Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1900-11-22

old world atmosphere. In the time thar
might have been ard is not
He closed his sketchbook, with .
sigh. and turned to the white robed
loneliness of his wife with murmur-
ed apology for having kept her walt
Ing, and then together they passed
again.
But he was very silent. and his wife
felt tired and just little cross. She
liked to be petted and coaxed and fat
tered, and latterly Wilfred had been
too serious to suit her gay fancies and
too absorbed In new ideas for his hook
to pay her the attentions she loved so
dearly to exact from every man and es-
pecially from her husband.
Let US go home to town." she said
suddenly, 81 am so tired of roaming
In this out Of the way place. Wilfred,
and there is still 80 much going on,
hear. You must have got lots of ideas
now, ! am sure" She laughed glee-
fully as she spoke The murmur OF the
streets seemed already in her ears. and
sthe fash of silks and jewels came over
the sunlight on the grass
He paused moment. xviii you not
come on a little farther?" he asked
kindly, yet little wistfully. There
are some lovely places in the dale. and
you would be interested in them.
think
ROf ho oh hor> no n to-
monds in her little ears twinkled like
dewdrops. You know am not inter-
ested," she said petulantly. Il hate
those old people who perched castles
on the tops of hills and expect you to
climb up to see them. Do let us go
back"
They had reached the lych gate now,
er side. where their carriagAhis wife's
carriage its beautiful bays, stood
waiting. The sunlight fell on her quiet
black gown and her soft hair as she
passed und,r the quaint oaken struc-
ture, and then she lifted her eyes. and
sudden light flashed into them and
then died very gently again.
shadow of the leafy elms. but his wife
chartered on in her high. pretty voice
and noticed nothing of his pallor. And
then: as they met. he advanced quietly
to meet the girl as quietly as II they
had never parted in bitter, bitter sor-
row, the one brave and ready to sacri-
fee herself for his sake, the other, as
he said to himself bitterly enough,
coward and craven. And now they
met again in the soft sunshine of the
autumn day. with the first few leaves
falling, golden tinted, from the tree.
around. with the blue, bright sky over
head and the puvling Of little stream
somewhere near under the old gate
way that leads to the house of prayer
She spoke to him very calmly and
quietly, and he introduced cher to his
lovely wife, and she told the stranger
at once in her pretty. petulant voice Of
her wish to go back to town and its
gayeties. only Wilfred wouldn't, he
was so cross
But the girl smiled so gently and
spoke so :soothingly that the little Ia
dy's wrath melted away and she laugh
ed like merry child and straightway
invited her new friend to pay them
visit in town.
1--WE will go tomorrow. won't we,
Wilfred?" she said laughingly. and the
grave faced man answered that her
will was law.
Eyes; we will 60 tomorrow" he said
when the girl had answered that she
never went to town now. Her father
was old and needed her care, and she
was quite content with her life in the
still countryside.
II have him, and he has me-" shs,
said. with her peaceful smile, and the
laughing woman before her could not
guess and would never have realized
that this gentle faced girl had lovst!
( the man beside her with all her heH IT
and soul and had passed through the
deep waters alone with her sorrow to
take up her life again bravely ard
we'll
And then enc Of the beautiful horses
claimed the pretty wife's attention.
and she went hurricdly on, leaving the
two together for a brief moment in the
sunshine of the old gate.
Forgive re. Enid!' he said broken
. ly. .'Ah, have wronged you So and
I deserve your hatred. but forgive me
If you camp
His face was haggard. and his lips
whitened and trembled as he spoke the
few strained words.
But she laid her hand In his very gem
thy. as If to say goodby to a dear dear
friend forever. II have forgiven YOU.
dear" she said. Il may call you that
for this one ,ast time? have forgiven
you everything. and God KEEP you.
keep you safely and lead you asightv'
She paused, and the great tears rose in
her calm eyes and rolled down the pale
cheeks She loved him SO well STILL
and the meeting and the parting were
very hard to bear.
And then, with one last lcok. she
passed on into the loneliness OF the
still graveyard and the quiet dead:-
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