The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-01-24
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rlsi g.ovu was Di,iurbed. IN.
Henry" said Evangellne Hartley, as
che threw her arms around her hus-
bands neck. II have been as miserable
as possible all day. BIZ.
\ He had Just got home; 4 was evening,
and he noticed that his wife had on her
t,ost becoming clothes. She looked Hike
a young girl again, and no vi. some
thlnSr-a sort OF thrill such Ss one Ssss
, In al, elevator when Il suddenly starts
dSwnwa,d--that hadn,, bothered MIN
much for two or three ysars,
&; Catching her little whhe hands 10 hls.
he led her into the patlor, drew her down
beside him, Upon some sott, cushlohed
thing, the name Of which only o woman
Could be expected to know, and then pat
ting her gently upon her rosy eSeeEs' ne
said:
sorry to hcarehas. What made you sn?'
Looking UP At him through glad toars
she repllei. i, /.
"oh, Henry. how can you ask that?
Haven't you been miserable to-dayT' .
.'Why, no." he answered In frank
aa,ayement: "rot at all. Tho fact 10 I've
Tel. particularly buoyant all dRy--seem-
ed to be walking around on alr, for some
reason. H."
! But she had drawn back and was look
cd at him with hard, dry eyes. She
frightened him. He knew, tina. he had
SAID the wro 70 thing, and, nanllke,
made q bad ma tier worse by laundering
ahead In the unknown darkness instead
OF quietly waiting for light. 9&
"No," he hurried to explain, I'm mis-
taken; Il was yesterday that was SO
happy Yes, It was yesterday, Yester-
day ] was as happy as robin IN The
spiIngtime; but to-day I've been de-
Dressed. Some sort OF cloud has Scent
ed to be hanging over me all day. I
can't imagine why this feeling has
haunted me. II muss-"
"Heniy Hartley" his wife Interrupted,
traglcally pointing The finger of convic-
ton at point midway between his
blinking eyes, stop right where You
are! Don't lie! By doing 50 you only
add to my misery. II you We're isnor-
ant OF the cause Of my urhapplncsss 1t Is
only greater proof Of what have feared
for a long time"
F.. . so ~
put his arms around her, don't treat
me this way. am no criminal. l
haven't done anything that I'm ashamed
OF. Il" go ISL
Then she arose, with wild cry Of
pain, and, rushing away from him, wept
as Il her heart would break.
-'oh!" che sobbed. "hc has ceased TO
love me. and isn't ashamed OF 1t! Oh!
Oh! Oh! OH"
SAY" he bawlcd, beginning to get
angry. what the devil'e the matter with
You, anyhow"
"I'hat's IL" she shuddered. Swear
at me now! Go ahead: finish It up!
Beat me! Oh! Oh! Oh! Obi"
Mr.. Hartley took several swift turns
about the room. cllnch!ng and uneilnch-
Ing his hands, and walking so hard that
the chandelier ratified. At last ne stop
ped In front OF her and said:
Come, dear, what's the use OF acting
the baby?" You know love you with
oil MY"
She interrupted him with n hooking
laugh. At that moment she might have
been an avenging witch, with her VIC
tim pleading for mercy.
And so You call 1t babylsh," she ex-
claimed, Tor woman to rebel when
her husband insults her In one breath
by giving her to understand that he
cares nothing for her, and In the next
tells her that ne loves her, as II she
were a foolish dog, to be beaten and pet
ted by the same hand! When you start
ed down town this morning l had run
upstairs for my belt, and 50 was not
at the door to kiss you Goodby. But
what was that TO you! Did you eveu
know It? Perhaps You did. for you were
unusuallyAhappy all day! All. you'll
never have cause to be miserable over
my Kisses again." n
Then she rushed away, and he did not
follow. He knew at last that he was In
q deep, darl, hole. So he just sat there.
swearing softly to himself and trying to
think how he might get out.-Clcveland
Leader