The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1871-07-06

I "You have had your satisfaction,
5 said ROsaltha. "YOu have taken yOI
= revenge. Leave me. II It is any sa
. isfactiOn for you to know that y0
have ruined my peace forever, enjO
2 that satisfaction, but leave me; tina
is all I ask.n
? i moments cOmpunctiOn Overshai
5 owed the fair face Of Dorothy.
Do not let Us part a. enemies" 4" sh
! said, stretching forth her hand. it!Set
, | would even have kissed you If yO
, would have let me. / bear you %
= Ill will. ] owe you no grudge. ! hav
no revenge. Only 1 could not bea
T my load of misery any longer alone
T and wrong as il was, in order to max
you a sharer in il / have made yOl
miserable. Forgive me. Let us par
as friends, however to see each 0ihc
} no more. Let us be as sisters. Bu
as for that man-r
. "HGsh ~ said Rosaltha, raising he
hand; mot = word against him, thOugl
he has treated us both shamefully.-
He is your husband. You haze tin
best right to him. Do YOU think
NAtAAAA AAhG NltlA AAllll dAAAEA AAAt1. -NGN
er. He is to me no more from thi.
moment, so far rs anything more thar
remembering him goes, than if he had
never been. To love him and to live
with him longer would be n crime in
the sight of heaven and man. Do not
| go. You must stay until he returns.
I Then, together we will confront himii
! Even while she was speaking, steps
were heard in the corridor, and tie
next moment Elleray Trafford enter
( ed the room.
/ The sighthe met there was a strange
one. Rosaltha stood facing him,
standing by the hemantlepiece, her form
erect and proud, her hands tightly
elenched in one another. AT the CEN
ter-table sat Dorothy her face buried
I'm her TOcket-handkerchief among
the books and pictures, and her shOul-
ders heaVing cOnvulsively, telling Of
the struggle within her breast.
He looked from one to the other in
amaZement, and am undefinable ex-
preston passed over his face. To the
day Of her death Rosaltha never for
got it. lie passed quickly over to her,
and would have taken her hand but
she repulsed him.
'Don't touch mer she said, you've
-U
She tried to pronounce the harsh
word, but memories OF the golden
hours Of her cOurtship overwhelmed
her, her lips trembled and she burst
into tears.
''FOr Gods sake, what does this
mean? R0saltha, won't you speak to
me? What is this mystery? What
does this woman want here ?''
He turned to confront Dorothy, but
her face was still hidden and her sObs
filled the room. ROsaltha it was who
commanded herself and spoke first.
Here is your wife, ask her,n she
said, pointing TO Dorothy. ''From
this hour, Elleray TrafIOrd, you are no
more to me than if you had never
crossed my path"
As though by an inspiration, and
without any process of logic, Elleray
strobe up to where Dorothy was Weep |
ing.
"WhO are you, woman >" he cried, |
and laid a strong arm upon the slender 1
shoulder.
The head was still bowed. Shame, /
Dr. fear, or anguish stin caused that 4
gentle face to be concealed, although /
the sObs came fast and thick.
Elleray paused once more, looking /
Iirst at one woman, and then mt the I
other, in what ROsaltha took to be the 1
Iell-atfected extremity Of surprise
A second time he laid his hand upon /
he wOman's shoulder, and this time
With still FOugher hand.
who are yOu?' he shouted. ''iSpeak
)r-u
"Me? o, Pm DickuD exclaimed a
TOice, almost inaudible through iits
laughter, and the next mo-
nent the visitors head was thrown
)ack, and peal after peal of utterly ir-
laughter rang through the
larlor.
Elleray and ROsaltha stood there
ike people in a dream, utterly falling
It first to comprehend the situation.
Meanwhile, there sat the visitor, ev-
ry moment exploding with a fresh
rolley, and pointing and gesticulat-
ng at them in a most unludylike
manner.
'Don't speak to me! don't come
lear meW he exclaimed, his face
rowing scarlet with laughter. 81
AleAll = ANlt- hlAOM L Sllslll VI Mllsit
un what larlls By jingO! ] said
ID make you pay for disappointing
ne, and so Ihave. Miss Dorothy Dill
worth Elleray's first wifeI o, you
wO simpletOnsI o, it is too good =
DON'T interrupt me, please. Let me
AVE my laugh out"
Off he went again into another ser
es of explosions, and Elleray and
SOsaltha, having nothing else TO do,
him, at length understand
ng how matters stood. Yes, il was
)ick-his naturally girIish features
disguised in his borrowed
eminine apparel. He had missed the
rain which was to have taken him to
he wedding; had arrived some hours
fter il was over; had left home after
ending his brother a letter calculated
o deceive him as to his whereabouts
iad stolen a quantity of his sister
Iucy's
isused clothes in order to act his part
nd stayed at the hotel all night, in
rider TO watch his chance in the morn
ng.
Half an hour afterwards he went up
tairs and soon made his appearance
II the attire of his sex.