Bisbee daily review., 1906-02-11
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love with the woman I reflected after { silence.
 Remington, too. was silent for time.
 At least; he remarked hnaily- "i shall
 ''Yet you divorced her" I observed curl
 Ny entire course wss marked out by impulse-fieree. passionate. Had I loved ferent-
 With your quixotic notions, you ought to have lived several centuries ago"
 Remington made no reply. but sat for a long time. gazlng with strange eyes into the bed of pink and purple eoals.
 Have you 2 picture of your--cf herr
 Not one I burned them aIi--then-
 As he spoke he pulled out his watch. and started to bis feet with little gesture of
 You mustn't think of leaving without seeing my wife" 1 objected. laying q pre- testing hand on his arm. T want you to meet her ] want you to see what admirable taste have in selecting a companion We've been married just one year, and I think ean truthfully say that she has proven my Ideal of a perfect woman
 Remington smiled and passed a reflective hand across his forehead
 Its easy enough to see how the wind is blowing In your household" he laughed.
 We smoked away in silence for several minutes. and presently the door opened and my wife softly entered the room.
 She wore dinner gown Of pretty pale yellow stnf that fell about her in graceful seallops and made a faint. musical swish as she moved. In the semi-dark her bare shoulders geamed ike snow and the pend- ant of her necklace rose and fell almost im- perespuhly on her white bosom with each
 As she came further into the light toward us, Remington stood up and acknowledged ny Introduction with a low bow. When he hrted his face 1t was the color of ashes, and the man seemed to have aged ten years In me ghostly glare of the fire.
 My vile had left the room to give some oraer about the dinner. and Remington leaving. 'O'
 You. will make my apologies to your Wiie. oid m1nf I'm positively ill-too Ill 10 keep up much longer Fact Is. I've been feeling knocked our all day, and wouidn't give h. When feel better shall be glad 10 aro2 in ol you both some time again.
 hat we oid not see him again. Two days later he wrote me, stating that his regi- ment had been ordered away
 several months after leaving London. Remington wrote the following letter:
 Dear Old T0m--Tve been intending to drop YOU line ever since my departure, but first one things and then another com- ing up. I've been putting II of.
 do not need to remind you of the con- versation we had on that last night at vour house Do you remember ali i told you about her? You will recall that was m,re tnan .1i han a mind TO condemn my own action ali the way through. We'll since then cer- tain facts have come to my Knowledge es- tablishing her coTplete innocence beyond the question of a doubt.
 God! how I've suffered But it Is too lafe now for nc to make guy reparation. she se IS married again-married to one of the finest fellows I know.
 IT you should ever chance to run across Der, ! want you to remember that she is ihhoceit. My only atonement must consist in proving her stainless before the world Sincerely yours. RFWISGToN
 And my wife, with her pretty Irish broGue says she pities my friend, Reu,irg. ton.