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Luxemburger gazette. [volume] (Dubuque, Iowa) 1871-1918, 1906-11-27
@icrsebntes GapitcI.

&eic6 bis in Die Qippen, Die 6dnbe
berihlungeu unb idlpanfeuben @nn>
ges our6eilte Nutb anbern SageS
ben 8dlb, beiIen @dume lie leiie ume
railibten. Wohen puren geidpunz
ben, ieit lie bieie Stdmme ni6t gez
feben, Die i6r lieb 9enorben, mic ibr
ei9enes 2e6en.
.@ie lit es mp9li6 getpeieu. einen
ein5i9en Gag fern 81 blei6en bon
gu6, meme 2iebenl" %ieuf5te lie laut
iinb breitete Die Irme aus nah Der
&idtung, no Die Sorlterei lag. Sic
goeei iangen in ben 8iii6en unb in
Der frii6en blmlen Quit. Die 8ipfel
nnb 5ipeige Der 8albrieien fliilterten
einen LINDEN freubigen %g8iQfommcns
gruB.
Gin raider S6ritt binter ibr lieB
fie jet beior9t umbiiden. Gle
ftubte iiberrai6t, bann rief lie
freubi9:
~Gb, lieber aurt. borf i6 Sid
cine Strede begleiten?"
sd mill am 8eiber einige Sldz
den burhforiten laiieu. es biirfte
I~angtpeili9 fiir 9i6 perben."
~Nimmer, oenn ib bari Dir fpes
nieitenS ettpas er5dbleu."
+. so fomme. 8ir miiiIen bieien
f%iir5ern 8eg eini6lagen, er lit uubes
auemer, aber i6 babe penig 3eit.
Carmen nia Na6mittags gu aalfs
reutb's nn6 Ct, i6 muB balb 8uriid
fem Ser &iieiior lpra6 10 baitig.
ais 6emii6e er ii6 bon etfpas llnans
~eenebmeu los5ufommen.
~2ieber &lirt, geitern erbielt i6
Luxemburger gazette. [volume] (Dubuque, Iowa) 1871-1918, 1906-11-27
SAnfsebntes aapitel.

.Seuba bat naf Sir sefrast, er
%ertpartet Sid I'M Garten, no er
felt elmer Stunbe airf unb a6 eebt.
Or bat, Sid icsleid babon gu bes
na6ri9tigen. 60 er5dbIte Cha
Der eben eintretenoen 8utb, Die err
bist bonn ibneIIen @anse idpeieenb
ibren Sut unb Sanoidube absulesen
ii9 ani9idte. +" L'n.
rGr min mid fpre6eul," SIRE
Stirnme 5~itterte.
"Wit l~lnsebulo partet er aif
Sid. 8iit Su nidt burd ben @ar>
ten gefomnten, liebe Hut6?"
.glein, i6 FAM bon Der >Sofieite
Der in's Saus. 8eil i6 Carmen
nnb Srma Dor Der S6riterei bemerfte.
ging i6 tbnen aus Dem 8e9e."
Cha elite ans Seniter.
Sans redt, iie baben ben fleis
uen gtpalo Bel iid, Der Sdmetterlinae
iaet. ga lit Ser @fieiior, err be-
eriiBt Die 9amen. Ser aleine
i9eint ermiiset. er min nibt peiter
unb febrt NIT ieinem Snfel 5uriid,
Luxemburger gazette. [volume] (Dubuque, Iowa) 1871-1918, 1906-11-27

@ren5enlos peripunbert 1tarrte Der
Wann ailf Die bnrten Sbaleritiide
in ieiner Sanb. Carmen fab i6on
ipieber alf Der gnnf neben Der Salss
tbir.
~Sie baben bod nidts bageeen?"
ladte tie better ouf.
v@ou beute ab babe ib bier ni6ts
81 befeblenl" b0bnte S6ol5, Die
SGulte bnllenb.
sic iinb nuf meinem 9ruber
i6le6t 5n ipre6en, ipas?"
n5dtte i1 i'm inter meinem 6dns
BEN, i6 brebte ibm ben Sals uni"
flufte S6ol5 reipeftlos.
nSobo! gr bat Sic nobl tii6tig
9edrgert."
Sbr lauernber Slid traf bas @e>
ii6t beg Srinfers.
