The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1872-02-07
, yisggEG 80 JEALOUS VINES.
.Ssr yrEp FROM THE GERMAN BY MRS.
PUpOLPE TEUSLER. FOR THE
n o rICSYUSE.

elnsIt iha''eh'"' ~ va" P"'' W. "e'
,,n,,somp husband, which caused her
many signs and tears.
while the husband visited his club,
- he said, tie Wife, who was formerly
..,cr absent from his side, remained
.loue in l,er l"r"c hotel.
"Will ynn not attend the mask ball
81 the Opera next Thursday, dear
Franz ?" sad she one day at table to
the Count.
.Next Thursday, My dear child.
,bc hall clashes with the meeting of
-, club. wh'cit am compelled to at
fond. as lriong to the committee"
DO gou not low" me sufficiently t"
five up for my sake y
MI. Founs gave such urgent reasons
s,r his presence tina, his w te, VIII" was
>fo Welding dispnsti"n, ceased to urge
,im any fu,tht,. Formerly she had
.ocrifirrd her own wishes to tccnmpa-
Linn tp the fashionable balls OF Pa
~
=, 81 SNAIL a matter. The poor lady
.,ouxlnced that he intended to visit
ain hall wit!,n,t her, for never before
had he lssDn willing t" mis-, one under
any circumstances, What little WAS
aprlrR TO rnfirm her jealous snspic
iou.. Urru,i;r Ven CHu, her most init
MAZE freud, supplied.
~ will WAGER" said Hermine, ''tllat
can, husband will not fail t" attend
She ball. The clnhS nrve: meet on
mel. .ara>inn>, for every one wishes To
go to the bal
0T:.pt wonll be dreadful" answered
a.. p,sr ,"n,rg wife, sadly. "Oh, if |
.,u,.l only know the Truth of it,"
0That can easily hc Hound ont, my
poor Charlotte
"But how p
u.Y,u know ,our husbands carriage,
his whole hearing in fact, aud how he
sill probably d'cs>. l will provide
,w, tickets. and wr "au attend us SIN
iii. Dominates An hour is sufficient
aime To search tI,e sa!0R through. II
you do not find him you can feel salts
fed that he mas told YOU the truth
"Provile costumes and tickets"
The fatal Thursday arrived. After
s.'ciack dinner, the Count kissed his
@ile and went tn his club. Charlotte
hUa her tears wien she found herself
alma. il, her honi,,ir The dread ni
finding he. husband mt the ball "run.
her heart At 10 o'clnck Helmine ar
,i.cd ut II h"!., ladies, provided with
hal, masks ard dumiuctS lett the ho-
tel. 4 hack conveyed them to the
Opera. Tie Tall waS unusually full
E,r.unt masks fitted hi,hcr and ,!itl,.
or through the brilliantly lighted salon
Charlotte hung with heatin" heart %,
the ann Of her friend in every m;'-l
she lmiri,letl She SAW her uniHl'itfu
hrshaus. Two female figures prone
paain. The salon s"nn attracted aftrh
ton. \ nnsla in flown. costume SCOT
followed them.
"lI-,n.ine," whispered the Countess
SHAT Tn,k vi" t"l!uws us $" persist
emily really believe, my h"shan
Lonk-it j. just his figure and bearing
Perhaps hc has recognized us"
..W,ii. if it is so. ii Is Just rs ii Sho"i
he. Fo, h. now sees that Nnn hay
found out his du,Iiciiy. He goes I
the bal! without you, therefore y"
have the right to gn without hIm.-
Eush! See! He approaches u Gr"n
o! fp,w,ies-hr speaks to the Ohei'Sb
We will 90 nearer, and listen to Vii;
lie is saying"
Tie Pasha seized the hand of II
OLelisk, ii beautiful, volaptions ti.ur
ard dew her into the dance. The
disappeared in the maz"nrka, Wilt
was Just beginning. Charlotte w""
have sworn that the P.sl,t was II
husband, and that he had donned til
dress III honor 10 his conraninn. Ii
su!ierin.S we're Intense. lie mare 81
watched him the more full, couvinc'
she became. that il was Indeed he.
Was precisely his manner IN dahclhi
it was his brown hair curling on
Beck; it was his beautiful goatee shn
ing '.ra,htie mask it WAS, IN w0I
his .iesan, tnmnnrr, which always d
IinsniSle,l him in every crowd. A
iow t.,nde,ly his arm embraced
sh.f. elastic form nf the Oneli>k, W
Huatcd light as s!'rh ,hr"nsh
dance. Suddenly both dancers disa
peaird.
Come, come" whispered Herm
as She drew her friend after her
"Wiiere p
s'4uta that aIcove into which
Pasha weni." Charlotte allowed h
alf to lie drawn forward without
Bistancp: before the two Indies ca
Aacl the ;lcnvr, situated in cor
Of the large saloon. they were S
fnnEde,l Ivy IL party Of Punches ;
HmlcGnins, who we've fully avail
themselves of the unrestrained lihe
Ot the scene; they struck at each OF
with rla,tcrits sticks; they gr"