The Arkansaw traveler., 1883-07-28

would prooaoay marry some one esSc- A nice instance of the faishlessness of women. Perhaps l should do well to leave her a, once and never let her knew the truth bu, can't do that. love her still indeed. am afraid love her more than ever did. No will sec this affair ,o the end. Ii she Is uniai,hfGl. will md her out. and then"
 His yaedi;a,ions were eu; short hy the return ot his wife. who informed him that she had ordered some luncheon. and that he mus, meanwhile do his best to amuse her. as there was ne enc else ln the house exccp; ,he servants This style of con- xersa,ion made Tom more and more reckless and a; once he launched out Inso ar accour, ei ar imaginary moon i light picnic a, Alden, where-he let tt so apvea, he had broken the hearts of several ehtrnnng girls, and upon the whole had behaved in highly repre- hensi5le manner.
 II, mus, have been vey delightful" said Mrs. Bilbuy. |" l wish had been evenings here. of course. know every one in the neighborhccd. and as married woman. ask whom like to my house. You mus, come one night, Mir. Tllbury. and sup with US afterward.'
 By this time Tom was perfectly frantic. I'm afraid shan, be here for long. he said bitterly. q l am going abroad. l l can't rest anywhere,
 "Yoe are worried. sec" said Mrs. B:lbuy. Il can sympa,hire with you. !"
 "Yes. family matters Are dsssappoint- ments. you know
 Disappoin,men:s Bu. you arc young ard. Ii YOU will excuse me. no, bad looking Perhaps you have merely los, your heart 10 one ot those young ladies a, Alden"
 "Oh. no" he replied And to tell you the truth am doubtful whether any woman would be worth worrying about. -
 Don't De cynical sad Mrs. Bslbgy, with smile Perhaps you e>pec, too much from women.
 eNpec, sympathy. hdelty and con sdeia:ion. answered Mir. bil59N. sravely
 Bu, le, Re ask you. do you yourself indulge IF those Vir,ae> Ah. men are ven inconsis,tnt. fear. However, l hope ,hA, you Go not believe ihat Wo- men are bat as a rule. M Cts, NitN tf F#ty Nts1s Aa.te 7sts'-s are bad Aes some even be,tay then husbands.
 And n saeh cases I'm afraid ,ha, the husbands are also To blame.
 II don, think so. sad Torn. eur,ls.
 !" B.; you are worrying yourself. see. although you are trying ,o a'fee; indircf- cree. Wha; is Il
 "Wotryins myself: Ne; l b,. eried Mir BtIbu,y
 II an : lad to hear you say so. re- turned his wife l" don, worry myself. Cosy sappers and
 "Ba; the probable death of your ius. band - inter Ac,gla,ed Nr. h,lbut,.
 ~oh. am philosophical Ne only i've! together for two days We only knew eath other iog few weeks Nha' Am 10 him Wha; ls he ,o me Life $ s.iN before ne
 Tha; Is rather pA,n speaking though, Tom. :. wonder whether she wou.5 ike D ge; UP firr'a,ien with rsle vii draw her on liale.
 An = he sad aloud, you have hap. piaess within yoar grasp. and you can make another happy. l, IS no, every man who .s So fortunate as 10 meet with d woman like you Now, 1 confess have beer unfortunate in my experience. Bu, fl tho sh; thu; mlght hope for your sympa,hy-
 Surely. Nr Tilbuy |; would be un- wotGasiy oi ule to refuse |.
 Tom drew h.s char nearer ,o ,ha, of h.s wiie. and cou,lnaei |" Oh. H msgh, nope Tor yoar sympathy, and look iot yoar tesaid an. plt,, ny dear Ms Ba- arfs s.Ge new complexion io my eyes Le; :, oe plain. Gan you not make me happy. an. aestew your sympathy. your ,oye and you; pi,y upon ore who will yalGe su h git,s a; ,aeg tue worth
 Mrs blib.:y. ev4 4en:ly agl,A:ed. rose keai.y she exclA,met, '' ~As 10; pre- pared for ,kis l fee! the neeG ot love love such as yours but" And sh, ourei her face in her hands.
 This. though, Mr. B.loury to him. sell. "is tay faithful and devoted wife ye, he vas unable 10 refrain from seating himself beside Lydia and putting hii arm around her wals, Dear Mrs. Bll 5usy." ne sad. :" love you Do you can you .ove me
 She gave scareely percep;i5ie ges lure of assent. and Tom. now thorough, convinced of E.s ~Ife's unwof;hlness sprans up and confronted her
 Ms. B..a1ry." he sad, .~na; would your husband say 10 ,his. You hass disgraoed him
 She looked up and held ou, her hands imploungly.
 You are vicious woman" :" he con. tinued unre,ensingiy.
 Then, why, rus; now, did you as91o' my love = she demanded
 :. Because 1 wanted ,o assure myself ;ha, you were so vicious ard worthless a, no~ know you to DC. As for loving you-l despi.e you Ah If you ~eIs only a gosd woman = And he ap preached her and took her by the hand Fo, ar lns.an, he stood thus. then he raised the hand and sissed r, and rnally he kissed hls wl.e or the cheek
 Are you gong. Mr. Tlibuv = she asked
 "A. = T- al