The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-11-07
Our Daily $bort Story

people are never happy unless they are tnduIging in ill-natured gossfp Y Every night, after Mrs. Gerrison had retired. Mir. 0errison sought out Dr. Mcdonald and remained in consulta- ton with him, sometimes for as mucb as an hour at time. One day I met him--Mr. Gerrison--coming out of the doctors room, and his handsome. boy tsh face was fairly glowing with joy. asked him what pleased him SO. The doctor has been giving me 9 splendid account of Mrs. Gerrison," he said, his eyes shining with delight. He says that she Is undoubtedly gain ing strength. Congratulate me. Mrs. Galloway"
 replied: T do, most heartily, Mir. Gerrison, and you will pardon me, hope. if say that I wish there were more husbands like you" He seemed confused. fweii," he said. abruptly. "rve got to be oil for my evening stroll" and he raised his hat and started or for his constitution al: poor mant'
 was 90 Impressed by this that the next time Mrs. Rankin made one of her iil-natsfed remarks about him ] couldn't help telling her.
 "H-m-m!" she said, .the goose and the golden eggs." Really, think sometimes that Mrs. Rankin is a little well, she certainly says some pecu- liar things sometimes--things that have nothing to do with the subject of conversation.
 "Will you tell me why he had to go trafpsing off to Ell Paso last week, if he is so devoted to that old fool of a wife of hisf' she asked suddenly.
 was glad to be able to answer her He went to get his hair cut" re- piled. He told me so. There isn't q good barber in San Mateo, you know. and Mir. Gerrison is rather particular about such things"
 And what took Teresita awayY" she asked.
 knew that too. 'Teresita went to see her sick brother at Las Cruses," ! said. T must say, Mrs. Rankin, that think such insinuations are unworthy of you"
 She took it very good naturedly, I must say. She just laughed. I really believe that she likes me. Perhaps I was aIittle hasty in calling her cam tankerous. l dislike to think badly of anybody.
 It was only few weeks after that that poor Mir. Gerrison lost his wife too. Her cough suddenly got worse, and I'm sure that mans alarm and anxiety were pathetic. He was so az itated that he hardly ate his meals for days, though Teresita q know that girl had a good heart) brought him the very incest things should could find in the Kitchen, and seemed quite worried about him. In fact, we all were Well. one night heard a noise in the Ger rison apartments, which were across the hall from my room, and I was afraid that something was wrong, so I slipped on wrapper and opened the door. The door of Mir. Gerrison's room was ajar. and I could see him sitting. with his head bowed on his hands. op- posite to pr. Mcdonald. His face. when he raised it, was so drawn and hasgard that my heart quite went out to him.
 Cant you give me any hope at all doctor? he asked. Cant you pull her through this?"
 I'm afraid not" answered pr. Nc. Donald. sympathetically. But you must try not to feel too badly about it. We must all die, you know" Yes. know" said MT. Gerrison. with a groan. That's all right: but. hang it, doctor. her income dies with her,
 closed the door softly. I did not wish to witness his sacred grief. Mrs. Gerrison died that night and the poor | husband was broken-hearted Of course he went back to New York al- most immediately. Teresita left soon after that, too, but I'm sure there was nothing in Mrs. Rankin's insinuations.