Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-03-05

wood laid ready in the grate to light,
 touched match to the crumpled paper
 underneath and put up the blower.
 She stood waiting to see that the fire ! would burn. Over the mantel from its yellow can
 vas looked above her head the humor-
 ously benignant eyes of old Annekje
 Van Schoule, who had once removed
 from Maspeth Kill on Long Island to
 New Haarlem on the Island of Man
 haitian, and carried there, against her fathers will, the yellow-haired girl he ,, had loved. His face now seemed to be 1 pretending unconsciousness of the ] rashly acted scenes he had witnessed l Hest. if he betrayed his consciousness, ! he should be forced, in spite of himself, to disclose his approval-a thing not fitting for an elderly, dignifed Dutch burgher to do. #-,.. . "Avice!" .yf-" ss
 "Coming!"
 ! She took up little package she had brought with her and went out to meet him.
 There's one errand to do," she said, as they entered the carriage, "but it's on our way. Have him go up Madison avenue and deliver this."
 She showed him the package, ad- dressed: "Mr. Rulon Shepler, Per sonal." -
 And this," she said, giving him an unsealed note. Read it, please!" He read: ...- -...
 Dear Rulon Shepler: am sure you know women too we'll to nave thought I loved you as wife should love her husband. And know your bigness too we'll to believe you will feel harshly toward me for deciding that I could not marry you. could of course consistently attribute my change to consideration for you. should have been very little comfort to you. If I should tell you just the course I had mapped out for myself-just what latitude proposed to claim-I am cer- tain you would agree with me that have done you an inestimable favor.
 Yet I have not changed because I do not love you, but because do love some one else with all my heart; SO that I claim no credit except for an entirely consistent selishness. But do try to believe, at the same time, lnat my own selfishness has been a kind ness to you. send you package with this hasty letter, and beg, you to be- lieve that I shall remain--and am now for the first time, sincerely yours,
 "AVICE MILBREY BINES.
 "P. S.-I should have preferred to wait and acquaint you with my change of intention before marrying, but my husbands plans were made and he would not let me delay"
 He sealed the envelope, placed it se- curely under the cord that bound the package, and their driver delivered it to the man who opened Shepler's door.
 AS their train emerged from the cut at Spuyten Duyvil and sped sto the north along the Hudson, the sun blazed forth.
 There, boy-I knew the sun must shine to-day"
 They had finished their breakfast. One-half of the pink roses were on the table, and one from the other half was in her hair.
 'I ordered the sun turned on at just this point" replied her husband, with a large air. T wanted you to see the last of that town under a cloud, so you might not be homesick SO soon."
 You don't know me. You don't know what good wife shall be-"
 Tt takes nerve to reach up for a strange support and then kick your out from under you-as Doctor von Herzlich would have said if he'd happened to think of it.
 But you shall see how I'll help you with your work; was capable of 1t all the time"
 But I had to make you. I had to pick you up just as l did that first time, and again down in the mine and you were frightened because you knew this time wouldn't let you go."
 Only half-afraid you wouldn't-the other half was afraid you would. They got all mixed up-I don't know which was worse"
 Well, I admit foozled my approach on that copper stock-but 1 won you really my winnings in Wall street are pretty dazzling, after all. for a man who didn't know the ropes-there's a mirror directly back of you. Mrs. Zines, if you wish to look at them with pink rose over that kissy place just at their temple"
 She turned and looked. pretending to be quite unimpressed.
 "I always was capable of it, I tell 
 What hurt me worst that night. IL showed you could love some one-you did have a hesrf-but you couldn't love me-"
 She did not seem to hear at first. nor to comprehend when she went back over his words. Then she stared at him In sudden amazement.
 He saw his bIunder and looked fool Ish.
 "I see-thank you for saying what FOu did last night-ana you diun't came to me anyway, fin spite of that She arose, and would have gone