Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1882-05-11

my lover dropped roll of new music
in the hall one evening, as he babe me
goodbye, I was woman enough to pre-
tend not to notice it, or at least to
know what it was; while at the same
moment my heart sank far down below
zero, Kitty, and my anger rose in pro-
portion"
"And what did you do?'
"Bade him goodnight as civilly as
usual, and let him go rejoicing on his
way to her. Half an hour later, Kitty
for it was only eight o'clock then
1, with a friend, drove past his hotel,
which was near my rivals house.
His room was dark, though he had
pleaded an extra press of legal bust.
ness, as an excuse for leaving me so
much earlier than usual. Out of mere
curiosity, we turned and drove to the
lower end of the city, where his
Office was situated. That was dark
also. But in the brown stone front, at
the upper end of town, we saw him as
we came back again. The night was
warm; the windows were open, and as
we drove by, we saw her, in a tasteful
evening dress, seated at the piano,
while over her hung my recreant lover,
enchanted with her beauty and her
grace. / was jealous then, Kitty, for
the first and last time in my lifer'
"And how did it endp" asked Kitty.
ooh, he came to me the next evening
as usual, and when asked him where
he was at ten o'clock on the night
before, he answered composedly that
he was at his Office, busy with some law
papers that he had to copy for the next
days work. That was enough for me.
1 told him what 1 had seen with my
own eyes, and left him. From that
day to this we have never exchanged a
single word; and from that day 20 this,
Mrs. Kitty, have never felt the sting
of jealousy. 1t is fearful feeling,
child. 1 never wish to know it more"
"And this man." said Kitty, whose
thoughts still seemed to linger on the
story she had heard, ''did he marry the
singing lady after you discarded him ?"
NO." said Margaret, with a scornful
smile. "Have not said that she was
poorp She was only tolerated depend
ent in the family of a wealthy uncle.
At present, believe, she is teaching
music in New York"
"And hep"
"Bless me, you are perfect interro-
cation point this evening, Kitty. He,
as you call him, is now a lawyer in
Chicago, making money as fast as pos
sible, and still On the lookout for a rich
wife. Even if he gets one shall not
be jealous again, my dear, so you need
not look at me so pityingly."
"Well," said Kitty, after long pause,
sit is sad story, but still 1 maintain
that your case and that of Mrs. General
Strong are not alike. Had you been
married to that man, Margaret"
"He would probably have wrung my
heart ten times worse, and Ishould not
have had the comfort of leaving him
as 1 did then!' said Miss
Parke, coolly.
KITTY looked shocked.
"Oh, Margaret"
"And oh, Kitty, as I said before,
these are early days with you, my dear.
Next week 1 leave you and we may
not meet again for many months.
When we do meet, 1 warn you that
shall question you very closely on this
point, and you shall tell me then what
you think of Mrs. General Strong's
provocations and general behavior
Kitty's face flushed deeply, and her
blue eyes grew moist with unshed tears
"And 1 will tell you then, Margaret,
as tell you now, that a woman who
really loves her husband must, of ne
cessity, have such trust and faith in
him that it would be perfectly mon
strous for her to douOt for a moment
his fidelity and affection. You will
never find Mrs. General Strong in me,
if that is what you mean"
Margaret Parke smiled cynically, but
said no more.
The next day Miss Parke left the
cottage and returned to New York.
Mrs. Kitty and her Harry lived on,
like two turtle-doves, through the
pleasant summer months. The little
wife often laughed silly to herself over
the nonfulfllment of her friends pro
pucClcS VI evil anu Ol Change.
But patience, Mrs. Kittyl You are
not yet "out of the wood"
The autumn months came on. and
with them came a protege of Harry's
an orphan cousin of seventeen, who
had been left in his care by her dying
mother, and who had, up to the time
of his marriage, remained at fashion.
able boarciug-school, engaged in the
laudable undertaking of "fnisl ing he1
education"
1t was finished now. And as the
young lady had small independence
of her own, and was not under the
necessity of becoming a working bee
10 this busy hive of ours, it was
thought proper, by herself and hel
guardian, that she should accept the
shelter of his roof until such time a:
che should be ready 10 leave it for the
shelter of her husbands.
This coming man" was as yet q
myth. Miss Teresa talked of him con
tinually to her Cousin Kitty" in regu