, 1875-01-16

| lives werH cgnH and barrru :? 4 tlan must
'.aow lin wild oats'' SarIv or iaio in iife, lie
| thought, crnnbing hia cigar, AID tltnEinE It IN
tlie lire. Eus he was sowing no wild oatH! There
| waa no ctimc in his finding compa,ioH,-a
| friend "ho could share lna taHtns, 70 with him
outriN uf tho nnrruw lit:Io hounds with wh,cl,
| hin nifas ideas held him AZ In cage. lilo hrs-
itated. lhon put on hin hat and With quick
glance at tho mirror IN tho hat-rack. roht uut.
| Meanwhile, Mus. Wcleh, whilo other hcroinca
would laso been bathed iii tears, looking at
tho matter quietly. After all. John Laa io1c
nothing but absent htmEelf FROM homo
| moro and more each week: he had
simply grown cold to hor. It might have boon
caused by tight place In business. lit OF inli-
gcBtion. There WAS olIcr woman in the
casc. II there Ind been nltntfer woman !! Sho
gut up ansl stood quito Atlt i'll the niddio OF the
room. Iiicr6 waA a IMP at the stonT, .
IA note. ,naam." HaiI the cl,ambormaid. This
note WAS from her frteild Mre. Mace. Vice Fresi-
dcns and !" cutter-out" with hcrBolf in tho sew
ins-sOclcty.
Mrs. Macs wanted pattern OF n now over.
ski,t. Slic had senn one TN Mrs. Eoyscy, who
waH staying ut tho Hoopcrs, nnd thought, ~
Mr.. Nelch was 60 particular fliond ot llers. yon
might hu intimate enough w.th her to borrow IL.
BY The way, what gonn. unscltish creature xon
are to allow Mr.. W to be (liMJiH
u friend to ller. I uaw them gong our
OIL ono OF thelF o1tuiHlons for autumn!
leares to tho woodE this morning. aud
thought, Why Is not ,loar Nlnny OF that party?
>urely slo enjuys fresli mir and autumn leaves
al .oll as lheY hut you, bnsJ little i.ousckecp-
OF, wern iHckltnG or preserving, no doubt! Don't
carry Tour acli-deM1a too tar, though, d"ar.
Go with them to tho orera to-nn,viow nlglt."
WiniFred le: the paper fall. ''.Fohn! MJ Lus-
band! 10 the rood.-and opoFa-with won-
an Its \ 1io a llo!'
She picked nr tho Icltar, aud tore II uto pieces
in her white hcht Ut rage. TIr,l she sat ,lowu,
according to her habit to "sl'n1 it over
quiotly.'
When John Wo!ch cane ,on,a about rn,dnigh.
he found his wife III Jcnnys louln. leaning over
her CRIB with medicines aid bath-tuba in readi.
moss. ''Sho haA bcen threatened With Group
ale sa.d, without looking up. She had thought
it over enough to know .7at it WAS true.
Tho explanation was enough TO account for
hand aud kissot. il. '"Call mo it am needed
lie said. gong siccplv to bed.
Nut when he MAS there l1o could not slccp.
Miss Foyscy had gone with lin, to hunt minerals.
$50 different from Wnny, who called oveu my
specimens OF corlndum and beryl etoneA.'
Thev might as we'll la bitn OF q a1acAdhIn turn
pike for ner! y Latlra Fovscy was kae,,-esed ~
lynx looking for minerals. md simple, flank M y
child III her manner uni ta1k "SLo Ans genuine
hun,Or too, when women always LACK" be
thought.
But it certainly was not tho quartz stlo had
found, nor her jokes. which made him toss
slocpleBsly over poor Winny's braided pillow
covers liulf OF tie night. it wah Il rorG or two
In a ballad size had xuus, plteons little thug in
minor key; it was burning heat that rose to
her face a. he took her baud to help her into sha
car tl's morning and Tue terrified glance
Just hko cui'd," he muttercd, "gnite
unable to conceal hcr emotions yot doubtless
with the smotlons OF q woman"
CHAPTER u.
