Wallowa chieftain. [volume] (Joseph, Union County, Or.) 1884-1909, 1902-08-28

an assured her. zone of them sus-
picioning gents came to the door last
evening, as though it was the right that
he had, but l gave him me mind on the
subject, and he took himself off. Never
q spoon or a fork would ha' been left
the day had he got I'M"
AS she moved away from the door
Mrs. Fenton caught sight of the folded
piece of paper, which she hastily read.
"What was the tramp like, Mrs. Ma
loy" she asked.
"'Dade and he was like any other
member of the swell mob, as we call
such in old Oireland. He had false
mustache to his face, and hat that
came down over the eyes of him"
How was he dressed?"
Faith and couldn't tell you. l new
er take count of the clothes Of tramps,
for | know they niver came into them
the right way" said the deep reason
ing woman.
Still unsatisfed, Mrs. Fenton went to
the house of her nearest neighbor, and
asked if she had seen her husband pass
by on the previous evening.
NO" was the reply. but saw him
this morning. walking hurriedly away
from the house."
On her return EmDie again ques-
toned the housekeeper.
"Do you think you could recognize
Mr.. Fenton from having seen him In
his Officer"
Sure and l could that"
"Then you don't think he was the gen
tleman you took for a tramp?"
"Do you suppose l don't know a
tramp when | gets the sight of him
me who was married to one ten years,
till | couldn't stand his ways no long
er?
Mrs. Fenton's state of mind was any
thing but satisfactory. What should
she do. She reckOned up the days, ana
concluded that her husband would be
back from Chicago in a weeks time
Sbould she write to him and explain
matters? No. 1t was for him to eX-
plain-he had been in the wrong.
Tbe DAYS went slowly by, but the
postman brought no letter from Ger
aid The time she set expired. and he
had not returned So she went to his
oftice and she learned that the English
mon who were negotiating for the pur-
chase of some mines insisted on Mr..
Fepton's going to England. Should
clio write TO him now, and explain that
an accident prevented her return on
that unlucky evening? No-the humil-
iatlon of getting the address from the
ofice was too great. She again reck-
oned I'D the days, allowing three weeks
for his return. The third came and
went with no arrival and no tidings
She became prey to the keenest anx-
ietv as we'll she might, for Gerald Fen
TON was an inmate of London hospi'
tal having met with an accident.
The weary weeks dragged on. There
were times when Emmie left she must
lose her reason. If her husband were
only restored to her she never again
would complain of his domineering
ways And on his side Gerald was
thinking:
How could have been so overbear'
ing? Emmie is my equal in all save my
professional work and my superior III
some ways. No wonder she resented
nv masterful airs! Well. she shall have
no reason to complain in future"
"Can soon leave, doctor" he In
ouired one morning, when the house
surgeon came on his rounds.
you'll be ready to go in day OF
two" was what he gladly heard, for
ha was all eagerness to commence his
home life under a new aspect.
He had written few lines to his
wife. telling her what had befallen
him. adding, II am longing to be al
home again that we may start new