The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1879-08-14

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not,sysp pMsrk could tyet, fad Id his
heart to regard as false and danger.
Gus. He was even venturing TO make
Mrs. George .Downes that exception
said to be contingent on every rule,
when suddenly allohis suspicionsI were
forced into active life and prominence.
One day-a very wet one-s close
carriage drove up to Georges. house,
and Mrs. George, heavily cloaked and
veiled was driven away in It.
Every we'll, ma 'am,' said Mark, sus-
piciously, 10 himself, we shall see
whether, yon confess TO having been
ont to-day /. gc9 rs esasoi'ai8
) So he went over to Georges, played
a rubber or two with his favorite. and
tried every way to induce, . confes-
sion; ~ 10 the drive In the rain; but
the young wife would make no alll-
sion to- iit. ,l'his was on Monday. On
Thursday at tbs, saMe hour, tho carri.
age came again, & and Georges wife
went away in IT'S The hexrsweek she
went out on three different days, and
twice, the weather beng fine, he, no.
ticed that she wore her very beat sat-
IN dress, theI rich blae brocade that
had been one Of her W edding suits.
The affair was. beginning4 TO look
very black to Mark, for lie had satis,
(ied himself that George had been told
nothing whateyer Of theee clahdestine
excursions. On Tho next Monday ne
had a carriage waiting, and WHEN the
lsdy went out again he directed IFS
driver to keep her we'll III sight. In
this way he followed her beyond, TIE
aristocratic precincts of the,citys to :.
little house set back Ia a. garden quite
In the suburbs A very handsome
foreign-looking man met her; At the.
door, and led her with nmenyi ismiles
into the house. .sz9iaaTi s4t
Mark sent his carriage home and in
spite Of the cold patiently waited.
After an interval of two hours ,Mrs,
Downes' carriage returned, ethes same
gentleman put her carefully into it,
and she, must have driven, at once
home. for when Mark passed the honse
she was sitting sin her plain msrino
.dress At the window ,nursing her name
sake. She ran to the door and begged
him to come,ip, but Mark was full Of
discovery, and aanswered, grufily,
Ask George to come to me after din-
ner l have something to tell him. ii
George heard what his godfather
had to say, with . face hall, angry, halt,
credulous. 1T must have been my
wife's sister, lie said. rev s',i Z, :
MARI laughed scornfnlly At such .
defense, and, moreover. stontly assert-
ed that it was Mrs. Downes, aud not,
Mrs. Downes' sister. Come on Thurs
day, and see for yourself George ~
If / do, godfather, it will net be be-
cause I suspect my wife, but becsuse.
am sure to prove you wrong. Q.
Still George thought Il singular that
he could not by the, most adroit ques:
tioning get from his wife auy allnsion5
to these mysterious visits. At !length,
he said, Emma, / will ask for Thursai
day afternoon, and We win GO ont to
.Aldborough w Woods, aud get the holly
and :mistletoee for Christmas. What
do Won sav? sigtc n b.is s9;sar
! can't 60 Thnrsday, George, dear
have SO much to do. .Fia.fs4svoe
- What have you to do. .ss2 ea
- More than 7 can tell you. It is not
near Christmas, and does not that
imply all sorts of housekeeping du-
ties s Bat i will go with YOU Friday
dear. - Aia--s4f soi 90 . 9lI,i, :.
George was, little cross at tho re-
fasal, and answered gloemily, No; he
had lost the wish to 60 mow.' Then
both were silent, and tho evening was
not pleasant one. All the next day
he told himself that he would not go
and watch hls. wife Thursdays; yet
when the day came he was sitting
with his godfather at the window. At
the usual hour the carriage arrived,
snd Mira. Downes, with. her hair as
dressed as IL she was 60
ing to q state dinner at the bishops
palace ran down the steps, aud was
soon driven rapidly, away ~
well, eodfather,' he said pleasant
~, that is Emma, certainly, and she
is very remarkably dressed; but. for
all that, / am sure she has some good
reason for what she is doing. y believe
I will wait until she tells me. o I
snon't be such = fool. George; go
aud question your saryantss bns,i !
After q olittle = reflection, , George
crossed TO his own house, and rang the
bell. The house maid seemed aston
ished at his appearance, and when he !
asked where her mistress was, said
she had not seen her since she had
taken her orders for dinner. Then
George went up to the nnrsery.a4as !.
gWhere is yourImistress, iAnn?.
is she not In the parlois, sir ,s.9a ]:
s''fYoa know she Is not. Where did
she 60 in the carriage? ie Ias'J :.
as Indeed, Sir, it is my business to
mind the children the mistress knows
her own affairs. without the likes Of
me meddling in theme. .r seei.la.l
He turned round impatiently, went
back to Mark Ripon, and got an accu-
rate description of the house to which
be had traced MIS-. George !; and in
half IN honr the half-curious and half
angry husband stopped at the pretty
cottage. u ALI was quiet about it, there
was no appearance Of company, it
looked almost deserted in Its wintry
garden. 4Ng.l
f:lAn exceedinply lovely woman.