The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1875-04-10
legal wife of Centre, was waiting on the

legal wife of Centre, was waiting on the
cold pavement, shivering in the cold
blast of autumn, he was folded in the
arms Of the black-hearted Sophia, be-
fore comfortable coal fire.
She was catching her death Of cold.
What did he care--the brntel He was
bestowing his affections upon her who
hsd no legal right to them.
The wind blew, and it began to rain.
She could stand It no longer. She should
die before she got the divorce, and that
was just what the inhuman Centre
would wish her to do. She must pre-
serve her precious life for the present,
and she reluctantly concluded to 20
home. Centre had not come out, and IL
required struggle for her to forgo the
exposure of the nefarious scheme.
She rushed into the house, into her
room. Mrs. Wallis was there still.
Throwing herself upon the sofa, she
wept like great baby. Her friend
tried to comfort her. but she was firmly
resolved not to BIZ eomforted. In vain
Mrs, Wallis tried to assure her Of the f.
deity Ut her husband. She would not
listen to the words. But while she
was thus weeping, Mr.. Centre entered
the room, looking just rs though moth
Ing had happened
"You wretch!" sobDed the lady.
"What Is the matter, my dear?"
coolly inquired the gentleman, for he
had not passed through the battle and
storm of matrimonial warfare without
being able to 'stand fire."
"You wretchi' repeated the lady,
with compound unction.
"What has happened2"
"You insult me, abuse me, and then
ask me what the matter isl'' cried the
lady. Haven't been waiting In q
-Street for two hours, for you to
come out of Smithers' house?"
Have you?"
81 have, you wretch?"
"And l did not come out?''
mo! You know you didn't"
"There was an excellent reason for
that, my dear. wasn't there" said
Centre, calmly.
"You wasn't there, you wretch!
How dare you tell me such an abomin.
able liel But l have found you out.
You go there every day, yes, twice,
three times a dayl know your amlabIe
cousin, nowl She eau lie, as well as
yon."
Sophia tell lie! Oh no, my dear!''
''But she did. She said you were
not there"
"That was very true; I was not"
"How dare you tell me such a llel
You have been with Sophia all the eve.
ming. She is nasty baggage!"
"Nay, Mrs. Centre; you are mistak-
en-" interposed Mrs. Wallis. "Mr.
Centre has been with me In this room
all the evening""
"What2 Didn't see him go out and
follow him to C--Street2"
"No, my dear, ! hsvn't been out this
evening. I changed my mind"
Just then, Wallis, entered the room
with that peculiar Kossuth on
his head, and the mystery was explain
ed, Mrs. Centre was not a little con-
fused; and very much ashamed of her
self.
Wallis had been in Smithers' library
smoking a cigar, and had not seen So>
phia. Her statement that she had not
seen Centre for month was strictly
true, and Mrs. Centre was forced TO ac
knowledge that she had been jealous
without cause, though she was not
'let into" the plot Of Wallis.
But Centre should have known better
than to tell his wife what pretty, in
telligent, amiable and kind-hearted
girl Sophia was. No husband should
speak well OF any lady but his wife.
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