The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1880-04-28


long evenings. But she did not see hel
. husband. She dri1ted through the par
iors, where there were caId-playing
= dancing, muse
LoaN al Mrs Leroy. How beauti
tul she Is :" one person remarked.
and how intensely unhappy, Poal
thing, What pity that any one Will
heart should have married George It
Roy!
She stood IN an open doorway. and
looked up ANA down the piazza on which
opened the parlors. All, ut last
George va, seated with his back to her.
in a longing, negligent attitude. Fac
ing him, in an attitude equally nerlj
gent. was Ninua Storey. her dimpled
bacchante face upturned To his, her
white arms cleaning out Of the failing
rose-c0iored leaves OF her dress, and
wreathed with Roman pearls, Perhaps
She was posing for Lalla Rookh or some
other Oriental character. to whom
strands of pearls are appropriated IN
tu5Iea3lr riraHtx: at all events, her
graceful head WAS adorned to correspond
with her arms She made a slight
movement as Eddie appeared in the
doorway, with which her little white
hand fell against DR. lie Rorv's knee,
and Law there carelesslv. Eddies face
contracted a in pain. She came for
ward. Alinna slightly changed her at
titude, but with no visible show of en-
barrassment George glanced up. "WiIl
you join Us ? he asked in an unsympa-
thetlc. superficial tone.
Eddie paused a moment, looking
down upon. Then She said, lciiy, No,
thank you, and moved away.
she was com3lng at her long har
presently, when George knocked at her
door. Still that rigid look on her face,
that hurt look IN her eyes. lie closed
the door and stood leaning with his
back against 1t. i wish, Edna, he
began directly, that you would be
little more like other people. 1t Is SO
contoundedly unpleasant 10 have you
y going about looking like mute AT a
( funeral.
= can not look more unhappy than l
feel, she burst out with gathering sobs,
/ Nv ny did ever marry You? | wish |
had died instead. Why did you not
| marry that Storey girl, whom you make
love TO now before my face : II you nave
/ no lSeIlhS Ior me rs a woman should
/ thlhk you might at least snow common
respect for me as your wife,
! Her tone, her words, stung George
lie Roy TO the point fury. My wife =
lie said, "Heavens wish you had not
that claim upon my tolerance. y man
reaps a fearful harvest from youthful
mistake Then he turned upon his
heel, and closed the door sharply be
hind him. Eddie was only 4 tritie more
miserable than she had been before,
The next day was Sunday. Parties
for church were made up Eddie found
herslf listlesslv included in one. It
might at least be more tolerable than
wandering aimlessly about the hotel.
As she was handed into the stage she
noticed her husband gathering in Minna
Storev's draperies within the compass
of a light spring wagon. in which he was
going to drive her. She was talking
and laughing. there was not a cloud on
Geo., zee. The sight cut Eddie to
the heart. She ayerted her face hastily.
Her fellow. passengers saw what she
saw they pitied her 1t is hard to a
Young, proud nature to he pitied.
The stooa clattarad off amid . oav
baLe Of voices \ mile down the ro,d
vas hill At the ton az this hin the
horses took FRIGHT. one becoming per-
fectIv uncomfortable. Plunginr and
ro rino they draoood the sta%a to the
nd,a of the mountain The navt mo.
mont tho CIT Iprnhori,,.. vehicle was
overturned and pitched down the noun
taiu-sidn Then the horses bovinn dona
/ tbair worst stood still The Irivnr
nickad himself mn and sur,-o,,ad the
scene of the disaster The drst obiect
that met his ewes MAS Mrs lie Row
who had heen thrown AGAINST 8 boan Of
stones. \ messenger was DISPATCHED to
the hotel who met DR. lie Roy first of
all in his no-top wagon.
"Hurry, hurrv?" he cried s"Tbe STAGE
has cone over the side Of the mountain
Mrs LEROY is dead"
George was off like the wind; but not
before Miss Storey had entreated. with
white lps. to be let out. He was
alona when ne was confronted bv Eddies
pitiful face.
They gathered her up and carried her
to the hotel for dead. The ra.t at the
party escaped unhurt except for triiine
cuts and bruises but when they Iayed
her on her bed they thought that life
was extinct,
l might quote pages IN support OF the
assertion that the worth OF treasure Is
eml hasi~ed by the dread OF losing 1t.
lfarshness, indifference, neglect, logged
George lie Roy.s steps like stern accus-
ers' now that Eddie lay speeches. un,
conscIuS; Tor hopeless hours 1t seemed
70 nm that ne had Killed her. IL he
mad been with her, TINS might not have
happened. surely be might nave shiei-
ded her. s, u. her : All had he
| s 81 her from other dangers, other
MS Inc hltter feproach haunted HIM
thai lie had BETRAYED his trust.
How utterly little and contemplate
t me &c, ais .s',l. now seemed Only