~8edrgert", meint Die gndbige
Srau. ngedraert" nennen sic bas.
tpenn er mir bas Stiid 8rot aus
Luxemburger gazette. [volume] (Dubuque, Iowa) 1871-1918, 1906-11-27
fir bas Sabr 1907.

9ieier beitausseitattete, 2o7 2eies
ipalten umfaHenbe nnb reid illus
~itrierte &alenber bat folsenben Sn>
bait:
g~uQitdnbises 3alenbarinm nit sublf
neuen Observation-Disclosures in
Wort unD Bib, ben Ibbilbungen
bon sublf nenen Mpnatsbeilieen
nit beeleitenber poetiider 2egenbe
bon gorb. Yeregrtna.
W~eniabrssrmR bon @. 81. Or b r.
berger.
Gbriflide Grauenibeale. @pn p.
Gleranber 8aumgart t.
ner, s. j. - Wait bier 8ilbern
nab 81. . aumeiite r.
Der Yetbrnber. gr5dbluns bon
&onrab BON goIanben n.
Maria am Smfe hes &reuses. @es
bi9t bon p. Ileranber
8aumgartner, s. j., gu
Dem ~slcidjnamigen Sarbenbrmd
mad benz Gri9inale bes Mebemps
toriitenbrubers @ar g 6mal5I I.
Der Wfarderbanernbub. Gr5ablrna
bon q. Srufhfa.
Ser Olanbe periett 8ersc. grsdbs
lung aus nnieren Eagen bon 6.
MILLER.
0einnbbeitlides.
Sas Sdwebenfrems. Cine @e56tdte
aus barter Belt. 8enbel, Dem
@iniiebelmanne, na6er5dblt bon
anton 9 SCOTT.
SeIig finb bic Mrmen. Gr3dblune
bon W. b. Habfersbergs
Nabnidt.
Ser Wpbltbater. 4riminalnobeIe
bon Sriebri9 9bieme.
Sas neiRe 2idt. Gem Stnnii6en
na1er5dblt bon s. b. &dnel.
glbi, Der Gin5ise. Sumoresfe bon
u. Sruf6fa. Suuitriert bon
g. Meintfe.
0tuieppa. Sarbenbrud na6 benz @e<
mdlbe bon 6. bon 8Iaas.
SabreSrnnbi6an bon DR.. Semi
lotto bon S6a6ing) nit btelen
Bilbern.
Wiele pradtise SriginaliInftrationen
ppn beiuGbrten Giinitlern fhmii6en
bicfen nenen Sabrsang, melder
aud ,uieber ben beiiebten Wanb.
falenber ent6alt.
Mus Dem Sbengenannten tam iif
Sober elm llrtbeil bilben iiber an
bns Sntereiante, mas IN unierer
TrGmie al finoen 1T.
8ir ienben Sbnen ben &aleuber
foitenfrei. penn sic foslei9 SIREN
riidltdnbieen Announcements : getras.
unb $500 fir Iorausbesdblung ems
l6iden. Senben sic ben 9etrae
prompt elm, benn Die Na6frage III
cine grobe unb es biirfte infer 8ors
ratb i6nea bersriffen iein.
I6tun9spou
2uren5 o pnner,
8ei6dftsfiibrer.
Luxemburger gazette. [volume] (Dubuque, Iowa) 1871-1918, 1906-11-27

ben Sin9ern nimmt! Sob unb Seus
fel, er lols biibenl" Uait Der gebaus
ten 8alit i9lu9 er an bic Seniterlds
ben.
~8arum ridden sic ii6 nidt?
8ieberidlag lit ni6t berboten. Guge
nm auge. CABIN UNI 3abnl" Carmen
lbien bas Geiprd6 bo6lidit 3u inters
eiiieren.
sd fam an i'm ni6t beranl"
rief er laut. .8enn i6 i'm totem
lpollte, nimmt man MIDI feit, unb
nnoers peiB i6 i'm nidt 81 t~reffen.
Seio Sbr abgei6idt, Inn mid aus3us
bolen?" fra9te er NIT plotli6 er>
padtem Iibtrauen.
