The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-03-03

vince her of her husbands dual life-- maybe triple or quadrnple, she thought sarcastiea1lyA What a pity that he had heen Ill since returning from England and unable to. see the woman. How she hoped the Suspense had been enjoyed! And the poems! Poor man. Unable to speak or write his passion sufficiently well he had been reduced tos sending printed tributes. How clever of Murray & Banks to lose that entertaining letter! To think of another woman masquerad- ing under her narnel
 She was not disappointed the next day. The flowers wr-A delivered as usual and there was the poem, loving, gentle tender as the first She read 1t sgrimly, placed 1t with the others in her desk, for future reference when the little play should reach its final climax.
 During the ensuing days, Will God frey made rapid recovery, and was roundings, as well as to grumbIe heav- l fly over the iniquity of Providence in 1 knocking him out at the busiest time of the year. He noticed with interest l that flowers came regularly to his room and. supposing them to be \ mark of affection on the part of his wife, he was grateful accordingly. Ed l winaAs idea was to torment him with his avn offering to another woman, l It happened that on the first day that | he left the house for buisiness he met | Murray & Brooks messenger in the hall MT. Godfrey opened the box drowning.
 Roses! Ha! same as usual" he said | mentally. "A lettern'
 He dropped the cover of the box IS though it had been red hot and step ped into an adjoining room. He was by no means suspicious man. He | could not bring himself to believe any thing wrong of his wife. He hesitated some time before opening the envelope It was not addressed, but there was no doubt for whom it was intended. I Finally he concluded that the only way to prove her guiltless was to open the missive If it was all right, he could | apologize. If not. a scene would be avoided. As he tore it open a bit of printed paper fluttered out. As he read 1t he could scarcely conceal his as- tonishment and rage. It is unnecessary to repeat the verse here He did not stop to consider the purity of their praising or the grandeur of their love sentiment He simply saw as in blur before him love poem that someone was sending his wife, with a con I tinued attention of flowers which she had been accepting. He hesitated nc | longer. He went straight to her apart. ] otAt was dpSeuL. lie walked to ward her desk, where he knew there l would be other poems had she received them He found an assortment, al conclusiYely torn from the same vol ] ume, therefore sent by the same hand He read them through carefully. took up a dainty pencil, wrote on each pa. ! per: 70. K, W. G." and replaced tho new arrival with the rest. Then hc left the house,
 A few moments later Edwina cam, upon the box of flowers lying on 2 table. It had heen opened. She lifted the cover in a flash. No envelope, O l course, one had been ther-it was gone He had taken it oI-. He had discover ed the mistake and saved at least thii one probably the worst of the lot.
 This was simply a confession of hi! guilt. She flew 10 her room, looked herself in. and burst into a passion O tears That evening she did not g down to dinner. Neither did Mir. God frey return. Their joyful son and heir dined alone in state. When MT. God frey came in late, he went 10 his owl room; and Mrs. Godfrey did not drol in to inatiire how he felt According ly. he drew the conclusion that the un happy woman, finding herself discov cred. was afraid to come into his pres ence-and well might she be afraid She made no appearance at breakfasi being too sad at heart to show hersel l to the servants, and even then no wishing to humilate her husband soon CT than must be. She preferred that h should come to her with an honest con
 fession. which was thee only thing h could do and show a single shred O | honor.