The Jersey City news., 1903-06-06
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mer, aud npw that the autumn was
coming on they were looking for 4
| house. Ii tha sv.ss,;no u han fba b,,s.
hand ra4,,rnosE fso,, h,,a,,,asa ~ ~ ,..;sr
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- - sA'as sA'' sas Aoui'a coAs
so'.asS ss'usl'es' s'Aactiy g hef taste
Ian YOU not come and look at It
with me tomorrow 2 she asked.
Tomorrow is my busy day. shall
pc engaged al this week..
but there is another person ready
70 take y, ana must give an answer
az once or lose y
Welis sweetheart, since 1t is only
from september 70 May, and you are
satlsned' close the matter"
nen Ray mona berthoid found time
% Vlsit the mousse Tor which he had
signed iease, ne STOOD before the door
Win an expression OF astonishment
ana pain.
lou cont IKE ~ exclaimed the
wire III oisappolnted tone.
Like u, dear nearts ne stammered.
~ charming. But
but Wnat!
Nolnlng- Tome, let US go inside"
6ertheid waiked through the rooms
as one ~ q dream. Ten years had
passeu since ne hau hved IN mat very
louse' nele Ne had iosea ms cousin
sannss'se. ilis lnotAtsr hau ulea tnere'
a,l,s anu ea nus - nau uieu .nere' ana ber-l
eno'u lau sone out 2 proken hearted
- D,oNen ro hssaite IN ne nad met
~ Doan ne' 'ne siri He lnarrlea.
az lau never toiu Maura OF tnls
iose' ne Hau lntenued doing so, put
eaeu y leopeh tug Wouilo' nen
~ De.ans engassu - Maus an eHort
- uao1iS VEL himself pu. Iaiieo. Ine
$3.50 Dsao his naariiase ne maae
ano'el aelsnps' sun Wlthout success.
l'ei n,S lnaIiiage ne kept putting OH
nis COM sssloh tiii az lasl ne began to
uouD. WAslner ~ was necessary
~ ,1 ~" saaula was tahlng nim over
.ne house, pointins OUT pretty view
from = WINDOW, q coy corner beside
niei,lace = room tnat Would pe cheer
iui pecau iL Wouid receive the sun
shine. one qua not know that this
room nao peen ms dear mothers, that
IN winter ne had sat with his former
love beside rne fireplace and IN sum-
mer nad looked down with her from
the window which commanded the
view. AGAIN ana again he strove to
.eh Maura fhaf this had been his home.
Dut nesitated when ne remembered
tnat the telling would involve confess
slon--a confession that might destroy
the respect OF the wife who had con-
soled him. He could not bring himself
70 90 t.
AS may De supposed from all this,
Berthoid was sensitive man, man
OF oeep reeilng. Perhaps he was weak.
he went to live IN the house be had
rented without word OF his former
NE there 70 his wife. but the matter
preyed upon his mind, and his mind
aHecteu DIS Dody He fell ill-not tax
ing 70 ms Ded' but going about feebly
under loss Of vitality One evening
ne ana ms wire Were sitting In their
pouuoaf, room tnat nad been occu-
pieu py seanne1te. A mirror over
nian'e.--it WAS nAture ana had Deen
.nere ior seafsTslippeu from It's place.
ie''el leii lioll Deniha u ana sha
uow ~ nay niofia NJ ieet. he glanced
q = anu .uflisu paie
naala p,ckeu ,ts1p ana was brushing
ne uust rnoM y "hen suaoeniy she
/. s'al.eu. re superscrlption, IN 9 Wo-
lnan manu- read Fof raymond.
sIaura aoohea a1 ner husband ana
saw tna' ne was poWefIuliy' painfully
niorea '',,5,
" mar does II means sne asked un-
uTr nei pfsa Y
le Is'aeneu ior ene ie.1er. Maura
sase = - NAL lle ntla ~ n ms nana
~ : n'osnsn.' l ,hsh, lSaiizipg tnat ms
secret was OUT, nanaed lt pacK 70 her
nave 70 wisn 9 pry INTO anythins
you uon M'sn me 70 know, sne sald.
neaa :,
= nag peen Written py Jeanneffe
snofs'y uelore her aealn' piainfive
no'e 'e,1hs hsl ioVer tnat sne knew
she couiu nos I'VE. sincerely trust.
nay n1oilu' us'''1' sne conciuaeu, tnat
you VINO are on the very threshold Of
nlAn,'oou WIZ niiu some sood glri 10
supply ny pace or at ieast make 2
pia.e = nef oW 7 ~ your hear1. jean
ns.'e 'n..ss Ease piaceu u pehlnd the
NlifOf tltf SEcu time as she should de-