Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1897-04-09
tracted his attention. He looked nm.


lace and short, thick figure.
Who are you?" Mr.. Janeway asked,
lrown!ng ct her intrusion. Don't you
KNOW me. Maddy?" she returned.
tie was startled wien she called him
Maddy-it WAS more than twenty years
since he had been called that. Are
so"-are -you-but You can't be Sa-
ran. he stamnered. She has been
dead these many years"
i am Sarah" she answered. you
have changed. Maddy."
fes-yes-we are apt to-" he re-
plieo, uneasily. But you look just the
, same. He said this to see II she would
account for her presence.
The living can only see the dead as
they were in life" she returned. You
sold the farm, didn't you?"
| Mr.. Janeway felt as IL a reproach lay
IN the observation. Yes. l sold the
iarm. he said. Il needed the money to
put into other investments"
i worked hard on that place." she
SAID. crossing her hands-yery rough.
worn hands. %; worked very hard there
those years. tried 20 save all could,
Maddy."
You were good wife. Sarah," he
replied; and both OF us had our bur-
dens, gaess."
| AND 1t was my money that bought
the farm-you had nothing when you
came counting me. did you, Maddy?
Ana You said that my being thirty
years Old and you being just Of age
made 10 difference
Yes. l suppose l said that. and I'm
sure l always tried to be good to you"
he said in answer to that unspoken re-
proach that seemed to lie behind her
spoken words. Il tried to treat you
Well
| The nchey that came to me just be-
fore died from Uncle John must have
Eeen a help-I left 1t and the farm to
you. Maddy." Her dull eyes seemed to
force him to acknowledge his debt.
"fes-ycs-Sarah. know that owe
much to YOU. Without your help and
money l should have had much hard
or time getting on my feet. Yet think
| should have succeeded in any case
Mr. Ja1eway could not fcrbear offering
this tribute to his sels-estecm. How
ever, l gratefully acknowledge your aid
Sarah"
Yea iave another wife now, Maddy
and children" she said. But l was
first. l believed in you. and worked
fer you. oh. SO Willingly. knew tina,
you were different from mel knew
that you had hopes that stupid Sarah
could never understand knew that
was your companion in your work, bu,
not In your hopes. I knew that We
were growing further arart every veal
that we lived together. l knew tina,
while l was getting to be worked ou
and mi6dle-ased, that you were onl,
coming TO your prime. l knew that Il
was best that l died when l did-be
fore came to be drag on you. Yet
Maddy. before her and your children.
think you ought not to shame me, fol
l was your faithful wife-the wife o.
your youth, and gave you all had t
give-my money. my love. my toll"
Before Mr.. Janeway could answer sh,
was gone and he sat alone.
The next day. however. he took tn,
old photograph downtown and ordered
for 1t gorgeous frame. When it wa
returned he hung 1t in his new library
where it looked strangely alien between
st. Cecilia and the Arabian Falconer
bought at the instigation of the archi
tect.
Florry. with chiid's quickness, no
ticed the fine new gilt frame that sur
rounded the ugly. good face. "Wha
have you done to the LADY," she asked
Aren't you going to pack her away
like mamma said?"
mo. the picture Is to stay here. D
you remember who l said 1t was?"
"Yes-it was your first WIFE"
Mr.. Janeway took her on his knee
"Florry." he began soberly, when
was a little boy I was very poor-a
poor as the Galts"-a family celebrates
in the town for ill-luck and poverty
Il went to school when l could, bu
that was mighty little. for l had t.
work most of the time. Sometimes L,
get most discouraged. but l had to worl
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man named Deering; he had a daugh
ter, and when she found how much
wanted to 60 to school she lent me som
money-mOney she had saved by pinch
ing and scraping. After awhile he
father died and she married me. ha
nothing and she owned a good farm
but she married me. In 81: years sh
died and left everything to me. Sh
gave me my start. She was a goo
woman. and believed in me when nc
body else did. The other night pap
dreamed that he saw her and talked I
her. and 1t made him feel ashamed tina
he had seemed to forget her." Mr.. Jane
way felt that he was making a hand
some reparation. but he was man VIII
aimed to do right--it was necessary t
his self-esteem.
The child wriggled from his arms an
walked away with an awed glance q
the picture.
Mr.. Janeway stared at it musingl!
Are you satisfied now. SARAH" h
caugh: himself saying. "Pshaw-tha