The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1897-10-28

was laid in his arms wee babe. His
sole object in life was to bring them
together, and SO he planned a sojourn
| for them ON the Jersey coast, where
they had first met.
The young people went there because
Mr.. Bertram wished it. If they were at
| all sentimental about the locality, they
said nothing. One morning, while prom
enading on the board walk, they met, to
their great surprise, Marga Vandermeu-
len and her mother. The dashing Marga
was as vivacious as ever. She embraced
Sue, shook hands with Jules and an
nounced her engagement to Lieutenant
Tomkins, the cadet with whom young
Leroux had first met her.
"How beautiful you are," she blurt-
ed out examining Sue from head to
foot "You were sickly thing when I
first knew you.
She suggested sail on the ocean,
and Jules and Sue were forced to acqui-
esce. The morning went by quickly,
but Mr.. and Mrs. Leroux were not whit
| livelier than they had been before meet
ing the chatty, clever Marga. All dur
| ing their sail Sue was tortured by the
| thought, eff the boat should be cap
sized, which one would he rescue, Mar
| ga or me, his wife?'
Sue was passionately in love with her
husband. His presence was as necessary
| to her as the air. She could have kissed
his hand with humblest devotion when
he passed it gently over her blond hair.
She was ecstatically happy when he
| talked with her on the most Indifferent
subjects
She had banished every thought of
death. She had suddenly become an
! sgoist. She craved the love he had CIV
en- to Marga and pinned her faith in
the ultimate fulfllment Of her ardent
desire on little signs that seemed to her
unfailing. She consulted her mirror,
and it told her that she was growing
more beautiful day by day. Was she as
lovely as Marga in his eyes? Perhaps.
At any rate she would ask him. She be-
gan to torture him with disguised
questions in which Marga's name was
often mentioned.
Jules felt Inundated at first, then
hurt, and finally he grew cold toward
his wife. Marga was completely forgot
ton He loved his wife, and he became
conscious Of the change in her. 1t SEEM
| ed to him that demon had taken posses
| sion of the harmless child. He feared
| that she was no longer content with his
| affection. Meanwhile they loved each
other more and more, yet became un-
happier as the days wore on.
With Marga's coming Sues jealousy
had once more a definite object. Per-
haps the sly mink feigned to be be-
| trothed to the lieutenant to disarm her
! (Sue's) suspicious. She must set trap
] for them-for him and Marga.
| Lieutenant Tomkins, Miss Wander
meulen had said, was in Washington,
| making arrangements for a long leave
of absence. Thither Sue was determined
to go. She would find the young officer
| whom she had never seen and ask him
| about his coming marriage with Marga.
She told her husband Of the journey she
J planned. HE offered to accompany her,
but she said that she preferred to &c
alone. He gave his consent reluctantly,
but Sue, blinded by jealousy, thought
his reluctance was only feigned.
| Sue was driven to the station. She
paced the platform impatiently. The
train was half an hour late. Suddenly,
just as the monster engine pulled into
the station, hand clutched her arm
tightly.
"You are deceiving me! With whom
are you going?"
| Sue turned quick as flash and
looked into the pale, distorted counte.
nance of her husband. In a moment she
| understood him. He whom she loved
| distractedly was jealous Of her!
"Would you kill met" she whisper.
ed, hardly able to repress tears Of joy.
"You and himl' groaned Leroux,
drawing revolver from his pocket.
"Jules," she broke forth in joyous
tones, forgetful Of her surroundings and
the fact that the train was just then
leaving for Washington, "teH me that
you love me, not Marga? I was going tc
hunt up the lieutenant to whom she il
engaged. was going to ask him
"Hush!'' said softly the happy hus
band, his face radiant with unutterable
love. 81 love only you, my wife, my
ALP
He lifted her into waiting carriage
'By the way he continued as he
wound his arm around her waist, "youl
father has telegraphed that he will ar
rive tonight We will go down to meet
him, Sue. Do you think he will see 6
change in us?'' Louis Republic.
| A Misguided Burglar.