Juniata sentinel. [volume] (Mifflintown, Pa.) 1846-1873, 1866-01-03
PBNN'A. JANUARY 3, 1866.

G00r OF the room And then she sat her
compressed lips together, and new look
came in the liquid depts of her wet
blue eyes.
The gilded minute hand of the carved
Partisan clock on the mantle had travelled
nearly twice around the circlet of enam-
eled figures before Kate Elwyn lifted her
gaze from the bunches of velvet roses in
the carpet. What was she pondering
en-?
"Sitting up, eh, Kate )? Why, l
thought you were "tired to DEATH said
Mr.. Elwyu, as he entered the room. and
his wife laid down her book and welcon-
ed him with bright careless smile.
"Yes, l have been SO much interested
in that delightful book" exclaimed Kate
enthusiastically. 81 do wish l knew
whether Sir Guy gets the property or
not"
"She has got over her sulks amazingly
quick" was tine husbands internal com
ment, as ne kicked off his boots and lazily
unfastended his neck tie.
"Oh, thank you. Mr.. Elwyn, I've had
such charming ride r
And Aurora Raymond sprang lightly
from she carriage step, one tiny gloved
hand resting lightly on Mr.. Elwyn's arm,
the other holding up the folds Of her vio-
let velvet mantle. He touched his hat
gallantly, as she tripped up the hotel steps
all smiles and dimples.
81 wonder if Kate would Ike turn
round Jackson Square before dinner"
he said to himself consulting his gold
watch. "Fll run up and see poor little
thing"
He sprung up the stairs, two steps at a
time, and burst into his wife's room
"Put on your bonnet, puss, and we'll
take ride" he exclaimed. sHello, she
isn't here-what the mischief does she
mean 2"
No, she was not there-neither was her
blue velvet hat with the white ostrich
plume nor the magnificent Cashmere
shawl that had been sent from India for
her wedding present just FIVE years ago,
and Mr.. Elwyn came slowly down the
stairs again, feeling much inclined to get
into passion.
sDo you know where my wife is?" he
asked Mrs. Artworth, lady who spent
onehalf of her time at the windows, and
the other half catechising the servants
and who consequently knew all that was
to BE- known concerning peoples uutso-
ings and incomings generally.
"She's out riding in Colonel Warning
toms barouche-been gone ever since
morning" returned the gossipping ma
tron, with great promptitude.
"Out riding"' Elwyn's brow contract
ed.
"Strange-very strange" he muttered,
"to drive out in that sort of way without
so much as saying word to ne | al
ways thought that Warrington puppy
and I'm sure of it now"
He went down aud dismissed the equip
age, and then returned to the drawing
room, as restless as the wandering Jew
After one or two turns across the long
apartment, he sat gloomily down in the
window recess. Even Aurora Raymond's
pretty lisping chatter could not interest
him now. "Would Kate never come ?"
he thought, as he looked for the fortieth
time at his watch.
She came at last, Just in time to run
up stairs for hurried dinner toilet
came smiling and lovely, with her hair
blown by the fresh wind and her eyes
sparkling radiantly. Elwyn-dog in the
manger as he was-could have knocked
Col. Warrington down for the involuntary
glance of admiration with which he look.
ed after his fair companion.
Presently Mrs. Kate reappeared in a
magnificent dress Of lustrous silver green
silk, lghtened up by the flash of emer-
aids at her throat, and frosted green moss
es dropping from her hair.
"Why have you put on tEat odious
green dress ?" asked Elwyn, catching at
some slight pretext as an escape valve for
his ill-hunor "You know how much |
dislike green"
80, WE'LL" said Kate nonchalantly.-
"You are so 6dgety, Charles. What diff
ference can it make as to whether | wear
green or yellow? 1t is entirely bygone
fashion for husbands and wives to study
one another's whims Ia Darby and JOAN
We dress entirely to please the public,
the gay world, you know. And put on
this silk dress to please Mr.. Garnett-he
adm:res green so much p
Charles Elwyn stared at his wife in
speechless astonishment. What did it
mean? She had always been the hum
blest slave to his slightest wish or caprice
and now she smilingly set him at def
ance. What evil spirit Lad possessed
her?
She never came near him all the even
ing-never sought his approval by the
little sly glances Of appeal or the ques-
tioning looks that had been SO inexpressi-
bly, dear to him. No-she chatted away,
bewitchingly self-reliant, the center Of ad-
miring groups, until Mr.. Elwyn was
ready to rush out of the room in trans
port of evaporation.
"Allow ne to congratulate you on your
treasure of wife, sir," said Col. War
rington. 81 have always known she was
a beauty, out I never appreciated her
chims Is a Wit"