Gunnison news-champion and tribune., 1905-07-14

~ Tor the presence sf
these men Her frame ~as cnsu A.
sisa the shadow Of death bu: the oy.
overpe~ersnE thoHxhf that smose her
~as tha; her husband $ approach b ing de
cease was the direct answer Of an anrrv
Judge to her wicked eatary agains, ho-
tate and ionGines to escape II; In this
grssiy shape ~as the freedom to appear
Tor which she had painted But she
kRe~ that when the case vas torn
down she would feel like muraeress
she never forget the short lived horror
OF that moment;
MIR Wishers dismissed his visife-.
when the witnesses had sfixed ths.r
names to the will aud they howe
themselves out. each NOTING more o.
less furtively. as ne PASSED The ailatef
eyes and eolorless face of the wife an
drawing bis oWn conclusions sher.-
from
she eot up and walked toftsrugi.
fnrward at he- husbands gesture He
vas no paier than when she left him
ana smiled more easily than was h.e
habit when he noticed the signs OF her
extreme alarm. L was afraid v.,u
would be frightened II I talked In yoar
hearing of making my viii" he said
eRoosrasinely. To avoid this AZ
raIsed that Mr. Hall shoald wait uror
ne while you we're driving Ne was be-
bind his time and your are back carrier
than ! anticipated. | regret the meet
Ing only for your sake Perhaps 1t Is
at well. however. that should acauaint
you with some of the provisions Of tn,
instrument you saw In Mr.. Nails
Lan1."
Please do mott I cannot bear to
hear or speak of IT." protested Con
stance. the tears starting to her. eyes
1T all Gems so dreadful"
1T will not hasten my death one
hour. NJ. Withers was no. quite ready
to pass oTer without rebuko an absurd
superstition he considered unworthy a
rational being, even though the Of
fender sas his wife. You shall kpo.
this ! made another will two years
since, but circumstances have led me
TO regard II as injudicious IL not un-
fair. We busines men are superior to
the dread Of looking forward to the
one certain event Of mortality We
calculate the probable effect of our
demise, ss We do other changes in the
mercantils and sooia. world BY the
terms of this will, as l was about to
remark, fiy property, with the excep-
ton OF legacy to Harriet Field. is di-
vided equally between yourself and Ed
ward. Al he is appointed sole ex-
ecutor In the event OF my death he
Will be your nearest connection and SAT-
est adviser | wish you to remember
this. IL is hardly to be expected that
you, although fair Judge of character
should be as conversant with the quail
tiles that # him to assume these re-
sponsibilitits as ! am. who have been
his business partner ever since he was
twenty-one
He was astonished that his wife in
stead OF rendering a submissive verbal
adquiescence to his spoken and writ
ten decree. began to weep so violently
as to hinder herself from listening or
replying to his speech She had never
conducted herself in this irrational
fashion befor, in his sight. and he was
naturally exceedingly perplexed. Aware
that any attempt to soothe her would
be awkward work to him, he lay quiet
Tor u minute, looping the emotion would
expend itself without his interference.
Finally, he adiudged il to be but reas-
enable that she should set the bounds
OF her grief ct point somewhat short
OF Mysteries or commissions. and ad-
dressed her With the most stringent ap-
peal he could think of.
Really Crpc,anoa ,.o,. a
exciting me most unpleasantly. | fear
| shall be feverish when the doctor
calls. IL this sort Of thing is kept up.
He did not mean to be unkind or sell
fah. He bel eved his health to be OF
supreme Importance in her esteem and
that the recollection of this would set
her to rights. The experiment succeed
ed to charm. The sobbing flow OF
briny drops was stanched on the in
J slant.
Il beg your pardon" stammered Con-
stance. straie htening herself up Il viii
control myself better hereafter 1t is
} time for your cordial May | pour il
! OFT for you7''
1t was inevitable that the confession
SIZE had meditated while he told her q
hls arrangements for her future. be
/ trNying with a childs artlessness the
perfectness of his trust in his broth ar
and in herself. the full outflow of pen
} itence. and depreciation. and entreat;
\ for pardon. OF which the tears were
but the type and premonition, should
be checked by the querulous reference
J to ais personal discomfort. But the sud.
den and disagreaable reaction induced
, by it was hardly an excuse for the hard.
ening OF her heart and dulllne OF the
! sensibilities, just now so tender. which
filled her mind with sullen resentment
|. against him who had repelled her con
. fdence. He viii never understand
me. We are as antagonistic as oil ant
water she excused this by thinking
The more closely l initiate his icy pro