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THE TOYA WIFE
GERTRUDE GELBIN
Copyright 1824 by Sorw's, 201
Chapter Twelvo
Abited for the
FROUFROU COMES HOME
"Home," he wept and aufferod
hernet to be carried in his penis
out of the room.
At the great Sartoria mansion the
norvants Uned up in the hall.
Georges, carrying Froufrou in his
A hushed silence pervaded the arma, addressed the butler. "Have little room in the obscure banrding | Madame's room put in order. Sho'n houng which Froufrou shared with come home." Pick, Proufrou, completely dressed, Froufrou smiled weakly "Yes, but with a blanket wrapped about Gabriel: I've come home, at last.” her, lay on top of the bed propped up againat several pillows, her eyes cloned.
The doctor, two puas, Pick and Teleclane, the mulatto to whom kindness Froufrou owed the room, watched with anxious eyes. In the corner, two or three of the neigh; bose who had grown to know nnd! love the benefitul but and little lady whom Pick called Missy, waited quietly.
"We're mighty gind. Mlasy," he answered happily. "You war away long enough, Don't XX no more, Mikky."
She smiled her thanks. A clock chimnd. She atened happily. "That's my pretty clock!" who end. "Take me to my sitting room first."
"Yes, Georges,“ exclälmed Louise, "Take her in there where a warm, until her own room in ready."
He nodded and made his way up "Bho Beams to be sleeping right the stairs, reaching the little naimi. easy now," Feliciano whispered, Pick ran aboad, arranging, thes One of the neighbors looked up. cushions on the nofa. Louise, hold "It might be better it wo aliping tightly to Ceorgle's hand, fol-
lowed. away," he said softly,
Feliciano looked at him uncer "Yes, put me down." Froufrou tainly. She wished we all would sighed as Georgen placed hier gent- tay till her sister comes back ly on the nota, "Your arms must with her husband no's he could be red strong na they are."
"Ah it a cover, Missy," Pick thank everybody."
cried happily.
The other nodded. "We're pleased to wait," be answered hul lot us walt downstairs instead." The others agreed and they slowly tiled out of the room.
Mlasy dearly lovos comp'ny" Pick sighed as they left. "Benides day aint no mo' danger, is dere Doclab?"
Dia nodded gruniy, "I've told you before, there's always danger with the heart after pneumonia-"
"An' ali tels you sh kint worried. Two fortune tellers said she'd live to be ninety-
Froufrou opened her eyes and put her hand on her heart. She drew n sharp breath; half in re- ile. n in surprise,
"The pain's gone!" she exclaimed, She smiled up ni the doctor. "Were you frightened?" she asked. "Not a bit," he answered quickly. "I was," she answered wonkly, Her eyes turned toward the door
Froufrou fouked about her. "Whal beautiful room! What a friendly roomt My, how good it is to bs here, in my own room again." She stopped wrakly, "Thank you, Haints Catherine," alle murmured. "How happy I am, How kind you all are What a pity aven Sainte Cathering can't make me well! I'd be no good -I'd surprino her!"
Louine ntommed to tears that started at this faint evidence of the gay and mischievous Froufrou they once bad adored "You'll get well, daring." she comforted.
"The danger's all past," Georgen added reassuredly.
Froufrou smiled. "Yen. The dan- ger's all past. Froufrou will never hurt anyone again."
Louise fell to her knees bealda the auta, "Darling." she cried. "My Don't own darling. My dearest.
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Froufrou smiled weekly,
"I've come back at last,"
which opened slowly, Louise stood | talk like that"
at the threshold, Georgio by hor Froufrou looked up at her hus- side. Froufrou's Inco conlorted band. "Georges!" Her voice ind between Learn And Iaughter. grown suddenly clear and strong. "Georgie" she cried,
"Helio," his answered.
"Hello, le miniled.
"Boo, bao "ho shouted. "Bud" she answered, remember- ing instantly the game they had al- wnys played together.
'The doctor put his hand on the child's shoulder. "Quiet, little man. Your mamma's too tired to play to- night. Just klas her, nicely.
Goorgle ran to her bed. "Oh, Georgie," he wept and put her hand out wenkly, laughing a little ns her aon, zobered, began to cover her face with quiek te kisses.
"We'll play tomorrow, mamma," he said fanasuria ly.
"Yea darling." she sighed. "To morrow." She turned to Loulae, and childishly accused her: "Where is GROTHER
"I don't know, dear," Loulse re- plied "He wasn't home."
Froufrou closed her eyes, the tents of disappointment couring down her cheeks. “He didn't want to nee me; I know," he murmured, Her child patted her face, wiping Away the tears with his hands. "Don't cry, nunmin." he begged.
A bell rang soinawhere from out mde. Plek ran from the room,
Treat no hurting from her no she went. 5 rushed down the stairs to the door and opened it whin Georges stood there irresolutely, With a glad ery, Plc motioned hin Inalde and lend the way back o Froufrou's room he opened the unur and the whole sorry picture greeled bin eyen.
"Georgen, take Louiso'n hand-and Fll tell you a secret"
"Yen, child?" he whispered. "She loves you, Georges." "That's not true," he answered in n volce full of conviction.
"Then she will," replied Froufrou angely. She turned to Louise and Inughed, "It's an onay to love a man if he wants you to, Louise, And no nice, Promiso to make her love you, Georges," she begged.
He couldn't trust himself to an awer, but Froufrou gazing into his eyes, rend there his promise. She Amiled. That's good. That's splen. did."
A moment's milence fell upon them all. When she spoke again, it was the childish charm that had made her so different from all other women. "There's one thing more, Georger. I want to be she stop- ped a moment, then stumbled on- "I want to be buried in the drem pappa brought from Paris with the pink rosebudo-"
Georges, his face taut with mis- cry nodded.
"Proufrou is mill Froufrou, you nee" she mall gally. She was quiet for a moment. "Where's Georgie she asked, Her husband motioned the child over to his mother's aide. She moved her hand wenkly,
"Hahl mamma's hand, Georgie," she whispered. Tight."
Georgie clasped her hand in bath of his and waited for her to speak again. But she remained nitent. In nuddenly booked up at his father. "Mema's hand," he mid wonder-
To saw the bare room; the unaingly. "it's cold."
And, in the next room, Piek, her standing, waiting, their rosaries in their hands; the doctor mensuring tears flowing, searched in the closet out more brandy lato water; Luton where still hung the pay frocks And that had once made Froufrou n In the shadows, watching.
her eyez closed, her happy. From the closate depths Froufrou. cheeks covered with tears, making obs brought out the beautiful box with Ita ribboned trimmings, Sho no sound so she held one of Georgie's hands in both of hera opened it carefully and fled out while the child potted her face with the white dress, covered with road- buds. As she rose from her knees, the other.
"Proufrou," he called softly as he shaking the dress free of its papors, It aang out with a sighing, ruiling antared,
She opened her eyes with a start, sound,
Pick buried her face in ber "Georges! Oh, Goorges! You did
hands. come",
Ila nodded, unable to trust him: self to speak, "To take you home," be whispered,
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