Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, February 18, 1882, Page 3

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STEELE, JOHNSON & C0., WHOLESALE GROCERS AND JOBBERS IN IAHA DAIL\ ’1 IMLS IE () [—’oluTR\ OF THH A Rui(‘. A That she ghve me at parting 1f she kissed it who knows - Since 1 will net discover And lone is that close If she kissed it, who knows? Or if not the red rose Perhaps then the lover! 1f she kissed it, who knows, Since I will not discover? Yet at least with the rose Went a kiss that 1'm wearing! More I will not disclose; Yet at least with the rose Went whose kiss no one knows, Since I'm only declaring, 'hat at least with the rose Went a kiss that I'm wearing! ARLO Bates, ‘Dl'l)nmy. Afar in yon blue ethe \\\--,,uulln it together, y v ‘er aj .n r she, the maiden, arling of my heart, Nor The Your parent came up softly, The clock W striking 8; nd planets r the gate. ife's hard task the ohild will learn, By-and-by, By-and-by, the din will cease, Day’s long hours be past, By-and-by in holy peace ‘We shall sleep at last. Calm will be the sea-wind’s roar, Calm we too shall lie, Toil and moll axul weep no more, UNDER THE MIDNIGHT LAMP, I am a doctor, a busy professional man, whose time is money; whenever, therefore, I can save it, I do. Many and many a night T have passed in the train, counting the hours thus gained as a miner does his gold. Upon this point, tunately, my little wife and I do not agree; and it is, I think, the only point upon which we do not. Eight hours in a comfortless railway com- partment, rolled up in your plaid like a snake in a blanket, instead of your comforiable sheets, stretched over a comfortable spring mattress—no, she unfor- | REl' "n“‘ came she to be mualmg alone at thay time of the uight, and with | that look on her face? What could it | be that she was holding pressod so | closely to her, and yet so carefully | kopt out of sight! From the size and uncertainoutline Ishould haveguessed it to bo a child; but then, there was| not the faintest motion, nor could sho have held evon a sleoping infant long in that position. I think that son thing of curiosity must have boeen | betrayed in my look, for her own darkened and (Il‘o|u‘l\(‘d into a perfect agony of doubt and fear. Ashamed, 1 withdraw my gaze at once, and drawing out my note-book, was about to make & memorandum, she fell at my feet, arresting my hand by the agonized grasp of her own, its burning contact sending through me a painful thrill, “Don't betray me up to him! frightened!” It was but a whisper, breathed out rather than spoken, yet it shuddered through me like a cry. “I cannot always hide it! I cannot bear it about with me; 11 breaks t, and I am so tired.” And lvlilm; the hand which still held, pressed closely to her, the mys terious burden that had so raised my curiosity drop heavily to her side, there lay at her feet and mine a littlo dead baby, a tiny creature, evidently not many weeks old, Then the woman threw up her veil, and withdrawing her eyes for the first time from mine, clasped her hands before her, her figure thrown slightly back, and A down upon it. A prvtly picture; the poor young mother, with her pale child’s face and deep mourning druu, the wee baby, gleaming so white in its death and baby robe against the heavy crape skirt on which it lay—a pretty picture certainly for a railway carriage, and lighted by its dim midnight lamp, ““Doad!” was my involuntary ex- clazaation. She stretched her clasped hands downward toward it with a despair- ing gesture, speaking with a low, wild, rapid utterance. ““Tt was not his look that killed it, but my love. He hated it, my baby, my first-born; for all the love I gave him, he hated it; and that his look might not kill it, Theld it in my arms 80 close, 8o close, till it wasdead. Oh, my baby, my baby!” The outstretched hands had reached it now, and raised it from the floor to the seat, folding it around until the enclosing arms and down-bent facehid me! Don't Oh don't, give I'm so my he it once more oupgof sight. Was ever l\fiou traveler more awkwardly plaf8d?—the dead child; the prostrate woman; the scene, a public railway carriage; the hour, midnight. I am of a blunt nature. Mrs. Melton often scolds me for my blunt, straightforward speeches; but beating about the bush, which it would be as absurd for me to imitate cannot be made to see the propriety of the exchange, nor will she believe that I sleep quite as well,« it not Flour, Salt, Sugars, Canned Coods, and All Grocers' Supplies. A'Full Line of the Best Brands of CIGARS AND MANUFACTURED TOBAGCO. 