The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1882-01-05
81 don't know about that. He is tre-
mendously in love with her."
Elbow can ha ha p,


chow can he be?"
'.Fofce of habfe, may BE. , Andshe Is
a beauty. YOU know. And when she is
goodsnatured there s nobody like her. -
"Weli, by Easter you'll see her with
pair Of asolitaires. I'll wager another
pair. Take me up."
mot L. shouldn't have any use
for them if Iswon, except to give them
back tomyoui and couldn't afford to
lose: Besides. I don't Bet On al GER
tainty," said the careful MIR. Bowman.
And just then Hetty Morris coming up.
they stopped to admire her precious
acquisitions; and Hetty heard of the
wager, and shamed Mf Bowman into
taking it, before they parted and went
their opposite ways, more merrily than
was their Sunday wont.
Not SO Mr.. TeTnpleton. sAs soonsas
his wife had banged the door behind
her she tore off her bonnet and threw
herseah on sa@sofas and called for Jane
TO bring the ammonia, and her husband
to drop the shades, and Maria totake
the children where she could not hear
them, for her head was splitting With
pain, as any ones would be-, treated as
she was And she would not 90 up
stairs to bed, and Mr.. TempletonSs Sun
day romp with the children was abro-
gafedE and aiis dinner was made safsacti
OF silent and soitarvspepapce; and if
he told his'wifes lie was gong to after
noon service, and did 90 over to his
cousin Hetty's, she, at least, had no
right to blame him. fss ass
But woe for Mr.. Templeton when he
came home that eyening!. Mrs. Tenn
pleton had been removed to her own
roonay which rneked With steam of CAM
phor and alcohol; she lay there in her
white night-gown, with her black hair
streaming over the pillow, with her
grea black eyes rolled up and fixed on;
a remote point of the ceiling, and with
the OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES lips-ghastlyx.
stiff, and immovable 1t made. no ODDS
to Mr.. SinipletonA 4 mean rempfeton-
that he had seen her so fifty times be-
fore; in fact afvay wiiHhF She wanted
something she could not have. Cold
terror struck to his soul lest he should
lose bis torment; all her virtues swelled
into the hosts Of heaven, All her fauftss
were wiped out as with sponge. He
was dQwason his, eessbssidehersin
moment. ''Oh my darling! my Juliet.
my love! speak to met Ten me you
know mer' he cried. szsss u
g Run for the doctor, Jane. Where
is Dr.. fARyeyaswW hYshavea,t b syou had
HIM here already? Get him at once.
Give me the brandy. Heat those soaps
stones. Where are the water bags ?'t
And he was bathing her lips and rubbing
her hands, and kissing her forehead,
her to give any sign Of
life. But it was not till the doctor
step was heard that Mrs. TempletonI
vouchsafed the least indication, and
then her. breast began 10 heave, her
hands To tremble, her long supple body.
hat had beenastiffiy resting oT.fss Held
and heels only, began to sway and sub
side, her feet to witch, and presently
5h0seSfeet we're beatingya tattoo. on the
iootboard, and the 'bpspartetI ia shrfeks
and the shrieks turned to sobs, and the
ioctor was pouring chloral between the
eeth, and the sobs sank away into
sleep and the mysteries were over.
= What could have excited you SO, my
learest, and thrown you into such
errible ;cenyulsienpa' + Alr. Templeton
vas saying next morning. (ts Hyster-
css, VISA forbidden word.s Mrs. Tenn
,leton would have had another attack
It the sound of it) q It must have
,eeri sl1e sheats Of th8 church,; it was
'verpowering. Thurlow has never
earned to regulate that furnace"
g The heat. sighed Mrs. Templeton,
aintly, ssand the glisten OF those dia- |
nondsf They kept dancing so before |
ny eyes with their bright spots that they |
lazzled the brain. o, I'm afraid I was |
.erT Tcrosssy yesterasys Z Jairus.s Isdidn'tI
NOW what was saying. q. never
want to seq anE diamonds again.''
'' You shall have pair of your own
'efore am week older exclaimed |
he feeble husband. s IS
= q, mo, no, no! I should be- Iso5
shamed. Idon't deserve them. II
ouldn't. think of it., Indeed, indeed.
wouldn't have you, Jarius darling; /
hould feeljust as if had begged for
hem.'' But when Mr.. Templeton re-
urned from the city that night, as pret-
Y a pair of solitaire earrings as he
ould buy with the bond he sold glittered
4 a velvet cased,marked with her name.
As he opened the case and held it.pe-
ore her, Mrs. Templeton shuddered,
nd turned sher glance away from the
eautiful white sparkle, and said they
,oked at her with two great eyes of
aproach; and she ought not toChaved
lem, and they xwere as, heavenly as
win stars. And presently they were
htsering in her ears. and an the faint
ess and Mnguor were gone, and she
'as running to the glass and holding
er head on this side and on that, and |
dmiring herself and farming to her hus-
and for -admirationt ooking, with. herd
lrge liquid dark eyes, her pale face,
er perfect features. her dazzling smile,
L illuminedA by the shining drops, as
sautiful as the most beautiful Juliet /
lat was ever loved. And her husband
lit twice, pR1ea hundred times repaid
n the sacrifice of his little savings in
le only bond he had yet been able to j
~ and lay by for the future by the
sion of her anG by the delighted kiss
she showered npon his lips and the ,
arm embraces Of the long white arms.
-H'was not once but twenty i times that ,
rs. Templeton looked at the flash of /
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