The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-06-20

IN htteen days after this we were ,-,ar
rled, and l had settled my wife down in q
9HaI cottage, little distance from town
II astonlshed and gratihed me tbat ST.
appeared TO adapt herself So cbaa~s,1ii,
70 ner altered circumstances 7 baoa,, -
ieel Wnen l saw the interest she tool
IN her house to make IL nice. thar o,,e
was likely to have the best of II anS
that Reason was wrong y,itb - -, anu
ings. III
der Iatner had written a most furioue
ielIer IN reply TO her announcement of orr
marriage. disowning her with bitter words
ana FoWing vengeance on me dor,,
mink Rad ever seen so much hatred ana
pahled spite concentrated in such a small
PC as TINS paternal curse Of Mr.. Foss-
brooke 5. When saw this new develon-
ment OF the man. was not sorry MAJ an
connection had been severed. We beard
aftefward that he had sold his estab-
iishment and business in Turvydale and
uan gone back 70 his own country so
that Tor a time we lost all trace Of him
may tell young lovers, but need not
INFORM husbands and wives, the course
o. those early days Of our married life
Clarissa had no desire beyond me. on mis-
point am convinced. Vanity NAV blind
some youthful fools. who are wasting thair
patrlmony upon some unworthy object
with the belief that they are loved for
-HeH own intrinsic qualities, until the
[
In my case. however, l had the most
convincing proofs that in my own SELF the
attraction which swayed my wife with tba
most intense Of passions. l had no rnonev
or al least so small and uncertain was nv
income that compared with her former
mode Of living. she had taken penurv as
her lot when she accepted me-
Yet she was happy beside me. and az 7
thought rnorbidly anxious about me when
was absent from her side. Whenever I
had TO leave her, she would watch me de-
part with forced yet haggard smile as
n she was looking her last upon me and
when / came again she would clutch al
me as condemned criminal might greet
a reprieve, casping my neck with trern-
bling hands and pressing against mine not
and fevered lips
''Oh, Paul, thank God l have YOU once
more safe. Tel me how you have cot
on, for I have been SO terribly anxions
ABOUT you. Tell me everything from the
instant lost sight OF you until now that
/ have you once more beside me safe"
What could hurt me, little woman p,
I would ask, laughingly.
Il don't know, Paul, dear only 1 CON
lecture all kinds of accidents when I am
alone. Cabs running away; trains collid-
ing; garroters attacking YOU ia tho d,rl,
7 cannot ten YOU all the unhappy fancies
which come 70 pe when am alone tho
| dreadful dreams that disturb me al night
While you are travelling from town no
| town. j wish sometimes / could lock Won
up here and go out and face The world
for you instead"
Nonsense, darling. the same dangers.
ana greater, would be yours You n,st
get over this foolishncss or IN De having
You nervous invalid on my hands pres
! entity Garroters don't tackle "a man who
carries Waterbury watch and who
wears factory made clothes. as do
| while as for cabs / never 30 near them b,
While / was giving her all the insignia.
| cant particulars Of my uncvcntfu Jour
ney Cor she made mo enter into all sorts
/ of dotaiD, she would look az me with
/ glowing, hungry eyes, patting my hand
I tenderly or stroklng my beard fondly. as
I she asked hundred questions. such as:
/ Ana there was no one there You knew Pc
| Or You were not followed after this.
/ YOU are quite sure about that? oh. my
| dear boy, forgive me my wifely anxiety.
/ put ] adore you SO utterly. that 10 seems
/ as i an the world would conspirc 10 part
/ u.s." i'"''
! ot course ] knew. although she never
/ said 90 in words, that IL was her father
sne wac frightened about on my account.
| ne must have been "a very bad one to IN
| splre "a daughter with so much horror, but
| was not much afraid OF him, even ~ he
| uid discover our abode She was mine now
i by all the laws divine aud human. and I
was strong enough TO protect her from
| any Demon, Dutch or jew.
| Ihis Jewish ndmircr she had warned me
| against, as well as against her father ]
/ had seen photograph OF the man and