St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1874-04-03


not allow the paper to fail to the floor.
He simply looked dazcd aud said some
thing. What he said is neither here
nor there: am sure the reader would
not wish ne To record it.
Then he read the words Il second
time.
And who the dickens is Ed - he
demanded. directing the question partly
to his shaving glass and partly /" vi
cancN. ''ilc wants proofs. does he
BY the Lowers. he shall have them, I'll
give him all the proof he wants of one
fact that it, not safe to cultivate the
acquaintance of Mrs Cadwalladcr Tap
scott without TIA" cognilancc and con-
sent of her husband"
He folded the paper carefully and
put il i'll his portcmounaic.
N" wonder she's acted 81 oddly.
carrying this thing on under my very
nose, he added. aS he resumed his
dressing. ''Saturday. ch The very
day of my appointment. Well. :hi>
being of primary Importance. the other
can wait. The first instinct i'll Il mar
rird n"u, by Jove. is Self-prc>crva
ton
No sooner had her husband left her
apartment than Mrs. Tar>c"tt burst
into tears. They were the first she had
been able to she'd and brought her y
world of relief. Suddenly She started
up. hHthed her eyes in cold water. ana
FASTENED to the floor below.
Il am wasting valuable time" >h,
>"lilnquilcd ''IIc carries tablets il
his overcoat. VIII" knows but they
may contain the very information /
want ,"
- saving. she went to the hat rack
and began ritliug the packets of Cad
Ualladcr'S >GItout. The tablets were
soon forthcoming. and under the head
of Saturday was tie inscription
/ afternoon Miss Isabel Whitnc, ~
Marceln Place.
Every lingering hope of her husbands
innocence NOW vanished: every doubt
WAS diSpellcd. She must face th, dread
reality and make tine best of il.
Returning the tablets L. their proper
packet. Cynthia adi"utmcd /" the din
iug-rnom and cmpi"lcd the ensuing
in.crlal in giving orders /" the servants
and looking after the dinner. When
husband and wife next met both were
H. calm Is usual. and the evening meal
WAS eaten ~ though nothing had hap
pcmcd. or WAS about To happen. to de
>Iroy their domestic peace. lfanything.
they were more tWin-like than ever.
The following morning. when Mr..
Tapsrott entered the library. he h"hcld
his wife engaged in leading the ad-
vrrti>rmcut columns of the "M"SScn-
gel" ~ soon ~ She saw him She made
some excuse Ia lay the new W>Paprr A>ld,
and leave the room. Ills curiosity WIS
nov oI the alert. and he WAS fortified
against ANY surprise after the develop
mcutS "i ir~tcIddN- He hit his hr,
when he noticed that a certain item
4m"ug the ''Prr~"ral> had been par
TALLY Cuf ""t. w hat did 1t mean
"Will meet y"n a. pei yesterday
Messenger &c. I.
{. Tt Cynthia IaP>c"tt II Wa:
plain ~ da,.
Nevertheless. to make aSSurHuc,
douhll sure. he sent a ~,INaut to tin,
;hc -urpIcn. NJ tu: IN, rIcviou- day
She returned with the mutilat,d copy
vhi-h had been stun Il away with
pile ut old rapcl> down stains.
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