Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1898-09-08

l am. l am sure mat no WOMAN oI
my age and constitution is So tried:
and you who ought ~ have more con-
sideration. Try III" more than any one.
| have not rested all day: | shall not
all night. for thinking Of darling little
Percy. How could YOU have the heart
to refuse him the change he so sorely
needs: What can YOU possibly nave
to do that YOU can not undertake ms
care: | fear YOU are getting very self
iSh. DO. pray. eradicate such 1all-
ing: for Selii>hneSS in any one Is bad
enough but in an unmarried woman.
who is totally drprndcn, upon her rel
ativeS. il j. simply unhearable. Write
to Grace Immediately. and say that. IN
accordance with my desire. YOU VIII
have darling baby. | should have tel
egraphcd you TO this effect. hut
thought il better IL write. AS usual.
your petty 'peunywiSe' policy makes
you Indifferent TO my convenience.
The few >hillingS representing the rail-
WAY fai~-how seventeen =
that would give me Jane in exchange
for Topham. are more ~ you than my
comfort: and were il not that the lat
ter is better. AMI therefore she is able
to perform her duties. should have TO
be selfish and insist upon her eX-
change You must excuse my remark
ing dear Judy. that one would lmaG-
inc your income is yours. not mine.
We hav. no fault TO find with the
house or the cooking here. but can
not say S.aview agrees with me.
L., fhn n h.rS make l.
plant. mus, endure for their sakes.
Still no letter from Elsie: Are you
positive she has not written: You may
have overlooked the letter as you are
so busy. With love from ALL
Your atfec1ionltr mother.
"A. H."
AS Judith rose from the table. after
going through the form of taking
breakfast. she saw the telegraph boy
opening the gate. and two minutes at
ter held Il message in her hands. 1t
WAS from Claude. but contained bad
news:
"E. is not here. Going to Fletcher's
If not there. coming on to YOU.
Judy had again to wait. in terrible
suspense. till eight O'Clock in the even
ing. when she heard the welcome
sound of Claude's football. For the
servants benefit. she appeared to be
intent upon her book. and affected sur
prise when that young person opened
the door and announced Mr.. Towns
bend" But when the maid had with
drawn. her assumed expression gave
place to one of real pity, for her broth
er-in-law looked so anxious and haS-
gard
you have nothing to tell me. Jul
dith?" he asked. huskily. as she took
his hand; and. as she sOrrOwfully
shook her head. he sank back into a
chair. mu,tering: Heaven. how shall
l bear it,
While Judith stood sorrowfully
watching him. wishing. with all her
heart. that it lay in her power to as
suaGc his grief. he suddenly spoke.
"Ntu don't understand it. Judith.
OF course not--how should YOU! We
returned from Paris on Friday even.
ING. and on Saturday morning | left
her ut the Clearinghouse hotel. When
returned. an hour later. her maid
told me she had taken one Of her
trunks and gone away in Il cab. 1
waited until three o'clock. when | tel
cyl;lphcd 10 the E'letchprS: but she had
no, gone there. so | came down here.
hoping TO find her.
But why should she behave in such
an extraordinary fnShun:" demanded
Judith
wv" had quarrellc1."
"-\lrraly: Oh. Claude"
81 cant help it. Judith. he declared.
pasSiona1rly: "she drove me mad. We
had not been married a fortnight be-
fore she began to find more pleasure
in the admiration of casual men we
met than in my attentions. She is SO
beautiful. but SO wilful. that she can
not live without ;Sasnlation, and-l
can't bear it,
THAT is forgetting your resolve to
trust her wholly Judith reminded
him. IF you are not able to trust her
aCw what will your lives be as the
years 90 On:"
(TO he Continued.)