The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1897-02-04

had been a week in the cottage, Mrs.
Fraser and regularly gave each other
the time of day" as the servants phrase
it. whenever we saw each other over our
garden hedge, although neither had yet
entered the others house. / returned
from long ramble one evening to find
my neighbor standing at her gate. As
| passed into mine | made one of the
usual weather remarks The sunset
was cloudy, and | said that l hoped the
next day would be fine, as l expected
niece to stay with me. and was to meet
her at the station, about 4 mile away
YES, ], too. hope it will be fine to-
morrow" said Mrs. Fraser; 'for also
am going to meet some one at the sta
ton. and this place looks so cherries
on wet afternoon. lam going to meet
my husband" she added.
Here was an end to all my precon-
ceived theories: but somehow / had
never associated the house next door.
SO neat, so quiet, with the idea of a man
on the premises. l suppose my face
showed my surprise, for the old lady
went on:
My husband was obliged to go 10
London for some business, but | expect
him back o-morrow-indeed, ! am
quite sure he will come that day, for it
is my birthday-of course, miss him so
much when he is away"
you have no children to keep you
company" l said.
\ slight blush rose TO the old lady's
cheek as she said: NO" with little
hesitancy of manner, and then walked
into her house.
"Perhaps her family has given her
trouble" | thought to myself, now
driven to construct fresh romance
to account for the lines of former care
on my neighbours brow. a daughter
who had left her home, a son who had
0isgraccd his name-was some such do
mestic tragedy locked in my neigh
/ 1or's heart?
Despite the threatening sunset. the
next day proved bright and cloudless.
and | set off on foot to meet my ex-
pCcted guest, instead of rumbling both
to and from the station in the one
decrepit fly which the village boosted.
and which duly awaited the arrival of
F"SS'"Ie IareS at tlle station. AS
WaINco down the lane heard steps be-
hind me, and turned to see my neigh
Dor. She looked ten years Younger.
with a bright light in her eyes and
pretty faint color in her cheeks. Hap
f r,l,s'H 0'"'''''' oi' "e' se'IeI""S qu'e'
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49,
IVY ,',' O." ''l > say ! am dpSuroiN
9 ~, O'I."I''II, thou9il am an
~ syn '"Ne nlu'ii III
,'l'HU III o'her Iolks love s'orles-per-
,nd +hoTo - oI,,.a,,I e1,...I.. 10y o',l''
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;rc j., .ho f,i.1,f',I ,. ,,i
noi, +bo o,;Ji,,a, ac.,..- y
Darbv and LOOM ,''t til 1 De!Hetn a
the cbin;nn afFaa4. 90 l'f>li - .'''''I
Looked ,+ ~. do,,. ia
and e.uer ~ +I,a a., -
fnrasurnohl,. oI1ouI,.\ 1,,,.,a.,
ynuno br;da ,,ic,h4 h,,,'a ,,o,.. 49,,
:. ne,,,I,,-,,o1d,,d 1,.;,1a1. ~
eoa+a1 a.. ~ wv = iToii'' an" re-
faces grow Older
az .,,,,,o., ,.o,, ,,...-
Iono. tina o., 1,o,,.,,.I r,'''D ',,' "
Fraser's renIies seemed fotod 10 ,,,.
prise me: for To nv great or,azen,on.
she answered nromntIv.
"Not very. Iona. a,i,,.a,.. :,
"About q ve,r," IA l"i'
Leighbor mist ba an ~ 1oas. VIZ -,
one sometimes boors 81 .i1..,. e'i'
sundered m youth y ip,ei -
1atar 1ifa. "a :. ''S 'iiei III
THE tenderest tbino i, tba ,,.o,.ia -
old love revived"
AssuredI,- tbie ola lad. $780,.
love" with ber busho,,d ,,.,,,..- -
now bnrrvin,, 70 ,,,aa+, ateII.: 81, =" d.
self indeed &C cha not,,,1 49,, US ~
hardly keen naca wifi, ha, ,,a,s;,l >.'''
and sa,ing bolf lo,,o.l;,,e.,,.' p
az am u,aIl,i,o. toa faat g..
7 know ,va bo,e ,,1o,,+,. - a'iI
,er,, siIl,. % ,,,, -
see nv husband oor,i,, ,I.,,.l,
course. he cannot arrive before he tr,ir,
comes in"