The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1879-11-05
LED BN JEALOUSY :

Il was grand and gorgeous on the
first morning OF spring. 1t Is not the
tapping OF the woodpecker in the hOl
low beech, nor yet the uulhaich bonn
ming at his breakfast Il is only Mr.
Ernest Black, knocking out bis pipe
against The gaFlen seat
Happy man to have such charm
Jag nook wherein TO smoke his early
pipe. His comfortable mansion OF
Sbrublsnds, cosy modern buildiBg,
warm aud roomy, with glass houses
clustered abou. it, ana It's convenient
Offices at the rear, lies on the slope
above In front of him stretches d
pleasant lawn, and be looks over up
GU sweet river valley, bounded by
purple hills, reaches OF water showing
in silver stresks here and there A
warm, pleasant little dingle eneom
passes the grounds, sbeltering the
house from the north and east. and
sloping down toward the south, and
here The first breath of newborn
spriLg is felt, and the frs: green leaf
Of the year is seen on The slender
white birch, whose brown cslkins are
diving for love of the earliest blossoms
Of The season.
Ernest thought thst it was very
good 10 be here, as be smoked his
pipe on bis garden seat.
But everything Gomez 10 al end.
aud by tue time be bad faished bis
pipe and knccked cut the ashes 3
cloud hsd come over the sun, the air
was chilled and the beauty Of the
morn tarnished. II wss lime, be
found, to start for his train He went
into the house 10 say "good-by" 10
his wife, for be beard the carriage
wheels grinding On the gravel IS il
came round from the stables 10 The
door
He seemed TO be hsppy fellow,
too, in his wife, who was fair,
pleassnI-faced woman, Of charming
figure aud full spirits
II didn't know you were going
away" she said, q slight shade Of
yexaIiou coming over he- face.
Didn't tell you." said Ernest. 81
i1lended toy ! shall be home 10
dinner. I'm only going 10 town 10
see the old masters They close this
week
"Ahl if you bad told NE in time |
would have gone with you."
To say the ruth, Ernest did not
much care for company when be was
going to look 81 pictures
PITY, eh n be said, carelessly put
ing bis hand under her chin and CIV
ing ner kiss. We'll, saoiher DAY,
perhaps, Totlie"-ber name was
Theresa, bat her pei name was Tot
tie-"and then, perhaps. | eaa so
with you"
"Way dldn't You think Of il be-
fore!r
"You should have told NE yo1
we're going"
"Yes, il was stupid of me howev.
er, there's no help for it. | eave o.
" just time TO catch the train. Good
By"
Away be went
Theresa ss; down once more TO Der
book OF household expenses, bu. the
totals run into each other ssd the
samc row Of figures woaldn't come 10
the same amount twice running. Is
wAsn't like Ernest, thought she, not
to ask her to 90 with him He had
never gone of sny where before with
Gu, asking her to accompany him if
i, were practicable. His manner, too.
was SO cold What could be The rea-
son Of il
She took up the newspaper 10 dis
tract her mind She rarely looked al
The daily papers, bat this morning
she felt uneasy, and could not settle
TO seything. suddenly she spssng to
her feet with cry of Gi-:ress
She had taken up the outside sheet
Of the paper, and thereon she bad read
.he advertisement:
Constance to Ernest To-day AZ
Y EieIorls. l2 noon
That Was the reason, then, that
Erses. aad gone oa 10 to~n so sud
1.nly Nrs she knew IL. she fsd
been wrooged and deceived coOld il
be possible ,har sucn rrsaehery, such
betrayal Of ell the ties of friendship