Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1903-07-11

self should not have known you A boat
sails IN less than an hour for Calcutta.
booked your passage, and"
My passage, Nell! You mean ours!"
Frank"
For heavens sake, Nell, don't let me
90 alone! After all you have done for
me. dear girl, you won't desert me now?''
Frank, YOU don't realize what YOU
ask. You know | cannot. My aged
mother, my crippled sister what would
become OF them"
They are not entirely dependent on
YOU
Financially. no. But You understand
how it is, Frank. They could not do
without me. and I've promised mother
that III never leave her while she lives
though that can't be long as You know.
And besides, | have your innocence to
prove
He took her hands in his
You can't do that, little Nell--vou'll
never do that. Circumstantial evidence
is too strong. It's clear case apparent
ly.7
But | can try, dear. Oh Frank, ;" and
She broke down. "The stigma that will
cling to your name, even though YOU
escape the clutches of the law"
Nell, dearest, that's not the reason
is it,"
She glanced up through her tears.
Frank how could YOU think it, My
love-my love"
Then come"
"Ah! no." She tore herself free. You
must wait little while"
But, Nell we could be married imme-
diately on landing and rent little farm
and be 50 happy"
All! yes, know We should be happy"
''Well, then. dear, say the word-don't
send me from YOU. ] tell you. Nell. !
cannot go without YOU and / WON'T
Some change in his manner frightened
her and she looked up.
What would YOU do?"
Go to the nearest police Office and
give myself up
Prank"
4 mean it. We either both 60 or
neither
you are cruel"
NO; I'm desperate. l love you. Nell,
the other side of the world you must
20 with me
Still she sobbed, but said nothing.
stig,na--well, them
1t was a cowardly shot. but it went
home. She just held ont her arms and
he knew that he had won.
Twelve months later. and in the rose
clad porch OF tiny sheep farm a few
miles north OF Wellington woman
stood. 1t was Nell.
With her brown hand shading her eyes
from the slanting sunset rays, she gazed
down the long high road for the first
glimpse Of that dilatory husband of hers.
What had come over him2 Only a few
short months ago he was model, an
ideal husband
And now. in 50 short timei
What had wrought this change? She
had never lacked in her attention to him
or to the farm, and her love had
strengthened and deepcned in the atmos-
phere OF married bliss.
Sic was a good wife, but as yet
childless one.
Vt last. with sigh. she went indoors
to prepare the evening meal Surely he
would arrive Nv the time it was ready,
and as She pictured the coy little sup
per snatch Of song escaped her lips in
spite Of herself.
But another hour slipped by and he
was still absent Never had he been 50
late as this, unless for a special reason.
in which case he always apprised her he
forehand.
What could be keeping hm2
The night was fast creeping in and she
felt lonely and somewhat apprehensive.
Two more hours rolled by but found
her still alone. She sat up till l., then
with strange misgivings sought her
couch.
But sleep and she were strangers that
night.
Towards o'clock. however. she fell
into a ttiul sumber and a dream, real
iStic In its vivi6ness, came 70 her.
She thought she was standing in tho
pretty churchyard on the hillside, just