Juniata sentinel. [volume] (Mifflintown, Pa.) 1846-1873, 1866-01-03

COlOnei, WHO was evidently SurprlSeu
the ungracious reception Of his little com
piiment.
'Just what might have expected"
he muttered to himself, plucking ferceIy
at his moustache. "What in the duece
did l bring her here for, if [ didn't want
every fool in society to fall down and wor
ship her ?"
"Would you like to drive after dinner,
Kate 7" be asked one evening after abou
three days spent in this very edifying
manner.
81 couldn't possibly this evening"" she
said, adjusting the wreatbs of ivy that de-
pended from her shining hair. "We've
arranged such nice moonlight party to
ride to the navy yard"
"Well, what is to prevent me from dri-
wing ycu there ?" asked Mr. Elwyn, anx
iously.
"Our party is all made up" said Kate,
coolly. "pve promised to 60 in Mr.. Gar
nett's carriage. He is so delightfully."-
agreeable, and like him SO much"
"The dickens you do," growled Elwyn,
his face elongatiug and growing dark.
"Brt I'll tell you what you might do
if you pleased, suggested Kate innocent
ly. "Miss Raymond would ike to 60,
I've no doubt, or Mrs. Everest, and
there could be no possible objection to 'an
extra carriage in the party, so that -"
"Hang Miss Raymond and Mrs. Ever
est" calculated the irate husband
with all my heart, my DEAR" said
Kate, "Only you see it is quite impossi-
BILE for me to break my promise to Mr.
Garnett."
Mr.. Elywn's temper was by no means
improved when he stood on the hotel steps
and watched the merry party drive off,
their gay voices and jubilant laughter re.
echcing the serene moonlight like mock
cry of his own gloomy reflections. He
had never felt SO utterly forlorn in the
whole course of his life.
Dear me, what beautiful evening for
ride, sighed Aurora Raymond, looking
up from volume of poems, as Mr.. Elwyn
re-entered the drawing room, looking not
unlike man who had just had molar
extracted.
But he didn't take the Eint, acting, as
Miss Raymond ...er~ard Indignantly re-.
marked, "more like bear than a d y
and sitting down to the perusal of the
newspapers Alas, for the midnight curls
aud oriental eyes-their spell was broken
"How long the slow creeping hours
seemed before Kate come back Long
ere the sound Of carriage wheels grated
on the pavement before the door, he went
up to his own room and tried uselessly
enough to amuse himself with books and
letter writing. all his efforts were una
vaihng; between him and every occupa-
ton to which he turned, crept one gloomy
thought sore pang-to think that Kate
was happy without his society, and that
she never missed his absent voice and
smile.
81 wonder if I'm jealous" he mutter-
ed to himself. dts not an agreeable SEN
sation, at all events. 1 wonder if Kate
felt so whenever l firted with Aurora and
the widow"
This was a new consideration.
Would the tune ever come when Kate S
heart would be estranged from hines
tranged by his own conduct-when her
loving sensitive nature would cease to
respond to his touch ? The very fancy
was agony.
He vas wrapped in these gloomy med
itations when the door opened, and his
bright little wife tripped in, looking very
much like magDified sunbeam. She
stopped suddenly when she saw his head
bowed upon his hands.
"Charles, does your head ache ?"
"No."
"Then what is the matter ?"
"My heart aches, Kate" he said sadly.
at aches to think that my wife has
ceased to love me-"
She came to his side and put her arms
around his neck with caressing affection.
"Charles what do you mean ?"
~ mean, Kate, that when you desert
me for the society of others, and cease to
pay any regard to my wishes, can come
to but one conclusion"
"Charles," said Kate, smiling archly
up into his face. "Does it grieve you to
have me prefer the society of others to
your own ?"
at breaks my heart, Kate" he said
passionately.
"Then, dearest, let us make a bargain
Let us allow Miss Raymond and Mrs.
Everest to console themselves with Col.
Warrington and Mr. Garnett, while we
are happy with each other. Shall i. be
so ?"
"Kate, you have been playing part !'
"Of course I have. Did you suppose
for a moment that l was in earnest %
The loving kisses she showered upon
his brow dispelled every lurking shadow
from the husbands heart, and he fe:t how
inexr Feasibility dear his wife was to him.
In the next days's train Mr.. and Mrs.
Elwyn left Washington, mutually con-
viuced that they had had enough Of the
gay capital. There were two unmistska-
bly, good effects consequent on their So
journ, however. Kate was satisfied to re-
main quietly at home for the rest of her
life, and Charles was completely cured Of
every latent tendency to ai.t.