The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-08-11

."squni0r," ~ she termed u, Of their com
pulsory retir pnrnt. the continual troubles
OF which dri "a Up 4l,o1ouDts Of hin iDspi-
ution and ept his,per stiIl inactive, with
sie immtns nt nJ,fwoafh of struggle for
bare exIasr ~, tE0dsfn 80 inevitable dis
sster. His wifo frankly confessed her dis
Aiiusion. md rsttpsdb cisdainfuliy from tho
so,ntest with SdvmNty.
Whsso sfs wsna biiss IDnde no attosnpt
uts discover Hc wstied ON steadily In b's
iloneIinsss, md rncove.cd much of hSs lost
faculty. producing work which schSss~d n
3 1sir nspssus- sf s,Eccss, though he never
again ATTAINED ffSe 'tvtumph OF former DAYS.
Tho REmt<w part 0f fA.s earnings he fnith-
I fully sss,t 90 his wiSsko solicitors, tpt SiIss
G,sver sttcm pied, ana 900 did not dcsire,
20 commuricste diSvot with the wosnnn
who had devcrtad him. Enough for hin
! that by his rcmitta nos sLe was piaood DE
yOnd tho reach Of want, or even of the
need f0r that oconowy VIII lch aha det<st0i.
\ II she shoald cvepmant him, ebo knew
where be was to be4ound- and thst suf-
feed He had the so.ace Of his i0yna ~
Incmbrsncc Of her at bcs !. He had bis
work, which was miiy ~ ,ssibIe In pence
Pfui solitude. and be kne " it would be
sfworse than folly to- attei npt 70 distSrb
either.
Thus tho years passed on until ons
y morning as he was start ing out on 1its
daily errands telegram was piaced h.
his hand. IL WAS a summo. os 20 the death
bed of his wife Without al lowing himself
the delay Of preparation, 5abttcd in the
threadbare garb ho had i ing conssdered
sufficient In his present retired lAc, he
.hastcncd of to the ctty VIII sre IL appeared
that his wife dwelt, % str sDgely near %
him and yet divided from him by that
! gulf OF estrangement PAssal le only ~ thss
urgent summons.
&. Ii was not more than half an hour artUr
.tha receipt Of the telegram that no stood
before the door Of madison 10 mansion In
one Of the suburbs. Ho CAV o his nsu,c 20
the maid who answered. bis ring and wss
Immediately hidden 90 fol Vow her up
stairs. At the door OF Sne OF the roonpsa
young girl was standing, ne 2 pretty face
pale and drawn and iyer eye heavy with
weary watching. The said ervant nson-
toned bis name md wtshdre, 2.
"vYou are too late, Mr. Seab rookie. l ssn
so,sorry. ! telegraphed tcyou immedisAc-
| ly my mistress told mGno, b at that wan
/ onlyat the last moment, An she Led the
/ way quietly into the room.
,6ilns could at first dissipgui Sh nothing
|. In the darkened room. 40 hif eyes grew
|, accustomed to the dnrkoess be saw tise
|: igu ure Of q young man kneeling beside the
| bed IN an Abandonment off, grie he made
|, no attempt to conceal. TAe fig ure OF hir
,wife lay still under he<sheet, her white
/ face framed in masses Of b her RI cR" brown
hair. fSilas saw that the interveI ,ing years
|. Of their arrangement had left but few
traces on that beautiful efaee, a I'D no Ne.
| joiced that her way In dife ha flowed
smoothly to It's close
He stood there for a moment looking
down at his wife and wondering at the
ccalmDess with which he couldEoob ut that
face which he had thouehtocoul Deve1
| fail to move him.
10, hims she seemed now rather q pic
iture, a. memory of long. dead pa st, and
ibis heart, was strangely so0id al d un'
itovNbed. pPresently the younD0an 'besidt
,himrro to his feet, and, now seein Sea
brooke,fOYlthe first time, uttes0l N ex
/ eelamationpf surprise, and snrn0d to with
i draw. Silas. however. plaoed biz ha. I'D or
Il Ihsa arm naa restrained him.
'tTell nae, ~ be said gently, 'eMhat VA
4 ,the to your"
"Nothing," was the qukck reply, ut
I rteresi almost Aeroely, "but loved her. I"
$50 did I--once," said SIlas. lido not
40. yYOu have more right here than !. =
He bent down to kiss the browOf the
dead, womanywith reverence and with G. ves
| blinded 20 the present, seeing only the oy
| nf the dead past and the peaoe, intoss7hi IN
| xdne had enter>d
His lips torched the calm forehead, his
eyes caught q, ,nomentary glimpse at th .
| Gl0scdssvindowsof her soul, bis nostrth In
haietl the strapeo odor Of death. His COM
| panionrsaw him shudder and shrink, back
as he raised his head abruptly, loa)ang
round with. q sudden glance Of h0rror.
"VOh,s h,sahe's,waun; still warma", escaped
hAm in.a breath caught as with, sudden
pin, ,andHhe turned back to the door. fee
ing lromr the living dead woman not yet
quite passed. through those portals irrevo.
catly dividing her life, In which he had
no ahs re-, from that of the past Sn which
alonei,e could hold her In impsfishabls
memory. Edward Wilder In London Sun.