The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1914-02-25

fused I" say thank Won for ONE
thing a'" had done for him. and hi,
father insisted upon his doing 50.
Lionel kept ON refuslls. and jerome
hah Kept "u insisting. Finally, de
spite her protest, he had turned tho
l'ti'e boy over his knee aud spa mixed
him sonndlN. But Lionel still would
not obey. Vic only sobbed himself
lnlo a fever and exhaustion. jerome
said nc needed further correction.
Then she bad Jared up. They had
had = bitter Time uf 1t. In the end
Jerome said; Bring hin, ND 10 suit
Yourself and see what comes Of it.
w have n" more tn do with him"
tle had kept his word. and she was
very glad he had. SHE had always got
along nicely with Lionel. lie was of
near to be thWarted. H,lmor him and
he Was . darling. She had always
tried to hunor him.
AuSNsia Sands always had felt that
fler husband WAS wrong in his treat
nic1lt az lionel aud that she MAS right
us attltnre constantly offended her
She had become Very cold to him OF
lhone's account, and lioncl was colo
to llim Oh his w Jerome
was often tile third wheel, unneces.
sarN and dieagreeably in the Wsy, But
it WAS 81 condition that he had hr.,uEh,
about himself by his own lack -oi
pc~repicacity.
Augusta Sands finished dressing and
went down tairs. She had Heard
some one come IN and was certain
that " must he Lionel. Instead she
found her husband in the library. JIG
was standing heaidc ,l,e table with his
hands in his pockets, staring at the
eiectrolier.
HaOsjnu nj tI,n r,irl,;,.1 = e,,,-,
Augusta suddenly was aware Jerome
was getting old q good lea faster
than aho was His hair was hin and
CRAVING. his shoulders were a little
stopped, and with an distracted, trou.
hled look on his face, he appeared
wan. almost llsggard. She felt a pans
of regret. lie had been o. fine young
man. and she had loved him when she
married him. For a long time now
she had not thought whether she 10Y.
cd him or not. lie was her husband;
she had him. But NOW it came to hcl
suddenly that she might not have him
lang. lie looked in. The sight al
him disturbed her. IIe had nevc,
been III. and that he should nov liz
sick WAS poignant menace to her. She
went to him and laid her hand on his
shoulder, Hc did not turn his ewes -,
change nis expression, vat it. was y
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much sympathy ever In "a touch.
Aren't YOU feeling we'll, lernme""
SHE asked.
A long breath quivered through him
and he slowly Turned hie gaze upou
her. She had a curious fancy, how.
ever, that he did not see her any
more than he had seer the e]lectrolier
Answer me. Are YOU sick?'' She
was i%rritablv persistent.
NO. my dear: mo-
But something's the matter. Vol,
look frjelntflllv. Are You Worrying
about YOUR business"
lie SMILED wryly. NO, no The
business is sound as a nut"
Augusta hitc1ed her shoulders ycx-
eddy. Her sympathy dissolved in en-
asperation. Sl,e walked over TO the
m~antlep'ece and shifted an or11amen,
with an impatient hand. Sc felt that
sho had been ~renulsed uniustly; that
Jerome VAS keeping something away
from her. She hated secrets. On THE
evening. when she had looked forward
to hei,S SO mentally cornfortab BILE thls
had happened to upset her wher
Jerome vac present. Lionel now
but whore was Lionel? He was late.
The clock said SO. And It was quite
time to serve dinner. All. there was
lionel now. She started toward tho
door.
Then q strange thing happened. Her
husband made n quick movement and
got before hcr. He almost roughly
pushed her aside. Wait! I'll answer
thai" he said.