Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1883-01-10
TaEGAMELER'5 WIFE

What new beauty have We here,
CarI?' / asked, taking small coloreo
picture from among the mass OF papers,
PAMPHLETS, wrapping paper, ETC., thai
covered the table and floor OF the libra
~ and which would lave told plainly
enouoh to ali acquaintances that Car
Was at boue oLce more, alter tins his
longest ramble in foreign lands, with
ont the corroborating testimony ofclga1
smoke. or the lounglng figure III the Old
rocklng-chalr.
For This brother of mine never spent
over six mouths of the year III the be9u-
tiful country home OF his Childhood,
Giving the other SIX to whatever place
or people promised most entertainment
on short notice. The last three months
had Ieeu srert in Paris, so l conject-
ured the little gem OF art l held ia my
hand WAS French beauty the pure
outlines aud exquisite complexion look
ing most lifelike as they smiled up at
me from the tinted card. But notwIth'
standluy the great beauty ot contour
snd fe, are, there vas IrlShtenea, al
most hunted look in the dark eyes that
toid VI tragedy, or at least anticipated
"Who is she, Carl? Tie eyes affect
me strangely, with Their Wild, iilghten-
ed look. 1here Is a reIga oil terror III
tbern eoual to the one her ancestors
nassed through. l almost see the
Shadow Of the guillotine nthelr velvety
..L,et me see ah, my little sister, may
vou never know 80 hard late as this
I,o,r o1ri encountered and succumbed
To No. she Is lot French-a Russ IAN,
but marrled to frenehInan- ana
Cari took the picture froli my hand ana
plae,d IL ona small easel above his
d.sk "l will tell you about her, Louie,
if vuu have an hour, and will tell why
1 toIG YOU.
..It MAS while Tom Barnes was with
me LAST June. and when We ieft NerS'di-
les tor Palis, that L first saw Madam
Iltter.e-thougn L think the Dame an
assumed one. We had 10 run 10 pre-
venI bong left, Iremenber, and Barnes.
ont OF humor because q IT, piliiSeu
his face INTO ms look and left me 10 my
own resources.
AS ,ooi. as was comfortably set
lied 1. AS usual, began scIutinizlnS my
tr,N cling coppaIlons, ana Tying 10
imagine xbo and what they were. 1nefe
wer,. tur.r Lesloes ouiseINes Ill The car
riaee. One quiet, middle-aSea Eng
Hshu,..n. who WAS soon asleep III MS
cn,r,r The two VINO sat next myseh
w.r. ,yidt utly husband ana VIE,
tbouoh h.. paid her none OF the atten-
tion ana pOlteness usually accorded III
pubic, even ii ulspensed Win pIIN"tels'
lie was IA pale, quiet man u twenty
i've perhaps, richly but quietly dress
a5 ANA seemingly taking no Eotlce Oh
any one arouuu nlm. IGe wife, TOO,
WAS pale. AMI much as she looks there
in that little picture.
..Sne seemed 10 be suffering, ana ire
aueutIy put hex hand 10 her forehead
,,,,I observed upon the dellcately :
formed. unsloved hand costly ulamond.
1t WAS eauty and L enjoyed lookibg
at the flalshIra gem as she c%resseu d
small English dog that often ioOheu "t'
AT her with anectIonate recognition.
..Ihe other passenger L could moi
make tslt at all. lie was elderly, COM
mo,,lv dressed, and with scant gray halr
ond 6.agy whlskers. HIS piercing eyes
were frequently piaceI on the sheh'
young married couple, and tneh Ne
seemed ~ utterly obvious OF them as
they Of him. What Was Ills nstlonalltys
Was he with them, er stranger Ike
,nvss.t2 could LOT tell. And The more
| looked the more uncertain became.
4 thought, too, there seemed al ehott
at disguise. He Kept his lace aVerted
al he could, consistent WIN MS watch
f1Iuess OF the quiet young husband thiit
he at tunes eyed 90 very peIslsteI'l1
I'VE sped along over the peantiiII
road. eacu absorbed Iii his own ren-c-
tions. blokeu only 10y an occAsioIiA -"
sigh from the lady, and soon arrived al
our destination, The iTaln stopped,
and as lone OF my companions showed
any disposition to move hrs', aroused
Barnes from the depths oi his romance,
and We ieit the Carnage.
.Dluner over, We went to the theatre
and atterw..rd, by the persuasion oI Z
friend. To Il private gamDling-house. a
WIS ur,atly surprised on entering 70
see ny elderly tayelllng companion
seated al the table, his eyes ana niah-
ner seen as ever. aEd deep III Il same ol
rouge-et-,toir. Ii WAS essIiy yet, aAd
very lew people were present but ey-
ery sunni was hushed, aid the game
welt Oh IN dead silence, Drohen only ot
the voices OF the dealers calilng the re-
sult of the games, and the rafting OF
tae gold rs Ii WAS rikeG IRON one 10 an-
.ther- The cid man seemed IL luch
for the time being, and won every game
/ tnUusht a gieam ot sai,sIatlon sAont
over LIS face as the door opened ano
our other travelling acquaintance mon
Versaiiles-tle quiet, careless husband
-eptered ana sat down 10 play.
II alG not play that night, aid rnA
whole attention vas gwen to those t"o
The young uian iost trom the nrst zeal
kouleasu after Iouieau WAS swept ifoh
the ts.ble 10y his watchiul Old opponent
but still he played OIL. The srSe sum
he lost. aud his pale, excited lace, deep
ly Interested n4e. and 1 stayed ON an'
watched Ina uliii late at night, Wbei
he leit. his iast Napo,eon 2one.
After supplng at a. e0iiee-houSe,
went hack to my room al the hotel, hu
for some cause could not sleep. In
Leat vas oppressive, and my room small
besides, TIE game l had been w&tehln
had excited LIE strangely, AID L ON.
fell lito troubled sieep near morning
~ was awakened anout daylight b.
voices In the adjoining room-those
man and woman, evidently. The mah'
voice WIFE low and pleading. aud the ~o
uuau seemed to be crying. 1 coul'
hsar enough to understand tsat she va
L., anna ra.1ua.t far ais tone.