The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1904-11-17

: After dlnuer she hurried eii, and he 60
Into his coat and hat slowly tpd thought
! fully. Strange 10 say, "a he wcnt desr
his own steps, he mutlerd "Kgad, che IA
a staHncr :"
Tits little comedy, cast tor tive, played
J for week In the Harrington household.
Mr.. Harrington worried. fCcttSd, doubted.
He dlds't Ike to ask his wife where she
spent her evenings,slaee she nevsr catechis-
ed him, He took TO coming hoina to lufeh.
He invited ber to do this, that aad the 9th.
or, but she always put him "a shc always
bad IN engagement, He fiaslly decided
that the etd was at hand, lie could bear
no more. III would mske al sppeal on
behA!f of the children, II not on his own
Atme ~i.h bunch Of sialets nd book,
10 love ike fashion, he sought his wife
She wac eplafammatic, tlgslve, tsatalE'ng
fts, she WAS gcirg out. DID she ever In,
tend TO spend an eveuirg Al home with
himf Perhsp;--she might arrange Il some.
tune. STE teased, iniialtd otsrm,d bar.
tied hlmi then che tnlltd him out Of the
house ard sent him TO the club.
He tried the reading room, 10 tc alone.
Two men pintd him, and he was forced |
to escspe to the smoking room, Somebody
insisted be sht uld play billiards. He re.
fused Wouldn't he take hand at poker :
lie said a curt mo" He took q drink,
smoked a cigar, tried rot to think about
his wife, gave 1t up and went home In dei-
pair.
As lie opened the door he thought he
heard a widow siam somewhere, lie hur.
ried to the kitchen 10 investigate, but It
was dark ard silent. He locked out and
started u see stream OF light from The
barn. Mrs, Harrington had the oushsm
out--she could scarcely be in yet. II went
out and crept TO the barn window, The
ligh wi hin was lit, but turned low. The
brough'm m was In It's usual place, but the
carriage doof was open. Someone fes-
someore was inside lie slipped and struck
the window edge, and then Mrs nlfrtng.
tor, In evening dress ard wrsp, ya.ning,
half asleep, leaned cut, rs II listening He
looked, aud lookee, and looked sgsia. What
had hsppened' Why was she there2 He =
strobe to the door and entered She rose ,
hurIiedly-
Henry
May ask what you are doing hereg Il
She descended slowly and stood beside !
lim.
I'm tp ndiug one Of my charmilg even
ngs, she sail gayly. And these -pointing I
o the draped carriages and csrs-these are
ny delightful friends. I've spent six con- a
ecutive evenings viii them and they n
haven't bored me yet.
You meaE-- h
That I've driven around the block OF &C n
ach evening and returned home. ira. p
when have hta d you comng I've lllwn
mt here and waited until you have got 10, y
nd then owed--.ha.- .
But the rest was lost on Mr.. Harring-
on's broad white shirt, against which Mrs. n
harrington was crushed. Lister he found
everal ctipkly spots, as II ii had been
prilkled
Dearest, he slid little later, suppose ia
GU ask me what I've been doing this last ,t
Veek. lp
Well? a,
First, you behold 10 yours truly better CO
nd wiser man--I've reformed. Second,
we made all the arrangements for few h,
,eeks' absence. le
Absences ca
Yes; you and | are going Ea,t next tu
reek to spend while In New York. You ia
nd are & log to begin again-honeym On
nd all /! pl