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thfeEn On OF his guard hy this Intelligence
i Tie lady looked curio1sly aftar him as be
STRIDE eft hastily, toward The gatden ON
! opening the gate he saw Theresa ana tic
H yolng man moving slowly down one Of the
H Nalks engaged id earnest conversation
/ They did not observe his approach. Twice
II heftre lie reached them, Edmunds STONED
4 10 pluck flower, which was presented totle
hdY who manifested pleasure inE receiving
it Before he was near enough I'd hear Tia
sound 81, their yoices-for they cohydrsea HI
d Low tone-his foot rustled lIamone the ary
lfavss Of a fallen branch, anl warned them
Of hss presence. HI
4 Whats the, matter Edward i Are Yop
/ siekH, asked Theresa, with much CONCERN
Tan ber yoice, the moment she looked into her
/ hnshan5l's face Al AIN. ii.
eyasiYsly In
4. lqn look far from well said Eduluuds,
/ with apparent sympathy +
HI \" Why, Edward 1 You are pa1e5and YOUR
/ LIS ersnhle as yoasspeak WhatIhas han
s+psned 23 The young bride seemed fright
i cried.
A I, Nothing nothing,'' returned Derwent,
/ who7felt his position to be alb awkward one,
and vas. strange tosay, more anxious to con
eeAPl f fss suspicious than he had been a few
/ mPmeAfs before, toilet them be seen
4 Thsresa drew her arm within bis, and
/ said ~
4 II cfne ! You must 60 hack to thehoase
+ and liz .l9yn. You are sick.R
II As sl'heFesa thus spoke Edmunds bowed
\ ratheE formally, and turned down ono of die
A garden walks leaving the husband and wife
# aldne, -
VI bat Is the matter, Edward I'll asked
h There's, anxiously,I as soon Al they were en-
HItirflyty themselves. III
\ f.Natling particular only-I feel we'll
4 enough now" awkwardly stammcrtd the
i young Husband ".
Yp.t don't look well,p replied Theresa,
j TO tbis,zhor eyes fixed earnestly upon her
hu4banl's faae while she spoke @-WAat is
1.-THE matter! Do tell me- Edward
There was so much Of real tenderness II
!. thessoittg wife's voice, as she spoke, that Ell.
w ~ 5 heart smotc him for ttesnspfcion lie
|. bad permitted to enter his mind
ffAaFen't felt perfectly we'll for day or
1.-TWO, Saat tho jealous spouse And ID this
5Ae d5di net 90 very wide Of thetruth
" 'Il ondidn't mention this before
III 'fNtoE forit only would IhAye disturbed
syour feelings Butfm better now
Y And Ehe returning color To his fade ana
SSilglt o8his eyes, attested tile truth of bis
NworEs. .H I.R
rcsa hal proposed walk as ltAely TO refresh
4 hcrlusbAnd but his mind whs on the letter,
Gandhe e6pld not rest until hs vas alouewftl
4her, in;orHcr, that she might lave an.Dppor-
tuuty tosLow- it to him tsothe objected to
the WALL, hnd thought he would feel better
Ito lid d3REl for half an hour.
I5s- But though they remained alone during
sathe rest b the Afternoon, not. word did
IhGfesa say about the letter She received
I andtthis Ia awakened all Of Edwards most
s.distfessibgk doubts Atteatime, Edihunds
took Lis Usual place beside Theresa, and
.kepth inl animated conversation, while her
husband sat silent and moody, forcing him
self fcr more appcarahces sake, 10 swallow
the tast5lc9s fooa he put ihtb his mouth
He complained, on rising from the table, 81
eontfnqld lhdisposision. and went back to bis
room, accompanied, 5of course, by his wife ~
After awhile the headache, with which he
had beea affected according to#his Own aver
meut passed OF and he entered into dpnvcr+
satldh With Theresa, in which be erdrEyored
to lead her to think of that. particular timd
III the day1When she received the letter ~
H lie syen spike Of tile seat under the old oak
v trees; lut. hot a word was Said BY Theresa
on the subject that was uIpermost II his
\ mind ,
VI Why should she conceal from me therfact
Of her having received a letter r. Darwent
I askeEi 10 himself over and over again but
/ no answer came to the @nestion, and the
doubts awakened grew 1nuFc+and moretroubt
+ led For half the night flat followed, the
jealous Husband lay awakc3aprey to tile most
harrassipg suspicious, while Theresa slept
calmly .by bis side. AT last, il was long af-
4 ter midnight, be resolved to end this state OF
suspense The moon was shining brilliant.
~, and pouring into the room flood of light
making Jill objects distinctly visible aud rem
dering the aid Of a lamp in 1.-THE search con.
tenpEated, altogether UNNECESSARY, Quietly
slipping from the bed, Edward went 10 the
chair over which Theresa lad thrown her
dress on retiring for the night, and searched
in the bosom for the letter Bat ii was no,
there He then, lifted she5garmeut In his
hand ana shook it carefully BuAthe OBJ
iect fSr which he sought spahxiouslS did not
tall upon the floor. Might there not be a
tapockEt IN ttAe dfeSa 4 eSj That was alto
gethet: probable and there, no doubt would
be found the missiYe that was 10 remove, his
fears BIZ blast his happiness forever. Such
was the conclusion Of he5yadpD j man smind
For tho pocket he now colnniellced an eager
search. Bat any one who has been commits
stoned by his wife to 90 10 her wardrobe and
bring her some thing from the pocket ,of a
dress4-of course no man Would think Of in
spectihg his wife's pockets rtnless specially
commissioned to do so-cal form a prett5
clear idea If the difficult task .DerWent had
, upon his hands He pulled open the fold:
of the skirt round and round the whole gar
ment. tat no pocket opening could be fnd
WhileFthus engaged, lie ielt something hard
and his ear caught, at the saIHe time, thC
rustliag squad made BY paper when crum
pied Ill Tie hand An elcctrfc thrill passed
through the Young mans franc Here wa.
the letter Mofc hurriedlv, and with i
rcryoas tfembiing, De soughtau entrance Z
tile plics where the littIg messenger Of gooe
Or It'll 1eposed But, in LIS eagerness, h,
failed. eseh time he rsvolved the dress in hi
hand, u light upon the particular fold tina
coneealadsthe opening
Inpatiantly be thrust his arm through til,
dress, Aud at single sweep Turned it entire
" inside out, making unconadiously to him
Il self AL hc did 50. 4 loud, rustling noise
The pocket was easily found within but TIL
entrance thereto Was as far as ever from be
ing discovered and two Or three minute
more elapsed in . vain search, when despe