Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1881-06-09


very close surveillance, and he was
confident that, sooner or later, he
woald prove her all he believed wo,
men universally to be.
But month after month went by
and George was more in love than
ever. There had also come to the
happy home over. the way from
Marks fne little boy that bad been
called after him, and blue.eyed girl
whom not even Mark could find it in
his heart to regard as dangerous. He
was even venturing to make Mrs.
George Downes that exception said to
be contingent upon every rule, when
suddenly all suspicious were forced
into active life and prominence.
One day-a very wet one-a close
carriage drove up to Georges house,
and Mrs. George, heavily cloaked
and yelled, was driven away in it.
Very well, man." said Mark,
suspiciously, to himself, I'VE shall see
whether you confess to having been
out to day"
So he went over to Georges, play
el rubber or ttso with his favorite
and tried every way to induce con-
fession as to the rive in the rain,
bat the young wife would make no
alIus!on to it. This was on a Mon.
day. On Thursday, at. the same
hour, the carriage came again, and
Georges wife went away in it. The
next week she went on three differ
ent days, and twice, thu weather be
ing fine, he noticed she wore her
very best dress. the rich brocade
that had been one OF her wedding
suits.
The affair Was beginning to look
very black to Mark for be had salts
t-d himself that George had been
sald nothing whatever OF tdese clan
destine excursions On the next Mon
day be had a carriage waiting, and
when the lady went out again he di-
rectsd his driver to keep her we'll in
sight. In this way ne followed her
beyond the aristocratic precincts Of
the city to g little house set back in
4 garden quite in the suhnlbs. 4
v-ry handsome, ioreign.looking man
met her with many snilef and escort
e / her into the house. Mark sent
is carriage home, and patiently
| waited.
! After an interval of two hours
MIS-. Downess c,;rri ase returned, the
,ne gentleman pat ner carefully in
to it, and must have driven at ouce
b 'me, for when Marx passed the
hnuse she was sitting in her plain
merino dress by the window, tending
his uamesake. She ran to the door
and begged him ocore in; but Mark
WAS 100 iull OF his discovery, aud an
swerel. grudly:
Ask George to come to me after
dinner; have something to tell
him
George heard what his godfather
had to say with face hall angry
and liz incredulous.
1T must have been my wtes sis
TER, be said.
Mark laughed scorufuliy al such II
delehse, and. moreover, stoutly as
sslted that it was Mira. Downes and
not her sister.
Come on Thursday and see Tor
yourself, Geoige."
If I do, godfather, it vii! not be
because l suspect my wife, but be
a,use am sure to prove you wrong.
Still! George thought it singular
that he could not by the most adroi'
questioning get IRON her any al!usior
10 those mysterious visits. At length
ne said
"Emma, will ask for Thursday
afternoon, and we will 60 out to Al
borough wo ds and get the holly anc
Mistletoe for Christmas. What dt
you say = &.
I cant go, Thursday, George, dear
| have SO much TO do.
What have you 10 do"
More than | can tell. l. it no
nearly Christmas, and does that no
imply all sorts OF housekeeping du
ties But I will go with you Fri
day, dear"
, George was a little cropS at the re
fusal, and answered, gloomily
NJ: | Lave lost the wish to g
now.
Then both were silent. and til
, evening was not d pleasant one. Al
the next day he told himself that b
would not 90 and watch his vii
Thursday; and yet when the Ca
came he Vas sitting with his god
/, .ather at the window. At the usua
. hour the carriage arrived, anu Mrs
Downs with her hair as elaborated
j., dressed as il sue Was going to stat
. dinner at the Bishops palace, RAJ
;, down the steps, and was soon drive
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