Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1897-08-11

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wax To .now what you were teilhs
that doctor fellow while l was out OF the
room this evening, and what you meant
By bringing him here. and where you soe
hip from"
An odd dream this; Armathwaife turn
ed his head on the pillow, but still the soit
buzzing voices went ON, the weaker one
speaking now.
II told him only what everybody can
see-that l am growing stupid, nervous
ILL.,"
"In! Well, it is your ewn fault II you
are. You won't go out. Only the other
day you were iHvited to The Crags. and-
"The Oxs&s! Ma. u would 10 nA- no
good TO 20 there. Let Inc 20 away. o"'
Ned, Ned. let me go away! l am no
comfort To you, only burden tO YOU
Try AS l may, | am nothing TO you lou
will not treat me rs a wife, or even ~
sister. oh, | have been trying for days
and weeks to get courage to speak to you'
To call back my old spirit, to insist on De-
ing treated fairly; but my mind ana my
will seem to be ebbng AWAY. cannot
tell what has happened to me. but thihk
! am-dying!'
thwaite's brain as these words, weak ana
faint. but clear as a bell, came to his ears.
He was not dreaming; h. was listening
10 the plaintive outcry of t. wife who feit'
rightly or not. that she had been cruelty
wronged. The words told him that It
was the mans voice he heard next.
dying! Stuff and nonsense! Don't
for goodness sake try tomake yourself out
u martyr TO my g. Ielty. What ON earth
have you to complain Oft!
The answer came very slowly, as IT the
words We're dropped out one by one under
the oppression of despair.
..Whut-haye-I-toc complain OFF,
"well, well, l don't pretend that you
did not expect different sort of life
from the one we lead. But circum-
stances-
circumstances! What circumstances
can Justify O man for treating a girl a.
you have done me? l must speak, must
speak; will be quiet enough tomorrow.
but to- night am excited, my head feels
strange and light-yOu must hear me now.
l have something to ask YOU"
well, what is itT'
LET me go and see DR.. Peele."
"Dr. Peele! What do you want to 60
and see him for? There IL nothing the
matter with you; If you think there In.
you can consult this yoSs e, felss2s rtoa-
thu aife e yope eiE1, f.p9 surg1 seMs<yta Z
1sep ltstxrsst D. 90. -isl wiu Efssersbs
wlnfr,iy s. y3d = "a; kyey for: thaf's tha
sort of doctor you kSSt. like all wofnen:
a good-looking fellow to feel your pulse.
and look into your eyes, and vow yours il
the most interesting case he has ever come
across I'll speak to him tomorrow"
"And l will go tomorrow and see DR..
Peele"
"But why? Why? Look here! be hon.
est, and tell me what you want to see
him for"
"Can you pretend to be surprised that
I want to see the man who has been my
guardian and friend ever since / can re,
member? 1t IL nearly three months now
since l have seen him. l have not had &
| talk with him since the winter began"
What do you want to have talk with
him alone for? 1t can be only for one
| thing that you want ito grumble at the
| life you lead, or at me, or at something.
Ned, you might trust me that it isn't
for that. Why, if l wanted to complain
/ shouldn't 1 have begun before? Do you
ever think what a strain upon me my life
has been ever since the day l married
you? The moment l saw Lord and Lady
| Kildonan in the church that morning. and
noticed the change in your face and the
coldness of your hand as 1t touched mine
| 1 knew that l had made a dreadful mis-
take, as clearly as l know 1t now."
| "Sonsense-all nonsensei l was nerv
| Gus. naturally enough. l hadn't knowr
they were in London, and l knew theil
| coming meant that l must give my minG
to some dry business or other. instead O
| TO the pleasure a man naturally looks for
ward to ON his wedding day. 1t was no
my fault that l was sent off to Moscow
that very day on Lord Kildonan's bust
ness. Do you think l should have mar
ried you at all If had expected to hav.
to go off like that at a moments notice 2
II remember quite Well how they car
ried you away with them, and / had th'
sense and spirit to hate Lady kildonaI
for It,"
But you were hard and cold to me
You said bitter things. You would no
even give me a wife's goodbye. If yol
had been kinder then, should have hur
ried back to you, and everything wOul'
have been different"
mo, no, no! How could l be tende
and sweet to you when l saw that ever.
light word this lady said moved you NOR
than my tears? 1t was not In human ma
ture to bear that-and on ones wedding
day! All the time you were away / wa
full of remorse that had been hard, bu
! knew even then that you never though
about il. If you had, would you hav
stayed in Paris three weeks after you
business in Russia was done, with a brid
waiting for you in England? Of cOurs
not"
But l was in Paris on business, yo1
know that, with Lord Kildonan."
'.And Lady Kildonan. l frankly owl
that all the love had felt for you whe
you were kind to ME in London and seem
ed SO passionately, feverishly anxious I
, marry me, died away out of my heart an
left me only bitterly hurt and disguised
i But / was too proud to show it. You re
member how l received your shame-faced
apologetic attempt at an explanation tha
first evening when poor Uncle Hugh
thinking he must be awfully in the way
left us in the drawing room together"
Il by Jove, | do! If you hadn't treate
EIe as if had been dog, if You had mad
one appeal TO me as wife to her hus
band. | should have taken -ou to my arm
at once and told you, what l swear t
you soiemnly now, that there has neve
been between Lady kildonan and N
the"
Armathwaite could imagine the dignit
with which she interrupted him:
There are some explanations to whic
a wife of years standing may listen
which ought never to be needed to
bride"
"Well, you were old enough to know
that you must take a man as you fin
| him"
How can you complain? l listened t
you; l made you the only promise whicl
even at that moment you cared to ask
that would mot let Dr. Pssis know tn