The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1902-06-27
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8 The Wife and the Mistress 8
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It was so dark and SAN In the woods
that not sound. save the scanty. ell
most noIsoless plash Of rain could re
heard hy the two broathless listeners
IN the buggy. The woman was hold.
ing one hand out TO feel the drops; her
ears were sharpencd until even the
breaking Of twlg made her start.
There is nothing" she said at
last. we could hear horses hoofs
two miles on"
Go on, then. as fast as you can"
'You'n not forget that you're TAX
Ing the name Of John whlung2 !
marked all your clothes with II this
morning before packed the valise and
put those handkorchicfs that were IA
Tiers with the same initials embroid-
cred on them; and"
Her companion broke In with a dis
cordant laugh.
Il guess the old man would rise up
In his grave n he knew It. lie never
took much stock in me anyway"
The woman shiyered slightly.
Il was going to say" she continued
without replying 10 his remark. that
you can't be recognized by the yer
watch. II was never used you know.
Your gold one I've put away"
you can give II TO Bob when he
grows up. And say, Annie, are you
going 10 let the children known
mot more than ! can help. Robert.
The little ones need hardly hear OF II
yet a while. but. OF course, Bob and
Eleanor will. Nobody can keep the
papers from them"
ITS rather rough on them" NUT
tered the man. I'm sorry for Elean-
or"
"she will bear as a woman knows
how TO do and has TO do But, oh
Robert, why didn't you think OF that
before?"
"why didn't do a LOT ~ things diff
ferent2 I've lived my life, that's all
and now I'm ready to drop out OF IL
Jackson was TO blame, ,urse him, for
winding me up so soon. II was he
that got the bank directors here this
month. He's had his evil eye on mo
all winter Stop. will your ! heard
something"
"sh-shl That was a Gala mans
yolcol" he whispered excltedly. You
hold the relns. II they come; I'll JUMP
and cut" But Il was the scream OF
a distant locomotive, followed by the
dull roaring OF the train. No other
sound was audible In the silent woods
save the soft falling rain.
Il should like TO ask you one thlng
before we part" said his wife present
ly, In the calm, deliberate tone whiet
IS sometimes feature OF Intense men
tai pressure. How did you come e
all thls7 Were you an honest man II
the beginning, Rs-aB I believed you U
be--or have your friends been deceive'
in you all these many yearsG
II am asking as much for Bob's SAX
as my own. lie is much like you AM
your temptations may be his. Tel
me. was II that other womanG"
Il swhat other7u--but he fallered Owe
the lnterrogatlve lie. "oh. well. II 20
know about carelessly- sur
pose II may have been. A man can
keep up two establishments on the sal
airy OF bank clerk But you can
say didn't provide for my family
Annie. Did you or the children eve
want for Rnythlng2"
She drew In a quick breath.
mot for material comforts. no; yoi
kept US well housed and clothed AM
fed. But what you took the monel
for. then, was your-loye-for her?'
why. II you want II In plain terms
yes. I'm like a good many other Eel
lows, guess" He laughed uncom
fortably Nov | suppose your mex
question will be, How did como q
fancy anybody 80 different from you
eh7 Well, I may as well have II GU
with you don't mean any ofiense
you know, and / appreciate your belnl
good wife and all that. You won
ind ever breathed a word agalna
you 10 anybody. But you were to-
strict In your ideas from the start. tina
was the trouble. You couldn't expec
fellow to live up TO EN-. by Jovo
one gets enough OF the serious side o
life In his business without having Il
tackle II when he's at homel Yes.
know what you'll say: but It's 30.