The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1865-01-13
Established june 20, 1862. Vel. 4.

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+ "Oh, thank you, Mr.. Elwyn, I've had such
charming ride" is,e 9aa 81
she carriage step, one tiny gloved hand rest
ing on Mr.. Elwyn's arm, the other holding vi
the folds of her violet velvet mantle. HI
touched his hat, gallantly, as she tripped III
the hotel steps, ali smiles and dimples. =
81 wonderif Kate would like a turn rount
Jackson SQUARE before dinner,n he said Il
himself. consulting his gold watch. epll rur
up and see-poor little thing.n .s6ss
He sprang up the stairs. two steps at time
and burst into bis wife's room. III
"Put on your bonnet. puss. and wa'lI take ,
ride, he exclaimed. "Hallo. she isn't here
| what the mischief does this mean p, al
No, she was not there-neitber was her HIN.
velvet hat with the white ostrich plume. no,
the magnificent Cashmere shawl that had heer
sent over from India for her wedding nresenl
Just five wears ago-and M Elwvn came
slowly down stairs again. feeling much ineIipef
to get into a passion. -
"Do you know where my wife is ?nhe asked
Mrs. Artworth, a lady who spent one half her
time at the hotel windows and the other hal
in catechising the servants. and who conse.
quently knew all that was to be known con-
cerning peopIe's ont poinos and III comings.
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"She's out riding in Col, Warrington's ba
rouche-been gone ever since morning, /" re-
turned the gossipping matron. with great
promtitude. - ID. 56s
.sOut riding p Elwvn's brow contracted.
"Strange-very strange" he muttered, to
drive out in that sort of way without SO much
as saying a word to me / always fancied that
Warrington puppy, and Pm sure of it now. .
He went down and dismissed the equipage
and then returned to the drawing room, as
restless as the wandering Jew. After one or
two moody turns across the long apartment.
he sat gloomily down in the window recess
Even Aurora Raymond's pretty lisping chat
ter could not interest him now. "Would Kate
never come?9 be thought, as he looked for
the fortieth time at his watch. 3gt.
She came at last, Just in time to run up stairs
for a hurried dinner toiiet-came smiling and
lovely, with her hair blown about by the
fresh wind, and her eyes sparkling radiantly.
Elwyn--dog in the manger that he was
could have knocked Col. Warrington down
for the involuntary gaze of admiration with
which he looked after his fair companion.
Presently Mrs. Kate re. appeared. In mag
nificent dress of lustrous silver green silk
lighted M by the fash of 'emerslds AZ her
throat frosted greer, MOSES 'dronping
from her hair. 5ss'5 - - -
"Why have YOU put on that odious green
dress P'' asked Eiwyn. catching at some slight
pretext as an escape valve for bis i'll humor.
"You know how much dislike green" 1alFlo
80. we'll. said Kate. nonchalanfIv. .svou. are
so fidgety, Charles. What difference can il
possibly make 10 YOU whether wear green or
yellow? It is entirely A by. gone fashion for
husbands and wives to study one another's
whims. a Ia Darby and loan. We dress en-
tirelv ID please the pubic the uav world Won
< 80 ' -
Mr.. Garnett-ha adrnires graen 80 ynnchp p,
Charles Elwyn stared as lis wife in sneecb-.
less astonishment. What did 81 maan ) She
had always baen the hnmhlest slave To ,h;s
SLIGHTEST wish or caprice--and now she 81 sn;l- III
inglv set him nj slefiances What evil sn;r;t
had possessed her PaIf 51s 7ssIst . So. .sfs
She never came near him all the eevenirgj}
never sought his approval bv little sbv clances
Of appeal OF the ouestioning % looks that bad
been Il, inexpressibiy dear to him. No--she she
chatted, awav. Ibewitchinolv self greIiant-the
centre az an sdmiring cro,sn' nnf;I M Elw1n
was ready tn ensh enf NJ he room IN tran.
snort of exasneration. % fs'T-S y ,--s1T - -
Z ALLOW ne To ptatn,ata rou on vour ,oO,,
1-AAo" l.'AS ~ Se.s5 s".ui1eo I! W VI youi
TSsSe 6sSs - u vvs VI" S3o % sbs1 @ hs.
naver annreciated har claims a. 4 ,Sit j, 'S''- 4
Elwyn' glared snaecblessIv Al tba nolita fso,J Z
who was evifeptlv9 'snrnr;s.d . ne nm s,rai
cons reception 81 his little comnlime1tI 81 -il
sJust what / might, have expectad . he mut-
tered To himseIf. 9ninckiuo fiercelv at his mons.
taches. i1sWbat in the deuce slid HIRING her
here for. II didn't-want eyerv,fooi in society
to fall down and worship herPn - !
ssWonldn,t Won like q drive afterd;nner
Kate 2n he asked ore evening. after ahontl
,h,o dos Sr+ ~ .h 49,,
II coridfl't possibly this evening" She said
ADJUSTING the wreaths ofiyys that depended
from her shining hair. "We'ye arranged such
aAr1ice moonlight marty to ride ont to The navy
syard.a -. Z aaETg .xsyse
s7aWAll what's to prevept ma from driving
Won there Pv asked Mr.. EIwvn. anxiously.
"Onr party is ali made up.b said Kate cool
ly. ave promised TO 90 in Mr.. Garnett's car
rage. He is SO delightfully."- agreeable, and 1
ike him SO much.n
SThe dickens you dc, growled Ell ywn,, his
face elongating and growing dark. iahi sai
tsBut I'll tell you what you might dc, If you
pleased.s suggested Kate innocently. "Miss
Raymond would 90, I've no doubt, or Mrs..
. Everest, and there can be no possible objecs
tion to an extra carriage in the party, SO that
you-"s -, (. ..-l.-s =. s'1s. ,a9,se ID
"Hang Miss Raymond and Mrs. Everest, .
calculated the irate husband. ,oa,a .fasls !,
"With all my heart, my dear,D said Kate
sOnIy you see, it's quite impossible for me to
break my engagement with Mr.. Garrett" i, !
Mr.. Elwyns temper was by no means i'm
proved when he stood on the hotel steps and
watched the party dfivesoff, their gay voices
and jubilant laughter re, echoing through to
serene moonlight, like a mockery of his own
gloomy reflections. He had never felt SO ut
iterlylonely and forlorn in the whole course Of
his life. ~ .sasfia4 ~ .aio Af3 ,yo5go y
q "Dear me, what q beautiful evening for a
ride,a sighed Aurora Raymond, LOGGING up
from volume Of poems,l as Mr.. Eiwyn re-en-
tered the drawing room, looking not unlike a
man who had Just had a molar extracted staF
But he didn't take the hint, acting, as Miss
RAYMOND afterwards Indignantly remarked.
..more like a bear than man, and sitting
down to the perusal OF the newspapers. Alas,
for the midnight curls and oriental eyes-their
smell was broken. ast
T. I. How long the slow creeping hours seemed
before Kate came backl Long ere the sound
of carriage wheels grated on the pavement be-
fore The door, be went up to his own room.
/ and tried uselessly enough to arnuse himself