The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1874-05-21

easier task l1We were to send for Ed?"
IFS wife stared at nim in blaislS amaze
ment.
"Ssnd for 8d?" she echoed.
Ay, send fo1 Ed: those are the exact
words I'nse64 You can give lam, what
evsr.proof'ho' needs in my presence can't
yoa?n
Ars. Tapsoott moved her head, slowly
from>side to side, to indicate Ter want of
comprehension. Cad wallade1c became
sinpiy .eZaspssatad. He tried once or
twice. to hurldoTth some denunoiatioa, but
hls'utteranoe seemed choke6. AS a last
resort he drew from his pocket the cram
pl sd memorandum, and, slappingis vigol-
otssi9 with his forefnger, vociferatea:
-Esaad THAR tss
Mrs.. Tapscott Redeemed, esd looked
up into her husbands face with, an ex-
preston ofinMagled pain and merriment.
'Lsithatfa all you have sgainss eae?!'
Explain that Arst. p
Che hesltated. Her pride .eqolted at
what seeme(lat@ her an unmsasy attack
fromabehnd cover. ea
Stop moment" she said, GENTLY but
firmly. "As-head OF the house 1t becomes
you to start this era Ofexplanations What
is the nature of your errand > to day at
Mass Isabel Khitney's?"
My goodness, Cynthia! How did you
find that oLs2'"
"Never' mind the method; the gact is
aN~suffciens. When you shall have an
swered my question. will gouns. She
composed berselt in rocking -chaiy, and
mes herhnsband's gaze quitos fearlessly.
After Few moments delibsratinn, Cad
waLader thonght it best to comply with
her request
IF you, are resolved to kasw. I will
Sell YOU. Ny business profits have in
creased so'within year, that felt able
to suppoz,t more stylish establishment
tasn this 7 have had my eye on 90 Mar
celin Placs for a month or more, learning
that Mjss TT hitney was thinking of rent
ing it,. n day or two ago q saw her adj
vertisemsns in the Messages. It was
the same naoIning that you were so very,
very pressing with your interogatories,'
HIS lip, euaIed slightly, and he paused.
"Go.on> please
/, Wei, 3 barried down. there directly
after Breakfast, hut the house vss not to
be shemn to visItors.tin toeday. Never
theless have the refusal Of it, if con-
tiuus to like it after dIa inspection"
"Why did you net say. something to me
hbonb all thisg You cont know how
yona behavior has worried me.''
Il wanted to keep the secret as sur
prise for Our anniversary. Now are you
sasis6ed?"
Mrs. Cadwallader gsEa NO direct reply.
but tossed into her husbands lap a roll of
.obaong strips of papaa. with printing on.
one side, and Ca ballatie pencil marks on,
the margin.
ED stands for editor, and there ags
the proofs she exclaimed, triumphantly4
'%This,a also, was originally intended foE a
surprise on anniversary day."
Cadwallader g7asped the loose shGess
eagerly, and ran his eye over them;. they
looked very likes novelette, for the Ladies
Literary Vlstos. .
Then you Cadut correspond ws>A the
editor or any one else through the Mes
se3gel?
"Of course not Why should + Every
line that has passed between uss upstairs,
at Your d!snosa'.
He walked to the fireplace and threw
something o. the Goals.
"What are you burningS asked his wife
"A couple of newspaper scraps, that's
all. Cynthia, am brute,
Mrs. Tapscots did not see at first any
obvious connection between the two prop
ositions. But suddsaly remote possibili-
ty suggested itself to her mind. She
glanced downward at something in her
hand.
&c. T? she inquired s2ntentiously.
&c. I. was the equally contentious re-
ply.
Whereupo it seeme l tina. she had some
thing to burn. gsaa a.o5os.
And their mutual distrust vanished
10 the chimney with the smoke of the
little confagratlon.
About | o'clock comes q knock at the
library door. 1t is UNDECIDED. see 90 &C.