Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1876-09-27

thing"
"An echo?"
eyes, an echo. guess he had enough
of independent opinion in his first wife,
If the truth were known"
$50 handsome he is, fascinating and
so rich," said Mrs. Shrimps. "It is a
fine thing for Effie Keene, youngest of
the three"
"His fret wife had a good deal of
money!" said Mr.. Shrimps. "Tve heard
say that he kept her pretty short,
though"
"Of her own money!" asked Mrs.
Shrimps.
"My dear, after she married him ii
was her husbands money. think she
was inclined to be extravagant. A high
spirited, self-willed thing she was as
Margaret More. l don't think they
were very congenial; and am afraid
this is not going to be any better-a
sweet, pretty, babyish thing-and prob
ably spoilt."
one day. He was In a jewelers. store,
gently fitting gold ring upon an elin
finger. All Julia knew of her sisters
unhappiness she knew by blind, GER
tain instinct; the scene before her
caused an intolerable pang of reminis-
cence. Then she glanced again at the
slight little figure, the sweet-eyed,
cherub face, and the tall, dark form
impending over them. Pity devoured
her heart. "Poor child! poor child!''
And old nurse, who had reared all
the Keene children, watched the pair
sauntering up the steps that night.
.'Eh! a fine handsome man he is, and
how sweet to her! But he'd better
have taken Miss Erminia or Miss Helen.
Poor Mr.. Magogue!"
But Mr.. Magogue had found exactly
what he wanted at last. When he tried
to explain to her that Tilden, presiden-
tial candidate, had never been mixed up
with Mr.. Beecher's affairs, but was ''the
man who, more than any other man in
the country, represents"-how sweetly
she shook her flaxen curls!
"Don't try to put all that into my
poor little head. Which man are you
for?"
"Tilden."
"Then Pm for Tilden.'
This was delightful to man who re-
membered seeing his first wife, when
an erratic child, weeping passionately
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 Walsingham, first attracted her
knightly lover by her intense interest
in certain phase of politics. But then
her lover was not Burt Magogue, but
Philip Sydney.
Mr.. Magogue and Miss Effie Keene
were to be married in the spring. Sweet
Effie could scarcely make up her mind
to leave the country where she had
been reared, where all her friends
lived, and 60 to 1--we in the city, which
suited Mr.. Magogue's business.
"We will 60 away on our tour, my
pet" said Magogue, at one of their last
partings under the stars. ''When 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 recog-
nized. Her predecessor knew it well.
On the tour she was all sweetness,
gaiety and grace. Coming back they
stopped at her fathers. The next
morning Mr.. Magogue addressed Effie
"Dearest, you know would like to
consult your wishes in this as in every
thing; but my business requires that
we should live in the city,"
"Does it truly, dear?" rolling up her
sky blue eyes; but how bad that is, fol
you know my health will not stand the
city,"
Mr.. Magogue's brow darkened.
"You know" said his bride, sinking
upon a cushion, rolling her flossy head
upon his knee, show / would love tC
live i'm the city, so as to suit you, but
you see could die there. You DOM
want me to die, do you? So, If you
really can't live in the country, l shall
have to stay at papa's, shall not? Bu
you'll come out and see me, won't you.
And she rolled up the long-lashed eyes
He was angry, baffled, bamboozled
but he stopped and kissed her. Ht
hired a pretty house in the country
As to living at her father's-not fol
him! How could he be master in hi
own house, there?
But he was not quite satisfied. HI
had vague sense that he was not hav'
ing his own way; he scarcely knew
why. To his first wife he had handed
out her own money discreetly; from
her he had required strict account o.
every cent. But this was such child
ish creature! He would teach her
though, in time; there was no doubt o.
that.
Was that she i'm that jewelers. shop
Impossible But it was his Effie, ant
the jeweler was just handing her box
She caught sight Of her husbands ex
cited eyes; she skipped toward him a
the door.
90, look here, DEAR"
She held him the open box; on thu
white satin sparkled cross of alternat
ing sapphire and diamond.
"Effie, 1 told you could not affor'
that!'
ssOh, don't look at me like that!" sh
pleaded, shrinking, rolling up her lips
81 know you said you could not affor'
it; 80 borrowed the money Of cousin
Charles; he said he would as soon LEM
it to me as not. For these sapphires,
must have them; they just match m.
eyes; they belong to me; see?" Witt
such q smile.
But Magogue could have kicked him
self for smiling back at her as he did