The Ordway new era., 1906-05-25

life. then. ! have heard Of susA
things. All know about It ia 1 left
home In May, and l went q little wN,n
on the train. and l came to myself ~
this room. II worked at the mill =
nachinist and played the violin q
knew nothing about it."
You did not work as a machinhak
put as a common millhand. Yen,
however. showed good understand.
Ing of machinery and often remedi(n
defects In It.
Another person has had a similar
experience TO your own, or professcy
to have done SO. But we will not
talk OF 1t now. Another time will do
as well. ! dare say DIR. Peck will say
that we have talked too much al.
ready and Constance, anxious herself
TO say no more at the present time,
not until she had recovered her fun
powers of reasoning. arose to go.
You know best. | am tired, but
you Will come again. Constance.
What, are you going without saying
goOd-by?"
"Good-by," said Constance. family.
But that is not the way to say
good'by. Come here and | will show you
how and n roguish look came into
his eyes that made her almost cry out
II was so like Vane's. She hesitatcd
as II about to comply, but she did
not.
No. no, you forget, can't. | must
not" and she swiftly left the room.
but returned in moment, to say in
hurried accents. Il cannot come here
again II you ask me TO kiss you, or
say anything to me about 1t. No one
thinks you are my husband. You Will
have to prove It,"
Very we'll" he said. bitterly: "l.u,
at least can see the children"
Il don't know: perhaps so" and
Constance would have fled to her own
home had not Mrs. Fry come TO her
side and clutched at her dress.
What does 1t mean, dearie. what
does II all mean?"
What do you think" asked Con-
stance. piteously.
II know what other folks will thiuk.
They will say it is all sham. Tha.
he wants to git you himself away
from the other one. and he didn't
know no other way"
There was n vein of shrewd com
nonsense about all this that .m.
pressed Constance. Still the futilIty
| of such an attempt, II It was as she
said. struck her as forcibly.
at doesn't seem as II any man In
his senses would do such a thing"
NO. 1t don't; but there's queer
works In the world. an you know en-
know Edes want never Jest like
| other folks. II 1t want for his hair.
an II the other one hadn't come back.
It wouldn't seem so strange. for sepce
he has been sick I've noticed now aad
then look like your husband"
You have?
"Yes. | have: but he don't look half
so much like him as the other one
does. He is the exact picture, now.
amt he?"
Yes. oh. It seems as II should so
Wild" and Constance looked about
| her for n moment, as II really seeking
an opportunity to fly from her per-
plexities Mrs. Fry strove to comfort
| her.
II Will All toll' 'hA iiSHS "lNhotA
you an me mcddlin'. Jest let it right
Itself. say. II this one is your hus-
band It Will be proved. and II t'other
| one Il. why. that will be proved, too.
It is matter that will have to be
settled by folks that knows, an mebbc
one of 'em will have to be clapped into
sylum. Anyway. dearie, don't you
fret. You keep on doin' right as you
have done: keep 'cm both at a dis
lance till it's all settled
Would better go to the hotel to
stay?"
Talk with your uncle. first"
"Oh. he is all for"
THE other one: yes. I know. Wall.
wait awhile" And so comforted by
the good creatures counsel, Constance
went home.
ITO be continued)