The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1906-12-13

Maynard pushed open the drawing
room door and came into the room
just as his wife laid down her pen.
I'm so glad you're going to be at
home this evening, dear she said
coming up to him.
He glanced at her in a half-staItled
fashion and took his seat triHe un.
easily.
You've been working entirely toe
hard. And ] mean to put a stop to all
such nonsense. don't 70" she ratified
on, flicking speck OF dust from his
| lapel.
The other laughed and shook his
| head.
I'm afraid
But her fingers stopped the words
on his lips and she handed him the
letter she had written. 1t was to de.
cline Il long-coveted invitation. But
the affair was for that evening, and
nothing could have induced her to ac.
cept it now.
1T wouldn't be exactly fair 1t
would be rather selfish of me to let
you do this, Juliet You mustn't" he
insisted, lifting her chin in his palm
as he looked into her dancing eyes.
But she only shook her head most
positively and went back to her desk
to seal and stamp the note
After little, Maynard rose lazily
and pulled out his watch
II must go back to work now" he
said. I've already overstayed my
luncheon hour An revoir--til eve
ming"
The hours passed quickly. Toward
dusk Juliet went to her room to dress
expanding more care over her per
sonal adornment than she had done
for many week. But just as she hat
finished there came rap at her dool
and the maid brought in letter from
her husband.
My dearest" he wrote. you can
not possibly imagine what "A disap
pointment this is TO me- but unfor
seen complications at the office will
de.lin me here until almost midnight
Another evening, many evenings, w
. will make up for this. Lovingly, Flu
gene"
Mrs Maynard dropped the letter
her eyes swimming with tears. Blu
suddenly her face lightened an,
flushed. II believe | will do it," sh
!, cried When we were first married
how pleased he used TO be to hav
me come and sit with him while h
worked"
She started up abruptly, wrappe
herself in long silk coat, donned he
most becoming hat aud drew on he
gloves with excited fingers. Fiftee
minutes later she was spinning dow
the avenue in a coupe and the hig
office building, from which gleame
in the distance.
Mrs. Maynard stepped lightly I
the pavement and shook out he
, skirts. Her heart was beating Il
multuously and a bright color vivifie
her cheeks.
At the entrance to the building sh
! paused moment and her hand wei
to her throat, as though to hold bac
her quick. excited breathing. Ate
b all, would he be pleased? Recolle
lions of the past two years, with a
the constraint GOODNESS and unhapI
. ness came tumbling into her brai
and her face clouded. But almost IN
n mediately she laughed away hei a
e prehensions and went in
II The sleepy elevator boy stared
c Mrs. Maynard stupidity. then curiou
= ly, as he opened his eyes wide enoug
to permit a full glance into the pref
. flushed face and sparkling eyes.
a Third floor" she said, as she ste
- ped into the elevator. Il want to {
to Mr. Maynard's office"
M His office has been closed an hou
70 Miss. He never stays down later
/? seven"
In An hour! Are you sure?' 81
N gazed at him blankly, every vestige
10 color gone from her cheeks.
10 Sure enough. The lady-his vii
| guess-was here and they we
IN away together. She comes for hi
As most every day"
A shudder crept slowly over {
e. slender figure. Her breath came hes
lily and her eyes looked piteous
y, down the 1oyless vista of years befo
,k her.
Copyright. 1906. by Daily Story Pub. c