The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1898-11-17
TWO DREAMERS.
H HOWARD fielding
10

A KrNUR M'HENRY did not know
n that hs wss poor until his wife
iold lin %. No had frequently seen
himself In prtnA - ~one Of our success
kll literur7 men," and he had always
believed that II was true. But Mrs.
McHsuTy proved the contrary.
n must NOT be supposed that she
made che statement in the simple and
direct Isuguass that 70 here employed.
To ths hest Of NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.,
the hrs> tisfng she said on the subject
was that sAnir Aeigfibor. Mrs. Wfnston,
had talsen Is hats 70 che seashsre, and
that one OF Gam COS, as m uch as SIS.
Tho yvung suthor replied with that
ane inashA 70 ehArsctWsstio Of him.
that \ M. Nh1ton carried moro in
SIDE her besd and len On +op q II. she
would s6ord Qester pleasure to the
ju6lefVsn ohset<er.
'rhst 81 haA wss dream" replied
Mrs. @denry.
A hsw Aa13 hter Shev went down to
Md4ksS%Gn bsesh fsr dinner; and In
the ss3a q ne meal MeHnry OBJ
servsd ShAt hb wifs had passed into an
hypnetk txssee Upon bonowtng tho
difeuoos q ber hxsd and gihtering
eye, h SaA Isd 10 otserve a woman
who seQisd - havs juss rosbed a
,eweiry stsre, and 70 b. escsptng with
the psosssds 4 her crime.
.ArsAss,' whizpered Mrs. McHenry,
tn n huAsA and re~orsnt vosoe, did
you svss - ssch lovely diamsnds7"
4 ssssY SaDoce saw 20 many on one
wonas," ," b. ruPMed cheerfuNy; "dresd-
ful. ~ NJ
.bus ~ hdy did nst rop,y. Her nps
we~ yrssssd tvsesher SO hard that
they wees wAkto. and her fingers werc
clins&s Arthur noticed that the
ring Ss AsA gfron her to mark their
ensaS0asnS ~as turned % that ths
posr htWs enc carat stone was con-
cealsd withfn xhe ciosed hand.
T 3v1S 80 how you can envy such
a paw - baD," ssid he. "even though
II Is Assded With Distressing gewgaws.
But I sspposo you would exchange
with Aw' n +As diamonds wvre thrown
in."
Mr.. ksHsery opened and oaosea her
hands ,sr~eriy.
" ssvi0 wesr rtng." she said; "my
angers srs made for them"
Ths sole suN,or rfsked NO reply,
being s~esrs tist all topics Of eonyer-
saties ~sxid 10 oas IN the present cir
cumstssses, even ss al roads lead to
Rons. mo subject was worse than
unfntsressing 70 HIM a.d 10 did his
bes, ~ tesp swny from n, fvr tho re-
mairdsr Of she evening s-whieh was the
least s,ssya atAs thsA shey had ever
spen< tsyStAr.
On NE felIowAag day, At dinner, Nc
Henry fssr1>dmsny strange and start
ling fas0 about dialrondk. Ills wife
bad spsnt ~ skseruoon in the jewell
srs' ssssss around Unlon Square, and
she f.sw tsss what Oh the giittering
bauhies s-or dag est Of tho soil were
worth.
n sssDsA - McHenry thet the sub
ject nnSt - exhausted, but on the con-
trary Asss was just a. much OF it
next nssafns ~ breakfast. Arthur
had Ne nstural desire Of dutiful
husband 70 mako himself agree abie;
and. finding thst there was only one
possible thsns Of conversation, he
took II ~ a. BEST he might, relating
some stoYtss OF the splendid tollies OF
LueulluA that he had found IN o re-
cent historical monograph.
Rarely had he gained so close atten-
lion. ana he was naturally fattered;
pleassd. besides, to crafty tho ear OF
one hs loved. 80 he talked on and on,
and at last his fancy caught up the
thread Of possible romance, the story
OF q Dodsrn Luoullu who should
asteuna New York with his maRnifi-
cepes.
TIE idea took strong hold ot him, and
he gave considerable time to IT. that
day. outlining tho plot Of tho story and
. arranging the balance Of characters.
Before the end Of The week, he had
written thA introductory chapter and
he read IL TO his VITO though he had
never before been guilty Of such an
oct. He had occasionally told her tho
plots Of stories that he intended to
write. and always With the most dis
tsesaing results 10 himself. Rarely In.
deed wa tAie 70 toad ever put down
on pApes. But IN Oh instance Anne
Vsas anihy,aia~<1A.