New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-08-20
how sweetly she shook her


membered seeing his first wife, when an
erratic child, weeping passionstely because
Buchanan was elected instead of Fremont
Mr.. Magogue considered it unfeminine
for women to interest themselves in politics.
To be sure the fair child, Francis Wslsing-
ham, first attracted her knightly lover by
her intense interest in q certain phase OF
politics. But then her lover was not Burt
Magogue, but Philip Sydney.
Mr.. Mago2ue and Miss Effie Keene were
to be married in spring. Sweet Elite could
scarcely make up her mind to leave the
country where che had been reared, where
ali her friends lived, and 60 to live in the
city. which suited Mr.. Msg0gue's business
eve will 60 away on our tour, my pet"
said Magogue, at one OF their last partings
under the stars. "Wben We come back you
can make up your mind" The smile that
adorned his features after his back was
turned was not one which his bride elect
would have recognized. Her predecessor
knew it we'll.
On the tour she was all sweetness, gaiety
and grace: Coming back they stopped at
her fathers. The next morning Mr.. Ma
gogue addressed Etiie:
dearest, you know I would like to con-
suit your wishes in this az in everything:
but my business requires that We should
live in the city,
Does it truly. dearg" rolling up her sky.
blue eyes; but how bad that is, for you
know my health will not stand the CITY,"
Mr.. Msgogues brow darkened.
"Y0u know" said his bride, sinking upon
cushion, rolling her fossy head upon his
knee, show would love to live in the city,
90 as to suit you, but you zee should die
| there. You don't want me to die, do youi
So, if you really can't live in the country,
| sh all have to stay at papa'e, shall not?
But you'll come out and see me, won't you"
And che rolled up the long flashed eyes.
he stopped and Kissed he esf He hired Vus
pretty house in the country. As to living
at her father's-not for him! How could he
be the master in his own house, there9
But he was not quite satisfied. He had
vague sense that he was not having his
own way; he scarcely knew why. To his
first wife he had handed out her own
money discreetly; from her he had required
was such . childish creature! He would
teach her, though, in time; there was no
doubt of that.
Was that she in that jewelers. shopP I'm
possible But it was his Efiie, and the
jeweler was just handing her box. She
caught sight of her husbands excited eyes;
she skipped toward him at the door.
20, look here, dear! !"
She held him the open box; on the white |
eatin sparkled . cross of alternating SAP.
phire and diamond.
"EAie! l told you 1 could not afford |
thatw
''Oh, don't look at me like that She
pleaded, shrinking, rolling up her lips. II /
know You said you could not afford it; 90 l |
borrowed the money of cousin Charles; he |
said he would a. soon lend it to me as not.
For these sapphires, 1 must have them;
they just match my eyes; they belong to me;
see2" With such SMILE
But Magogue could have kicked himself |
for smiling back ct her as he did; but what |
was he to do with such child!
Thinking it over, he began to see that he
was being cajoled; he, Burt Magogue. He
must put stop to this it was time he came
him doting. cousin Charles" indeed!
Where was he driftiugg
A day or two afterward Mr.. Mapopue
was riding home in an unpromising humor.
Some of that first wife's money, very wisely
invested, he thought, had just sunk out Of
sight and reach. This annoyed him. He
was . man who needed good deal of
cent fellows was he. Then the long, dull,
country ride annoyed him. What fool he
1ad been to give in to her about living in
he country. "She must have q lesson"
10 said, shading his head, graeping his whip,
md touching up his gray horse. Another
urn brought him round into the broad |
,lm-srched avenue that led to his door.
Arriving there, what does he see.
A groom with two horses; one beautiful,
now.white, bearing lady's new saddle.
Burt Msgogue sprang up the steps; he
r0ssed the piazza at q stride, the hall at |
mother; he looked in at the ante-dOor A
ady was glancing at the long mirror: q pc
ito lady, smiling at the petite double in
lavy blue riding habit with silver buttons,
avy blue velvet hat with ostrich plume, a
anne OF geranium at her throat, silver !.
Mounted riding whip in her little hand.
what the ID does all this mean.
nadamg" shouted the flower of Roseyille
Rivalry.
She turned round, bowed, walked I'D to
i'm:
What did you say to me, SIR" she asked
raci0usly.
Il asked, what in HI you mean by
hist"
She laughed silvery laugh. sob! Why i
Ike riding. Cousing Charles went with me q
esterday to look at horse. He says he .
splendid fellow. and you see how hand a
,me he is. The bill for him will come in | h
} morrow. Don't look nice, DEAR" b
He clenched the whip still in his hand. 4
u pay no bills for any horse; that is | a
Ding back where he came from-with the o
AAbNhm-WAkk a.. i
Ike OF that gear, and put on something b
ecent, and then come down to me-" 9
She looked up at him, lips apart, from
nder the curled, navy blue rim of her a
ding hat; then clapped her tiny hands n
I'd burst into sweet peals Of cherub laugh. r,
"D-n it, Madam, are you mad? Do b
ou think you can behave like this! You O.
dn't know my first wife, she's dead" He 81
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'lor in Efie's rounded cheek; her lips Ia
lrled back like those of child when first | e
'nfronting some strange, unpleasant Il
limal. p
Burt Magogue went on: "She was a | cl
irited, high tempered thing, but brought b
y down. Would you like to know how fa
"Yes-I should" she answered with that Q
lrious, fearless glance, Just touched with 81
mething that might have been dismay fs
I'd it not been more like scorn "How did Il
~ do i'll" III
II conquered herewith the lssb.v tt
Little Effie shuddered and looked down. &C
Or delicate face was working with horror, ia
It'll pity for her predecessor, with terror b.
the gulf suddenly open at her feet, ~
FARMING with the misbegotten wrongs that 81
low the meeting of irresponsible power 81
ID weakness. Or was it only terror for pl
rself, hopeless in the power of her natural W
otector, lowering over her in his vast su rh
riority of physical strength! He wished NJ
9 would look up; these baby faces can be W
battling as the 6meless brows OF Sphynx. co
last those golden lashss lifted; the timid di
90 rose up and up, until they met his;
ey gave him q disagreeable sensation: he th
'uld revenge it upon her some day pc
'ugh she was almost too pretty to be tn
lshed. On
You did-did you9" She had taken in an
remark, it seemed. Then che walked | tn