New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-09-15

care what became of her. He could know
! what jealousy was
=" YQn really think that you will stay all
nigbtPo Mrs. Clark asked, putting her head
| into charming tete G-tete between Mrs. For.
| roster and her old lover.
"0h, yes; it is quite decided !" said Eva,
angrily.
Flirting thing?" muttered Mrs. Clark,
| turning away, 81 shouldn't wonder if she
came on purpose to see Mr.. Clare
Just as the dancing began boy inquired
at the window Of the parlor for Mrs For
| roster.
'Sbe is dancing there with Mr.. Glare, =
| Mrs. Clark said.
Mrs. Clark was just about going, and was
| annoyed that she must go alone. She
| wanted some one to abuse her host and
| hostess to all the way home, and she must
| bottle it all up till the next day.
! : Here's a note fer her" the boy said (;
| and having given the note the boy vanished.
Mrs. Clark delighted in mystery and
| mecdrama. This was so charming, the
mysterious message, the tragical-lo0king
| note, the fact of any note at all having
| come. Then when she had breathlessIy
| sought out Eva Forester, and given her
| the note, hoping that it contained bad news,
and bad watched her tear it open, the ex-
| preston of her face when she read it added
so to the charm OF the situation.
els Mr.. Forester iII?" her comforter in
quired.
Not very well, that is ALL" Eva replied,
as calmly as she could. "He can't do with
out me if he has a sore or toothaehe"
Charles Clare tcowled. To be sure EvA's
Irritation with him had consisted in the
most outrageous praises of her husband
and description Of the happiness Of their
lives; but then he wanted to drive her to
town and make her husband little Jealous,
if possible.
He had to resign himself, however, and
lead her to Mrs. Clark's carriage, and see
her drive away in the starry night.
The contents of the note were these lines:
IF Mrs. Forester knew with whom her
husband spends his time while she is gone
she would not stay away long, certainly
not over night"
OF course there was no name signed. OF
course that note would have taken Eva
Forester home over red-hot pl0wsharcs
Mrs. Clark found her very dull compan-
ion, and could get no satisfaction concern
ing her husbands illness.
leave me at the door, " said Eva, when
they drew near the hotel where Mr.. and
Mrs. Forester we're staying.
''Why, my dear, your rooms are on the
other SIDE" Mrs. Clark said
stBut L will stop here" Eva replied de-
cidedIy.
If James was at home, he should not hear
that it was she
It was ten o'clock, for the drive had taken
them some time. The young wife's heart |
burned with fierce and deadly jealousy as
she glided nOiselessly through the long, |
lighted entries. She did not know who to |
be jealous of, for her husband had, after |
all, done nothing to point out any person. |
Her yexatiOns had been vague and as moth
ing, but now terrible reality stood before |
her. She had realized, thinking the matter
over on the way home, that in truth she |
was the happiest of women until that night,
aud that, though she had pretended to be
Jealous it was pretense.
Never till now had that agonzed con-
ractiOn of heart, which comes where proof
# misery is at hand, been known to her.
Her head was in whirl, though she was
cool. She was not fit for any
hing. What she should do to him she
Knew not, but as for the woman who dared
% lure her husband away from her-sbe
hOuld die.
She passed swiftly through the hall, went
INTO side passage and down the street at
he back part Of the hotel. An apothecary
hop was at the back part eff the hotel She
vas known there, and had no difficulty in
procuring what she wanted. After min
lte she went back to the hotel with bottle
n her hand.
A light shone from the door of her room
10 W d5 DIT llOluB. SII5 sbOpDGu iUE a minute |
0 take breath, and sOttlY tried the lock.
)f comse it was fastened, she thought
5ut no, it yielded to the touch, and she en-
cred without making a sound.
The entry parlOr lights were dim, but
rom the door of the sleeping room came
God light. She crossed the room and
TODD on the threshold. Horror of horrors! {
woman lay on her bed asleep with her {
cad turned away; white hand dropped
yer the side of the bed, and a food of hair
reamed over the pillow. Eva FOrresters i
7rves seemed changed to wires Of steel q
ne only glanced around to make sure no
le was in the room; she softly approached c
e bed, the bottle clinched tightly in her |
md. A table was drawn up to The bed +
lie, and on it was placed vase of flowers 4
I'd a smelling bottle. 7
With her hand resting on the table, Eva Il
mt forward to see the face of her rival
was sweet and lovely face, scal cely the
Q that might be looked Tor in a woman
10 would be found in such a situation.
'WretchW she muttered, taking a step 81
arer, but at the same time she heard her
sband coming. ri
Why, who is here ~ exclaimed lady's d
ice at the door. n
Another woman In sheer surprise Mrs +
rrester turned her head and saE Mrs r
irwin, the lady who owned the suite Of h,
ms next her own. The lady stood look a
at her in establishment. Their acquaint- m
'e was too slight to warrant such d visit OF
III
Why, how in the world happened you Of
come into my rooms ?" cried Mrs Mar In
, too much surprised to be very polite. fin
Your rooms !" H.
va looked about her Sure enough she +
in the wrong room. .ho
fter explanations and apologies; Mrs tn
roster gathered up her wraps, which if
dropped off upon the floor as she en- ha
ID, aud sought her own apartment. But FL
with a light heart. She might find = :
ething as bad there. +bi
rs. MaFyin's sister had arrived only that int
It; but perhaps she was not the only al
conner iR the house. wa
light under the door here, too. She wa
g sure that she had the right door, aud noI
n the door yielded to her hand; again
lin light in the parl0r and the bright
+ beyond. n
lis time Mrs Forester looked about
com. Yes, that was her furniture, and 81.
anary gave u sleepy MARBLE as she en-
/. She went to the bedroom door, and, edi
a thickly -beating heart, stood on the ces
,hOld No flood Of fair hair and no che
e hand were there to wiring her heart, key
| brown-haired head ON the pillow, and low
T of brown eyes open and looking at sen
the
FONT you lock the back parlor door,
!" her husband asked, sleepily.
) started and tried to recover herself S
Thy didn't you lock it r. she asked. us
lett it open for you," he replied. Yor
ut l said l should stay all night" she ly.
lined. SEM sen
didn't think you would, dear, after Tin,
aceived that note, he remarked c0olly You
nat note ~ she cried Tim
N; didn't he bring it to you, thought"
IL j 81 L. I