The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1911-04-13


the most important steps without real
ling what she was doing. Decisions
that another would only make after
long deliberafion she would make On
the instant
Nevertheless Mrs. Hardenburgh was
a dear little woman. kind hearted. low
able and popular with all who knew
her The only trait that interfered
with her getting on with all the world
was that II told anything to ones dis
advantage she would not stop TO ques-
ton the truth Of the information. but
proceed al once to strike the culprits
name on her list
Now. there are persons IN the world
who think nothing Of making trouble
between other persons, even TO the
members Of families. A woman one
day gave Mrs. Hardenburgh informa-
ton about her husbands doings which
II true would have marked him for q
very dlshonorable and contemplate
person The informer had got the
news from another. who had got It
from some one else. Her ground for
telling Mrs. Hardenburgh OF II was
that she thought she ought to know
It. II did not occur TO the tale
bearer that It might not be true, ana
II it were true 1t was just the thing
Of all others the guilty mans wife
should not know. Nevertheless the
above named reason is the universal
excuse Of those persons who carry
such information.
Mrs. Hardenburgh was thrown into
Mysteries by the story and. instead OF
giving her husband an opportunity to
defend himself OF the charge, ran
away to her mother as fast as she
could 90. Being an only child. her
mother was used to humoring her and
on this occasion gave her unbounded
sympathy. Whether the good lady
doubted the truth Of the story and In
tended lafer to pave the way to a rec
onciliation does not appear. For the
time being she comforted her child as
best she could When the latter had
recovered her eQuanimity her mother
suggested that she send her husband
the reasons for her flight The young
wife did so. sprinkling her note with
such words as -perfdious.r disgrace
fhl. Ubiquitous" and the ike.
When Hardenburgh returned home
in the evening and found the letter.
instead Of running right around 70 his
wife 20 explain matters he sat down
to think. Il was certainly not pleas
ing that be had married a wife who,
when a frebrand was thrown into the
family. instead OF picking it mp and
tossing Il back at the thr0wer had
proceeded to set the house afre with
IL II he were going 70 live with his
wife Il was certainly necessary that
he eliminate this trait in her. and IL
be could not eliminate il it was per
haps better that they should remain
apart
He had for some time meditated
going to distant city to settle a long
standing matter Of business. but had
put the trip OF from time to time on
account OF having just been married
Within an hour after his return to
his home he had announced to the serv-
ants that be was going away and start
ed for the railway station
The young wife meanwhile was pass
Ing through the transition common to
all persons who act hastily. When she
had been somewhat claimed her mother
70 suggest that the charge
might not be true To this the daugh-
ter responded that the inf0rmer had
DO object in giving false information
md had done II only since she thought
he wife ought to know It. Neverthe-
ess Mrs. Hardenburgh began TO be
worried She noted the hour that her
usually returned home and
pave him time to come to her. After
everal hours had elapsed and Mr.. Har-
lenburgh did not appear she could not
,onceal her trepidation. She gave her
mother as a reason for It that she
cared something might have happened
o him.
When 10 o'clock came and there was
10 news from the culprit husband the
utler was sent to the house to recon-
otter. He returned reporting that Mr.
Iardenburgh had gone away.
The result OF this Information which
frs. Hardenburgh's friend thought
be ought to know opened with the
lost frightful night the young wife
yer spent From her previous con-
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D the other extreme. and il rushed
pom her with overpowering force that
he really good man who had mar
led her could not possibly have been
uiity OF any such conduct as had been
imputed to him. After a sleepless night
he went home. hoping to learn some
ling OF her husbands movements.
he was disappointed, The servants
ally knew that he had gone away the
Ight before. The disconsolate wife
enl to her husbands ofIlce. but elicit
no Information there.
And now Mrs. Hardenb1rgh be-
fought herself to make Inquiries Of
ie informer as to where she got the
formation. The dear woman who had
great an interest IN her friends at
iirs said that she had "Acard Il as
ming from And Mrs. Harden
lrgh's Investigations never got any
rther than as coming from"
After two weeks absence AIR Har-
returned 70 1nd his wife