The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1901-03-01

ilt lul iltb AWAY anu lOOhcu Oul q.
window and ignored my presence after
that AS dalkly as his feelings rankled he
was prudent enough to hold his speech in
check before stranger. Before We
reached the station | passed into the ear
ahead, but as left the train | saw him
descend and hurry away without look
Ing around for me. Being perfectly salts
fled that he was there for no good, in
formed the family at once of his pres
ence. Ethel was considerably alarmed,
but the father and mother saw no reason
for it. | believe they even Aad hopes
that he had come down as pcnitcnt and
that divorce proceedings might be stop
ped and all go well again. Perhaps the
young wife also deluded herself for a
brief while, but later on she said TO me:
1T cannot be, Mr.. Mecking. The man
has nothing but evil in his nature. and
he has come here for revenge ON me.
You must stay here tonight Papa Is
practically helpless, and if we were alone
I'm sure that something dreadful would
happen"
At a late hour, when we had finished
the business that mad called me down.
father and mother also pressed me to re.
main and 90 up on the morning train.
N 81 "''""c d SuVSl luI tue Hl%hl.
reasoned II out that If Wilbur had come
down for any evil purpose he would bc
seen or heard from before the evening
had passed but as 10 O'Clock came and
our peace had not been disturbed, | went
up stairs, lhlhNihg that | had been un
necessarily excited. 1t was summer, with
al tle WINDOWS above the first floor open.
anu the evening had been SuitIy. Al
'hou2h went TO my room at 10, did
nor 20 TO h'd. lighted cigar, turned
Out my llSht and sat by the open window
loE Siiloh', ana NAN an hour had pass
eu away Whcn heard the rumble Of
lhuh"ef, y storm was coming up, and,
thouSh had hniNhed my cigar | waited
lor 'He atmosphere to cool. 1t grew very
udIN as sal staring out OF the Window,
anu cou!u not even make ont the shade
.i'es' "Ih'h | knew TO be less than %
l'e' away. between the rumble of thun-
u'r' n""cNer' l made quite sure that
H'"lu some one moving on the lawn be-
IUM' T1,, ull NOT suspect that 1t might he
nouI' haa gwen nm up long ago.
"",ieFeu' talnef' II II was not a tramp
pio"''lS "Ipuh"' OF II some NaGrant dog
"%S no' lo"Nih- Iur lood.
'iIil' 'le l%hthihS was rant and
,.'e 'H"nue' "laF on nut 10y ana hy the
~ - '"iI'r sweeping up ana There was
n"S" "H'cn HeHt'd up the whole place.
I W. PcV''"E '"l" lHe "aFNheSS below.
anu 'H' u"SH reN'ai'd Il man almost un-
W. y{,;,i. n.S "'H|""' ~" 'nai man WIS llrnlE
ii' was stunning sun ana ne
NY :, ,'"'I III ms nahd' f"I-
~ "''iN Wv iiiN" WIS tluhd"rciap ana
t,iv', ~ my ~ run anu ho' Only heard
,, s-i, ''i'' 'iI"N ''N "N"H' nul second HaSh
a,1'''i'N MN rn"NihG ior Tree few
III ri, "".S ~
n''' ~ iil,n WIS tHrfe "' mat la'e
~ n1". '''u J'"N''I| "Eouhu '''e mousse na"
tu tI Nv S"'"' an" l uad S'afIrH 10 i'aNe
IL. the 'o".i 'NI "'ur"l Mr' laws Wu"h
sh,. si'e'g V".'i5 d o',nuIhs uaSh' roar aud
I''u.N N, anu ! l''' 'ne "h"l' mouse h'aVe
to.', va tHio" '-7'"N' 'he Wa'I' ana
III ~, .H'i7S '"'''AS ana people shouting
an o'Ii ''le nous. or minute or SO
w. IN utI'u' %'u ,"'il , ruSn'I OUT iAt"
- snr nan u',ler 'ne run pGIi't mat the