The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1877-11-02

your pretty lace Eultn, won't ask
any more questions, but / insist upon
you obeying me in keeping away from
those windows"
And for the first time in their lives
they sat down to their dinner with O
cloud between them.
"And don't care" Edith said to her
self. eff Phil is kinder to me then
Harry is, I'll like him best, that's all.
He wouldn't leave me alone as Harry
does, and this very night we are going
to drive to the park if the moon is
bright"
And when Mr.. Forrest came in that
evening, about 10 o'clock, he was again
fortunately in time to catch the black
eyed, black mustached fellow going
down the front steps to the chaise wait
ing at the door, and just in time to find
Edith folding away her jacket. But he
said nothing.
His whole soul was beginning to be
on fire with fury and jealousy, and he
found it remarkably easy to stay at home,
when Edith WAS so winningly sweet and
charming that he wondered whether or
not she meant it, or was only trying to
cheat him into a disbelief of her reck-
lessness.
But Edith's curious conduct-times
when she was extravagantly gay, times
when she was dull, pale and sad--wor-
ried him.
She never asked him to stay at home
in the evenings now-Of course sha pre-
ferred to have him out of the way, 80
that she could have her own good time
with her" FRIEND" Harry said to
himself, ironically, for In his very heart
of hearts he could not bring himself to
say slower"
His faith in his wife was too strong
to admit of doubt of aught beyond
indiscretion, and yet he was agonizingly
jealous.
Then one evening the climax came,
when Harry came home to dinner half an
hour earlier, and found Edith reading a
note, which she tore into fragments the
instant he crossed the door-sill-tore and
threw it in the fire with flushed face and
startled action.
"Mrs. Worthington wants me to go to
her room tonight. 1 suppose you will
be going out, Harry? ?"
He knew she was telling what was not
so.
"Yes, am going out to the club"
In his heart he hated himself for the
falsehood he told, for he knew he had
made up his mind to watch his wife well
that night, and see if his jealousy was
warranted or not.
Edith's cheeks glowed and her eyes
sparkled, and she seemed in state of
delicious excitement at dinner.
Then she dressed in becoming
toilette of black silk, with filmy laces at
wrists and throat, and rich jewelry-
rather elaborate for a tete-a-tete with
Mrs. Worthington, Harry thought, as
he smiled bitterly behind his news
paper.
He purposely prolonged his stay half
an hour beyond his usual time, and then
was vexed that Edith should show no
signs of perturbation.
"She's already so versed in deceit
that she can control her fear and impa-
tience."
Finally he put on his overcoat and
gloves. and went out, to take up his po-
sition on The opposite side of the street,
where he commanded the doors and win
dows; and ten minutes afterward a tall,
black-mustached gentleman drove up
and rang the bell, and in moment more
his wife-his sweet, beloved Edith,
whom he never loved so we'll as at this
moment of her falsity-his wife came
down, and the two were driven away.
1t was the work of a moment to hail a
passing cab, and the chase began, and
ended at the door of Exeter Hall, and
Harry bought his ticket and took seat
as near as he could get to Edith and her
her" friend"
It was pale, haggard face that watched
them all that evening, and pair of eyes
tina. were pitifully panied and indignant
and passionful as he noted how perfect
ly happy the two were-how Edith,
whose sweet reserve and shyness had
been one of her greatest charms to him
how Edith was SO free in her manner to
him, and how admirably the gentleman
returned her pretty little familiarities.
It was an hour of torture to him.
He sat there, remembering all the
times he had neglected Edith-how she
had coaxingly asked him to "stay at
home" or "take her."
He realized, as he had never done be-
fore, what sudden and great change it
had been to her to leave her home where
there was such large family of brothers
and sisters, and, consequently, great
deal of young company.
He began to appreciate how careless
he had been of the happiness entrusted
to his keeping.
He sat there, repentant, indignant,
Jealous, remorseful, ready to fly at that
handsome, dashing fellow who assumed
such an air of proprietorship over his
foolish, silly little wife-the lovely little
girl, who, not having her husbands So
ciety, had sought companionship else
where.
He never heard chord of the divine
melodies-he never needed the storms of
applause.
All he heard, all he saw was Edith's
occasional low laugh, her beautiful
flushed face as she turned her profile
toward him.
Then the performance was over.
He followed them closely as he dared,
until he saw them take their carriage,
and then the second chase began, that
ended-at the door of their house, and