The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1869-03-04
Mrs. Barsyg open the door this in


isaucy little opera air, and arranging
her elothes.a9 10 taala7j.pa a.a.fis
- Dolyou hear me2S ya fsH {
Yes-I hear you." i
"Win you obey me 2" Jgo 3 Z.
Not until you have soiemn.y prom
ised me to put some sort of control on
that temper of yours; not until you
pledge yourself hereafter to treat your
wife as q lady should be treated not
as menial.1g l9die 20 snl
9 "I wontt" IlEa GiU9 III hiG[ 81 II
n tsNo !? Then in that case i hope you
don't find the atmosphere at all OPP
pressive there ;lsI think it. probable
you wili remain there some time I'm
Another sixty minutes of dead si-j
Hence, then sudden rain of heels and
hands against the wooden pannels.
.Lst me out, L say, Mrs. Darcy!s
madam, how dare yoni perpetrate this
monstrous piece Of audacity q elaasfa
"My dear Luke, how strongly you.
do remind me of Freddiei You see
thereeis nothing have so little toler-
ance for as q bad temper 1t ought to
have been checked long ago;.l only
you know I'm so ridiculously indul-
gent" 5fi} 30 roitH..eiiis euita7gf7 2
F Mr.! Darcy WINGED o little at the fa-
1niliar sound of his own words. H6ai9
IS Tap, tap, tap, came softly to the door.
Mrs. Darcy composedly opened il, and
saw her husbands little ofiice-boy.
.PIease, mem, there's some gentle
men ut the ofic in a great hurry to see
Mr.. Darcy. It's about the Applegate
viii CASE" .Eaiaazsi', -saliilE 9ai4~
Mrs. Darcy hesitated an instant;
there was triumphant rustic in the
closet, and her determination was ta-l
ken.
II ssTeIl the gentlemen that your mas
ter has bad headache, and won't be
down town this morning" 5-. :, -
Luke gnashed his teeth audibly, as
soon as the closing Of the door admon-
ished him that he might do 50 with
safety. ''. - - .,''' - .
"Mrs. Darcy, do you presume to in
terfere with the transaction Of busi-
ness that is vitality important, madam,
vitality important?" !"
u Mrs. Darcy nonchalently took up
the little opera where she had left it,
letting the soft italian words ripple
musically off her tongue. 90.
Evelyn, dear ~ 7.- i''' :. = =
"What is it, Lukes" she asked
mildly. ''s.''
+ aPlease let me out. Ny dear, this
may be a joke to you, but :.
q aI assure you, Luke, it's nothing of
the kind it's the sobrest of serious
matters to me. It is question as to
whether my future life shall be miser-
able or happy" .i.sli7' :" - -
q There ,Ess . third brief interval of
silence. isfss2' 'i''i, '''
. Evelyn" said Luke, presently, in a
subdusd voice, "will you open this
door,"
.'On one condition only"
"And what is that Pr. -7is4o'i.
"AhI ah!1 thought the little lieu
tenant-general, ahe's beginning to ien.
tertain terms Of capitulation, is hea-.
On condition. she added aloud, 'sthat
you will break yourself of the habit
Of speaking sharply and cross to me,
and on all occasions keep your tenn
/ per" Q iiia oii s94isIze hoee '9iiio
a seMy temper, indeedi' sputtered,
Luke! eain@n haE .lisiqlsuGlii'l III z
"Just your temper returned his
wife, sternlyg ll'stWill you promises's
70 "NeEef, madamin) hl1oZ 10 ngza
% Mrs! Darcy quietly tookn pair of
hose that required InendiDg, and pre-
pared to leave the apartment. AS the
door creaked on its hinges, however,
voice came. shrilly through the op-
posite keyhole.ioW = II .zLHa9s9e5ls.-
s1Mrs. Darcyi Evelyn! wife l"lol i.s4
2 eyes" aElt liz iiie1f s'is2-s,.sI-t9Ii
3 You are not going down stairs to
leave me in this place Nc li2al 10 <'3l
at am o. oao stiiiIYti iiH 7ai99s hi
"Well, look here-T promise. !" Ena
'sAlI and everything ISrequire? ?"s9i1
eyes, all and everything that you
require confound it alIt"f ns'a !i;4ilt
Wisely deaf to the muttered sequal,
Mrs. Darcy opened the door, and
Luke stalked out, looking right over
the top Of her shining brown hair.
Il Suddenly a little OBTAINING hand
was laid on his coat-sleeve. .219e2f >
"Lnke, dear!" O i'2isat.' a>i --oH i51j
n "Well2" elo'sf sfssIs4q is9ts 9d4aH q
fq Won't you give me . kiss an iifis'f1
d And Mrs. Darcy burst out crying
on her husbands shoulder sg9gaqsa
Itq sWellln calculated the puzzled
Luke, 81 Iyou arn't the greatest enig-
ma going. A. kisss1 Yes, . half-dozen
of 'em if you want, you kind-hearted
little turnkey, Do not cry pet, I'm
not angry with you, although j sup
pose ought to be-. 9roi9d 4Haann4ag
Sand mayiI let Freddy out2 -b5as
Yes, on, the same terms that papa
was released. Evelyn, was / very in
tolerable ?nu IaYoI i9ZiElaH.i 4uo 8
% "If you hadn't been, Luke, / never
should have yentured on such vio-
lent remedy" "baa ,n5sitoi4f's, bna 4aG, 8
"Did make you very unhappy?",
F. "Very." "1t5dwg4oy5 mobs9Ii 4aiia,
p And the gush of warm, sparkling
tears supplied dictionary full Of.
words. sae ed o. II iaasaf0aq 4sa
u Luke Darcy buttoned, up his over
coat, put on his, hat shouldered his
umbrella, and went to the ,Applegate
will case, musing as he went upon
the new SstateI of affairs that had pre-
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