The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-09-15
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borhood, / often sailed forth alone in
search of the brute. A new life had
opened up Tor me; the soft1ning AMI re-
ilning influence of nomo-the only one l
had ever known, remember was weaving
its SPELL around me. l vas never happy
away from it-always longing TO get
back to my beautiful wife,
when Gur little daughter was born,
there seemed 60 he nothing left for which
| could wish, | was conscious of new
hopes, new aspirations, new ambitions; it
seemed as If out OF my stony nature a
tender shoot had sprung up, which grew
and flourishod under the warm sunshine
of love until it bOro these fruits. Some
times in the hush of evening, rs 1 stole
into my wifo's room, and bent over the
tiny cradle, | have felt mist dim my
sighu--l, whose eyes, even in childhood.
wero never wet eXcert with the burning
tears of passion.
cit ali changed There came time
when the light went out, and darkness
settled UPON my soul That tender growth
which had taken root in my heart was
blasted by the stroke OF fate and withered
like .Ionah's gourt. l. happened when
we were on "a visit To "a hill station during
the hot season.
soon after we arrived there, | began
to notice "a change III my wiie's manner
ShO no longer greeted me in tho old
atfeotiOnate way; she was often silent ana
prooooupied In my presence, failing To re-
spond 10. if not actually stunning, my
oaresses. IL seemed as II she was keeping
some thing hack from me-Sumethlng
which no effort Of mine could draw from
her. As the days went on | grew restless
and irritable; gloomy fOreboding that
our happiness was in jeopardy pteYeu on
my mind. Aud then, one morning. the
hiow fell 1t came IN the shape of an
anonymous latter and contained these
l.lvs 81 - nd lsffT "A
keep a sharp eve on your wife.
'inat was all, but IL was quite enough.
The iron had entered my soul, and
ranked there. Without waiting for her
tn appear / lett the breakfast untouched.
and walked straight out OF the house.
walked on through the burning heat,
Inaddening thoughts surgiug through my
brain. Heedless OF tho scurching rays
tnat beat down upon me. / wandered on
and OF, until l mad lett tho station far
behind. 1t was late In tho afternoon
wien l returned, outwaraly calm, but
with thirst for vengeance in my soul.
! vry gentle feeling seemed 70 have died
u CuiuR that walk.
said nothing lut determined to keep
strict watch | soon discovered that
wherever my wife went, she invariably
met a certain stranger, with whom SIZE
eagerly convorsou. Imagine what | felt
wien | saw her face brighton at his sp.
prCaCl-l Nhn begru dgod every Woru.
ever. look. she bestowed uTon another
Il fJuno on inquiry that tl IL man was
government Official named George
Noble. lac WAS we'll known at The
station and seemed tn DO universal
fayorte. for he was commonly referred
TO as Noble George. one morning,
in n sudden burst of rage. | strobe up t.
him nnd taunted him in way that
i thought none but coward would hnv,
stood. Re looked surprised and indig
nnnt. the wretch, but kept perfectly cool
merely remarklng that ! must be mad
Bat for the tact that one or two Officers
who knew me happened 90 DO present ant
/ intericred to prevent n scene, i believe
| would have killed him on the spot
| After that he was very careful TO avoiC
/ me
A few nights later thore was a ball a.
! tho Residency. To which we were invited
| Noble was thore. but studinusly avoided
us all that evening. Just a. we wer,
! leaving however ! saw him approach m'
/ vile through the crush and slip n packet
1 into her hand She gave him gratefu
| look and ttrust II under her cloak.