The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1917-08-03

turned over gloves. ribbons anu CLOTH
ing I'm the different drawers. and was
about giving up the search when he
spied an envelope down I'm one corner
Of a drawer under some articles OF
clothing. He drew IL out. and saw that
1t was addressed TO his wife I'm
mans hand. Inside were four letters
without envelopes which had evidently
been thrust into this one for safekeep-
ing. He opened the letters and read
them. They all began: Dearest"
Darling" or Adorable Girl" and
breathed the tenderest. most undying
devotion. He put them in his pocket
and went back to his room utterly
crushed. This was the most stagger-
ing blow of all. The letters bore date
of several months back, but the post
mark on the envelope was a date Of,
only about two days before the day he
had found the man with his wife No
doubt she had destroyed that letter,
and put these she wished 10 save In
the envelope.
He asked himself what more he
could want for proof Perhaps on
these other occasions when it had all
been smoothed over he had simply
been hoodwinked like the blind fool
that he was. Well, 1t could not be
done again. The end had cOme-the
end Of love and happiness. He meant
TO have 1t over that night, and waited
for her 10 come in
She entered In better spirits than
usual. and came up TO him with:
"Why, Dick, dear, you look awfully
tired Have you had hard day?"
EYES," he said. looking accusngly
at her. "the hardest I've ever had in
my life. | don't want to ever live
through another such a one"
She gave him q questioning look,
then seeming to think he referred TO
some trying business, she said: Nov,
darling, forget 1t while / tell you some
thing nice. Oh, I'm so happy over 1t
You know how I've felt about Ann GO
ing over there for q nurse. / just felt
as though I'd never see her again. 1t
seemed like presentiment. And poor
Spencer-you know she's engaged TO
him, felt the same way. He wanted
her to marry him before she went. but
she wouldn't hear to it, and the poor
boy came here the other day just fran
tic. beside himself. begging me to make
her change her mind; just as though
anyone could make Ann change her
mind"
what day was he here?" asked
Hooker.
She told him a bit wonderingly. It
was the day he had overheard.
~ didn't tell you" she added "be-
cause you've been so put out with me
for feeling so about her going, and I
knew you would be dead against poor
Spencer. too. You see, they can't car
ry much baggage with them over there.
1t has to be light marching order, and
Ann. poor dear, brought me few little
treasures she feared to lose. Now I
can hand them back, for, what do you
think? Since war has been declared
by us, Ann thinks her duty lies here
with our own men, and she's going to
marry Spencer next month. Now, lis
ten. Just to show Spencer how mad
she was about him the whole time, I'm
going to present him with four letters
she gave me to take care of; letters
from him, you know. Won't it be a
joker"
Hooker nervously fingered the let
tiers in his pocket and wondered If he I
could get them back before she missed |
them. Then he took her in his arms |
and kissed her in extravagant jubila-
ton over AIMS approaching marriage. |