The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1878-08-27

Lloyd she said, you will forgive
me. am not so guilty as YOU sup
pose. love you 50 | came down here
to find YOU. And oh, Lloyd as she
saw his face softening toward her, 'yOu
do love me. too; You cannot say no..
He laid lis hand over the little fingers
quivering so pitcously, remembered
himself, and drew away. His voice
was hard as he said Z:
1 might have listened to you, and
believed an explanation possible, if |
lad not found You with him today.
Then why did you not let me die ?
she moanod. why did. YOU save my
life to torture NE !"
And she commenced sobbing.
Woman. this is acting. Have done
with it :. was the husbands only au-
swer.
Her excited sobs came faster a
gleam of pity came into his eyes; ne
hurried with her to the shore, wrapped
her in shawls provided ~ the company,
placed her in a carriage and told the
driver to hurry with her to the hotel,
six miles distant; he would follow on
horseback. As he put her out Of his
arms, her great pleading eyes were
turned toward him, searching for some
look of affection, some faint recognition
of all that she had been to him. But
finding none. the anguish Of her disap-
pontment broke forth in a single word
- Lloyd"
To his dying day he never forgot
that cry. A slight quivcr about the
mouth, swift qnailing Of the eye were
all the signs he gave that he heard her.
She knew that all was over between
them One thought took possession of
her; to act 50 that the company would
suspect nothing. So she declared her
self restored upon their arrival at the
hotel, and insisted upon yoins with the
party into the cave.
At one o'clock they started, with
ligh,el candles and guides. Weston
kept near Nellie; Whitow was here,
everywhere. He hal Lecomc interes-
ted at last in som, magnificent stalac-
tites and his party got far ahead Of him.
He discovered this and hurried after
them. lie could see their lights in the
distance. When nearly up to them his
candle went out. He went sauntering
along until he came within hear
Ing of the two nearest him, and recog-
nized his wife and Weston.
You cannot deny, Weston was say
ing, that you have encouraged me TO
think that you cared for mo, Nellie,
aud, by heaven you shall not say 50
now ."
4 confess to have done wrong. |
was so afraid | did not possess my hus-
bands whole heart, that ! determined
to test his love for me by trying to make
him Jealous
so you made cats paw Of me !.
Very kind Of you. Nay ask what
prompted you to select me"
Because you were respectable enough
in the eyes of the world to make it look
right. and YOU were unprincipled enough
to make it practicable, and heartless
enough to have no feeling in the mat
ter
Then you love your husband '
Love him , | idolize him |
would give my life to occupy the place |
did in his heart month ago. love him
50 well that | cannot imagine how hea~
ven can be heaven without him,
That is enough, Mrs Whitlow. |
believe that you will enjoy yourself in
his company more than in mine; so | will
step ahead and send him back to you
Weston went on, when out of the
darkness pair of arms encircled her.
Nellie looked up, terIor-strlcken. and
saw the face of her husband, wearing so
different a look, that she knew ho had
heard all.
Nellie. darling, you are my own pure
wife, after all but you were very lndls-
Greet.
i was trying to make you jealous.
And YOU snccced.d with vengeance.
never thoush; that my love needed
iha; trial
But yon acted so differently from
whatyou did before we were iir~t married
j was Your lover then, Nellie.
Yes, Lloyd she said, as she clun2
,,r - him and you are infinitely
''o,.' ncw-yon are my hus
band. 10 .,;J
i believe | understand ''u' ne %',n ,I'
with y .miIc. Whit you ak : easily
given; suppose | conmcnrc now an
LLOYD Whitlow claspcd his Little wii' /,
his breast and nearly covered her with
kisses
Thank God. Lloyd, that we "nr'
more understand each other Will re
pay YOU the pain | have cost you py
lilo>timc of devotion. :.
(which must encourage bya il''''
pctting now and then, ch
Yes, Lloyd. please.
That excursion party thought in the
morpin. that Mr.. and Mrs. Whlt!oV
were the most matter of fact bride AM
sroom they ever saw; but concluded Il
the evening that they were most deVo
ted
Ncllic's advice to newly marie
wives is. don't test your husband
. ! La