~Sdl" Carmen 5os perddtli6 Die
9ippen. Isle baben cine biibi6e
art @eni6, mas benten sic
ii6l"
gr muiterte lie i6drf. .9ie anos
den I'M 2eibe 5erbre6e i6 ibr, penn
tie liigt", murmelte er Dor iid bin.
sd oente. pab sic i9lau iino.
Luxemburger gazette. [volume] (Dubuque, Iowa) 1871-1918, 1906-11-27

Gm Observation-Disclosures ipielte fit
einise Gage ipdter cine ieltiame
Scene ab. 8aronin Carmen iab auf
benz unsebobelten Brett Dor bemiels
ben unb bampfte cine Cigarette.
S6ol5. Der ab unb 5u ging, be-
tra6tete miirrii6 unb boiler @roG
Die S6tpefter ieines Sobfeinbes. CT
i6leppte cine Site NIT irbenem @es
idirr in's Sreie unb madte ii6 ba<
ran, bieielbe 81 beri6lieben. Wers
itoblen betra6tete err bon Der Seite
Die pornebme Dame.
gtit mperboblenem @~ergniigen iab
tie linn gu. als er cine Yauie mah<
te, nm cine 9riie gu nebmen. rief
iie:
n@einer Sreu. Iieber Sreunb,
mas MAIDEN sic fir elm entieblides
@erdui6l 8o5u bernageln sic bas
Sing ba?"
r0eil S6r Serr 9rllber mid gum
5tpeitenmal aus meiner Stelung ge<
iagt bat!" antiportete er nit raubem
@eld6ter. sir 70 CARTE Nerpen
mag bas @ebdmmer au6 ni6t anaes
bra6t iein, iparlim ii6en sic Ii6
einen rilbiseren Tlab nisl"
.Sie iino unbofli6, mein @eiterl"
nSm Sienit ipirb man nidt per<
n0bnt". brllmmte err.
n8pbin tpo0en sic bas foitbare
aii6en9erdt ienben?"
Sie Gntiuort flang tpie Elm Stud.
Carmen itanb auf unb ndberte iif
Dem an grobooen fnieenben Wanne.
.Sie iinb pobl bas, mas man alges
mein ais @eni6enfeinb be3eidnet.
be?" lahte lie. Sbr SUB itemmte
ii6 ge9en Die Sol3fiite. .8ie biel
mag bns 3eus inert iein. pel6es
BARN liegt?" fraete iie, bic gugens
bralien 5uiammcn5iebenb unb baS
Ndsden riimpienb. SIN grnit!"
perliherte tie.
~9rei Warf - piellei6t", ertpis
oerte er %ge5ipungen.
"Sier baben sic fiinf5ebn Iart,
unb III Iaien Sic Die Site fir Sbs
rem Ia9folser iteben". befabl iie.
Luxemburger gazette. [volume] (Dubuque, Iowa) 1871-1918, 1906-11-27
(S b Ii g.
&oppen perneigte ii6 ip6ttii6.

&oppen nernei9te lid Ipottilh.
Cine iitn9c Game, Die niht tdnT
5en fam, lit cine %furioie S%eltenbeitl"
meinte er fre6, feline S6niirrbdrt@
enoen 5ipirbelnb.
rNimm tie, penn ni6t dnoers NIT
@eipaIt. lie mltb tangent" belttmmte
Der Nlleiior miitbenb.
&oppen perilidte ieinen Grm Inn
@utb 81 idlin9en.
SieIe trat einige Shritte 5uriid,
uno Dem Subrin9lihen Wnnne plobs
lid ben Giifen febrenb, iprad lie 81
Selbd:
y9u miBbraudit 9eiu Hedt, &urt,
ib ldiic mid ni6t 5%lpingen, i6 -"
meiter fam lie nift. &oppen bate
nad Irlt6's perautli6er @ernbihieS
Dung lid i6leuni9it aus Dem Stnibe
gemadt, uno ben IlieIior erfabte
dllBerite Ilifregung.
.9u bait mid nieber einmal
prbent(id) bldmiert. Sd gebt MIN
&oppen bin, unb in flint @inlten
8tpiti6ern cs Die Spabcn auf benz
Sadie. Carmen bebdlt re6t, i6
perbe in ser @eieli6aft unmo9li6."
Sn beller Ger5peifluu9 faBte Seloa
IN isiu BLONDES &rnu6Gaar.
