The daily Alaskan., 1907-06-27
Poor MT. Archibald
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 entering the most dangerous period for married peopIe-tac portal between TO- nance and practical wed,ocE. The first ripple came one evening at din Rsr, when the husband announced that be had an engagement lG the city with a party of bis old crou.es. The wife said nothing, but her husband saw that she was doing go great deal or thinking. Hc hnrH'. 70 spoke with all the lntOnGt.ou Of affection of which ha was capable. emphasizing tne dear" and going around behind her and put ting hls arms about her. l. was all of no avail Had he not dreaded the chan of hIs bachelor friends he would have broken the eG-uremau. aud stay cd at home As ir wla ls kissed his wIfo several lEnss. not clictGuE the slightest response. and w.IH much mis- giving went out
 Mrs. Archibald had never before been compelled to pass au evening alone. A member of a large rau.r. with hosts Of friends ot her own ago. Lar life had been one delightful holiday. Now among strangers. in 80 a.wuea place. sitting alone listening .u ..a ticking of the Clock-lt geEeL loud enough to wake the dead 8 very uatur.. rrevui. sion came over her. Before her mar. Elage she had thought saa would die without her lover. Now she thought ahe would dle without ber home and all who were In t. It occurred ro heI with sudden and 0ycrwhnIw.u- force that she had exchanged oEerg.r.ne for Aothlng. No. for l.rs of loneliness And her crown Of sorrow was rha, 3ft- CT all the h.IMu- and .go.u- inc man for whom she had ma-. the sacrifice would not give up the society Of his old chums for hers. Sls threw lar- self on a sofa. buried her face in ptl- low and moauod.
 Mother
 The young husband had voluntarily told his wife that le would return by the 10 o'clock train. reaoa.u- home ol IL This ueeess..ageI his leaving hIs friends by halr past g. mI when be proposed to do SD there was 30 shout of derisiou.
 shes got him under already" cried one.
 "C0me. old max" said another. put up a good light .u the beginning and you'll have au easy G'H. 1T you don't slavery Is yours forever.
 And so Nlr. Archibald. rallied by hts friends. put 0G L.s -..u- from train to train till -Aa last. wa..H left at l2 midnight But soas r.. had borrowed bis watch on pre-aas' oE doing s-e.-h, Of hand trick wlsL il and aHd se. .t back. Therefore when Archie. Hs they called him. russ 10 go there was 8 shout of Laughter. and he wa- informed that the train had u.eu gone ten min utes
 All tl.s puts Mr. Ar.a..a.d's friends tn a somewhat bad light But they were not so bad SIS they appeared After badEerln- their victim for awhile they told him that he Gaalu.J worry One Of them had aI automobile walt Ing. and they would a. 500 him home Co make sure his w.'a didn't abuse him. Uurortur.wE they wur. I1lT while getting away. and at 9 o'clock h the morning. wuaa they were spinning over a road through l lonely wood there was a report s.e automobile turned s.lew'-- ulH..s. q telegraph pole. and the part. WAS spilled .l the road. A tire had exploited Tle only Injury Co any u.a u. ..au was a scratch on Ar.U-.s ..-I
 It was 2 a. a.. a.-a .H. party rode up to the Ar.....L uo....Ie. and all allghteI at his .u..u.u. .9- break fast. Leaving r--- ]. .l. library, be mounted the s.r.ns -1 Ga- his wife. She was nor !. l.. ..rm. uar had her bed been occupied \. rang tor servant. who fulu.aa. him ..at Mrs. Archibald had taken ra. 5 o'clock train Tor her mothers lyua Going down stairs be eAc.reay aG.g.ao.a To tle party the result os ....r --a.uale. The news temporlgl. ..r-H a ..uper over them. Then >ou- 0ue proposed to take Archibald Co his a.ts.s refuge. fifty miles distant. and bring lcr back. But one of the party. a w.aowe~. made a suggestion.
 Tt wouldn't do. fellows" he said. 'to gO there without something tO work on. There has been a terrible automo- bile accident Archie has been Injured Put hIm to beG Two 0. u, will stay with h.m while the Fest -o and break the news as deueate.y as possible to bis wife"
 The proposition Was accepted Archie was carried by two stout fellows to h.5 room and his hand wound .u uaaaages. The automobile dusaaI aHHE
 About noon tue machine naue puff ing up to che house at lGw1raak.ng speed. Mrs. Archibald would not wait to be handed ou, a.1. rushing Into tho house. threw her arms wildly about her husband.
 Forgive nc. darling" she cried. Be careful pt his hand" exclaimed one of bis masculine nurses. We have done the best we could for the poor fellow since you were not here to nurse him"
 "I shall never forgive myself"