The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1870-01-11
7 ICE W Il d. DED.
By JUDGE .JIM'' CLARK.

| b1 JOUGk Jim CLARK.
They had been six months married
and for the first time Arthur. Kingsley
face wore moody and troubled look i
the presence of his wife.
"You must excuse me, Edith" he said
81 have an engagement this evcnim
which may detain me late;;" and forget
ting the parting kiss. without which h
had never before left her, even for d
hour, he was hurrying away, when, re
called by the gathering tear that glitter
ed in her eye, he hastened to repair tn,
unwonted omission.
"Good night. dearest; do not sit ii
for me, he added as, tenderly but hall
impatiently, he extricated himself fron
her embrace, and passed out into tn
deepening shadows.
After walking few squares, MI
Kingsley called carriage, and was rap
idly driven to an obscure hotel, whicI
he entered, leaving the carriage to wait
An hour later he re-appeared, escortin.
a lady closely yelled, whom he assiste,
into the carriage, and having given fey
words of direction to the driver he fol
lowed and took a seat by her side, AT
ter tedious drive, the two passenger
were let down at railway station seve
raj miles from the city, where Mr.. Kings
ley purchased ticket which he gave te
his companion, with money besides.
s'If you should need money at an,
time," he added. "yuu must not neglec
to let me know" s
A train from the city stopping few
minutes afterwards, he placed his charge
on board, and, after a leavetaking ir
which there was evidently much feeling
on both sides, he left the car as the train
was beginning to move, and re-enterine
the carriage, did not leave it again unit
it had reached the spot at which he had
called it s.ss s...'..-..-.
Although he had made every effort to
conceal it, the preoccupied and anxious
state of Arthur Kingsley's mind was toe
obvious, next morning,to escape the OBJ
serving eyes of his wife. As he had not
seen proper to make her coniicante, how
ever, she forebore to ask questions.
But Edith was not to be left long in the
dark Mr.. and Mrs. Bob Babbitt were
the most conscientious people in the
world. To allow a fellow creature to
remain in ignorance Of piece of pam
fal intelligence beyond the earliest mo-
ment at which it could be possibly com
municated was, in their estimation, to
conniye at his being happy under false
pretense-ln other words, to become ac-
cessory to a fraud on the dispensation of
Providence. @
''By Jingot' was the ejaculation with
which Mr.. Bob broke in upon Mrs.
BoE. re
''Jingo" being probably the name of
some heathen deity, which it is no sin TO
take in vain, the accusing spirit it is
likely didn't, as in Uncle Toby's case,
take the trouble to a'fy up TO heavens S
chancery with the oath" 6 ''
"By Jingosg exclaimed Bob. b y
'sWhat on earth's the matter 2 scream
ed Mrs. Bob. ss 3s.s s,a a;,s4sss
"Mrs.-Mr. Kingsley gasped Bob,
out of breath.
"Gracious me! why can't you out
with it ~ sArieked Mrs. Bob, fairly hys-
terical with curiosity. f @
"As l was going up on the train last
night, / saw Arthur Kingsley put a
strange woman onsthe cars at Digby's
station; what's more, he kissed her;
what's more, he brought her there in q
hack, all the way from the city, to throw
people off the scent / took the hack
mans number, locked him up immcdi
ately on my return, and succeeded in
worming ont of him the whole .nefarious
particulars which nefarious particu-
lars, suffice it to say, lost nothing in
Bob's recounting.
"Oh. the wretchr!' cried Mrs. Bob, as
she spun about like a teetotum ofivirtuc !;
up bonnet here and a shawl
there. ..Oh! the wretch" couli never
forgive myself, if lost moment in ex
posing such villainy to that innocent an
gel, his injured wife, which "innocent
ANGEL be it known, Mrs. Bob had only
that morning characterized hs "a stuck
mp piece," whose unfortunate husband
all compassionate souls were. in duty
bound to pity. g So g s
Poor Edith, most confiding of wives,
could not hold out against the damning
proofs of her husbands guilt, over
which Mrs. Bob, as she gave them in,
shed such a profusion of crocodile tears
IS left no doubt in the mind of her an
litor how painful, yet unavoidable, she
felt to be her present duty. soa4ase
When Arthur Kingsley appeared at
the bar Of his household that evening 1t
was not to undergo trial, but to re-
,eiye sentence. Ii an explanation was
demanded by his outraged wife. the de-
mand, like that made of a condemned
criminal why the judgment OF the law
should not be pronounced, was purely
formal. But if an answer was expected.
none was given.
Hot and angry words ensued. Elith,
III mild ana gentle in her love, was an
ncarnate fury in her jealousy. Arthur
laturally prou1 and naughty, feltfdeeply
pcensed at the headlong precipitancy
which had condemned him unheard.
II wislrneser to see your face orhear.
-FOUR name again n'said Edith, in a tone
whose forced calmncss was in strange
contrast with her flashing eye and quiv-
,ring lip.
This house is yours, madam, and
rom the present moment, l leave ii for
,ver," was the answer of Arthur Kiiigs-
ey, as he turned away and crossed the
Of what, till now, he had felt
privileged to call his home.
The same evening he engaged passage
IN a steamer which was to sail the next
afternoon for Europe. Before the time
If her departure, however, be changed
lis mind and determined TO seek home
n the distant west, resolution on which
le Immediately acted, by forthwith set
ing out on the proposed .ipurncy,taking
,ains at the same time to conceal, as far
IS practicablc,all theltraccs Of tic course
le had taken. + * Z,
Some time altcrward a newspaper fcll
nto his hands, in which w;.s apnounced
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