Seine @prlpiirie perbiene i6 ale,
Dos iebe ih nit elm, id bin 81 un>
piIienb rnb tnlentlos, ia o un9e>
Sfidter S6fperfdIligfeit, DaB i6
Seine Sufriehenbeit ldlperlih errin@
gen tperbe. Gage, aurt, mie fam
ids dnDeru. nm Sid 9liidli6 81
moheu?" Gutb ienfte traurig ben
! &ppf. 5pei Sbrdnen rollten ilber lire
l Wanoen.
~9u boit es eben auf aIlerihDnitc
Qrt get6nn - ih bnnte Sir" Ser
&iieilor bernei9te ii6 tief unb perz
fdipnne I'M 8efpiibl Der Selt9dite.
.Nun, meme 2iebe, Su bait pobl
bas @enid gebroheu, pns?" b6bnte
Iacbenb Srau StiIler, Die jest gum
eritcn Mal I'M 2aufe oes Cages @ers
anlaiiung nn6m, ith ibrer Ni6te 5i
ndberm8 ~Siebif 9n nod nidt elm,
ipobin Sem hummer Stol5 Sid
fiibrt2 9al itebit tpie cine @il6idule
nnb i6orit ibrp' nod = err bot Gid
f6on Iatt, p~erlaiie Sid burauf;
i6niire l6pn. INNER 9ein 8iinbel
unb Iebe 0ib IN Meiiebereitihnft
~ bahia gu panbern. tpo9er OH
oefrmen. Sort na6t Sliee.
&Sef @prt bapon, fonit" tie bnls
IenSete lire 9robung nidt gang.
alice b~erbr6nete lie 5iemlid u%nianfi
bon ibrem %Iaee.
a@as feblt meinem fleinen Gpuiins
den? 9u iiebit 10 tief uneliidlif
aus. bnb es aalii6 a%lffiel. Der mid
besbalb berienbet, Sid 5u ms gu
bolen. Qaiie ale @riQen fabren.
&inbl Siebit On mir cine Ser
Thinning an? llnb bod drgere id
mid ipeibli6 - penn bat es nidt
ben @ni6ein. als ieien mir @dite i'm
eigenen Smiie? Die garonin 9es
berbet ii6. als 9ebe lie bas Set. =
SD babe ii6ri9ens intereHante ge1
oba6tungen 8emndt, unb all6 an<
lid. Sod bat er feline Stioien
nod ni6t gum abi6lub gebrn6t.
&ontm, mir er5dblen Dir 9emeinz
i6nitlih. Die @aronin lit ipie uus
iinnig, pen iie in Die Ndbe bes
Soritmeiiters fommt unb i6au -
chen brdngt lie li6 fpieber in feline
Nn66nri6aft, er plollbert nit Srau
bon Goppen mir i6eiut. mir ers
leben nod cine aomobiel"
Luxemburger gazette. [volume] (Dubuque, Iowa) 1871-1918, 1906-11-27

unb prebte Die Sanb an Die re6te
S6ldfe. Damn ihnellte er empor,
mari Die 9ii6ie iiber Die S6llter
unb elite fort. Gutb par 5pii6er
ben 9dumen alif ben @aIbipeg 9e>
fommen. Der CUR S0riterei fiibrte.
S6on tallGte gpas n@aIogeiit" bon
ferne auf, als lie ii6 pIoblid benz
Sorltmeiiter se9eniiber lab, Der gu
Yferoe libenb laneiam an9eritten
fam. giner brin9enoen gin9ebung
fol9enb, elite tie linn e~ntsesen:
Cine gitte, Serr Soritmeiiterl"
ipra6 lie 9eprcBt nnb nit tonloier
Gimme.