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Fire and Burglar Proof S AAE X S VAULTS, LLOCKS, & OC. 1020 Farnham Street, OMAZELA - - NEEB. disturbed, in the plaid as in the sheets. The train was just off as I sprang in, and the shock of the start landed me in my seat. Being of a slow, placid nature, I was in no hurry to recover from the shock; and we were fairly off, speeding away, as only an English express can speed, as I looked round. I had not the carriage to myself, as I had at first supposed. A lady occupied the other end, and at the first glance, spite of the dim light and the fact of her veil being down, I saw that her eyes, unnaturally large and intense in their expression, were fixed upon me. I at all times prefer the carriage to myself, and if a companion I must have, let it be a gentleman, not a lady; but there was no help for it, the lady was there, and, morever, she was looking at me, “‘So she may,” I said to my- self as comfortable as circumstances will allow. Slowly and deliberately, therefore, I removed my hat, substi- tuting for it a cloth cap, which I drew well down over my ears; then Ifolded my arms and composed myself to sleep. Butin vain; the eyes of my fellow-passenger haunted me; I saw them as distinctly as if my own eyes were open, Was she watching me still? Involuntarily I looked up and round, and my look met hers, full, burning, intense and far more uf meaning in it than I could fathom. It was growing decidedly unpleasant, and I was growing decidedly uncom- fortable; try as I might I could not keep my eyes closed; hers were on me, and meet them T must, In her attitude, too, as well asin her look, there was something strange and my-benoul Huddled up in the corner, she seemed to be holding something closely pressed to her, be- neath the long, loose mourning cape, bending low over it in a crouching posture. Once or twice, her eyes still fixed upon mine, 1 saw her shiver; but for that slight, convulsive movement, she sat perfectly still and motionless. Was she cold? I offered her m; plaid, glad of an opportunity to breal the ominous silence. If she would but speak, make some commonplace remark, the spell ml;,h! be broken. ““I am not cold.” A commonplace remark enough; but the spell was not broken. The mys- tery that luy in her eyes lay alsoin her voice, What should I ‘try next! I looked at my watch—11:30 o'clock; our train m eding on at a furious rate, no nce of a stoppage for some time to come, and the full, wide open gaze of my motionless companion not for one moment removed from my ncu It was unpleasant certainly. I changed my position, faced (}w win- dow instead of her, she must remove her eyes from my face at last. But there was a sort of fascination about her and her look, which 1 preferred meeting to nhlrkmg, knowing it was on me all the time, Thue was nothing for it then but to give up all hope of sleep, and made tfie best of my position and companion, whom I now observed more closely. That she was a lady there could be liitle doubt; there was that in her dress and appearance that was unmistakable, ’Hmt she was pretty there could be no doubt either; those great, dark, intensely dark eyes, the thick coils et warm brunished hair, the small pale features, seen dimly beneath the veil; yes, she was yuum{, rrelly, a lady, and in trouble. ar I got, but no further, as it was for the ass to mimic the tricks of his masters lap-dog. I must 0 straight to the point assoon as ever %ICQ it. I did so now. ‘‘How came you to be traveling A'I'I’I\I)A" F E:‘.i‘.uu Id then she has such a pretty way of [on 18 lbbb. Dl b .hnmu room lh says he her— must come it ““That he shan't, the vile wretch, or t shall bo ovor my prostrats body! tragically, ““Well, go and tell him so0.” ST willl” and away, nothing ed, went M I smiled, She will no more resist the pleading of those blue, handsome oyes, than did her husband. He will win her over with a look.” 1 was right; sho soon returned, and was not alone, “He will be very quist, and she need not see him. T thought it would be better,” apologetically. He crossed the room a8 noiselessly a8 & woman, stooped over the bed in silenco, then sat down beside it. Mary shaded the lamp so that the must see daunt at down to wait. For more than an hour we waited, then Mary stolo out. Captain Tre- mayne looked up as the door opened mu{ closed; then, with a quick sigh, Inid the brown curly head down upon the pillow as close as poesible to that of the poor young wife without touch.- ing it, and his hand moved up toward hers, where it lay on the coverlot, but without touching that, either for fear of waking or disturbing her, 1t was not until the first gray streaks of daylight were struggling in through the window, beside which I sat, that there was a slight stir; she was awak- ing at last. | wus, * " (e ~— *‘Hugh!” she breathe eamily at first, then urgently—*‘Hugh!" “Yes, dear.” She turned her face toward when it lay beside her. She was only p tially awake as yet, her eyes were still closed, but the hand on the coverlot crept softly toward him, fluttered over his face, rested one moment caress- ingly on the brown curls, then, with a long contented sigh, her arm stole around his neck. ‘‘Husband, kiss me! “‘His presence has saved her,” was my mental comment; ‘‘there is no- thing now to fear,” and, unnoticed, 1 left the room. Chilled and crnmlmd with the long sitting after the night's journey, I was not sorry to find the sitting room bright with lamp and firelight, the kettle singing on the kob, breakfast as comfortably laid out for two as if the hour had been nine instead of six and Mrs, Merton as neat and fresh and trim as if that midnight tragedy had been all a dream, Let caviliers eneer as they may, there is nothing for man like a wife, if she be a good one. I myself may have had my doubts on the subject— wives are but women, after all, and must therefore be trying at times, even the best of them. But I certainly had no doubts whatever, as I stretched out my feet to the blaze, and resigned myself cheerfully to being petted and waited “‘Well?”" questioned Mrs, Merton, when my creature comforts had all been attended to, and not before. I told