The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1879-12-24
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ger of that insutferable coxcomb,
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@Edward, what do you rnean2D
aJust this: if his attentions and
admiration Of you are not less pro.
nounced and your pleasure thereat
less apparent I will thrash the pup
:py, that is all. " n (, RI! r. 3. ~.
Mr.. Lads had worked himself into
"a passion of-jealousy and his, fine
eyes flashed with anger ss he stood
confronting his now indignant wife;
who, wordless, turned, ,toher dressing
bureau and began d basty search for.
the ring, hoping To- fash back "a, de-
NAL to the'unjust sgspicions of her
husband. But the valuable jewel
was gonel For q moment the lady
stood with one pink finger pressed
upon her rosy lip in a vain mental
cogitation as;to where she had last
worm it. g,,5.
& Together With]a large party Of city
friends they were sojourning atone
Of the. fashionable summer mountain
resorts, and the. days were spent in
pic-nics ind rambles, andthe nights
upon the balconies or in moonlight
pronenades. She recollected that
only the previous; evening she had
walked with young EllerN perhaps
he had been o trihe. too,attentiye,
and the ring was;large fol, her slen-
der finger, he had;as. a BIT of bandin-
age and to tease her. roslipped it from
off her handland was openly wearing
it, andsher huabaAd was sesdspicieus
and jealous that shoum he gsee it
upon the gentleman's. finger there
would be an unpleasant eneuunter.-
These reflections caused her to turn
upon her husband rather flushed
face, and with downcast eyes, she
said. l ag se*.o ajfsi
81 am ready to go down to dinner,
Edward" s
"Come, then" he returned in his
most rigid manner, "and remember
tforbid you to receive the most triy-
ial attention from Ellery."
"You are unjust, and your suspi-
cions crue1.n
"And your pretended search for
the ring is entirely too elaborate and
over-acted; and you may as well be
informed that not two hours ago I
saw the emerald upon the hand of
that idiot" .a5a
"And I protest." she answered,
drawing herself up to the most
queenly height "that if Mr.. Ellery
has possession of the ring, I do not
know how he obtained it. But l
shall ask him for it at once and re-
turn It to you;" and hastily stripping
off all the COSTLY gems from her
slender white hands and placing
them in her jewelry-case, she contin-
ued; "and | make q solemn vow nev-
er to wear one of these baubles, these
gifts Of yours, until you have taken
back your cruel words and relieved
me from your unjust and jealous sus-
picions." NJ srrq 4
"And / forbid you speaking to
Ellery.upon any conditions, unless
you would have me kick the scoun-
drel out Of decent society" replied
her angry husband, as the regal wo-
man took his profered arm and was
led to the table d'hote. .,.........
How splendidly and coyly did the
young wife demean herself that even
ing. She had not the ghost Of a
smile for a single one Of her many
admirers, though she discussed elo-
quently Of art, science and music,
and succeeded in keeping Ellery at
more than arms length, and with a
naughty brow refused his hand for a
dance.
And afterwards, as he anda friend
were smoking their latest cigar for
the night, he said: aI'll bet the
champagne that Madam Lads has
had a conjugal tiff with her savagely
jealous husband"