Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1872-05-28
Stlttt StOrp.
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JOHN j JEALOU 5 \

They were married After long
courtship. and many conjcctures, and
lengthy discussions, Lohu Courtney, in
his ioltieth year. led Ia the altar, Ada
Suowden. in the early dawn of her nine
trenth year, aud the two were one.
There was "a bridal tour. round at
parties. and then the mansion ou MURRAY
llill became The abode ol par. well
married and settled. and began married
lite tor them in earnest.
Time will hang heavily on Your
hands to-day, Ada; cannot return to
dinner" he SAID, one morning in the
early days of his return to business.
"Oh no ;" she said, looking carelessiy
up from her cup, and rattliag her silver
spoon on It's edge, II don't mind it nj all
I'll 20 driving in the Park after awhile -
..lu the Park? Alone You shock me,
Ada"
IN call for lilly Ogden"
That fly away? Take my sister, Mrs.
Hale"
Adts pretty red lips shaped themselves
into a poul.
You know DO not ike her, John"
VERY well. then sui, Yourself, and he
imprinted a very cool kiss on her white
forehead aud walked away.
The Murray Hill mansion was gor-
gcous uue The parlors were grand su.
looms, where French plate, lace, satin.
b,ouze aud gold, ali We'd with each other
IA >p.eudid force.
Iuc library contained Il fortune, bound
ia Morocco. There was = picture gallery
where hung the rarities OF art. There
WAS everything within that house There
Sas enough To make a Heaven tor Sonsi'
bic work a-day people, like You and !
But Adj, Courtney had been born to
( luxury. Ar her lie, she had known
nothing else, SO this elegance did not at
irc, ner any more than 1t was all new,
and fresh. and "a trihe different in pattern.
from elegance at home.
80 She sauntered up and down hcr
room. in a graeeiei cashmere wrapper,
paused once in a while TO twist curl
over her finger, aud to admire her own
pretty face in the mirror. and wondered
with all her heart, how she could ia
away with this day
/ Even rs she wondered there was Il
rumble OF wheels in the street below and
in trioe the door flew open, and TilIy
Ogden, her confdant, and girl owe,
swept in from her >ilken carriage robe
aud nodded and laughed, making her
plumes aud laceS dance in the mir, and
said,
Hurry up The Park will be iull o
splendid people about this time
John had forbidden the Park but
pshaw he didn't know what else tc
say. Besides, there was her purple silk
carriage dress. and the exquisite white
basque, just home from the mantau
makers and that love OF hat. with it.
snowy plumes, and purple trimmings
She had never worn one OF them. ant
she couldn't and wouldn't resist the
temptation, for thousand Johns.
An hour later, she ran down TO the car
riage. and with gay lilly Ogden, was
borne away up the street.
II was delicious. There was not .
cloud to mar the perfect serenity of the
smiling heavens. and there was crisE
freshness in the atmosphere, that exhia
rated like Il glass of old port wine. an'
sent the blood dancing and sparkling
through the veins. as if touched up will
electricity as matter of course, Mrs
Courtney and her friend, drank in the ex
hilaratiOn, and grew radiant, and charm
ing rs only pretty women can, so tina
many passer, looked after them, an'
was filled with admiration.
All mt once, Tilly Ogden flushed little
and said, "Oh, Ada Do look There
Hal Archer. Isn't he magnificent? Ev
erybody is crazy about him. Pete drive
slower"
A gentleman came riding leisureIl
down The bride path, mounted on su
perb animal, and as his great, languid
lazy eyes caught sight OF the carriage
and its occupants, they hred mp into I
splendid brilliaucy, ana he rode through
the opening, that occurred just then, aut
lifted his hat, with the grace oi cour
tier.
stop. Pete y said lilly under ne
breath. "Ah, Mr. Archer You are tan
ing advantage OF this glorious weather