IL
journey.
"Never Mid, dear. Don't bother
about that now" she whispered.
Come, let us ride home, where l will
explain all"
Gus acquiesced in silence. His feet
felt heavy and hardly able to curry his
weight. He was sick. All he could do
was to drag himself to q 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 ~corrobUrate and %exonerate him.
But he could not quite make out from
her explanations what had taken her to
the railway station. He was, however,
too i'll to ask many questions.
Arrived at home, she simply o the
astonished servant that they had
changed their mind and would not go
eway because her husband, who had
preceded her to the depot, had been sud-
denly taken sick" and sent her after a
physician.
Gus was very sick. For two weeks no
could not leave his bed. A complicated
and aggravated attack Of influenza was
the result Of his experience during that
i'll fated night.
Annie never left his bedside. and now
it was her great care and tireless, de-
voted nursing that opened his eyes as to
the depth and u~nselishness Of her great
love for him.
At last Gus got we'll. and, though he
would now and then go to have a social
game Of whist, his wife never again
doubted him, even il he staid ont later
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