Mr.. We'eh breaktastod alone tbs next morn
Ing. Ills wife, the servant reported, Lad fallen
aaecp a. ter her iong walk. Hhou lie camo
hnns in the evening Lv found a noto from her,
saving that as tile chila still seemed aiug, slls
had determined to take it up to Bethlehem. for
purer kiEt aud might remain there Gay OF Two.
Tho nurse was with her. aud they would board
at tho old Sun locl and he verY comfortable
and sI1e was bis WY hastily. Winny.
John WEIGH changed color. 'Gone without
but little wlnlc ago she would not 20 out for
All hour without kissing him and wl,ls-
periug, God bloss yon, dear" sl,a was
suck loving, dcsout little thingl 1t gayo
WHICH Miss Voracy Lad uot reached, Tor her to
neglect him.
Yet It .ras convenient for her to DO ont Of
town to-nlght In t1lat case nobody could take
exception to his joining tho Hooper party at
the opera. lie went to dress in nervous ilut-
Ter Tho opera. aud even tho evening dress,
was novelty to tho Rtaid, chnrc!l.se busi-
ness man. He was going to study lLis young
girls nature too, as mere intellectual enjoy
nlent; she was alono, unappreciatcd BY her fam
lily, be knew flonl chAnce words alle hnd
dropped: le could give hor ut least i Rileut,
tonder sympathy. The white gloves and decats
nccktie wore adjusted ut last anu he took hia
way to the lioopers'. After lie hnd crossed the
street little black figure, wrapped in water
proof. dartct cut Of the door and followed him
iu tho shadow. Jonny and the nurae wore asleep
In tho oil Dutch hotel at bethlehem, but Jetny's
mother lsad been hidden all day in tic garret.
''1Ielto! Jus: in tina, Wclch.' crlol Major
Hooper. as he caa!e into tha bri;iantiy-s
parlor. "AIrs. Woch not coming? Out Of
town? Too bad. Well. you and Laura can dis-
cuss your r'cks undlsturbed. LRura has the
he4dacle tod, poor child"
lilo windows. contrary to Philadelphia usa:e,
were open. aud Winny could SEQ the tall, rounded
figure half-recnng on the sofn, the white furrcd
cloak suffering the soft neck and shoulders TO
CLEAN into light. Miss Voysoy WIS not baaut-
ful woman, hut her eyes. tender and liquid,
lookel iato every n,an'a faca ~ though hc were
the only living being she could trust, and after
that d thick nuAe or heavy jaw pattered little.
this look NTH the hazy affect Of .lalf-ba,od
bosom, snowy silk, mud warm hand outstretched
folt as though lo Were abo,it 10 drink HOMO ,.n-
known wine, whose fumes hau already into1i-
Gated him,
A couple OF policemen going By brushed
AGAINST small cloaked iiGuso On tho other Hido
Of tho way. u4s Of them touched her OH tho
back. YOU'D best move on, Molly" Ao said.
''you'tc mistaken, joe SAID tho other;
"shat's decont woman. Curious. like her sex,
Wnitred Nelch had thought nothing could
hurt her after last night: but tho touch Of tI1e
po'icemau'n lnger seemed to burn Into her fles
sillco stlo born sao in tho very grain, o.
spectacle. Bho who BAT in the trout rank of de-
wont Sunday school teachers, dodginE in dis
gniae about alleys at night! She looked at tho
allurng 1oose-hmbed aLiss voysey with tho Ia
tolso hate which only narrow goodness can feel
at IL sAu TINT has brought nle to ttis, ehe
muttorcd aud determined she Hhould ray tho
aebt Of shame with iaseraat. She meant to fol-
low her husband to tho Academy Of Mu-
bic.. watch him. provo hn guilt, if
guilt thers was,, aud guilty or not.
hrnR hin, back. Winny looked at ller rival with
tlc oyes Ut jealousy sac seemed irresistible to
her III Cleopatra slle knew herself to he littio
formal, stl, even priSglsh. Lat aaa not nj
together Suhday-sclonl machine You DO not
know the woman you married." her eyes flxed
Oh her husband.
Miss Voysey did not 70 to tho opera. however.
The window behind her WAS open, and the moon
slona into the garden. Sue lookcd out lreanlily
~ John talacd to her, and Interrupted him sud.
denly: " u not this moonlight better ts,4u tho
rod and blue hlaxeB from behind the scoucsl Du