Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1858-07-03
grIett Gale.
RETRIBU TON,
By TnE AUTHOR OF "TEE heir TO ASHLEY"
CHAPTER Continued

Mrs. Yorke retired at the usual hour.
Before she had begun to undress, her hus.
band followed her to the room, locked the
door, and put the key in his pocket. Mrs.
Yorke was surprised : they never slept with
their door locked.
"Why have you done that p she asked.
because | chose. You can't sail out Of
the room now, with your tragedy air, end re.
fuse to hear me. Now, Mrs. Yorke. who
concocted this moonlight walk tonight 2
How far did your loye-makipg 60 in it ]
uW know"
Mrs. Yorke did glance at the door, for it
had become Custom with her TO leave her
husband TO himself when the dark, jealous
mood was on him, but she knew that she
glanced in vain. She was Gagged.
IL will not bear it," she exclaimed. "If
this is TO continue, ! will summon mamma
here, and have separation arranged. /
have been to you a true and faithful wife !;
you know / have what mania has come
upoo you tha. you should level these re-
proaches at me p
You have: l give you credit for it. l
never doubted you until we came here, and
you renewed your intimacy and friendship
with your old lover"
"Uo was no lover of mine" she replied,
''Were you not both before me those old
days, you and he, and chose your Which
was the favored lover, pray ~
"Jauson,' coolIy replied Mr.. Eorke.
"lle was not. You speak in the face Of
facts, Mr.. Yorke. ] married you."
"Loving him. But | was rich and he waS
poor. DO you remember your last parting
with him, the evening he returned from that
absurd voyage, where i wish he had been
wrecked ?"
What parting p rejoined Mrs. Yorke /;
but her cheeks burnt and her voice faltered.
"IPhat partiagi Shall repeat ii, though
you know every word of il better than ?
Ay, you do When you told him, with tears
ana walls and sobs, that you were miserable,
for you had bound yourself TO marry me, and
you loved him: when you lay passivey in
bis arms, and welcomed bis embrace with q
welcome you have never given to mine l
speak of that parting. l witnessed it,"
Mrs. Yorke breathed hurriedly. She could
not speak.
"You did not deceive me, Elizabeth,
though you thought you did, Cor buried my
injuries within me. Had ! not loved you so
passionately, should have left you TO him
and | knew that you pronounced your marri-
age VOWS to me with Jansons kisses not
cold upon your lips"
She raised her head as if to speak, but no
words came.
ut was not n pleasant knowledge for me,
your bridegroom; but | never visited it upon
you. You ara aware | never did, Eliza.
beth my love iOr you was too great. ]
have loved YOU" he added, his tone changing
to softness, with love passing that of man.
| was forbearing, and never visited it upon
you, save by deeper and deeper tenderness
| forced myself to think OF it as piece OF
girlish folly, and ! was beginning to forget
IL; | nearly had forgotten it, Elizabeth
when We came here"
"Aud so had forgotten it," she spoke mp
| abruptly, forgotten .Ianson and all conAec.
ted with him. | lived but for my children
for you, for my own natural ties and inter
es,s, and | never shall live for anything else
Janson what is he to me now? For shame
Mr.. Yorke am an English gentlewoman
your wife aud your children's mother"
1--WE have been here o month-more. No
q day, from the first afternoon We came, bu
he has been here, in your society, sometimes
twice q day"
have compelled it. The child cannot be lcf
without medical attendance. You are fre
quently Mt homo when Mr.. Janson comes
the child he rarely accepts the offer OF sit
ting down with US and it is the same whel
you are away"
And this night! for you to have walkeC
home With him in the moonlight, resting ol
his arm; you and he. of all people in th
world ! And | following on your steps later
pcturing what that walk had been to yoI
both, in my jealous torment! Elizabeth,
was mad this night as | came along, if eve
man was aud Jenson may be thaukful tina
| did not meet him, for should have sprun;
upon him and beaten him to death"
"For shame for shame again say it,
she uttered, indignation rendering her speec
firm. Il have never forgotten, by word 0
look my own self-respect, since this, our sec
ond meeting with Mr.. JansOn nor has he
have been to him your wife, my children
mother, calm in my conscious dignity, and b
has been TO me as to you, the plain iamil
attendant. Do you doubt me still? Wi
you have me swear toit? can. For shame
Mr.. Yorke / think you are mad. Let II
leave the place if your madness is TO contir
ue, and 60 where We can have other medica
advice"
Was Mr.. Yorke mad a? He was certainl
unhlnged, lie fell into a storm of sobs an
tears, ard claspng his wife to him, reterate
| uoM pissloDately he IoVed her.
Mrs. Iorke was alarmed she had neve
seen him like this. Resentment for hi
5 groundless suspicious would have prompte
ner to turh scornlully from him, but. she di
not dare; so she only repeated, in as conci
latory tone as she could bring her angr
rlnd to allow, that she had no unwortb
thought connected with Mr.. Janson. An
she spoke truth
r iie seemed to believe her. He probabl
p did believe her, and he put his injurious SUI
4 plcions away from him and in the morpip,
Q when Mr., Janson paid his visit to the chill
). MIR. Yorke spoke cordially to him, and offerp
4 him bis hand, mark of favor he had ney,
condesceEded to. before.
n Bat who can put away at will the pangs
n jealousy! There is not an earthly passio
A even love itself, but is more under coutrC
Ere the day was over il returned in full for
to the unhappy Mr. Yorke, throwing its ov
jaundice over his sight and hearing. II
most innocent movement of his wife or NJ
= Janson, wore to him but one Interpretation
the common courtesy Of hand, shaking wou
IS excite him, almost past repression. He sa
l. nothing more to his wife ne watched: a
$ though he saw no tangible thing. that ey
At jealousy could take hold of, he was only t
more enraged, and repeated to himself th
= they were playing their part" to deceive a
T. blind him. Ii The reader has ever felt I
lie dreadful passion of jealousy in its extrel
force. be will understand and recognize
iYorkes selftorments, but il he has not ii