The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1878-08-21


II should, indeed" / replied, "only I
am not prepared to take your version OF
them"
Meaning that in your opinion 1 would
stoop to falsehood," said ne.
'Stoop? Oh, no." l sneered. "a man does
Is 10 protect woman, even though it de-
ceiyes wife,
mabel, be began, ''there is not an act of
my married life but I stopped him
there. 1t is bad enough to know that ones
husband has deceit in bis heart; it makes it
worse to stand by and see the foul thing
dragged out of its den.
Stop" l interrupted, taking the cable
gram from the pocket of my travelling bag;
read that before you go on"
Where did you find thls?'' be asked in
| quick sharp voice, as though he was speak.
| ing to clerk
I'm your room, under the fire place. You
thought you had burned it; but not a word
is obliterated-
Susie, Baby, Immediately, Liverpool.
| You should not bring such things to the
house, Gerald" went on, with perfect com
posure and the deadliest smile. ''You should
keep them at the office"
Il should, indeed, he replied, half to him.
SELF
Il saw you start for LIVERPOOL immedi-
ately," 1 resumed. "Imet you coming back
from Liverpool. 1 missed you there. Itis,
perhaps, better that did. A scene on the
landing stage would not have been pleas
| ant"
'Is-it-possible," he almost gasped, that
that you followed meHfor this?" Ticking
| the yellow paper with his nail.
well, yes" said l. 81 care enough for
| you to try and save you from.yeurself.
But don't be afraid, won't do so agan."
| ou played the spy upon me, Mabel"
his voice quivering with suppressedanger.
''The poorest sort of reproachl" Icried in.
dignantly, 'the last resort of sdetected
| cheati'
Cheat he thundered
| "Yes, cheat" l re-echoed him "It isn't
| in your code of morals, but think and al
ways shall think, that man who robs a
poor girl, who has fought and suffered for
| him, of the love he swore to give and keep
| for her, is the lowest and most neartfess sort
Of cheat There"
| By this time the train hadstarted again,
| and, as good fortune willed, we were alone
| In the carriage. He sank back into his seat
| pale as sheet, and trembling all over. 1--WE
| will not pursue this subject he said. 'If
| ever it is reopened, 1T will be by you"
Not another word passed our lips till We
| got home. After dinner-such a dinner
said, "Prsy do not let me detain you
| rOm-business.
Thank you. be replied, 81 have nothing
| to do tonight"
"Nor eitter," followed; $50 with your
permission will 60 and do it IN my own
ROOM" eft him with a sweeping curtsey,
and he replied with one OF his stateliest
bows.
was the most miserable woman in Lon
don. / felt that could not be mistaken,
| and yet did not dare to go on and make as
suaace sure. He was painfully polite, came
i horae early from his Office, and passed much
O. his time with baby. Think how much I
INST have loved him, when | confess that l
took his kisses off her innocent lips hoping
that he was sorry, and would some day be
4 my own again.
One morning noticed dirty old book on
| the drawing room table-a greasy. much
thumbed thing that hardly liked to touch.
Thinking that one OF the servants had left IL
there by mistake l rang to have 1t taken
away. No one owned it, and, "If you please,
ma am, said Roberts the butler, Il think
it belongs to master. and is sort of dictiOn-
airy he has for things at the Office and that"
| When he left the room / opened it, and sure
enough it was a sort of dictionary, but what
a queer one. The page at which opened il
| had a row of names belonging to vegetables
thus:
Artichoke. Cabbage.
\ Asparagus Caulifiower
BeetroOt. Cucumber, and so on.
Beans.
Against these, in a parallel column, were
printed
Vessel insured. Vessel insured, but not
Vessel fully insured. Cargo insured, but not
Vessel aud cargo in Cargo partly insured.
sured.
A little further on was a list of furniture
Table. Chair. Sofa, etc.
And it would seem that Table" meant
Tonnage to England Al. wanted"
| Opening here and there at random,
| | fopnd that London" was whisky"
and, by some strange perversity, "Whis-
ky was Londoni Now, why shouldn't Lon
don be London and Whisky, Whisky |
have heard Gerald speak of "bulls'' and
bears" and found out from the world that
| they are people who gamble in the city;
| but in this book "bull'' was 10 o'clock in
the morning, and = "bear" at close OF market
YESTERDAY; "hger" was yesterday, and
| pig tomorrow.
Iiurned back to the title page and found,
| ''XL Code, (partners, oply,) Stephenson &
Csrruthers, London Marks, Grey & Co,
New York; William P. McGregor, Chicago"
Partners onlyl Then there is some secret
| here" l thought, holding the dirty
book gingerly as though it were a
torpedo. Then l noticed that some
Wan # ee4PaS PiseT he esO6 ss cafsss
ness had already received, would leave his
Office things about my drswingroom there
| would be great harm--"Why, what on
earth have Stephenson Il Carruthers, or the
people at Chicago and New York to do
| with childreng' exclaimed. / had opened
| the book again mechanically, and my eye
iell on page headed, Nursery" followed
BY
Baby. Boy. Coral.
| b Bassinet. Caudle. Cradle.
| My dears, il you don't see it all now, you
/ are more duh than / take you to be. 1t
| flushed upon me like-like new fashion.
II was a secret code tor telegraphing! The
next turn down was at a page full of wo-
mems pet names-Annie, Bessie, Carrie,
Effie, Florrie, down to Susie, and what do
you think Susie stood for? It's not bit
qf good your trying to guess. 1t stood for
Number one spring wheat, and ANNE"
| pas white corn, and Bessie" yellow corn,
Ind "Florrie," if you will believe me-pota-
| loes
So, after little trouble, l translated that
eablegram-over which I bad nearly broken
my heart-thus:
''Susie'' (No 1 spring wheat) Baby large
supplies on hand) Immediately (prices fall
ffuer (oaI ofr