Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1907-10-03

She gives him the coat. proceeds to
clear away the breakfast things. but
Just then baby Carts shrill notes as
Cend
THAT baby" she eNclaims. with no
very tender infection; aud dropping
cups and saucers. she hastens to re
lieve his suherinGs Charley has his
coat on by this time. and is about
10 start; he has a iSminutes ride to
his work. He steps into the bedroom
and stoops owe little Carl
Come. Nell. NV girl. he calls,
cheerily fetch ms tine sood-hy kiss.
Oh I'm busy replies Nell. tartly.
from the depths Of the closet where
she is selecting BABY . clothes. kiss
Carl instead. that will do as we'll J
don't doubt you think q good deal
more OF him than you do Of me any
way. with perversely bitter intona
ton.
II she thinks he will hasten 70 her
and OAK her out Of her pet, she Is
greatly mistaken: he is not used to
any such moods in his bright little
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take them There is a sudden silence,
then she faces round just in time to
see him give baby Carl one long kiss,
aud he turns away mute and hurt. and
l. gone She hesitates a moment, toe
proud 20 call 70 him even then. I'LL
al last her heart conquers and she
runs after him but 10 is too late
be has passed out OF the sidedoor
gone down the Uslk and IS just step
ping on board the waiting horse-Car
How heavily the day passes after
this, only a tender-hsarted woman
mastered hy the same failing car
know Never before has she spoken
such words 90 the husband she love:
So dearly never before since theii
NsCdinE-tay have they parted TO-
even a few hours without a kiss and 4
loving word.
Theirs has been d very happy ma.
-iAge Too having N IL all the ele
ments OF prosperity and conteni
Charley Burt is q house-carpenter b.
trade, a d-strate mechanic, sober. in
dustrious. earning good wage an
constantly advancing al his worf
They have q cozy little home. a pre-
" cottage in the suburbs.
To-day she goes about the prett
rooms t!dying everything as usua
and for the hrst time takes no prid
or pleasure in them
She gets through her r~Outine-wor
somehow, doing all she thinks OF o
hnds time for. because 10 leave any
thing undone would only add to ID,
suffering Of a mind III al ease. bd
there is a heavy weight Of misery a
her heart.
viii night ever come-and brinl
her Charley home? At last every
thing is done; she has prepared
most inviting supper for her "gooC
man saying 10 herself:
"Tll take baby Carl and run dowI
N the gate and meet him when h.
comes-then well kiss and make up.
Still he does not come. and II IL
quite past his usual hour. She sit
patiently holding her boy her fac,
growing all the time more white an,
drawn and anxious.
oh. how ! wish had said good.b'
just as ever today she whispers 70
The twentieth time ,hen as the sloy
minutes creep along, i am afraid
Oh. so afraid something has har
pened. for though he is sometime
a little late. a. is very seldom thar o..
time OF coming varies a h|aIfhour-
and now ir is two hours. and he
vague presentiments Of evil are grow
ing TO a dreadful certainty.
She gets up and walks the four
tired out as she is another hon
passes. and in the extremity Of he
distress and terror she is about Z,
run across 10 her neares, neighbor
when a muHled tramping a]pproache
and stops-the feet OF them tina
bear him aus Ar his gates
II seems 20 Nellie Burt that sh,
dies a dozen deaths in ,ha, moment
while she stands rooted 10 the ,po
and sees them bring IN The man 81,
loves. senseless. bleeding. broken
then she rouses herself. and il is he
ready hand that range the bed ant
% the pillow under the boo
unconscious head.
Not dead-no-rhat would hay,
been a punishment greater than moo
Nellie deserves. and more han Al,
could bear. but there has been a,
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