Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1874-11-04

Sooe, pub hcf huSSio III thS picooo-
pocket. Yes, there was the note
she mailed yesterday. She opened
1t and read:
"MR. ]. HINToN.-You are the
victim of deep deception. You
are not, however, the first man who
been has betrayed by the woman
he loved. Your wife receives a
visitor discover the person if you
can. She also walks on Il
Avenue. Watch her and satisfy
yourself. You are warned"
"ANoNYMoUs."
"To think he should believe it
for moment!" laughed Mrs. Jack.
"And yet l meant to tease him."
Mr.. Hinton rose late. He took
his breakfast hurriedly and went
downtown. For the first time in
his life had he left the house with
oat kissing his wife.
"Really, now, this is too bad"
pouted Mrs. Jack. 81 wonder does
he actually believe it Will he be
so foolish as to follow me?
Actuated by this thought, she
went upstairs, and unclosed the
blind, looked down the street.
Her husband had not had time
to leave the square, yet he was
nowhere to be seen. She closed
the blind quickly, yet not before
her quick eye had encountered her
husbands, as he stood at the door
of a bookstore opposite.
"Well, this grows interesting
she laughed, as she withdrew into
the center of the room. "To think he
could station himself at this mis-
erable circulating library, for the
sake of overlooking the house
Well, he'll have to change his post /;
he knows / see him ! I'll ask him
this noon, what he went there for"
But Mr.. Hinton did not come to
dinner. This was not strange as
he often dined down town. But
to-day Lulu suspected that he was
not engaged with his legitimate
business.
When afternoon came, and she
made her evening toilet, she sus-
pected that Jack would be found
in the vicinity Of H Avenue,
If she should stroll that way. The
temptation was strong. -Four
o'clock found her with her bonnet
on, vending her way to that To-
cality.
Passing leisurely along the shad-
ed walk, she allowed no one to
pass her unobserved. Yet five
minutes had elapsed before she
saw her husband on the opposite
side of the street.
He came directly across.
"What are you doing here, Lulu :"
"Here! (! Why" she said innocent
ly. 81 came out for walk. A
beautiful day, isn't it? But what
are you doing here / thought
you were too busy down town to
come home to dinner"
w-I have-have business here
to-day" avoiding her look. Eyes,
it's very fine day, I guess I'll
come home with you to tea," giving
her a quick, piercing glance.
ayes, do $50 nice and early !!
1 will buy box of strawberries at
Carson's as we go along.
Jack Hinton's face was q study,
yet suspicion was its strongest ex-
preston. He was gloomy, silent
as he walked beside his wife back
to the house silent as he ate his
supper silent during the evening,
except that the sofa-pillow seemed
occasionally to vex him.
"Dear Jack !" cried Lulu, sud-
denly, "don't be so moody and
cross and I'll tell you something"
"What Z"
"You see, Jack, / wrote it."
"Wrote what 70
"The note you received yester-
day."
Hinton had raised to sitting
posture. He sank back now on
the sofa. There was a pause.
"How do you know that / have
received a note 7" he asked al
length.
because / sent you one, ani
you've been jealous as man could
be for twenty-four hours y criet
Lulu, laughing as she rocked and
sewed.
"My God y exclaimed Jack Hin
ton, suddenly getting off the sofa,
and walking the floor. "What you
have made me suffer y
Suddenly he stopped before her.
al don't believe i'll"
UReliave what ~