The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1876-11-09

Today wns Ike tenth Of the month il
vog mI. ~ onnnin,mont cor tho NOR.
row at throc o,cIprk yround nv teeth
as the truth dashed across NV brain.
/" M diaannointmcnt this limc,D
weuId hnyc liked 10 challenge Robert
uo,L "a r,as,ni on,aLo, nn ,Lo ;not,nt
ycro il moi tb"t Jmrla wern c]n,irrlv ont
4 fashion Whot Luuino- had he IN
ay down law 10 INV Ethel? But there
yos nnc OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Now,on was
NV old friend he would not zee me
wTonrcd. if he roulJ helm il. and /
PROMPTLY resolve to anncal 10 Willie
Tor aid and iustice. Glanced At my
watch nina o'clock too late 10 seek
out Mr.. Newton, who probably was at
bis country seat long before this, So /
lighted the pas, and sat down to chew
the end Of nv own hitter medltatioDs,
The more mcditatcd ON my iuiu.
rics. the more furious | became, until,
AZ the clock chimcd midnight, I took nv
final resolve.
81 will not be made a fool of will
cast her Of NJ unworthy Of nv love, but
will first posscss myself of a clue TO this
mystery. and accuse her boldly to her
face"
50 / went to bed, to dream ftrully all
night of monster sheets Of phoaphorcs-
cent paper, with ar. C.p dancing in
scarlet fire all over their expanse.
#f* E4% EaE
as Mr.. Newton in?"
Yes, Mr.. Newton was in, and one Of
the clerks ushercd mo into the private
office, where my friend, Willie, sat look.
ing over a huge pile of letters.
Herbert Anderson Sit down, old
fellow; whatgood wind blows you here"
lie drew out n large armchair, but !
declined it.
Newton, ! want you to do me favor;
will you?"
"Ccrtainly, i'll can"
! looked up at The clock; it wanted
Just fifteen minutes to three, and | hur,
ricdly confdcd the whole story Of my
wrongs to Willic'R honest breast.
My dear fellow, | really think you
are attaching too much importance to a
mere trihe."
"a trifo." J bit my lips until the
blood came, 81 think differently and
it's very easy TO geo that you are not
standing in my peculiar position, New
ton"
"Shall ! send for Clark? He is in the
store, no doubt"
" You will do nothing Of the sort"
Wei, then, what IL it you require
of mc?"
"LisLen, she will be here, probably at
three, to-to see Clark"
"Wcll?"
"Whcro will he be likely to receive
her."
" In this room, ! suppose"
"Is there no place where | can be an
unseen listener to their conversation ?"
why, there is the wardrobe, but
"lhe very place." | exclaimed, cXuIt-
antly.
"lr7-but, Herbert, wouldh 1t ne
rather Il mean thlhg to listen TO Wn"t Is
not intended for your ears battered
Willie, with some embarrassment
81 don't care a llg whether IT'S mean
or not ! retortcd, m IN no state OF
mind, Just now, to SPl haIrs' u you
are going to obl&o me, say 80; II not, |
may AS well co.
cor course the room il at your SER
| vice, Herbert. / am going out, but that
| makes no difference. hope YOU will
| discover that you are in error.
smiled bitterly. entertained no
| surh hone. The clock struck three "A
Mr. Newton took his leave. and | hur.
| riedIv cnsc,scrd myself in the wardrobe,
with NV hood against WiIIics business
coat ,1d nv lnvnr nvirrmctios ina nar.
feet yravc Of linen busters and ohsoSctc
non,al"nus Altoonther il wosnnt an orrcc-
able n]osition a wardrobe where ono can
;,a, gt,n,I "rno, w;,L nlo,oJ Jnor, or -
Lnt oyoniug in Amrms, i. mn, vorv ON.
yiahIn nlaro pn, wouIJ hovn cndureL
ANYTHING chen.
"u.n.a,; a., ,.c,a;,i.
| decidedly ]ironirnl ~ rrNcrlcd a. Twinri
fine dew from NV oinw;uc Corchcod "Whv
don't Ethel come if no IL romiuroG
and thcn | hcr,n tn rcnec, nm 81 Rar.
,hnIomnw and Fl. LoJ nr h,, co,I. mo-
nushrJ thc Jnor =, o,nr,or nr am ;ncb
omen
Uu.h-o f,ototo,, I;orLoJ ,Lo ,L,or
,o ana;n ,"hi,h NV iriN !, 49,, , ""I'
"I"r"' hn"'n VI i""'n u''. m."a,
"mnIndi,ion Bmt il w9s "nly rIcrI srm,
tnr snmrthin, Inn, hrr,tLod rrooI nnco
more-thnt Is, as freely A il WAS possihlc
! to do under the circumstance, Good
gracious, how hot it was! 4 thcrmomc.
ter would certainly have stood at A hun.
drcd in this close atmosphere. wa,
r streaming with pcrspiration nv bair
was as wet as if | had stood in a summer
/ shower; but | would chccrfnlIy have re-
manned there all day, to detect the mon.
strouN conspiracy between my Ethel and
ar. or
Four o'clock; Ethel must have been
detained. rnuII ho,r on TO-, ,,i,,