The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-03-09


snip, and asked me TO let him look OF the list
on repairs. Its just useless to expect any
thing from my lord after what has happened,
! sala. Besides, Mr.. Helmsley gave me no
nope when | stated my case to him." Mar
mhduke still held out mis- hand for the list.
Let me try u | can get some subscribers,
he replied. This was kindly meant, at any
| rate. gave him the list; and begun TO re-
cover some of my old friendly feeling for him.
Alas the little CLEAN Of tranquility proved
to be Of short duration
you will stay with us this evening, won't
your says Felicia. No; he was not free for
Surely you can put 1t OFF, No; impossible
To- put II off. IS it n ball or party Of some
klndY' No answer; he changed the subject
he offered Felicia the money repaid to him
dear this time Felicia handed him
back the money, rather too haughtily
| perhaps. 81 don't want n bracelet" she
said want your company In the
evening", He jumped up, good tempered MS
| he was, In something very like % roge-then
looked at me, and checked himself on the
point las belieYel Of using profane language.
Inns IS downright persecution he burst
ont, With On angry turn Of his head toward
his wife. Felicia got up, In her turn. Your
language is an Insult to my father and To
mel lie looked thoroughly staggered ut
this; y was evidently their first serious quar-
| rel. Felicia took no notice Of him. II will
| get ready directly, father; and we will go out
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| ing the mountaineering his good temper
with n readiness which il pleased me to see
| Come, come, Felicia We have not quar-
relied yet, and We won't quarrel now. Let me
Oft thS one time more, and ! will devote the
next three evenings Of your fathers visit to
| him and to you. Give me u kiss and make #
/ up" My daughter doesn't do things by
| halves. She gG1e him dozen kisses, /
should think and there was happy end
to It,.
But what shall we do to morrow even
| ing n says Marmaduke, sitting down by his
wife, and patting her hand as It lay In his
| Take US somewhere says she. Your
| father objects to public amusements. Where
will he go tor Felicia took up the news
paper. There Ia an oratorio at Exeter Hall"
she said; my father likes music" He turned
to me. "You don't object TO oratorios, sirY'
| 81 don't object to music / answered, "out Of
the theatre" Felicia handed the newspaper
to me. Speaking Of theatres, father, have
| you read what they say about the new play?
What pity it can't be given out Of thea
| treP' / looked ut her in speechess amaze
| rnent. She tried to explain herself ''The
paper says that the new play Is - service rem
dered to the cause Of virtue; and that the
| great actor, Barrymore, has set an example
| In producing 1t which deserves the encourage
ment Of MI truly religious people. Do read
| IL, fatherp' ] held up my hands In dsmay.
My own daughter perverted pinniDg her
| faith on newspaper speaking with u per-
verse expression of interest OF q stage play
and an actor Even Marmaduke Witnessed
| this lamentable exhibition OF backsIiding with
| some appearances Of alarm It's not her
| fault, sir, he said, interceding with me- Its
| the fault Of the newspaper. Don't blarne
| herr j held my peace, determining inwardly
| to pray for her. Shortly afterward my
| daughter and went out. Marmaduke accom-
panied us part Of the way, and left us Mt q
| telegraph Office. "Who ore you going to tele-
graph tor Felicia asked Another mystery
| He answered, business Of my own, my
dear"-and went into the office.
September Ia is my miserable SON n-law's
house under q Curse2 The yellow haired
| woman In the open carriage drove up to the
| door at 10 80 this morning In a state Of dis
traction. Felicia and | saw her from the
| drawing room balcony-a tall woman In gor-
geous garments. She knocked with her own
| hand at the dopr-cried out distraCtedly,
Where Is hei / must see him. At the
| sound Of her voice, Marmaduke (playing with
his little dog in the drawing-room) rushed
| down stairs and out into the street. "Hold
your tonguep we heard him say to her.
| What are you here forY'
| What she answered. we failed to hear; she
| was certainly crying. Marmaduke stamped
on theEpaVement like a man beside himself
| took her roughly by the arm and led her into
| the house.
Before could utter a word Felicia left me.
| and flew headlOng down the stairs. She was
| in time to hear the dining-room door locked.
Following her, prevented the poor jealous
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door. God forgive me-not knowing how
else to quiet her-I degraded myself by adj
vising her To listen to what they said. She in
staBtiy opened the door of the back dining
room, and beckoned me to follow. naturally
hcSitated, " shall go mad" she whispered
"H YOU leave me by myself What could
| do? i degraded myself for the second
time. For my own child III pity for my own
cIildl
We heard them, through the nmsy modern
doors. those ha
most angry and she most distracted That is
to say, we heard them when they spoke In
their loudest tones.
How did you find out where Ive?' says
he. 'Oh, you're ashamed Of me?" says she.
"Mr. Helmsley was with us yesterday even
ing. That's how found Outr what do you
meanY' Il mean that Mr.. Helnsey had
your card and address in his pocket All you
were obliged TO give your address when you
had to clear up that matter Of the bracelet
deserve such q note as you sent me this
morningW "Do what the note tells your
DO what the note tells me? Did anybody
ever hear man talk so, out Of lunatc aSy-
Ium? Why, you haven't even the grace to
carry out your own wicked deception-you
haven't even gone to bed?" There the voices
grew less angry, and we missed what fol-
lowed. Soon the lady burst out again, piteOus-
ly entreatiDg him this time. "Oh, Marmy
don't ruin mel Has anybody offended you?
Is there anything you wish to have altered?
Do you want more money? 1t is too cruel
to treat me in this way-it is indeedw He
made some answer which we were not able to
hear; we could only suppose that he had
made her angry again. She went On louder
than ever. I've begged and prayed Of you
and you are as hard as iron I've told you
about the prince and princess, and that has
had no effect on you. | have done with YOU
Wen see what the doctor says" He got
angry in his turn; we heard him again. 81
see the doctor! | shall make your refusal
known, and II there's law In England, you
shall feel it !" Their voices dropped again
some new turn seemed to be- taken BY the
conversation. We heard the lady once more,
shrill and joyful this time. There's dear
You see it, don't you, III the right light And
you haven't forgotten the old times, have
you? You're the same dear, honorable, kind
hearted fellow that you always werem
| caught hold Of Felicia, and put my hand
over her mouth. There was sound In the
next room which might have been-I cannot
be certain-the sound Of a kiss. The next
moment we heard the door of the room IN
locked. Then the door OF the house was
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