Plymouth banner., 1855-04-05

H!kh aDOkESf image. III. As&lGsosi
why have YOU deceived me ibuss'
Adelaide threw herseii al bis Zee; ant
buried hes face in her hands.
80; was the aGrnissien of = past lave
thai ysu heard--of 1--we thal WAS dsad
and buried long age Oh, my husband,
ny hurband.tdo zot turn from ne! hsas
n : s,ory beioFs you condemn. ! nave
done very. very wsong; but an 0oi she
"a lse and guilty !hiug you .oeem ne eae
exclaimed. lwining her arEs about his
knees Sc do;sia hira "lndes1. indeed. |
aSn moi. Sit down here, ant lss rs az
plain this matter 90 you. will stay
here al your fset--L will net toncA yoa
if YOU De 10, like--bu,. Oh. listen g ns
this once'
"Expls;r il II you can. Oh Ade'sils.
haze belisve4 Tel SC sood--so pure I'D
nuel7
Wish faItering tonsae-iet bsfoTe
she hsd proceeded iar wisa hes tale she
f-lt ,hsI sveSy WORD she uttered was d
iDg he's csuss more haEr. than good
Adelsid. told her husband the whole sto-
~ OF her engsgement win Gsorge I'll
dsn-oi iheir qBsfrsl and .heif operation.
Nix. FleicheG's brow grew dark as 70 .is-
tened
"And when Gid shis happsn--shis dii-
acuty between you'"
In September. I s."
land We usra married sha next Janu-
ary."
We we've. Oh, Willis. DO not look
80 s,esnly At ne--my hess. IS breaking"
and shs cIasped hes hands nghtiY over
Il. while hss eyes sought his implosingiy.
'TheI5 Is 10 dasges--nIIse would ssve
broken LOST night. il beans vera not
made Of 'sierner stuff shan ne think
,heu," replied ne; hushand, as ne TUNED
upsa he, . glance ia which contempt,
anger. end tenderness were biended--"bui
90 on--youF story Is uoi. hsf tod yel,
why did ycu ma'Fl ms
kdela!ds's evsa tel beneath.the stsrn.
sss,ching ee7s that seemed 10 pie;cs her
verv soul. She lsied 10 FPook, bat ahe
could net.
Speak. womsn--wAY Gid you sAarsy
mel why did you bring ms VEN. and
wasted. an3 uniovlng heaEs' IN e1chanse
70, one .hat had never thrilled ct 'ns
sound Of auy o.hss voice than yoass!--
You DO no. pFsssnd that YOU loved ne
| Why aid yon become aay wisaY"
! She lii aoi sneweT. What coaid sae
sgy ha, would IN any say soften her has'
bands hoorl. i1She could not toll him.
while hs vas gazing &c steadily aHd eat
nsetiy upon her .nd while his cold. stern
voice was benumbing every faculty ei
her soul--of shs wrong motives thai bad
] lsa her s- -. -liar--oF lhe pride sna re-
sentiment ihsi hsd hurried het Sn. Sas
could no, tell hin. how earnestly shs hsa
tsied 10 atone fcs tho wseng she had osne
hirn--how sesoluie.: she had si'irsn
with every vesiigs Of hes ssrlisr isre--
how fnithful she had been 80 him. sven
! 10 thought. ever since she had been hle
wife, and how deeply and fsrvsn'iy she
now loved him. She knew be would
think Il was oil mocks'y--s psFl az the
farce she was piaying-and Sc she kept
silen! whils ,he ieois ra!nsd through her
fingers. Mr. FleicheT's keen. siesdy
gsze never ~overs4 :of momeni--ant
after wsi,ag vainly fof ,ePly. he s9-
preached stii nearer 10 his irsrnslhng
wife, aud ben, his head. un.il Lit nesriy
touched her own.
Il viii! tell you shy you married se.
Adelaide Fletcher--Cne who SO trusted
vou-you motfied ne because WAS rich
you sold yourself for my Cursed gold
| Fec, that was 10 think shat you lovsd
me- forso, thu, / was rich. and tha,
YOU were no.--I forco. that in womnn's
eye wealth is of more worth shaa her
own truth aud purity; and really tho's
when you promised 10 become ms wife 1t
was because wos dear 80 you. You
were not as good an actress when We
were frs. married. as you have since be-
come--you had not learned your lesson
as perfectly, and sometimes thougt you
cold and distant, bvi latterly--eh. yeu
have played your part WELL You are
weeping wildly. Do you pity ne. Ade-
laide Fletcher? Do you indeed think il
is a tesribio thing fos man 10 learn tka,
his wile-hs own wiie--she who has
slept in his bosom. and whom he has
trusted so entirely. has beon ail the while
,noclins him with pretended lover You
may wsll do it, foS il is bitter shing;
| bui Tell ysu, wcman O: this moment
pity goa more shan do myself You
have sold your birthTight for mess Of
| pottage. and know you repent i.-you
would give worlds new, were .they yedrs,
If YOU could undo this deed, ond be free
20 place ysur hand where Jour hears is"
| Oh no. no, ,hai--nos thai! Have mer-
cy upon me Willis. aud de net say that"
was shs ogonized reply-ior Adelaide
forgot in the misery of this last though;
the frs, charge that her husband had brc't
against her. 81 would net be his wife il
we were both free; gave him The love Of
ligh. and careless girl givs you that
which ia far stronger and deeper. thss of
fuI, grown--a woran's heart. Dc not
doubt ms. Willis--do noti'' che whispes-
ed, and In her abandonment. her long,
rich tresses escaping from 'he hllst that
csbtned shem, fell hesvily upon the fosr.
She tfenbled violently. and Willis raised
her and placed her upsn the sofa. As
he did so she shrsv her arms about him.
bur he quickly removed them. saying
Ironically as he did so:
"You are an excellent actress Ade,sids
you might make your for,une on the