Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1876-09-28

VIC WClC 0Oh yOof
And you're not angry, dear? You do
love mel"
Her sweet, girlish face all alight
with happy enthusiasm, her blue eyes
dancing with such honest delight, her
smooth cheek lying against his, and
her dainty little hand stroking his
whiskers-of course Ellis laid down
his napkin and pushed back from the
table and kissed her.
She was his wife-sweet, pretty,
delicate as a mountain pink, and he
loved her-loved her dearly, truly, as
in the days when he had won her,
thinking what a rare flower she was.
He loved her, and was willing, yes,
anxious, to increase her happiness by
every honest means in his power
only, Effie was extravagant and un-
reasonable in her demand for dress
and style beyond the capabilities OF
the well salaried man that he was.
So now he kissed her tenderly. and
then took out his purse aud laid a
bank note on the tablecloth. loE s3o
"There's your new silk, dear-may
you enjoy it." -
= His forbidding manner had so en-
tirely disappeared, that Effie's heart
was encouraged to undertake another
pet plan. So as she demurely folded
the note away in her pretty little
crimson Russia pocket-book, she be-
gan, so quietly that Ellis was quite
captured by storm 91o4 idl
Il was wondering II 1t would not be
a good plan il we shut up the house
for August, dear, and went some-
where 1t will do you so much good.
I'm sure, and there will be no ex-
penses here while we're away. Can't
we go to Hastings?" ind ak ~
She opened the battery very sud
denly, almost staggering Tremayne.
sOh, Effie, no. 1t would involve. a
larger expense. ten times, than 1t
costs at home. "'soq1g4 1niia gal 8
Then seeing that well-known, mar
tyr-like expression settling on her
face, that always drove him to des-
peration, he added, hastily oi
"If you can manage it, go yourself.
dare say some of your fashionable
friends will chaperon you. 'uaii
"Oh, may I, may /, really? Indeed,
/ will manage i'll 1 don't need many
new things, I'm sure. I have enough
for the silk, and with little more, I
can easily get what I absolutely need.
Ellis, you are a darling" ss,.
He laughed-not very joyously.
Il am glad you think SO. Well,
Tn off," .,.......-...... ft....
Two hours later. Mrs. Effie Tre-
mayne, dressed in an unexceptionably
elegant walking-costume, started out
on her shopping tour, to meet at the
silk counter Mrs. Godfrey Codding-
ton, carelessly tossing over rare
pieces Of evening silk.
Il am so delighted to have your
taste on my new silks, my dear Mrs.
Tremayne. Do tell me which you
prefer, the salnon or the pearl blue,
or this SUMMER pink? intend to
have a couple OF them for Hastings '
Hastings!
Mrs. Tremanye's cheek glowed.
II hope to see you at the shore.
Mrs. Coddington, and In either this
exquisite maize or silver pink"
$50 you will be there? Do join
our party-only Godfrey and sister
Blanche and Nelly Bellburn and l.
for next Thursday week. Have you
engaged rooms? What shall you get
new?" Aa
1t was certainly very delightful to
be talked to thus, but once home.
there occurred little qualms OF con-
science, as very, very gradually, she
felt herself drawn into Arrangements
she knew were far beyond her reach.
And yet she consented to Mrs. Cod
dington's kind offer that Mr.. Cod
dington should secure rooms for her
with his party. faq
She made up her mind that the ele-
CANT stock Of clothes that two hours
ago she thought needed only little
renovation and = small addition TO
make it all that was necessary, would
not do at all.
And so, besides the money husband
had given her being spent In the doz-
en- and one trifiing accessories that o
well-dressed toilet demands, there
was folded away in seldom used
compartment Of Mrs. Tremayne's
pocket-book an unreceipIed bill for
fifty pounds, made out to Mr.. Ellis
Tremayne. aille
Effie's blue eyes were dancing and
her cheek flushed when she was set
down, with her parcels, from Mrs.
Coddington's carriage, at her door.
She h ad time and to spare before
Ellis came in to the five o'clock din
ner to look over her purchases that,
after all, seemed very few and small,
considering that horrid bill In her
pocket book, that she dreaded to
show her husband, for all tho hushe d
gayety Of her manner. 8
"Ah,' is there any need to tell him
now?" she reasoned, while she re-
moved her walking-suit and donned
lovely black tissue. Not the
slightest use to tell him before 1 go
away. He'll only make fuss, and /
do hate fuss. Besides, after I'm
home again, perhaps / can save it
out Of the house money
SO she quieted her conscience with
the hopefully specious promises, and
the next day, finding it impossible to
get ready by herself in time to go
with Mrs. Coddington's party, was
obliged to employ the services OF 8
high priced dressmaker, whose bill
for her work she tucked away In her
pocket book also, and thus swelled
the indebtedness OF her husband to