The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1881-01-28

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juror 70 pull all those beautiful things
out Of that basket said Willonghby u
his wife. "lIavc you done with the
glasses, Bell?' and he began looking
~ the direction OF the opposite box.
which had been empty till then. Some
one had Just come In. and sat down in
q seat behind the curtain.
1T seems all SO real. Aunt Bell, /" said
little Margaret, inawhisper; ''only more
real than real things"
Ills wonderful wealth Of language
must have something to do with Il. N
said WillougLby, gently shutting I'D his
glasses Tile calls In all nature and all
English 10 his aid -eh. Mrs. Baxter,
don't il strike you sop
lie was looking At her with an odd
expression. as II he wanted % hear her
voice, TO guess what she was thinking
Of from what she said.
~ am like Margaret: can only
sympathize," said Mrs. Baxter II
think il was very happy for Juliet that
she died with her faith in Romeo un-
changed" this she added, not bitterly,
but with heavy sigh. Mrs. Willough-
by hastily intcrposed with Hush.
hush Juliet is coming She did not
want her friend Felicia to dwell upon
her troubles.
This is the fag-end OF story which
all happened years ago. only little bit
got broken on, 80 10 speak, and was
fastened on again by chance on this
particular night. The hero and heroine
Of my little history loved each other
long ago, tenderly, passionately; then
they quarreled. then they made it up.
and were married; they had loving but
Earring tempcrs; he was suspicious,
poor, easily angered she was impetu-
Gus, ditlident, exacting, because she
loved him and cared so much for him
and for herself too. and because she
cared SO much for the quality OF his
love. and because she was jealous of
some one far more suitable than her.
self. lie was Colonel Baxter. widow
or. when they were married; she had
been an heiress, Felicia Marlowe BY
name. The young mistress Of Harping-
tor Hall had been left very young. very
alone. very sclf-willed. TO her own dis
erection and indiscretion, 10 her child
ish moods. to her make-shift life; she
had been oyerpraiscd and overlooked.
perhaps. by the cousin from whom she
inherited the old house which had been
her home and the scene Of her failure
and success in life. She had been en-
gagged TO him nominally. but they both
knew that even IL he recovered they
were lovers only In name. Feliciass
heart had beaten its own measure. and
ached TO its own longing. although her
future had been settled for her BY 9TH
ers; then. when the time came. and she
was free, and able TO mold il 10 her
hearts desire, she was. perhaps. disap-
pointed by the result.
All this has been told elsewhere. but
one odd phase Of the story happened
two nights ago, and l write it down as
il WAS told me BY some people who were
II was from Mrs. Willoughby heard
Il all. She is q middle-aged woman
who has known good many people.
and seen something of the world (Which
means seeing something more than peo-
pie sitting in rows in it). and Felicia
Baxter and she were old friends. Mrs.
Willoughby had been At Felica's we'd
ding. and admired las who would not
admire the lo.ely young bride and the
stately bridegroom, little thinking Of
the dismal result Of all this white satin.
DEMONSTRATING, promising, vowing,
bride-cake and congratulations. Every
thing seemed propitious. One Of Fee
|icias former lovers was present in a
detected attitude. the friends who APP
proved aud the friends who disapproved
we're there. all equally smart. The
Colonel's little daughter. child OF
Twelve. was there with the aunt and the
cousin who had brought her up. and
with whom she was to remain till the
couple returned. They were to spend
i month or two AZ Rome. and then come
back. But though after time they
came back. little Lucy Baxter remained,
Dy her fathers wish. with the cousin
|or whom she had 50 great an affection.
When disagrecments began between
he Colonel and his wife, Colonel Bax-
'cr. who was somewhat morbidly fas-
'idious person, shrank from bringing
lis little Lucy from her peaceful home
% witness the disturbance. and strange,
almost incxplicablc troubles Of his new
lie. She YVES nearly thirteen. In q
rear or two she would be woman. He
vas ashamed that the two women who
lad made his home there ten years and
more should know Of his present per-
He made one excuse and an
,ther TO put of Lucy's coming. and |
Felicia guessed the reason. and felt 4
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