Smyrna times., 1869-12-29
ief from the presence of their Lord and mas

lief from the presence of their Lord and mas
ter"
Ut hat is charming, said Lady Carisbrook,
eagerly. You will tell me what those ladies
did, will you not? Please do take compassion
upon and tell me. ;"
. With the greetest pleasure" reioined Sir |
Charles Evander L must premise, however,
that my ladies were not of the sentimental or
der. They did not look upon husbands gener-
ally as an unqualified good, and they enjoyed |
their freedom by such innocent little amuse
ments as giving dinner parties to an intimate
friend or friends. have had such an invita-
ton myself; a box at the theatre has diversi.
fed the proceeding" ..
8 Excellent" exclaimed Lady Carisbrook,
g am sure that | cannot do better than fol.
low such capital example. Will you favor
me with your company at my house to dinner
tomorrow at seven, Sir Charles2"
:" shall be most happy" he said.
Lilly st. Aubyn came up and they were sep
arated; but Lady CarisbrOok had made the en-
gagement, calculating upon her husbands alb
sence, without meaning any harm, though she
ought to have known that it was wrong to do
anything which she could not tell her lordship.
The greater part of the day was passed by
her in buying flowers in COvent garden, and
making preparations for a charming little din
ner, such as would at once display her taste
and the resources of her establishment.
La the afternoon she went to her bedroom
to lay down and rest for an hour. She was
tired 1t had been quite late when she left
Mrs. st. Aubyn 5, and not used to such hours,
she found it difficult to recover from the fatigue
which they Occasioned.
To her surprise she was disturbed, as she was
| about to close her eyes for a refreshing sleep,
by knocking at the door.
:" 1t is only |, Emily" said a voice, which
she recognized instantly.
| Good gracious, my husband What brings
him back can he suspect?" she began, when
her specuations were cut short by the entrance
of Lord Carsbrook, who caught her in hi
arms and kissed her tenderly, and cried:
Here l am again, dearest, sooner than you
expected. All, what is this? You do no
seem so pleased to. see me as | thought yol
would be"
9 You frightened me. l was half sleep
and my nerves are little weak. | was at Mrs
st. Aubyn's last night till late, she answered
rubbing her eyes and sitting on the edge of tn
bed wrapped as she was in the capacious fold
OF pink dressing. gown. But what ha
brought you away from Caldecott in such
hurry ?"
:" A relative of mine-who made fortun
} in India, became eccentric and lived in I.ondO
under another name is dead, died yesterda
in fact, and his solicitor has written to me
} say that he has left me greater portion of b
wealth.
There is nothing very interesting aboi
that, her ladyship said, ' we have as muc
, money as we want already Is that all tn;
! has brought you up in such hurry PAS fl
, me would not have gone across the street fl
such news" t.,
You have very strange ideas" replie
Z Lord Carisbrook, with tone of disappOin
q ment. You were sorry at seeing me, an
d now yeu don't care for the legacy -.
=" do like people to be exact and consisteu
!, Your return has destroyed my project of ind
d pendeDce for week was going out to di
:. ner tonight, and
/ What is to prevent you?' interrupt
r CarisbrOOk. Il have engaged myself to 4
}, solicitor and shall very likely stay late, talki
d over matters with him. l shall not be hoT
It till twelve certainly, so you can go where y,
=, like without paying the slightest attention
e me.
ID Imprinting another kiss upon her lips Lo
Carisbrook took his departure, called a ca
10 drove to his club, and told his friends of
ct good fortune, and ordered dinner.
le Her ladyship determined to be brave a
IL receive Sir Charles kvander, though prudeU
h dictated the adoption of a very different cour
a. 1t happened that Sir Charles was more cC
n siderate. He belonged to the same club
le Lord CarisbroOk, and met him there in {
d afternoon. ,f
in p. /" How do?" he said. II thought yor
D. hundred miles away in the country"
" "At Caldecott," replied his lordship.
IN have only just returned. Business brought
back. 1t was a great pity. never saw iii
SO weather for shooting.
O. Sir Charles went to the writing-room, a
or wrote letter to Emily, in which he said Il
I'd he had met her husband, and hoped she wou
OF under the circumstances, excuse him for bre
n ing the engagement, as he had no wish to m
ed Carsbrook, and he sincerely trusted that
mt evening alone was only pleasure deferred.
ad In the hall he did not see Carisbrook, v
or was putting on his hat, and he said to the p
ne ter distinctly in his lOrdships hearing:
, i =" Give this letter to q commissiOnaire.
le. let him take it to Lady Carisbrook's, vii
tie Crescent. .'.. 4.
These wordsfelllik thunderbolt upon his /
at, ship, who, half stupe6ed, watched Sir Char
rs re-enter the club. He was himself going fo
we stroll round ST. James's Square, in.which
lss club was situated, to get an appetite for DIM
. and changing his mind, he put down his
'ir and extending his hand to the porter, said t.
p. Give me that letter; it's for my wife,
ng | can, deliver it. Most probably Sir Char
'r. Evander did not see me, or he would h
'th asked me to take charge Of it,"
ar The porter did as he was requested
Ow Lord Carisbrook, fuming like an angry Ii
es, went up stairs to the slnokng-room to read
.. letter at his leisure, unobserved and unin
to rupted
Its contents astounded him. They, indie
ID, were calculated to throw suspicion upon
th conduct OF any woman, and il a man
TT plunged u knife into his heart, be would
no. have felt more exquisite pain thpn he did
.ay reading this compromising letter Of Sir Cha
)ut Evander'S.
he 'tPhis is terrible Z" he muttered, wipiug
ing peIspiration, which had gathered on his b
les in great drops, away with his hand. I"
ed wonder Emily was not anxious to see me.
is how she enjoys her independence. But
ere affair cannot rest here. Ii was, indeed, an
Tss lucky day for me when Sir Charles Evan
ere crossed the threshold. Bitterly shall he rep
his treachery. must kill that man, or
~ shall kill me-" The continuation of
ut powerful story will be found in the N
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