The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1881-06-09
TRI-WEEKLY EDITION.

waited In vain for some sign from her
husband. She sent for her trunk in the
course Of the next day, and it came with
out word.
A week passed and then Lilly grew paler
day by day, and Reginald more. desolate.
Neither gave one sign to tire other. AS
Reginald was returning from his club one
evening, he found himself between two
men, who were talking IN low but suf1l-
cienty distinct tones. 1t was some mo-
ments before he took enough note of their
conversation to discover that they were
talking of him.
''Disgraccful 2" said one 'I should
think so; and l haven't single doubt,
myself, that Trevor is the one to blame.
He was always naughty, jealous, tyran-
nlcal fellow. Lily Ramsay was a great
deal too good for him."
II don't know about that. Trevor has
good qualities-a tritle too proud, perhaps,
and inclined to be jealous, we used to
think but a 60 ID fellow"
III wouldn't swear by the goodness of
any fellow that could quarrel this way with
a girl like Lily Ramsay within six months
after he married her. When man takes
a woman to love, cherish and protect, he
don't do it, to my notion, by making ,..
house 80 hot that she is very gladto STAY
out Of it,
Reginald Trevor qulckcncd his pace and
passed the two gentlemen unrecognized.
He had heard enough to lrritate him ex-
cesslvely. There might not be one particle
of justification for these men speaking as
they did of him but as he paced angrily
homeward, the words kept recurring to
him. ''lIaughty, jealous, tyrannical ~
Was that Lily's opinion Of him, he Nom
dered7
He walked round by Mrs. Ramsay's
house, keeping upon the opposite side of
the way, and regarding the mansion
stealthily as he passed, though it was too
dark for any one to sec HIM. At the cor.
n, r he even hcsitated as a slender shadow
crossed the blind, which might be Lily's
Then murm uring, "No; told her the
longer she stayed the better I should be
pleased and 50 I shall, till she comes to
her Senses" lie hurried gloomily home.
But his fate was not in his own hands.
That night his house was entered by bur-
glars; and though he succeeded III routing
them, he was so severely injured by blow
on the head from some heavy instrument
in the hands of one, that for many days
his life was considered exceedingly doubt
full.
The news came upon Lily without warn
ing. She was bending over some work,
but not sewing, for tears. She put down
her work almost with a smile.
"Aunty," she said, 'that means me.
God ls better to Reggie and me than we
deserve. He won't die, trust me for
that"
"Was naughty, jealous and tyranni-
cal ?" was Reginald's first question of Lily,
as he fcebly drew her little hands TO his
lips.
Those very words haunted his dclirium.
Lily smiled through her tears
"Not more than 1 was foolish and WI
Iul. Suc Sulu BcuIly. lnC ulfu you SuW
me talking with was the husband of my
sister, who lives in Jersey, as you know.
spoke to him reluctantly, and I did not
want you to meet him. had no idea of
seeing him when l went out and If you
had not lost your temper 80 soon l should
have told you all there was to tell, though
didn't like to talk about it. Shall we
begin again, Regie9"
only darling, yes"