White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1860-05-03

poverty could come to her. The revela
tion was a sudden one. The story of hi
wealth was then untrue; how far should
she believe him :? 80
I WALES, = said she. st length. in . tom
of remonstrsnce, IT cannot consent L
part with that silver viii you have tn
goodness to redeem it Immediately 90
"You cannot consent WE'LL, madam
and what if you cannot? who asked yos
to consent? Am I to take upon myself
all the care and expense of living in thi,
way, and you, like sheltered dove. en-
Joy it. without the least sacrifice ?"
THE time was, Walter, when yoI
deemed the sacrifice of my duties as 4
wife and mother for your sake, sufficient
to secure your lifelong happiness. / GER.
tainly did not anticipate being deprived
of my personal rights" -.TL-..-
"But the times are vastly altered, mad
am : the wheel of fortune has turned, and
for the present we are underneath. Will
or without your consent, l shall take the
liberty to send the brokers' boy for tht
articles named in this list. / have the
happiness to wish you pleasant evening
madam. / shall not be at home to night
and probably not tomorrow" DISCUS
ing himself as he frequently did, be i'm.
mediately left the house. - III
About an hour afterwards, a knock
was heard at the door, and Emily usher
ed into the psrlor lad with large GOV.
cred basket. Presenting the list. he said
that he was ''sent for the silver" Bella
recognized the writing of her lover, and
knowing that resistance was, vain, pre-
served the paper and the card contained
in it. When the boy had departed. she
carefully deposited them in her purse,
which also contained few small bills
the remnant Of the money given her by
her husband, upon her departure. Hay.
ing made these arrangements. she sent
Emily with 1ni to their bedroom. and
burying her face in her, hands, ,wept long
and bitterly. She had sown bed Of
she expect to reap flowers
therefrom =? OF whom could she COM
plain? Her lover? Had he not already
seen her fail in her highest duties and OBJ
legations, and could she accuse him Of
unfsithfulness in these lighter ones A
new source of anxiety had arisen. and
aroused one of her strongest passions
Her lover had almost constantly, of late.
of Emily those little personal
attentions and services, which it had
been her pleasure to perform, and in va
rions ways had established an intimacy
with her, which alarmed Mrs. Gastone.
She trembIed for the young and unsus-
pecting girl. aad, nothing but Emily's
most charming and child-like innocence,
prevented her from yielding to all the
maddening fires of jealousy. She how
ever decided upon sending her away, as
soon as she could procure. a place for her
and substitute for herself. With these
thoughts, the night passed slowly away ;
she was too wretched to sleep. -.-r-. p.
Late next evening. DR.. Boyd returned
highly excited, and evidently having
drank to excess. He had recovered his
spirits, and displayed with childish eager
ness and triumph, the money he had, won
at play. ,s,-, ----- -ssH.F 2 /
II believe 1 was very harsh to you,
Bella" he said ''life, and especially
true love, seldom runs smooth-there
must be jars. yOu know ; won't mind it,
will you, Bella 2" and ne sought to take
her hand, and bestow upon her those ca
resses to which he had formerly accus-
toned her. For the frst..time she invol-
unfairly shrank from them. She could
forgive him, but could not easily remove
the impression Left by his brutal violence.
She replied. gently: so.-- ..,sq f-s.
81 pardon Jon, Walter. on one condi.
tion-+that there shall be- no new renewal
of these scenes Id J'lQ l-sls.-Hgy r -
l"0h,, certainly not--certainly not, "
he replied "but tell me, my sweet
Bella, areyou never lonely, whenl am
gonef' .7s-1re ariv.rd
Eat times I then long for some one
beside me, on whom to lavish the love
which thrills my soul, and to whom to
the ten thousand thoughts
which constantly fit across my brain-in
short, you know not how sincerely l de-
sire your presence. You know that by
sharing your life, / have removed myself
from all other society," g h-strsL ofo
C"Itris true" he replied, in an accent
of,weH-feigned self-reproach for he re-
ally wished for q reconciliation II leave
you too mach you will grow weary Of
your life whine" 2 sgd cozcmAH .sc
"Never +, exclaimed the passionate
woman, her large. eoal-black eyes resting
lovingly upon him ; t'neyer while you
are true to melville you love no other ;
should it be otherwise. / cannot tell what
would be the consequence :" and fash
of deep revenge dartsd from the dilated
Peace and degree of confidence was
restored to Mrs. Gsstone. and she felt
much of her former love return Her
lover had moreover promised to redeem
those articles which he had pswned. and
spoke Of removal from the city as quite
: The following day. as Mrs. GAsto,nne
walked quite leisurely through a retired
street, a gentleman. who had folIowel her
some distance, suddenly laid his hand mp
ON her shoulder. Alarmed at what she
conceived to be an insult, she hastily tur-
ned. Their eyes met. and my wife -
INV husband " burst from their lips.
For an instant both were completely alb
sorbed then drawing her arms within
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