Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1898-05-13
No, no. he replied, hastily She
was Sarah Deering.'

No, no. he replied, hastily she
was Sarah Deering.'
wasn't she any relation to mep
the child said perslstently. She
was but eight years old, and the
ramifications of kInshlp we're yet
a mystery to her.
OF course not her mother said
rather SHARPLY. Your papa was
married to her when he was very
young-long before he lived here
or knew me. thought you had
heard this before.' She turned to
her husband. Madison, shall l lay
this picture swayP
Mr.. Janeway looked at her at
tentiveIy. Was it zeal for an
artistic eDsemOle, or was it a lurk'
ing jealousy of the woman who had
come beforeP
Pack it away, if you like,' he
said, turning away. 1t Is shabby
Long after bis children and wife
were sleeping Mr.. Janeway sat
smoking aud thinking cOmplacent'
ly of his success. He, Madison
JAneway, had begun with nothing,
and at fifty he had won the things
he had longed tor at twenty, The
opening and closing of the door at.
tracted his attention. He looked
up.
A woman walked across the
room-a plain woman, with an
honest, ugly face, and a short,
thick figure
WHO are youf' Mr.. Janeway
asked, frownlng At her Intrusion.
Don't YOU know me, MaddyPI
Sne returned
He was startled when she called
him MaGdy-it was more than
twenty years since he had been
called that. 'Are-J JOu-are-you
but you can't be Sarah he
stammered. She has been dead
these many years.
Il am Sarah,' she answered.
You have changed, Maddy.'
'Yes-yes. 'We are apt to- he
replied uneasily. Bat you look
inst the same.' He said this to see
if she would account for her pres
ence.
The living ON only see the
dead as they were in life,' she re
turned. You sold the farm, dldn'
youY
ur. JAneway felt as ifa repro ach
lay iu the observation. YES | sold
the farm be said. Il needed the
money to put into other invest
ments.'
Il worked hard on that place.
she SAID, crossing her hands-ver>
rough, worn hands. L worked
hard there those years. l tried to
save all could, Maddy.'
'You were a good wife. Sarah
he replied, 'aud bOrh Of us hd
one burdens, | guess
Aud it was my money that
bought the farm. You had moth
ing when you came counting me,
did you Maddsi And you said
that my being thirty years old and
you being Just Of age made no
d;ffrrence.'
yes, l suppose / said that, ano
Pun sure | always tried to be good
TO you,' he said in answer to that
r unspoken reprOach that seemed to
lie behind her uuspOken words. i
tried to treat yon we'll
The money that came to ne
/. inst before died from Uncle Johr
!. must have been help. I lett Il
/, aud the farm to you. Maddy' HeI
. dull eN es seemed to force him tC
t acknowledge his debt.
d yes yes, Sarah. l know that
d | owe much to you. Wlthsut yon
help and money l should have hat
i much harder time getting oI
Il nv feet. Yet l think | shOIld
/ have succeeded in any case Mr.
J. Janeway could not forbear offer
If ing this tribute to his self-esteem
However l gratefully acknow
II edged your aid, Sarah
g You have another wife, now
Maddy, and children she said
IS 'but | was first. I believe 10 you
y and worked for you, oh, so wi
liugly. l knew that you wer
]. different from me. l knew tina
v YOU had hopes that stupid Sara
1t could never understand, l kne'
le that your companion IN your worl
IN but not in your hopes. | kne'
as that we were growing furthe
th apart every year that we lived to
~ gether. knew that while j wa
ID getting to be worked out and nit
ID dIeaged you we're only coming
in your prime. ] knew that it wa