Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1858-03-11
SELECTED STORY
THE PHANTOM WIFE.


Monsieur and Madame d. AIlouues had
been married just a bout three years Tbev
we're very happy Esther d. Alounes loved
Henri, and trusted bin inplisitly. ineapa.
bic of the slightest dseeit, she scofued "a ae.
,cend 10 suspicion. II enri, Indeed. treated
her With the utmost tsndsFnsss, aud had fov
her the most profound sdmirGtion, which
Le oPen!y aToHed He had literally adored
tls Sile-ior the hrst year--ihen be allow
"a himself 70 Be Adored BY little opera
Hneer, who uAs igoorant, illiterzts and bold
aad bot bali As pretty Ss bis wife. Attbe
end OF the second year, NJ. d. AllonDes had
t'ksn an interest IN politics, aud gone habit
eally 10 his elub. Nov, 10 the third wear.
Be led pretty much che life that he had done
previous to bis marriage
With all this be loved Esther. and was
oleeodingly Jealous Of her; to bavs known
tat she th0agkt u another would almost
lave killed HIN, though be himself vast.
CO his love aud s4uaBdered bis Youth unen
aSoman be Would not dared to have naraed
illeT presence
IA for Estbsr her deep and passionate
u4aTe bfd coBcSntFutod itself ou her bus.
bnd. Neither bcr hcart nor her imsripa
20 Ia. syyr UaAdlted frum Lac. True
bY hgsLaEd E.s aficua away from lss bat
wh'uryer bo returned tc was A. tender
AUG passionate ~ ever neither bic manner
NOT bis language had ehapgsd, and she be-
lisy ia his love.
gae dsys.h q AliObbtS vas out, Esther
vas 'eadiDg in bis b0udois, When ali AZ once
ber'itsbtlop was attracted by The gambol.
o. pet spaniel, vho rushed fsum the ad
joining room (HshTi'sl With . ersmplsd pa.
per 10 his mouth, lie brough. il 20 ks
ther'I fees, mechanically, y, 20 loan IN ia spoy,s
she lOok IL up, When suAdesly Sersye caught
heF ia'babds BsDs. Eagerly she smooth
cd OF the paper snd read iis ooutspts It
vas 'ighsd CAfoGne, sod lsft no doubs Of
the ealuTe Of the relations between Hsrri
and bO vriioT
Eaher Femsinsd ~ though she bad been
tuTntd into a stohe, eltb toe letter IN her
baB6' At lenRht she heard Der hus sband . foot
step fhe bougdsd t0vIds bin, sud With.
oul Hgrd thrust ihe leiieF INTO his hand
aua ctssiIg her aEfas. stood, sith Aasbiog
eyes Directly beioFs bim in e tee mia
u''s atiusT, sugruiai smi.s psfstd over w..
Tiers features
'It % go tfse thea. shs said
'ForrSe me, Esther, replied 81 d. Allou-
nes igfRivs me
ltl l8ereIvei 500, a5aid y0a f5fa. ys msl'
Nsyer, f0r I love you
ksthsf zoo, loYsd bin. for sbs fo7ruve
bin bot tbe eould boi forget, hsnosforth
hef We sas torture, fog svery uofd. every ss.
ton oftsf basbsna. excited hsr saspisi5us
These sappieions soon guided her 10 the
truth This tiine she discovered that IL was
. regular lissob' 10 Nhish bsF husband uas
snggst, sith q Eomae a hsf osn Fash
and ohs vhoes meriis 5sservsd thai tbs
Dsn shs loved sbould bs fsllhfal and erats
fsl ksihsE, With the sioisnos of kss g..
tufs uhish alissof q 90 miadls coarse
bsaished fsFsssF heF lsvs u Htnri sud is
he Pisos deep sud pfafsuba bsts sprspR
up vith q thifst for revenge
ksther Hts e w1mau n e1trarrdinary
btuuiy--uut Parhiss tsauiy dspsalleg 81
gTsss 81 asBasf aad chsfm, bdt Lsautif1i
ss 90 antidss siatus she bad stfsaif :
Diueh s5uiFefan Hop, farhs sHdis rsa
dsffd over vafisss ass5s ~ vrrtsases tf,
remeatsfs'i thai . yssug sHsehs bf oos a
tbs futsssifs had SOC w. zone nsbths rys
iessed PFofruud passion for her she r.
mesnbsfs1 HsufFt sog8s Vim So Ia
ssksd bin u ss seuia fsrFivs ~ Isaaslav =
SD 10 81 issisnt hef plsn SO fosinsa fIss
iily snVeloPihg beFssH ~ = shusi ssa Dst
tipe ~ Beg konast sbs K5f See 3 ssfFisa,
sd eFyFs - ~ hogss a d. ds T@4s-. Is.
ysaag siasehs Ne vas - hsas sbs ~,