The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1883-06-08


Pretty Belle Sutherland sat be-
fore the Ere that evening With
traces Of tears on her cheeks, and
bright drops still shining in the
brown eyes, that her lover used TO
look into, and call s'the sweetest
eyes were ever seen.s And this
same lover, now transformed into
her liege lord aud master, stood
before the mirror on the opposite
side OF the room, tying bis elaborate
tie,. With an unnlistakable frown 0a
his handsome taee.
81 must say, BELIEF he was say
ing just then. ~ think you are ex.
tremely foolish. Because you wlll
not 90 anywhere, OF any evening,
but are content tn bury yourself
here here at home with The chill
dren, who have a good nurse to
look after them, is no reason
that l should do tue same, aud
what is more you needn't expect
it. l need some relaxation OF an
evening, :. !, aud | am going 70 take
"You know very well, Arthur ,
said the little woman, blazing up
at last, shat it's not your going
out that l object to at all. It's the
way you act when you are out.
Didn't Mrs. Stets0n tell me the
other day. that she was perfectly
astonished when : she fouud you
you were u married man, you acted
so like a single onei And didn't
Hettie Wilson tell me that that
hateful little cat OF o widow, Mrs.
Ralstou, declared that she vas per-
fectly carried away with you, and
her every other word was some
thing Mr.. Suther2nd had said OF
donei Didn't sou dance every
set with her DiUht before last,
while / was at home nursing baby
through the croupr
And here the brave voice broke
down IN genuine sobs.
"That little cut Of a widow, as you
call her, is thq prettiest woman
have seen IN many a day, aud
those ether woncn are meddlesoms
gossips,s , and bee husband slammed
the door emDhatically as he lef)
the room.
Poor 1eilo elt as II hcr.hoar,
was brokeu, and was rising to q
to hef i1ri room, where she comic
induIg her grief, when a gentle
hand was laid on her shoulder, and
she turned TO face her sister.
sBelle will you forgive me =
she said, II have heard all be
tween YOU aud Arthur, for | couls
not mako you hear mc when cam,
in. Listen to mo | want you I,
treat your husband to q game O
"tit for tat.r
| "But, Katic,n-began Belle.
"I)nt ule no buts,' said the girl
"Iiatsli to my plan, and you will se,
h0u1 twill work. aud rapidly sh,
| uni Gl1edh II. "All you have to do
| yoc -, Is to 60 to Mrs. Stetson''
partY1to-morrow uight, aud / viii
ms e the rest.v
y"Hht, Katie, the children
@HIdn't l say l would come
ovclS night and stay with them
/ Can't you trust them with mer
j Alast Belle conscious that some
thing must be doue, entered eager
lily Into her sisters plan, and the
| next day was spent BY the two con
lsIirators in arranging q costume
that should make Mrs. Sutherland
thcadmired OF all admirers. And
Indeed, she was worth turning
twice to look at, as she came sweep
ing into the room where her hus
baud WIS putting the finishing
touthes to his toilette. Her dress
one of the ravishiug new shades O
heavy silk, fitting her still I'm,
figure to perfection her beautiful
brown hair elaborately dressed
By Ka!ie's deft fingers, with |
single heavy dropping rose amoni
', the braids; and surely no eye
could be brighter than the brow
ones that looked up at her husband
10 lips redder than the ones tina
! smiled at him.
! 9Why, Bell what does thi
mean ~ be said looking at her Il
astonishment.
& "Oh, nothing, only Ihave con
cluded to 60 with you tonight,
was the reply. "Will | do r
eyes, but the children" he SAT-
, slowly.
i 1Oh, nonsense slIo said, shrup
ging her shoulders. HIt's all fool
ishness my staying with theu
every night when they have sucl
q good nurse. Come! are 80
, not ready r.
, They were greeted with numerou
exclamatious Of delight, as the
,, entered the already crowded room
! But Mr.. Sutherland soon found
was not his nrcsence that he
called them forth, but that Of hi
wife, who soon found herself th
center of an admiring circle
: while her husband soon found hin
: self, to use an expressive sian
t phrase, ssnowhnre.p Not even th
i entrance Of his charmer, th
:, widow, could help him out, for sh
= OF course had an anxiety to see MI
8 Sutherland's wife, aud was 500
standing at her side,s having bee
introduced By their "mutn'
a friend" /" Mrs. IStetson. And Bell
d now thoroughly entering into Il
Il snirit of the IfbjnQ. WAS smlIir