Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1901-01-25

WHOM ne mao become ln1a1uateO. one
connected with past lite.
Chapter ll-Arriving home from business
GODDARD learns his wife has left for city.
Missing considerable sum of money from
safe OF which she knew leads him to con-
clude she means desertion. Telegram comes
asking him to see her at Palace hotel in
CHAPTER III.
It was nine o'clock when Goddard
reached the city. Immediately on
leaving his train he engaged hanson
and was driven over to Fifth avenue
and up that thoroughfare to the Pal
ace hotel.
BY temperament he was given to in
trospection and an almost morbid
habit of Analysing his feelings. es-
pecially when his feelings were hurt.
Tonight his emotions had crowded
him into an attitude Of deep self:pity.
He told himself that no man had ever
suffered as keenly as he was suffer-
ing.
The cab took him past the building
Of which the second floor had been
occupied by Jeanne's fashionable es-
tablishment when he had met her,
fallen Qnder her inexplicable charm
and married her hurriedly. 1t was
now with feeling bordering on sus-
picion that he saw the brown stone
walls Of the unlighted structure fit
by. He remembered how she had
made him faithfully promise that he
was never to ask her about her past
connections. She had wept copiously
at this juncture and he had somehow
gathered that her relatives had be-
longed to such humble walks in life
that she dreaded the loss of his love
ii he were to come in contact with
them. He had laughed at such an
idea, but in the years of Jeanne's rigid
silence on the subject this very mys-
terry had heightened her charm in his
eyes.
He ahghted from the hanson under
the arched portico in the fare. Of
lights about the entrance of the Pal
ace hotel and went into the commo-
dious Office. which was at the juncture
Of two long corridors filled with we'll
dressed men and women seated In biz
chairs or strolling about. Strains Of
music from Hungarian orchestra
allied the air and there was ahoat an
odor which smanated from . Turkish
snoking-room. where dim. sensuous
lights burned under massive shades of
crimson silk. As he threaded his way
to the counter behind which stood
the clerks of the house he had q queer
feeling in his knees ~ If he had been
sitting too long in q oramped position
in the train. How strange for him to
ask to be conducted to the room Of
his own wife! At that moment she
seemed quite separated from him.
my wife is here. 1 believe" he said
to one of the clerks.
what is tho name. please2" asked
the man.
Mrs. Goddard" replied the major.
The clerk consulted big book of
entries with penciled remarks oppo.
site tho names.
You were to come right up. Mai.
Goddard" he said. "But your wife
said that perhaps it would be better
Tor you to send up your card"
Goddard fumbled in his pockets; he
had forgotten his cardcase.
Il have NO card" he said, but will
write one"
The clerk gave him = blank card and
. PEN.
The majors hands we're cold aad
numb. and the pen slipped fro1 Ata
singers and fell. The clerk gave IL q
him again. = - -
Il shaHgo up without that fszme1,
3ty," the najeF said, drawing Atnes1f
up u il on parade. what 10 The nu4-
seE Of her aPartnent7"
*'*FiftJ3six, st tie top zof de lr,k
6ght--s>osnd deer Il tie left"
The major decided 70 walk rather
than to take the elevator. and 10 hae.
tened to the stairway indicated sy ;ths
clerk. He fou1l that his wife had q.
cured one Of The best suites q reeane
the hstel Afforded. She met Hin at
the door and received him In q ,.esa 4
aplendidly appointed private parl,r:
1t was coEy, too; lamp WITH poroo-
lain sreen.lined shade stood on . Gen.
ter table surrounded By boeka.
lsss papers AID magazines not fae
hem = cheerful crate Are. 49,.
} fQme In, Rowland, and don't seol1
49," she saiA, throwing her shapelys
arms round his neck. ""I know you
must have bssn frightened when you
missed me-" : III !.
1e found himself all Of . tremblel
ead his voice refused to come to hin
readily. He could only press her to
him convulsively As he moved towards
he sofa and drew her down BY his
aide. Despite her warmth Of greet
ing he was unable to conquer tho
fears which had laid such firm hold
u him during his lonely ride. a.
why did you do this, Jeanne?" he
managed to say. presently.
Don't scold me- she repeated, but
Mere was . certain reserve in her
tone which made him feel that her
words had only a perfunctory signif-
saaee: Something seemed to whisper