The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-04-08

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account for her presence.
The living can only see the dead Is
thoy we're In life" she returned. "You
sold the farm, didn't your"
Mr.. Janeway felt as II a reproach lay
IN the observation. Eyes, | sold the
iarm' he said. Il needed the money to
put into other Investments"
i worked hard on that place" she
said. crossing her hands-yery rough.
worn hands. y worked very hard there
those years-I tried to save all could.
Maddy."
You were a good wife. Sarah" he
replied; and both OF us had our bur
dens, guess"
And II was my money that bought
the farm-yOu had nothing when you
came courting me. did you. Maddy1
And you said that my being thirty
years old and you being Just Of age
made no difference"
Yes. / suppose said that. and I'm
sure always tried 10 be good TO you"
he said In answer TO that unspoken re-
proaoh that seemed TO lie behind her
spoken words. Il tried TO treat you
we'll"
The money that came 90 me Just be-
fore ! died from Uncle John must have
been help-I left It and the farm TO
you. Maddy." Her duh eyes seemed TO
force him 10 acknowledge his debt.
"Ies-yes--sarah. know that owe
much 10 you. Without your help and
money should have had a much hard
er time getting on my feet Yet think
I should have succeeded In any case. e"
Mr.. IsnoNay could not iorbear Offering
this tribute 10 his self-esteem. How
ever. ] gratefully acknowledge your aid.
Sarah"
You have another wife now. Maddy.
and children" she said. but was
first ! believed In you. and I worked
for you. oh. 90 willingly. I knew that
you were different from mel knew
that you had hopes that stupid Sarah
could never understand. knew that I
was your companion Ia your work. but
not In your hopes. I knew that We
were growing further apart every year
that Ne lived together. knew that
while was getting to be- worked out
aud middle-ased. that you were only
coming TO your prime. I knew that il
Sas best that died when dld-be-
Tore came 90 be a drag on you. Yet.
Maddy, before her and your children. I
think you ought not 70 shame me. for
! was your faithful wlfe-the wife Of
your youth. and gave you an had 10
glye-my money. my love. my toll"
Before Mr. JaneWay could answer she
was gone and he sat alone.
The next lay. h0Weyor. he took the
old photograph downtown and ordered
Tor Il a gorgeous frame. when Il was
returned he hung II In his new library.
where u looked strangely alien between
a 81 Cecilia and the Arabian Faleoner
bought al the instigaiion OF the arehl
tect
Florry. with a ehild's quickness. no.
uced the hnc now gilt frame that sur.
rounded the ugly. good face what
have you done 10 the LADY," she asked.
Aren't you going to pack her away
like mamma saidg"
NO. the picture q 20 stay here. Do
you remember who I said IL Wasgr
"fcs-it was your hrst wife"
Mr.. Ianoway took her on his knee
"Florry," he began soberly. when I
was a little boy was very poor-as
poor as the Galts"-a family celebrated
In the town Tor lll-luek and poverty.
Il went TO school when I could. but
that was mighty little. for I had 10
work mos, % the time. Sometimes I'd
SET mOst discouraged. but had 10 work
Just the same. One year I worked for
a man named neerlng. he had a daugh.
ter. and when she found how much I
wanted 20 - 10 school she len, me some
money money she had saved by pinch.
Ing and scrap.ng. After awhile her
father died and she married me. had
nothing and she owned a good farm.
but she married me. In six yea-s she
died and LETT everything 20 me She
gave me my start She was a good
woman. and believed 90 me when no.
bo,sy else ana The other night papa
dreamed ,ha' he saw her and talked 10
her. and Q, made him feel ashamed that
be- had seemed 90 forget her Mr.. Jane.
way felt that be vas making a hand.
some feramt.on, bui De was a man who
aimed 20 DO right-it was necessary 20
bis soli-cstccm.
The child wrigglcl from his arms ana
walked away with an awOi glance az
the picture.
Mr.. Jaueway stared a. q musIugly.
Are you satisfied now. Slrahg" he
caught himself saying. "Pshaw-that
dream holds 90 me siill he exclaimed.
but anyhow I've done her Justice"
And though the architect declared
that the photograph quite spoiled the
effect Of the library and begged that {,
might be banished TO some back room.
Mr.. JaneWay vas arm. and the dull
good face OF his FRS, wife kept Us place
between the ST. Cecilia aud the Ara
blan Falconer.
"Reminiscences In Tennyson.
In a recent issue % the Temple
Magazine Dean Farrar gives interest.