The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1908-05-03

himself and gets the pellets and takes one and
keeps out in the air aferward, is fine day,
it viii be the very best thing for him."
That is just what think myself" said Henry with
again before leaving, the plea that
him to wear a lighter when walking and the
Ter one when he was in the house He and Horace
walked down the together They were out of
sight of the house before Henry spoke. sylvia don't
know it yet said he, but there's why she
shouldn't. amt any cold. I'll get the pellets
out again and not tell her it could help it. didn'
want fuss. ] want to put it off as long as I can.
against her she's all used up, and want to save her
long as, possible"
Henry with some alarm What on
earth is t?" he said.
Nothing; only I have gone back to work in the
You thought had enough I hadn't any
to work and you are right" said Henry with a
thetc frmness We have got property enough to keep
go back to that Internal treadmill or die ''u -
Horace nodded soberly. II think understand" he
said
.T% f mes y %si ss.
"oh, poor Sylvia will take it hard and she can't
understand. Women can't understand lot of things
But can't help it. I'll keep it from her for day
She'll have to hear of it before long. You don't
think Rose will mind the leather smell?"
Il wouldn't worry about that There is nothing
Il will always change my coat and wash my hands
Henry wistfully. Then with hest
tation. You don't suppose she viii think the less
you Rose-NIiss Fletcher"
Yes; of brought up different
don't know anything about peoples working with their
hands. She's been brought to think they're made of
different stuff from her. don't suppose It's
into the chiids head that she could live to
the table with a who works in shoe
shop You don't it will make her feel different
to nle?
II think if she brought differently. as
you say that she has a great deal of sense" replied
Horace. Il don't think you need about that"
I'm glad don't. believe 1T would about break
Syvias heart to lose her now and I've got so set
something" Henry paused and Horace waited.
IT want to ask IL you've noticed anything differ
about Sylvia lately Henry said at last.
Horace looked at him. DO you mean in her looks
her manner"
Both"
Horace hesitated in his Now you speak of
well" said Henry speak out just what you
think"
Il have been sure that there was anything diff
ferent" Horace said slowly. u have not been sure
That's Just the way I've been feeling Henry said
eagerly What is it that you've been noticing?"
Il told you am not sure that it was not all ina
gination, d but
Well sometimes your wife has given me the i'm
preston that she broodng something that
she keeping entirely to herself. She has had a
look as if she had turned her inward and was
worrying what W. know that you
understand what by that
Henry nodded That's just the Sylvias been
looking to me-"
II don't know but she looks we'll as ever
She's grown thin
Maybe she has. Sometimes have thought that,
but what have noticed has been something intangible
there one minute and was not at all sure about the
next haven't known whether the trouble differ
with her myself"
Henry nodded still more emphatically That's just
the way it's seemed to me- and amt neither Of
lima gined it, It's So" said he
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