Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1896-04-08


wounded. bleeding and torn by huge
bloodhounds. Pretty soon, however, she
comprehended the situation. Her face
bathed in tears she paced earnestly up
and down the room wringing her hands.
"Oh, the wretch! To stay out all night!
Just to think of it! Such q man has
the effrontery to talk to me of love.
Not content to act like a villain. he even
had to make fun of me last night by
pretending he would henceforth be home
at IL o'clock Who would ever have
thought him so base? They close the
beer house after midnight, hence he can
not pretend to be playing cards there all
night. Heaven only knows where he is
spending the night, in whose company
he is enjoying himself, while r.!
But he'll find that [ am not his dupe.
| shall leave him at once. There is a
train at O'Clock in the morning, which
| am going to take and go home To my
queensland so forth and so on. More
wringing of her hands. more tears. more
self pity and accusations, until IN her
eyes her husband appeared a yeritable
Bluebeard.
At ; O'Clock she called the serving
maid. whom she sent to. the garnet for a
yalise. and commenced to pack. The
maid said nothing. but she was surprised
that her master had not risen and did
not help his wife. However. she made
The front door was wide open and
locksmith busy with the big lock when
Annie appeared in the hall The land
lady ran to meet her, eXclaimlng III
furry of excitement: did you hear
about it. madam? A thief was here last
night and made an attempt to enter the
house. Someone must have frightened
him off. He left a broken key stuck fast
in the lock, and [ was unable to unlock
the door. | had to call from the Win
dow until [ aroused a neighbor, who ran
for locksmith. Now [ am going to
have patent lock put on and spoil their
little game. But you look very pale,
my dear madam. | am sorry to have
frightened you with my burglar story.
Are you going to take ride so early IN
the mOrningT
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 a narrow escape [ 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 the
consequences. For the present | shall
remain with my parents" Thus mus
ing she arrived at the depot.
Before purchasing her ticket she in
tended TO leave her valise III the waiting
room. Annie entered and made for an
empty table, when suddeniy-she dropped
the ralise and almost screamed aloud
wasn't that her husband. "her" Gus sit
ting there in corner and snoring loud
enough 70 make everybody in the room
smile a his nasal powers? He looked
tired and worn and his garments aD-
peared damp. How did he get here and
why was he in such Il dilapidated condi-
ton? She stood for a moment undecided
and unable TO take her eyes off his
drawn. Worn-out features.
Suddenly the sleeper opened his eyes.
Whatever the outcome. she must avoid
scene in public room. Anything but
thar. The walters had more than once
looked wOnderingly ar the man who had
drunk three cups of coffee and then fallen
sound asleep hours ago. Annie tried to
appear quite unconcerned, and took a
seat beside her husband. Somehow her
anger had suddenly vanished.
oh darling. what brought mel
mean rather what brought you-here?"
he asked, astonished at the unexpected
appearance of his wife, dressed for a
journey.
''Never minds dear Don't bother about
that now" she whispered. Come let us
ride home, where | will explain ALL
Gus acquiesced in silence. His feet
felt heavy and hardly able to carry his
weight. He was sick All he could do
was to drag himself to 4 cab.
And then explanations We're 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 tended to
corrObOrate and eXonerate him. But he
could not quite make out from her eX-
plantations what had taken her to the
railway station. He was, however, too
i'll to ask many questions.
Arrived at home she simply told the
astonished servant that they had
changed their mind and would not go
| away 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 he
could not leave his bed. A complicated
and aggravated attack of influenza was
the result of his experience during that
Inflated night.
Annie never left his bedside, and now
it was her great care and tireless, devot-
ed nursing that opened his eyes to the
depth and unselfshness of her great love
for him.
At last Gus got well, and though he
would now and then go out to have a
social game of whist. his wife never
again doubted him. even if he stayed out
later than IL"
Returned the Kindness
A door woman came TO the narSOn of