Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1850-09-06

tenance all ambition, and his fine eve
TOO much absorbed apparently in tn
charms of his companion to heed th
pale face Of Kate at the window above.
"Dear me, Mrs. lngleby, how can yo,
stay in the house such fine morning al
thls!" cried Annette, swapping off tn,
top of beautiful rose with her ridin.
whip as she spoke; ut is lovely-why
don't you ride!'
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, anc
at the same moment Annette said, with
a merry laugh, as she turned her horses
head:
"Now, Mrs. Ingleby. you must no
be jealous, aud think am running away
with your husband"
mo, | am running away with you,-
aiions!" said Frank, gaily. And with
slight wave of the hand to Kate, of
they galloped, the sound Of their happy
voices ringing through the shady grove
like knell to the heart OF Kate.
Jealous! ah, that was it. Now Kate
knew what allied her. Jealous; yes,
that was it. Could i, be that she was
really jealous of her dear Frank. Poor
Kate! many bitter tears she shed silently
and lone, but making no complaint, and
appearing just as kind and gentle as ever
to her more than half repentant hus-
band:
"But it won't do to gire it up yet--no,
indeed-the game is but half won'' said
Frank. And so for two weeks longer
he laboured hard to make his wife mis-
cradle and himself too.
One morning Kate was found by Fred
Starr sitting in the summer-house bathed
in tears.
Fred knew in moment what the
matter was, and felt as though he ought
to be hung for being instrumental in caus-
ing them. He was determined to make
a clean breast of it:
"Mrs. .Ingleby-ahem-Kate!"
"Mr. Starr" exclaimed Kate, rising
quickly to make her escape, and to hide
her tears.
"S,op moment-ahem-Mrs. Ingle-
by, it's only a joke"
"What is joke! | don't understand
you" answered Kate, still averting her
face.
"Why Frank and--and Annette
"Indeed must go--indeed | must,
Mr.. Starr" said Kate.
"Now, I'll be hanged if you do" an
swered Fred; "you must hear me, my
dear Mrs. Ingleby-I tell you it is all a
joke-Frank is no more in love with
Annette than am with you-excuse me
-itis only TO make you jealous, because
the foolish dog thinks you don't love him
well enough!"
"To make me jealous! ah, is it really
SOL"
"Yes, il is really so; and | am one of
the greatest rascals in the world 10 have
connived at such deception. There
is one comfort, however; Frank has suf-
fercd as much as you have, for all he
carries it of so bravely, ha ha! ha!
can'i help laughing; 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
back room of his office, putting clga-sr'
Sand the walks, and the rides?"
"All mere pretence! he has never rode
with Annette, but once, and as for The
walks, bless your soul, they have been
confined within the range of his study!
1t was now Kate's turn to laugh, and
she did SO merrily, too, that the little
swallow sitting on her nest within the
summer-house, put out her head to see
what the matter was; and the robins,
and the blue birds, fitting about the old
elm tree, joined in the laugh with burs,
OF bird-like glee.
Away skipped Kate into the house. and
bounding into the sitting room, where
Sue sat snugly ensconced upon the sofa,
enjoying her fayorile author, she threw
her arms round her neck, and, for the
frs. time, spoke in her presence JOY OF
her past unhappiness, and then gaily told
tiiC uiSOUsCiy SuC hdo JuSs AuuCs vi
Franks plot against her.
Sue laughed right merrily at the joke;
and now il We look upon the picture
which the artist has given US Of the
scene, think we can dectect in her arch
face as she listens to Kate, that she is
already devising some counter-plot to
revenge her friend. Kate, too, seems
ready for any mischief, although there is
slight shadow on her lovely counten.
ance, as if she felt somewhat grieved af'
ter all BY Franks suspicion.
AT the dinner-table, Sue announced
her intention of leaving her friends tht
next day: it was very sudden, to be sure
but something important called her away
Franks heart leaped with Joy at this
for now Kate would be all his own again
still he managed very politely to express
a thousand regrets; they should mis-
her exceedingly, &c.
"Yes," said Kate, looking very sor
rowlul, 81 don't know what shall d.
without you!"
"Why don't you invite Miss Starr
pass few weeks with you!" asked Sue
as demure as q kitten; Frank is so fon,