The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-04-07


With 4 bdsInesslike air to store an
armful Of silver in one OF the yawning
trunks. Or. Jardine watched her, amaz-
ed. Her back was toward him, and he
noted its graceful lines rs she lifted
and bestowed her booty she looked a
lady. Gradually he began TO feel like a
peep'ug Tom rather than an outraged
householder How should be announce
his presence: Would She faint: What
should hc do with her: What would
Maria ~:
At last she lifted the l.jrle shaded
lamp and turned straight toward him
Not four feet from him she put the
lawp Gown AMI sighed Ike a tired
ch.iI lie wondered af.erwarl how he
I~e' through that moment That she.
tile yrs:-al nr still loved, who bore his
name, Who had fersaken him-could
SD" have lcc,1Ip comm0u thief: In
c-ciln.e, It WIS nightmare. The cur
taius >..Hed lin. He tore them apart.
The woman saw pale. glsping face
fronting her. tie eyes horror struck. as
Of one ip1t.ug on a ghost An instant
her own matched it; then she tainted
Molly" be cried and sprang 10 her
She revived readily. He remembered
She had never been faiuting woman.
Size ci'Ag - him.
Robert" She whispered. that horri-
bic man."
Then. watching his face she let 90
her hold
Robert We're you he:"
H nodded unable 10 speak.
what lil you DO it for: It was too
Dreaded. / thought it was a burglar,
How jill you fui meW
Find you: I opened my eyes and
saw ylu,"
"Of course, but how did you know
was here:"
What do you mean: How did you
know was hcre:" be demanded.
Are You trying 10 make a joke Of
it, she cried You creep into my
rooms Ike thief
a tlief" he echoed. Your rooms.
Aren't they mine: They knew my
name dowustairs"-
You are more uugcncr0us than |
could have expected" She interrupted.
Whose nalae could l bear but yours:
You are strangely forgetful"'
NO hc answered; no. Molly. new
er forget II | only could. l shall g
mad some day remembering" Then,
pulling him together he said: For
give this business. Molly It's queer
enough, but it's some mistake Of Ma
ria's. She Las taken a new apartment.
anI-aud evidently this is not it.
thought ID was. Maybe | made a mis-
take myself. | was dead tired. Any
how. III get out. can 20 somewhere,
Of course
1t is hardly worth while" she re-
piled 1t viii soon be morning any
how. Jenny and | have been packing
an night, Or rather. have, since she
fell asleep taking down pictures. We
sail tomorrow on the Oceanic"
He did not answer The excitement
had faded from his face and left it
white and hagglrd. She came closer.
Robert, / would never have gone t.
you. haze injured YOU too much. l
know u1w it was MY own fault-my
own jealousy. But that does not mat
ter We shall soon be separated. per-
haps forever Fate or God has brought
us together for moment first For
give me-"
Two hours later there was a knock
at the door Dr. Jardne and his wife
looked at each other with eyes in which
laughter ana panic mingled
And you are a respectable widow
lady" he Knocked.
But it was only old jimmy who APP
peared upon the threshold Her hands
and eyes went up in happy gcsticula-
ton.
THANK the Lawd." she cried, the
two stubbornes' folks in the void have
done come together again, An Mis-
Molly. the's a telephone fer the doctah
from the horspital. Mis- Jardine's jest
raisin' New Yawk because he amt
come home, an -
But have come home. cried DR..
Jdrulue. mere lle teleDuOne, JIM
n.y."
In a moment he returned, laughing
This is 10 East, isn't it?" he in
quired. "Well, my sister Maria jest
natchelly,' as jimmy would say. wrote
East when she meant West | never
thought should live to bless the alb
sentmindedness Of Maria. but heaven
knows l do now with all my heart and
soul"
And, though Molly was silent, she felt
for the first time that she t,u,, loTed
her sster-in-law
Hymn No. ~ Won.
The London Tatler tells why no hymn