The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1878-07-27

Her excited sobs came faster. A CLEAR
of pity CAME into his eyes; he hurried will
her to the shore, wrapped her in shawls pro
vided by the company, placed her in a car
riage and told the driver to hurry with
her to the hotel, six miles distant he would
follow on horseback. As lie put her out o.
his arms, her great pleading eyes were turn.
ed 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 disappointment broke forth
in a single word-"Lloyd !"
To his dying day he never forgotth that cry.
A slight quiver about the mouth, a swift
quailing 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 so that the COM
pany would suspect nothing. So she de-
clared herself restored upon their arrival at
the hotel, and insisted upon going with the
party into the cave.
At one o'clock they started, with lighted
candles and guides. Weston kept near Mel.
lie Nhitlow was here; there, everywhere.
H. had become interested at last in some
magnificent stalactites and his party got far
ahead of him. He discovered this and hur-
red after them. He could see their lights
in the distance. When nearly up to them
his candle went out. He went sauntering
along until he came within hearing of the
two nearest him, and recognized his wife and
Weston.
You cannot deny" Weston was saying.
"that you have encouraged me TO think that
you cared for me, Nellie, and, by heaven |
you shall not say me nayl'
al confess to having done wrong. was
so afraid did not possess my husbands
whole heart, that l determined to test his
love for me by trying to make him Jealous"
I" So you made cats paw of me! Very
kind fyou. May ask what prompted YOU
to select mel"
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 feelings in the matter"
"Then you love your husband?"
Love him? l idUize him. would
give my life to occupy the place in his heart
did month ago. love him so well that
cannot imagine how heaven can be heaven
to Inc without him p
"That is enough, Mrs. Whitlow. be-
lieve that you will enjoy yourself more in
his company than in mine; so l will step
ahead and send him back to you"
Weston went on, when out of the darkness
a pair of arms encrcled her. Nellie looked
up, terror-stricken, and saw the face of her
husband, wearing so different look, that
she knew he hid heard all.
"Nellie, darling, you are my own pure
wife after all, but you were very, very in
discreet"
4" was trying to make you jealous"
"And you succeeded with vengeance.
l never thought my love needed that trial"
" But yoh acted so differently from what
you did before We were married."
" was your lover then, Nellie"
ayes s,Lloyd," she said, as she chung closer
to himi "and you are infinitely more to ME
now-you are my husband"
al believe ! understand you," he said,
with smile. "What you ask is easily
givenj suppose commence now" and
Lloyd Whitlow clasped his little wife to his
breast and nearly covered her with kisses.
"Thank God, Lloyd, that we once more
understand each other! will repay you
the pain have cOat you by lifetime of
devotion.
(Which must encourage by little pet
ting now and then, eh?"
"Yes, Lloyd, please"
That excursion party Thought in the
morning that Mr.. and Mrs. Whitlow were
the most matter-of-iact bride and groom
they ever saw but concluded in the evening |
that they were the most devoted.
Nellie's advice to newly married wives is
"don't test your husbands love"