her how matters stood, aud she was delighted. “And so they are fond of each other, after all; and his being unkind alone, and with a dead child? Are you going home?” The question seemed to-rouse her once more to a perfect frenzy of fear. She turned to me as before, clinging to my hand with small, hot fingers, and the old heartbroken ory: ‘“Don’t betray me; don’t give me up to him! His look would have killed my baby; it would kill me if I had to meet it. She is safe, for I killed her, and she is dead, and he hates me, and T have no home—no home!” I was in a perfect maze of doubt. Could the ietty, soft young creature at my feet be indeed a murdoress, and could it be her husband of whom she seemed in such abject terror. My blood boiled. I felt ready to defend her against a dozen husbands, but how! It was midnight now; we could not be far from London; the guard might be popping his head in at any mo- ment. I jumped to a sudden conclu- sion, “Were you going to any friend in London?” “I know nobody in London!” “The poor little thing is either mad or her husband is a brute,” was my mental exclamation, ¥y A “Asleep, under my wife's care; alaefi‘ng as peacefully as a child.” hank God! So young—at such an hour—in such a state—" I saw a long shudder run through the tall, powerful trame, “And the child}” he added, after a pause, in a horror-stricken whuper “‘She had it with her?”’ I hardly knew what to answer; but he had thrown off his heavy ulster and traveling cap, and now stood before me as handsome and pleasant and honest looking a young fellow as ever uaw, and my heart warmed to him, He was no assassin, rufian or cowardlly bully, whatever Mary might say. The shadow of the great horror that lay in the Xruat blue, eyes had been lai crime, ““The child is dead,” T said softly. ‘It died two days ago, died sud- denly in convulsions in her arms, and the shock turned her brain. She was doing eo well, poor little thing; but afterward she grew delirious, and in her ravings she accused herself and me. Tcould do nothing; she would no’ have me near her, but beat me off with her hands, as she couldn't bear the sight of me. And I was so fond of her aud she of me.” Here the man broke down, He walked to the win- dow, then turned and asked abruptly: “MA{ Igo to her?’ ought of Mary and hesitated. ““She is sleeping 8o peacefully just now, and if she awoke suddenly and saw you—-" ‘She shall not see me,” ho broke in eagerly. “‘I will be so quiet; but I must see her. I nursed her through along illness a year ago, and she wuul(‘i lm\u none near her but me,and now— Under the military moustache I saw his IIX quiver. He paused, and then adde “1 must 4o to h nut in command, but yearning appeal, both in yoico and oyes. mellow there by terror, not “Will you wait here a wminute I will see whether she sleeps.” She still slept the heavy, peaceful sleep of a v.neJ child, Mary koeping a stern watch and guurd over her, beckoned her out of the room. “Well,” with fretful, impatient eagerncss; ‘‘you have seen him?! What is he like! 1Is he hornd?” ‘““Judge for yourself, He is in the | Trains leave Omahs 8:40 p. m. and 7:40 a. w, DU ke to her and her poor little baby was only a delusion. How dreadtul! How delightful; I mean! Poor fel- low; 80 young and lunduomelnd nice! 1 felt 8o sorry for him.” ‘‘He must have traveled down in the same train as she did.” “‘Oh, no; he told me all about it. Heo had been summoned up to town on business, and left home terday morning. In the evening t{ne nurse left her, as she thought, asleep, to fotch something from the kitchen.” ““Have a gossip there you mean.” “‘John,"” solemnly, ‘‘you don’t like nurses; you know you don’t.” “My dear, I am a married man, and moreover, an M. D. A well-balanced mind must hate somebody, or some class of bodies, and, as arule, medical men hate nurses,” “Nonsense, John! Well, Mrs, Tremayne got away while the nurse was down stairs, and, being traced to the station, where she had taken a ticket for London, Captain Tremayne was telegraphed to, and was stopped as he got into the train on his way home, Some one mnust have seen you leave the station.” ““As he came to look for her here, somebody must have brought him— two came to the door.” “It will be all right now that he has found her, and he will only have to comfort her for the loss of her poor little baby.” 1 wipe my pen, blot the MS., and rise. My story is done,and, as it is the first, so probabl, will it be the Taat of which T shall bo guilty, Mrs, Merton looks up from the glove she is mending. ‘““The story done! Why, all you have written is only the beginning of the end. You could not surely haye the heart to break off in that unsatisfactory man- ner. Not a word abut Captain Tre- mayney’s gratitude, orthe hamper they sent us at Christmas, or the birth of their little son last year, and the pretty way in which she coaxed you to be Eodlntlur, though her uncle, the duke, was only waiting to buukud or how she insisted upon our] bring ing baby, and Johnny and Freddy, and how baby— But I seized my hat and gloves, Mary is, as I have said, the best of wives, if just a little trying at times, and her baby the most wondertul of all created babies—but I have an ap- pointment at 12 ¢'clock. e ¢ — Second Edition of Job. N. Division street, Buffalo vys: the too thankfil that I N ot ta Loy your. 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