The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1897-05-11

DuJ ne IL ma unaG am not his Qupe
shall leave him at once There is a train
at o'clock in the morning which I am
going to take and go home to my par
ents. "
At O'Clock she called the serving
maid, whom she sent to the garnet for
valise and commenced to pack. The
maid said nothing, and she was surpris-
ed that her master had not risen and
did not help his wife However, she
made the coffee and went after cab.
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, exclaiming i'll a
hurry Of excitement: "Did you hear
about it, madam? A thief was here last
night and made an attempt to enter the
house. Some one must have frightened
him off. He left broken key stuck fast
in the lock, and was unable to unlock
the door. had to call from the window
until aroused a neighbor, who ran for
locksmith. Now 1 am going to have a
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 60
ing to take a ride so early this morn
ing?'
Annie nodded ard passed ON. She was
glad that the woman had not seen her
valise, which her maid had already put
into the cab.
What narrow escape l had last
night How near came being robbed
perhaps worsel" She was now thor
oughly angry. So much more reason for
leaving the fellow, no matter what the
consequences "For the present 1 shall
remain with my parents. Thus mus
ing, she arrived at the depot
Before purchasing her ticket she in
tended to leave her valise in the wait
ing room. Annie entered and made for
an empty table, when suddenly she drop
ped the valise and almost screamed
aloud. Wasn't that her husband, cher
Gus, sitting there in a corner and snor-
ing loud enough to make every body 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 dilapidated
condition? She stood for moment I'M
decided and unable to take her eyes off
his drawn, wornout features.
Suddenly the sleeper opened his eyes.
Whatever the outcome, she must avoid
a scene III a public room. Any thing but
that. The walters had more than once
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drunk three cups of coffee and then fall
en- asleep hours ago. Annie tried to APP
pear quite unconcerned and took seat
beside her husband Somehow her anger
had suddenly vanished
"Oh, darling, what brought mel
mean rather what brought you-hereP''
he asked, astonished at the unexpected
appearance of his wife dressed for
journey.
''Never mind, dear Don't bother
about that now" she whispered.
Come, let us ride home, where I 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
w as W QItS AlliS6ll W u eau.
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 tended
to zorro borate 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 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, 4" 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
i'll fated night
Annie never left his bedside, and now
it was her great care and tireless, devoted
nursing that opened his eyes as to the
depth and unselfshness of her great love
for him
At last Gus got well, and though he
would now and then go to have social
game of whist his wife never again
doubted him, even if he staid out later
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