Louisiana capitolian. (Baton Rouge, La.) 1879-1881, 1881-09-17

There had also come to the happy home
over the way from Marks fine little
| boy that had been called after him, and
. blue eyed girl whom not even Mark
could find in his heart to regard as dan
gerous. He was even venturlng to make
Mrs. Geo. 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 car
risge drove up to Georges house, and
Mrs. George, heavily cloaked and yelled,
was driven away in it.
every we'll. ma'am," said Marx, sus
piciously, to himself, eve shall see
whether you confess to having been out
to-day"
So be went over TO Georges, played q
rubber or two with his favorite, and
tried every way to induce confession
as to the drive in the rain, but the
young wife would make no allusion to
it. This was on Monday. On Thurs
day, at the same hour, the carriage
came again and Georges wife went away
in it. The next week she went on three
different days, and twice, the weather
being fine, he noticed she wore her very
best dress, the rich brooade that had
been ore of her wedding suits.
The affair was beginning to look very
black to Mark, for be had satisfied him
self that George had been told nothing
whatever of these cladestine excursions.
On the next Monday he had q carriage
waiting, when the lady went ont again
he directed his driver to keep her well
in sight. In this way he followed her
beyond the arstocratic precincts of the
city to s little house set back in q gar
don quite in the suburbs. A 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, tho same
gentleman put her carefully in toit, and
she must have driven at once home, fol
when Mark passed the house she was sit
ting in her plain morino dress by the
window, tending his namesake. She
ran to the door and begged him to come
| in, but Mark was too full of his discov.
cry and answered grua1y:
ASK George to come TO mo after din.
ner, have something to tell him."
| George heard what his godfather had
to say With a face half angry and halt
incredulous.
"It must have been my wife's sister,
he said.
| Mark laughed ssorufully at such de-
Tense, and moreover, stou5ly asserted
that is was Mrs. Downes and not hei
sister.
"Come on Thursday and see for your
self. George"
"If do, godfather, it will not be De
cause suspect nay wife, but because
sm SURE to prove you wrong"
Still George thought it singular vhs
he could not by the most ad,oit question
ing get from her any allusion to those
mysterious visits. At length he said:
Emma, will ask fox Thursday aftel
noon, and We will 60 out to Alborougl
woods and get holly and mistlsto fol
Christmas. What do you say ?"
wcan's 90 Thursday, George, dear
have 80 much 30 do
"What have you to dof'
more than I can toll. Isit not nearl!
Christmas, and does that not imply al
sorts of Housekeeping dutiess Bat
will 20 with Friday, dear George wa
little cross at the refusa and answered
gloomily
"No, have lost the wish TO 60 NOW.
Then both were silent, and the even
ing was not q pleasant one. All tn
next day he told himself tha5 he woul'
not 60 and watch his wife Thursday, ant
yet when the dsy came no was sittin!
, with his godfather st the window. A
the usual hour the carriage arrived, ant
Mrs. Downes, with her hair as elabor
ately dressed as if she was going to stat
dinner at tho Bishops palace. run dowl
She steps, and was soon driven away,
We'll, godfather, that is Emma, Ger
tainly, and she is very elaborated.
f dressed, out for al that, / an sure sh
has some good reason for what she tell
| me.
Q Don't Do p fool, George. 90 and ques
| ton vour servants