The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1850-08-10
A M AG AZINE STORY.
I Il E DISC0V f R Y,
or Plots & Counter-Plots.
(CONCLUDED.)
BY MRS. c. n. BUTLER.

They were sooR interrupted, however,
by the sound OF horses feet canterrng up
the avenue, and voices in gay CONVERSE
ton, and the next moment, gallop,ng up
the shady little path, came Annette Starr,
on beautiful white pony, looking most
bew'tching in her little black riding-cap,
with long waving plumes, and her dark.
green habit displaying TO so much advan-
tage her fine graceful figure. Mounted on
noble, spirited steed, Frank rode at her
side, his countenance all animation, and
his fine eyes too much absorbed apparent
iy the charms of his companion to heed
the pale face of Kate at the window
above.
"Dear me, Mrs. Ingleby, how can you
stay in the house such fine morning as
this :" cried Annette, swapping off the top
Of beautiful rose, with her riding whip
as shS spoke 81, is SO lovely why don't
you rtde?'
Kate answered in the same gay tone,
and then bending still further from the
window, she began to praise the beauty Of
the animal Frank rode.
he made her some careless reply, and
at the same moment Annette said with 4
merry laugh, as she turned horses head.
"Now, Mrs. ingleby, you must not he
jealous, and think | am running away
with your husband"
ono, | am running away with you,-
a7oas" SAID Frank, ga,ly. Aud with
slight wave OF the hand to Kate, on they
galoped, the sound of their happy voices
ringing through the shady grove like a
knell to the heart Of Kate.
Jealous! ah, that was it. Now Kate
knew what allied her. Jealous, yes, that
was It. Could it be that she was really
jealous of her dear Frank Poor Kate!
many bitter tears she shed silently and
alone, but making 40 complaint, and APP
peared just as kind and gentle as ever 10
her more than hall repentant husband.
"But it wont do 10 give il up yet-no,
indeed-the game is but hall won!" said
Frank. And so for two weeks longer he
labored hard to make his wife miserable
and himself too.
One morning Kate was found BY Fred
Starr sitting IN the summer-house ba,hed
in tears
Fred knew in moment what the matter
was, and felt as ii he deserved to be hung
for being instrumental in causing them.
He was determined to make clean breast
OF il:
"Mr'. Ingleby-ahem- Mrs. Insleby,
it's only joke.''
"What is joke! I don't understand
you," answered Kate. still averting her
face
"Why Frank and-and Annette"
"lndeed ] must go-indeed must, Mr..
Starr" said Kate. -+....
"Now, I'll be hanged if you dow an
sweied Fred; "you must hear me-, my
dear Mrs. lnyiehy - l tell YOU IT is all a
joke Frank is no more in love with An.
nette than am with you excuse me-
1t is only to make you jealous because
well enough"
81 o make me JEALOUS ah, is it really
sop cried Kate, smile lighting up her
sweet face.
eyes it is really so; and am one OF
the greatest rascals in the world to hav.
conn'ved at such deception. There is
one comfort, however; Frank has suffered
as much as you have, for all he carries it
off so bravely, ha ha can't help laugh
ing; but you must know, Mrs. Ingleby, all
those evenings which he has pretended to
spend with Annette, blowing the flute,
have been passed in the little back room
OF his ofice, putting ctsars''