@r belt Ipglei6 bas Yfero on.
sd iueiB nidt, pie ids iagen
ioa", fubr iie fort. i6eu 5u linn
~aufblidenb.
n@ieIIeidt iaeen sic es mir ipds
ter, 81 Snlie. - Sic polten obne
3peifel 3u SoIings?" ld6elte er.
sd mub eleid NIT Sbnen ipreS
den. @er5eiben Sic mirl"
sd itebe 5u Sbrer @erfiieung,
rSrdulein 8albenl"
Sein Ir9e blidte 10 rubis unb
fiibl auf iie berab. bab tie bon
&eliem Iiltb fabte.
nSerr Soritmeiiter. Srau Blum
iaete mir einmaI, baB lie serne gu
ibrem Sobne sinse nod Der 8eiiben5,
.mnb, DOB iie besbalb lire Stelluns
nidt berlaiien fonne, neil iid idtpers
li6 cine g~eeignete Yerionlidfeit fins
ben laiie, Die iie gan5 eriebe unb
benz seiamten Sauspeien boritdnbe. +"
1lnrubie mnb elm ipeni9 befrembet
lauidte &%lbenbofen, bas idDne ernite
@ntlib leiht ab9efpenbet.
.Serr Soritmeiiter. meme Stiefs
idtpeiter =" S6lub5en eritidte Die
Stimme beg junsen Rdb6ens. Sic
lette Stnnbe bate 5u biel sebra6t
fir Tie. @it aufbietlrns aucr ibrer
&rdfte forste iie mad Dem S6eitern
ibrer Soffmunssidiffe nod fir lire
Nnna.
geiorgt bog Der Soritmeiiter iid
bonn 1ferbe berab.
.@as 1T Sbnen, Srdulein Stuff?
@oIen Sie mir ni6t iaeen. mas
Sic qidlt?"
~Spdter = erit meme S6peiter"
bradte tie berbor.
Cine @eile blidte Mbenbofen itil
Dor lid bin.
nSie tpolen mir ibre @nnd geben.
bic Sraii Blum mir in jeber Siniidi
erfeeen fp1?" fraste er ianft.
8utb nidte beftig NIT Dem &opfe.
n@ebenfen sic nber, i6 bite, baf
ih nie ettpas 5uriifsebe, rperoen sic
bieieIbe ipdter nidt 5uriidforoern?"
v,Rein, benn iie lit BEL Sbnen beis
fer a~ufseboben.
limb SIR @erlobter. lit er bamii
entertainments oa-1t:1sa
.&urt er min lnna ni6t".
faete iie traurie.
Gin LANCER mitleibiger Bid trai
tie. Sebt pubte er, mas ibr bldI1es
territories Nntlie er3dblte uni
tpie tapfer iie ibr @eb nieberidludte
n9ann geben sic mir Sbrr @nna.
ib peib, les lit bas 8eite, mas sic
beiieen. unb l6 min tie bod in @bren
balten, bas gelobe ib auf meiu
@prt."
Hutb tpubte, bieiem @orte burfte
iie trauen. sic ergriff feline Sant
nnb briidte iie an lire Sippen.
n8as tbun Siel" rief er erf1redi
nnb bod seriibrt.
SD banfe Sbnen. bab sic meiner
Gnna cine Seimat seben. Gle tpers
ben es re9t b~ereuen, iie lit treu tpie
8olo.
Luxemburger gazette. [volume] (Dubuque, Iowa) 1871-1918, 1906-11-27
Glbenbofen Der.

enblid Sbnen." G~Ibenbofen Der.
neiete ii9 unb sins.
Carmen blidte inn finiter brob.
enb na6.
sd belize ni6t Seine itarre Srts
senb nnb fann mid ni6t our 9au6e
5tpingen. 8oblan. i6 ne6me ben
&f auf = ben aampf I'M 9i8."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-08-26

cold bath he said, laughing, This is the first rough
treatment l have had to complain Of The danger
past, the game won; for | knew that
cavalry, would follow us. There remained only one
last risk. Soon this too, past. hey might
cut us off when back to the pike. No
enemy pursued. We could their tents the
heights, and in few minutes there dawned
glorious sunrise. In the rapture of the moment 1
felt deep sympathy for Stoughton when he looked
back at the camps and saw that all hope was lost
We took prisoners to Warrenton, where
Stoughton breakfasted with the Beckham family
old friends of his; for he had been at West Point
with Frank Beckham, who was then Confederate
artillery officer, and had spent vacation at the very
house where he now went prisoner l arranged
to send despatch to Stuart telling him the news.
The next morning l presented Stoughton and the
officers at Fitz-Lee's headquarters at Culpeper.
