The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1880-02-20

passed that she entered, flushed and smil-
ing, dressed in her very finest, and evil
IDENTIFY in high spirits.
"Mrs. Smith must be an entertaining
woman, Emma" said Mr.. Harkaway.
"Oh, she is" said Emma. "pve en-
joyed myself so much"
Mr.. Harkaway made no further re-
mark. ...
But now with strange anxiety in his
heart, he took to watching Emma.
She was perpetually at that window.
She was very often out.
She never urged him to stay in the
evenings.
She had fresh bouquets on her dressing
table every day. o
He met the gentleman with whiskers
near his door, as though just leaving it,
more than once. "a
He found mans glove on his floor
one morning.
A person knocked one Sunday morn
ing and handed in note, which Emma
said was from Mrs. Smith, and which
she tore to pieces at once.
Poor George was growing jealous.
He forsook the society of Bob Cherry
and stayed at home good deal.
At last.he came to the decision that
he was not the victim of his imagina-
ton, that there was really something
going on which his little wife hid from
him, and he resolved to watch her.
'George," said Emma, one evening,
'Pm going to call on Mrs. Smith,"
every WE'LL" said George.
Tndeed," said Emma. ~ may be late;
don't worry"
"Oh, no." said George, quietly.
But he watched Emma narrowly, and
saw that ere she slipped out at the door
of the inner room she had put on a bon.
net and an opera cloak.
"Good heaven! can Emma really be
deceiving me% he said. "Tll make sure
of the truth tonight. I'll be in doubt no
longer. I'll follow her."
He seized hat and put it on.
| He turned up his coat collar and
glided down the stairs.
At the door he paused.
A lady in a mauve silk and white
opera cloak was Just taking the arm of a
gentleman with blonde whiskers.
The enraged husband felt inclined to
pounce upon the pair then and there.
But second thought altered his i'm
pulse.
To follow them would be better.
| He slipped into cross street.
In moment Emma passed him, lean
ing on the strangers arm.
Maledictions burnt in Georges heart,
but he restrained himself and went after
them. ~
They went straight to the theater, and
he perforce followed.
He sal only few seats behind them,
and looked at them in way that at
tracted more attention than he knew.
They were very familiar.
He had never seen his Emma 80 fa-
miliar with any gentleman friend nr
"Ah, good heavenl Why did I leave
her so much aloneT' thought George.
"I know it was something which l should
never have done. Now it is too late.
can never forgive her. There must be a
separation; and yet it is partly my fault.
she is very weak and wicked, but it il
partly my fault" p
He could have wept with anguish. ,
The hours seemed interminable; and
when the curtain fell he followed his
wife and her companion out. .....
Youth seemed gone-life a different
thing .L.... a4 em.a
| And the being who was SO dear to him
| his Emma, where was she?
This that oounterfeited her futtered
before him on the strangers arm.
| He would see all-he would know the
worst, and then-ah, then!
| And in this mood he watched then
through window as they ate ices anc
nibbled cake in fashionable saloon.
Where should they go next?
| Straight home it seemed.
/ At its door he stepped between them
"You shall answer for thisp he whis
pered, hoarse with passion. "You shal
answer for this, whoever you are. Thi.
is my wife, sir"
Tndeed," said the gentleman. "Glat
to know you. If you want to see me, I'm
at number twenty-four," and was gone
on the instant.
George had sense enough left to hurry
Emma up to her own room hefore hi
said another word. H
"Now," he said, as he shut the dool
with 4 crash, "now MADAME r-
"Well, sirq said Emma.
Explain" said George.
"Well, I've been to theater with q
nice-l looking gentleman" said Emma
"pve had some cream, and I've enjoyed
mvsef. Is it a crimeW
"Mrs. Harkaway," said George, "thil
is a serious business. How long have yot
known this manT'
swell, George" said Emma, "you SEE
/ had lively time when / was a girl
: beaux and brothers to take me about;
and you've left me alone great deal ol
late, and take me nowhere, and stayed
out until morning and all that; and one
day this gentleman kissed his hand tc
me, and / kissed mine back, and he sent
me note; and I've seen a good deal ol
him since, and I hope shall see more