The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1881-05-24

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Ten minutes later she was within her
OWN home. Her first impulse was 10
lear of the hated costume which had
caused her such trouble; her ext 10
throw herself on the bed and sob out
her excitement and contrition. The
morning sun. streaming into her room.
awoke her.
With a shudder, she remembered the
events of the past night. She looked
down at her hand-the hand which had
been polluted by ~another's toueh-as
though in some way she expected TO
lind the contamination branded on its
soft white surface. II was all unmarried;
but She looked again-she looked
away and baek-she rubbed her eyes
and looked-the color meanwhile Hut
iering out Of her cheeks, and her pale
lips %quiyering, as ii her heart eenIcd
TO stand still in a sudden agony Of fear
for from the third finger a missing
the talismanie ring.
When and where had she lost il, and
how could she now find the courage TO
confess all TO GeraldP She rose and
dressed. revolving and re-reyolTing this
problem in her mind.
At any hour her husband might re-
turn. Eor the hrst time shesdreaded 10
meet him = dreaded TO look into his
kindly, handsome eyes, and read there
all his incredulous reproach. mingled
perhaps with scorn and anger.
The day wore on. Her friend Mrs.
Martin. a in 10 scold her for her de-
s%ertion; but her pale face and trem-
bling tones made good her plea of sud
den illness.
At nightfali Gerald arrived. She
threw herself in his arms. in a burst OF
nervous weeping; but when he wonder
ingly asked its cause. her courage fail
ed her.
Why was II she had never imagined
that he might look stern until today?
A week passed. when one evening.
sitting in the twilight. a step sounded
close beside. She looked up TO discover
the count.
"Pardon!' he began. in answer to her
indignant, questioning look; why
must you be so cruelP May l not now
see your"
Sir. l command you to leave me. /
am now under the protection of my
own roof"
He was about to answer, when n latch
key was heard inserted in the outside
door. X.ED
In a instant. he hadsprung into some
place of concealment, but the fact that
he was neal lent to the young wife n
sudden courage. born of the moments
desperation. Her husband. entering.
approached her. but she motioned him
back.
"Gerald." she said, 81 have a bitter
confession to make. 1t Is lifting you
should ear 1t now" UI
He listened. with arms folded across
his breast. while she told him all the
story OF that fated night.
And Ii this ALP" he questioned BIT
terly. when she a paused.
NO. not AL she continued. raising
witness, who has forced his hated pres
ence again upon me. The Count Bel
zoni is here again, Gerald"
As she spoke, she drew aside the cur
tain; but the form she expected TO dis
close was gone, the open window at
testing to lis flight.
Silently the husband drew q paper
from his pocket, and showed her q par
agraph Offering a reward for the arrest
Of thief and swindler known as the
Count Belzoni.
..My darling" he said, ..my little
wife has learned a lesson she will never