The operator at Culpeper told me that Stuart was
on train that was due. | met him at the
depot; my despatch had been delivered to him
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the pckets had been sent out in the evening; with
to Hunter to come on. We had point. 1t
was time for quit the pike; so we turned off
to the right and moved on l was riding in front.
the cannon bristlng through the embrasures.
sentinel on the parapet hailed us, but there was
no answer to the challenge
Just then there was a shot fired behind me-
wheeled and saw Captain Barker dashing at full
speed from Our column toward the redoubt. Jake,
Hungarian, close after him and fired the shot:
Barker's horse tumbled into ditch. AXE pulled
them All this occurred in full view of the guard
the parapet No doubt he puzzled at the
scene, but as l had more prisoners than my own
men, he must have thought we were Union cavalry.
We soon flanked the Notifications and reached
the banks of Cub Run. There melting snow;
the stream was booming and we were still within
cannon-shot of Centreville There only one
alternative swim over, or be captured plunged
in; Stoughton followed. When he came out of his
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route. shall never forget the joy he expressed over
nouncing it to the cavalry and said it was "a feat
unparalleled In the war" In few days received
the following letter, which proves his noble nature:
Headquarters Cav. Div
ARMY OF NORTHERN VA, Mar. IS, 1863
CAPTAIN john S. MosBY
DEAR CAPTA1N:-l inclose your evidence of appoint
men by the President in the Provisional Army the Con-
federate States You will perceive by Gen. Lees
panyng instructions that you will be continued your
present sphere of conduct and enterprise Already cap
tain, you will proceed to organize band of permanent
followers for the but by all ignore the
"Partzan Ranger. 1t is in bad repute. Call your
mand Mosby's Regulars and it will give it tone of
meaning and solid worth which all the world will
recognize and you will nscrbe that of fearless
band of heroes the of countrys history and
ensne in the hearts of grateful people. Let Mosbys
Regulars be of pride with friends and respectful
trepidation with enemies.
Very truly yours,
]. E. B. STUART, Major General.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-08-26
By Edith Miniter

nails. They are not the essentials of life and you
a mercenary marriage. You have said, yourself,
that you were content when both humble
workers in an Office
Happy, because you bought the
"Don't!"
"Wer I'll admit was happy"
'And now you are unhappy"
"Why you sure of that?"
Inconsistency should bring msery-you in
constant to me. And lovcless match"
"Lovelcss? Yes, in one way, but why may not
woman have than one love in her Lie, well
as man? What do mon dcS.re in life? Luxury,
power, money, perhaps, incidentally, wife, No
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-08-26

money. admit it When you had gone to
You babe me CO.
True. And can you deny that it was for your
own good'
should have been only bookkeeper Still, dis
sembled. " might have been made head muir
INJURED.
You might? Let us see in your time Smith,
Brown and Hamilton were your super1ors. Smith,
to be sure, died Brown had right to the place he
had left but instead friend of the boss given it.
So, it's still it might have been, had it been true,
that saying we had In our business no
dies and resigns.
Yet l bitterly repeated her words. myrtle,
after all, you married for money. You sent me
away and you promised to wait and then you
ried for money"
Myrtle amused herself drawing dollar signs in the
smooth gravel near at hand. Vexed at this childish
ness, smeared out, with my boot, all that | could
reach Still, her parasol extended farther than my
foot so good many signs remained. She continued
to talk
would mean. | was only poorly trained type
writer not even a stenographer. When was six
teen, and my old grandmother lived, and you could
be depended for weekly box of chocolates, l
admit | content
You SO pretty" faltered, and you
proved SO disappointing"
And then, she went on, "you bought my
lunches
l WINGED. 1t cruel to think that those de-
hghtful luncheon hours, for me the one romance
of the day, were to her just matter of financial
gain.
Oh" she went with PRIDE L was as senti-
mental as you then | was perhaps happy with
you at the creamery the day before payday, as
with you at the tiptop place the day the envelops
went round But after you were gone l realized the
Importance of real Mocha and Java in the scheme
of life, as against badly served chcory."
So that was how you missed me?"
She nodded. Il had never felt my poverty until
then. And grandmother died, and her annuity with
her. l had no home When l had paid for my
lunches often had little left with which to buy
clothes.'
