Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1876-12-21

cast her oAas unworthy of my love
but will first possess myself of clue
to this mystery and accuse her boil lily
to her face Ha"H
So l went to bed, to dream r! asfpll,
all night Of monster sheets Of phos
phorescent paper, with ''R. c. dane,
Ing in scarlet Gre all over their ex-
I panse.
| ~ !.
as Mr.. Newton in =
Yes, Mr.. Newton was in, and one
Of the clerks ushered me into the pri
gate. office, where my friend, Willie
sat looking oyer 8 huge pile of letters.
!. "E1elBert Anderson Sit down,
Old fellow, what good wind blows
yon here g e.4 .f.
He drew ont large armchair, bnt
| declined it ..
Newton, want you to % me a
favor; viii you 2" r.. -
"CertainIy, if l. can"
looked UP. at The clock; it wanted
just fifteen minutes to three, and !
hurriedly conf14d the waole story of
my wrongs to Wijiie's honest breast.
''Ns dear fellow, really think you
are attaching too much Importance TO
8 mere trihe
"a triiie = ] bit my lips until the
blood came. a ihink differently !;
and us very easy to see you are not
standing in my paeuliar nositiail
Newton.
Shall I seaa for Clark lie is in
the store, no doubt
lyon viii 90 nothing of the sort g
''Wetl, then, what is it you require
of me?''
Listen she will be here, probably
a. three, to-to see CLARK !"
aWell ?"
where will he be likely to receive
herr"
In this room, suppose"
is there no place where can be
an unseen listener to their con
versation %
WHY, there is the wardrobe, but =
s.'The very place. l exclaimed,
exuAantly.
''Ys Shut, Herbert, wouldn't ii De &
mean thing to listen to what is not
intended for your ears ?" faltered
Willie, with some embarrassment.
81 don't care fig whether its
mean or not, retorted. am in no
state Of Hind, just now to split hairs.
IF yon are going to oblige me, say
so if not, I may as we'll go a."
""Ci' course the room is at your
service. Herbert. I ain going cut,
but that makes no difference. hope
yon will discover that you are in
error"
I smiled bitterly. I entertained 10
such hope. The clock struck three
as Mr. Newton took his leave, and
hurriedly ensconced myaels in the
wardrobe, with my head against
Willie's business coat, aud my other
ex'remilics in perfect grave Of linen
busters and obsolete pantaioons. -
Altogether, it was not an agreeable
position; q wardrobe NJ here one can
iust stand erect, with closed doors, on
8 no, evening II August is not q very
enviable place. Bot I would have
endured ANYTHING then.
'9IEow warm i Isl IL fact, 1t is
getting decidedly tfoplcai, | reflect"
ed, as | wiped the dew from my
glowing forehead. HWhy don't Ethel
come, if she is con.ios7' And ther
began to reflect on St. Bartholomew
and his bed of hot Goals, as | pushed
the door quarter Of an inch open.
| Hush-a iootstep I iprkcd III,
door to again, with an emphasis tina
made NY prison home sway in a sadl,
nervous condition, out it was only ;
clerk, sent for something, aud
breathed freely once more tina, is, II
freely as it was possible to do unde
the circumstances Good gracious
how hot it was! A tlerrnonete
would certainly have stood at
hundred in this close atmosphere
was streaming with preparation IN
hair was as wet asif mad stood in
sgE;ase. ...o~er; Int L would hay
oheerfqliy remained there all day, i,
detect the monstrnus conspirac
between my Ethel and ar. c."
-Four O'clock Ethel must hav,
! been detained 1 could hear "R. C's.
voice occasionally IN the store; proc
positive. he Was on hand.