Louisiana capitolian. (Baton Rouge, La.) 1879-1881, 1881-09-13

. blue eyed girl whom not even Mari
could lind in his heart 80 regard as dan
gerons He was even venturlpg to maxi
Mrs. Geo. Downes that exception said /,
% contingent upon every rule, whef
suddenly MI suspicious wore forced int,
active life and prominence.
one day--a very wet ouo--a close car
riage drove mp to Georges tiouse, and
Mrs. George, heavily cloakod AID yelled
wac driven away in it.
Very we'll, ma'am," said Marx, sus
ptciously, to himself, Eve shall soc
whether you confess to having been GU,
today
SO he went over TO Georges played a
rubber OF two with his fayorite, and
tried every way to induce o confession
as to the drive in the rain, but the
young wife would make no alInsion TO
it. This was on Monday. On Thurs
day, at the same hour, tho carriage
| came again and Georges wife went away
in il. The next week she went Oh three
different days, and twice, the weather
being fine, ho noticed she wore her very
best dress, the rich brocade thai bad
been one Of her wedding suite,
The affair was beginning TO look very
black to Marx, for he had satisfied him
self that George had been told nothing
whatever of these cladestine excursions.
On the next Monday he had y carriage
waiting, when the lady went ont again
ne directed his driver to keep her we'll
in sight. In this way hc followed her
beyond tho aristocratic precincts of the
city TO u little house set back in n gar
den quite in the suburbs. 4 very hand
some, foreign-looking man met her with
many smiles and escorted her into the
house. Mark sent his carriage home,
and patiently waited.
After an interval Of two hours Mrs
Downes' carriage returned, the Same
gentleman put her carefully in toit, and
she must have driven at once home, for
whca Mark passed the house she was sit
ting in her plain merino dress by the
window, tending his namesake. She
ran to tho door and begged him to como
in, but Mark was too full Of his discov-
cry and answered graaly:
Ask George to come to me after din
ner, | have something to tell him
George heard what his godfather had
to say with face bali angry and half
incredulous.
ut must have been my vitcs sister"
he said.
Mark laughed ssorn,ally at such de-
tense, and moreover, stously asserted
that it was Mrs. Downes and not her
sister
"Come on Thursday and see for yonr-
self, George"
III do, godfather, it will not be be- |
cattsc suspect my wife, but because |
nm suro to prove you wrong
Still George thought it singular that
nc could not by tho most adroit question
ns got from her any allusion to those
mysterious visits. At length he said
Emma, | will ask for Thursday after
loon, and we will 90 out to Alborough
woods and get holly and mistleto for
christmas. What do you say 7"
~ can't go Thursday, George, dear,
have so much to do
"What have you to do 2
More than | can tell. Is it not nearly
and does that not imply all
orts Of housekeeping duties But |
'ill 90 with Friday, dear George was
little Cross ut the refusal and answered
loomily: !
''No, have lost the wish to 90 now !
Then both were silent, and the even (,
x WAS not q pleasant one. All the q
extday he told himself that he would
OF go and watch his wife Thursday, and
et when the day came he was sitting
18th his godfather at the window. At
he usual hour the carriage arrived, and
rs. Downes, with her hair as elabor-
ely dressed rs ifshe was going to state =
nner ut the Bishops palace. run down
10 steps, and was soon driven away. =
"WelI, godfather, that is Emma, Ger :
inly, and she is very deliberately y
essed, but for al that. am sure she
Is some good reason for what she tells =
g.
Don't be fool, George, 20 and ques- ="
III your servants ''
After . little reflection. George crossed
his own house and ring the tcll.
lie housemaid seemed astonished ut his -
pearance, and when he asked where w
r mistress was, said she had not seen -
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