The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1878-09-19
TIE TEST OF LOVE.

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THE TEST OF LOVE.
Nellie Valance walked out Of the
little church In P with q proud
step and light heart she had just be-
come Mrs. Lloyd WhitIOW. The hus-
band was fine looking, moral intelli-
gent, possessing friends wherever he
chose to make them, and was eonsid-
cred the most popular man In town.
Nellie was q pretty little creature,
with an innocent face, and q smooth,
round, white brow, and light waves
Of fair hair, which, with her clinRing,
childlike ways, made her an inde-
scribably charming bride.
They made the bridal tour, and set
tied down in Louisville, a very happy
couple. Yet, ere two months had
passed away, the little wife sat over
her untasted breakfast with tesrful
eyes and pouting lips, giving vent at
last to q torrent OF tears.
"Whst in the world is the matter ?"
inquired cousin Kate from across the
table.
al believe Lloyd is getting tired
Of me" answered Nellie, sobbing.
Nonsense, Nell you always were
such a sensitive plant / can't see
that you have any cause to make
such an assertion"
'But / have this is the second
morning he has gone off without
kissing me, and-and enough to make
me know he does not love me as he
did.n
"You must remember that your
husband is one of those who attaches
very little importance to outward
show Of affection. am sure he does
not love you less because he fOrgets
those lOger-like attentions, which,
after all, are Of little consequence
when one is sure OF q husbands affec-
tiOns."
"But am not sure that this is just
it. And this very day am going to
begin to test his love for me ; II can
succeed in making him jealous I'II
believe he loves me-"
"Ksther q difficult game to play,
cousin Nell how are you going to do
il ?"
"Oh, it's easy enough. You re-
member Albert Weston He is prac-
ticing law here in Louisville. l be-
lieve he possesses enough CT the old
affection for me, and just about little
principle enough to make him useful
| in this matter. His manner when l
have met him has annoyed me be-
yOnd measure. I'll make use Of it
now."
"Well, Mrs. Nellie Whitlow, all 1
have to say is, that you will very
likely regret the day you planned this
foolish little game"
10 this Nellie only answered
'E'll write this minute and accept
his invitation to drive this evening""
/ Lloyd WhitlOw was homo that
night before Nellie returned. When
at last she did come she was in high
| spirits, giving as reason when her
husband rallied her upon the fact,
that she had had such q glorious
drive with her old lover
"LOOk out, wife, he said with a
laugh, ''yOu threw that 'old lover
over for me, don't go throwing me
over for him."
"Oh, stranger things have hap
pened," she answered.
The conversation ended in making
the husband unusually quiet and the
wife unusually gay.
Darling" Lloyd said, laying down
his book one evening, about q month
afteTward, "are you acting discreetly
in receiving Mr.. Weston here as often
as you do ?''
"I hope so, Lloyd"
"Well," he said, leaning over and
looking in his wife's eyes, Zone ought
not care for old lovers, J suppose,
wnen one is sure that he Is the only
lover nOW."
'Oh ~ thought Nellie, "he's wax
ing up at last" But she answered
with a light laugh, "dOn't you be too
sure OF that"
He resumed his book Immediately
and looked very grave, while the light
danced in Nellie's eyes as she said to
herself, 81 believe my plan will sue
ceed ~
Nellie" said her cousin Kate, as
she entered the parlOr hurriedly a few
weeks later, and interrupted her in
the middle OF an old love song, while
Mr.. Weston was bending over her at
the piano, "eXcnse my troubling you,
but L must see you q moment"
Weston took out his watch, sCid he
ought TO have gone q half hour ago,
bade them good evening and left.
"Well, Kate, what is it? What
are you looking so frightened about?''
Nellie WhitlOw, you have gone
far enough in your test. As / came
in the front door Lloyd passed me
going out. / Iuever saw such q look
on mans face de came from the
back paTlOr and must have heard
every word you said. On, Nell, what
did you say that caused him to leave
looking like that? Did you know he
wss there ?'
''Of course l did but Weston did
not, and Lloyd did not know that l
knew it. So concluded to finish my
task this evening. / did not commit
myself, either only left Weston
talk his nonsense without rebuking
him. So il 1 think Lloyd is really
Jealous, I'll stop, for / am tired of il,
ana tonight I'll tell him all about it,
ana laughed at him. l do believe he
loves me now, Kate, and / am not 8
bit sorry for what have doue.D
You may be before Won are
through. Lloyd Whitlow is not a
man to be trifled with, as have toId
you a dozen times but YOU wDuId
have your own way.H
That evening, the wife who had
promised herself SO much happiness
in confession all to her husband, was
walking the floor back and forth; her
lips were quivering, her hands work.
ing neryOusly as three hours Of sus.
pense and agony could make it.
e. Lloyd had not returned. The clock
struck IL With the first chime she
threw herself PROSTATE on the floor.
''Oh, my love, my darling :" she
cried, $50 generous, so ready to shield
me, how can / live without you /.
And you are gOne-gOne away, be.
Iieving me guilty! On, how utterly
wasted will my life be without you y
] She Law there until mOrning uvaen,