"Woman's idol-dress, remarked with sneer
Myrtle stood her ground bravely. YES, DRESS"
she said. DO you know what it for a
woman not even to have at hand the means of being
neat and clean? l read of the virtue of clean
collar and of the vice for which worn skirt braid
stood. And yet if l broke into my little fund of
savings for the braid the collar the fresh gloves the
floating VEIL to redeem ruined hat, then | had
nothing for the frock And sometimes was really
hungry"
This CHASTITY, but I hardened my heart, and
spoke of bad management.
was caused by my wishing to feel tr1e of the old
happiness So l went to the place where we used
to lunch on pay-days, and l suppose they took
advantage OF lonely girl and overcharged her.,
Brutesi"
Is wish you had been there to tell them so'
And for no other reason?"
i hardly think for any other reason. You see
was happy while eating that luncheon-it was only
when the walters impudent that really wanted
You realized that most any might do to
swear at waiters?
Exactly So when the chance offered married
for money"
Myrtle" 1 cried, don't dwell longer on exter-
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is contented with the wife only You were not
content, years ago, with your bookkeepership and
me. have all that makes woman happy, lacking
slight trfe. If want to feel contented, make
ployment. l the girl who took my situation.
She has worked ten years and has nothing to look
forward to- excepting the probability that they will
not let her work ten years more. Then know that
| I'm very happy
You are very vulgar and very heartless. have
hated you ever since those white and silver cards
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l. - l.
fell from their envelop to my desk in Paris. That
two years after you had promised to wait-and
eight years ago. Now despise you And my
row goes out to that poor chap, your husband. If
there is one thing in life more wretched than woman
who narrles for money, it is the who is married
for money"
Myrtle put her hand out with an imperious gesture
and cried passionately: Col Let me never
your face again. This was chance meeting-let it
be final parting"
was about to obey, when my glance fell her
hand: Myrtle" | cried, "you have wedding
ring!'
Iexpected commonplace explanation, but to
my establishment she blushed, and said never
word.
Treat me frankly" l mplored There is
mystery in your life. Ever since coming to Boston
have made inquiries for Mr.. and Mrs. Van Alsop,
but without success. Tell me of your life your
husband. Believe me, l wish to be your friend,
even if you did jilt me and marry for money"
Harold" said Myrtle, in the lowest of voices
Were you very, very much cut up when you got
those cards?''
l nodded.
Still, that very sorrow helped you to get on?
Yet if had not married for money!
DO not harp on the impossible, cried irritably.
IF you had not" cried, boldly, q would still
make you marry me-"
You say if yet moment since you accused
made up my mind to solve the mystery. "Myr-
tie, | cried, are you married now?"
She faltered, mo"
Your husband is dead?"
mo"
I had drawn nearer, now 1 moved away again.
HE has left your?
Even in Europe rumors of the present prevalence
of divorce in America had reached me- Still, it was
more difficult to imagine Myrtle divorce than
wife.
She seemed about to express denial more
then looked up with a smile. Il cannot dissemble."
she said 81 must, it seems, tell you the whole
TRUTH just in the old days. thought it would be
better for you to forget me. People said you
advancing rapidly in the world; was just type
writer. The cards-wel, you had the only ones.
When we CHANGED to meet to-day 1 hoped to keep
up the deceit. supposed you must have forgotten
by And yet it made me very happy that you
had not forgotten"
was lost in my amazement. "And you have
been all this time in the office?''
She nodded " 1t is now my luncheon hour and
am much overdue. Perhaps may be locked"
said, I'VE will return together and while greet my
friends of the old days. do you bid them farewell.
Farewell? Am | then going away?"
"You are, Myrtle, you are
"And what shall 1 tell them?'
Tell Them I remarked, firmly, "that you are
beyond anticipation, and since you like to think
your cruelty helped to make the fortune you in
your kindness must help me spend it.
In silence walked to the wel-known entrance.
AS waited for the elevator Myrtle suddenly turned
and whispered Harold, do you mind if disobey?"
well, that depends"
Il thought" she whispered, "that after all I
would rather say nothing about marrying for money.
that you were rich. l would rather they thought
was just marrying for love.
Then | felt of future happiness, for know
that this, alone of all MONDAY chat, truth
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x/ES said Myrtle meditatively, Il married for
\ money L admit it. When you had gone to
- Paris"