The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-08-23
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Miss Catherine came back saucier and more passionate and haughtier than ever Heathcliff had never been heard from since the evening of the thunderstorm. She resented iercely any allusion to him. From Hindley Earnshaw and his drunken companions she kept aloof, and as the doctor had warned everybody that she must not be crossed she had her own way and everybody at home yielded before her fiery temper.
 Edgar Linton was infatuated. He be- leved himself the happiest man alive when he led her to Gimmerton Chapel three years after his parents death.
 She behaved better than might have been expected after she was installed in Thrushcross Grange as the mistress, and showed deep and genuine affection for Edgar and love for his sister Isabella They were both very attentive and yield ing to her, for the doctor had impressed them with the danger of thwarting or an- gering her, as her fever had left her nerves in a critical state.
 They had been married for six months. and happiness seemed to lie on Thrush cross Grange if it can lie anywhere, when one evening word was brought to her that stranger was waiting to see her. She went out. Soon she returned breathless and wild. "oh, Edgar, Edgar" she panted. "Oh, Edgar darling! Heathcliff's come backl He is!'' And she threw her arms around her husbands neck.
 Linton replied grossly, but Catherine's delight and anxiety to introduce Heath cliff prevailed over him, and he sent servant to ask the arrival in.
 The three years of absence had inn proved him wonderfully. His tall, ath- letic form was quite straight and grace ful, having lost it's slouching aspect en- tnrely. His face was intensely intelligent and retained no signs of its former deg radiation. Ferocity still lurked in the de- pressed brows and the eyes full of black fire; but his manner was dignifed and quite divested of roughness.
 Catherine kept her gaze on him as if she feared that he would vanish away were she to remove her eyes. He did not look at her so often, but each quick glance flashed back the undisguised de- light he drank from her looks. They were so much absorbed in mutual joy that they forgot embarrassment. Edgar Lin- ton grew pale with annoyance-a feeling that reached its height when Catherine arose and seized Heathcliff's hands again, laughing like one beside herself.
 However, Catherine managed to coax away his annoyance after Heathcliff had left and even succeeded in getting his willing permission next day that she should visit Wuthering Heights with Isa- bella-for, much to the surprise of the countryside, Heathcliff had installed him. self as Hindley Earnshaws guest. | The puzzle was soon explained. Heath i cliff was plentifully supplied with money. Where or how he had obtained it no. one ever knew. But he had it; and to Hind ley Earnshaw, for whom there was noth- ing left in life except drinking and gam ' bling, the devil himself would have been | welcome guest under such circum- i stances. That they still hated each other was plain enough. But that did not pre- l vent them from drinking together till | morning and drinking and gaming again as soon as they awoke.
 Heathclif took care to betray no signs of this life in his visits to Thrushcross Grange He used his welcome there eau tiously at first until he gradually estab- lished his right to be expected. Edgar Lintons uneashess vanished and Heath ] cliff became a welcome guest to more | than one person, for Isabella Linton oe- veloped an apparently irresistible hkins for the tolerated guest.
 The infatuated girl betrayed her secret to Catherine in a jealous moment, when she accused her brothers wife of keeping Heathcliff to herself. Catherine was no { less angry than shocked. "Heathclin IS fierce, pitiess wolfish man!" she ex- claimed q know that he hates the Lin- tons and he would crush you like a spar row. Yet he would be quite capable or marrying you, for since he has returneo I have seen that avarice Is growing OH him like besetting sin, and he knowA that under your fathers will the estate l is to go to you if Edgar leaves no male heirs" ,