Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1876-12-13
From the New York Sunday Mercury.
THE MATCHED SCARF.
BY INEz IRVING.

BY INEz IRVING.
Millicent Silverthorne, sat uader the
lofty trees of her friends suburban res
idence, and locked upon the far off line
of hazy hills that met the horizon in the
distance.
It was a lovely afternoon in August,
one of those rare, happy, dreamy days
that crown the perfected summer ere
the golden-browed Autumn takes her
place as reigning queen Of the revolving
year.
A step, 8 hand laid lightly on her
shoulder, and Stuart Lindley's tall, we'll
built form and handsome face bent over
her for a moment, and then he stretched
in graceful attitude on the green turf.
GA glorious day to live, isn't it 2"
said Millicent; ''what still, delightful
languor in the air I dread to leave it
and go back to the city. have lived a
week to-day"
ssAnd yet we must soon be going" "
said Stuart. consulting his watch.
ssFive o'clock. Only one hour more,
and then We shall have to take the
train" fs
He ley resting his head on his hand,
and looking into her face with a love-
light in his eye.
Millicent pulled out her handker-
chief, scattering faint, subtle odor
around her. A tiny scrap Of newspaper
fiuttered out of her pocket and settled
under his eye. She was looking out
into the distance, and did not notice.
He read:
PERSONAL. Meet me at half-past eight
O'Clock, at corner Of -- and -- streets,
Wednesday evening. J. A. NJ
He did not pretend to notice it when
she turned to make some remark and it
caught her eye. She reached out the
hand on which her engagement ring
sparkled, picked it up and placed it in
her porte-monaie without comment.
Stuart pretending not to notice the &C
ton particularly, glanced at her face
and thought he saw a slight flush upon
her cheek. scarcely defined embar-
rassment of manner.
Stuart Lindley's principal weakness
was jealousy. He mad fallen In love
with girl who was not likely to keep it
dormant, She had the name, though
without reason, Of being a most outra-
geous firt before the engagement. He
knew of il, but trusted that all such
trifing was becoming merged in her love
for his Superior self. With the absurd
unreasonableness that Jealousy begets
in the Muscular mind, he did not stop
TO view the matter fairly, jumped at Che
conclusion that she was planning to
meet some one secretly and that this
was an appointment with her that sac
had cut from the paper. Instead OF
speaking at once. he concluded to wait
and watch, the most foolish thing be
could do under the circumstances.
The six o'clock train deposited them
in the city twenty minutes past six, and
Stuart, alter accompanying Milioent to
her boarding house, went to his room
with the little matter on his mind. Wed
nesday evening, this was Tuesday. 10
morrow night he would watch ano
see. "Can it be possible thai
she would do anything OF s
doubtful nature - he thought. Il
seems scarcely possible in one so lady
like and high bred" Then he reflected
that he did not know her antecedents
He had only met her in the city as 8
stranger, and becoming interested in
her at once, he now began to love her
At half past eight, he unused: I'll
just step round to that corner abou
that time and see what is going on.
He accordingly did so, and in shor
time a lady about the form and heigh
of Millicent, closely yelled, came along
and fingered as though expecting some
one. Stuart's heart beat faster. HI
had hoped all along that he would no
see her. But a peculiar scarf which
Millicent wore round her neck caugh
his eye. He had never seen one like it
It verified his suspicious. He glanced
again over the figure. It was robed il
black. which Millicent nearly Away
wore. He could have sworn it was her
While almost beside himself will
jealous doubts. tall we'll
dressed man with q quantity o
jewelry glittering in the gaslight joined
her. and they walked away together il
an opposite direction from Stuart
noint of observation. de followed then
until they disappeared within hous
in remote street. He could hardl,,
= forbear rushing up to the and demand
. ing an explanation, but with an effor
embed has anger within due bonds, an.
went home resolved to face her with hi
discovery on the morrow She was ials
she. wearing his ring, receiving al
professions of love withsuch frank blu
ewes dropping beneath his, and all Ia
time laughing in secret over MS Diino