Kimball enterprise. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1883, 1883-04-27

Oh, u IL IS nOt necessary to a.
anything more, for I wish that al
ready"
There was no anger in this reply, ant
nothing in the woman's manner save
sad Endorsement of the words she ha(
spoken.
For a brief moment itseemed to daw,
upon the miserable husband that ali
wife was unhappy, too.
She saw the change in his face, and
was quick to take advantage of it.
81 did 10 hope," she pleaded, "that
this foolish business was settled for ever
Oh, Court, can you not trust your wife?''
Crust my wife! Settled for ever!
Those things sound very WE'LL"
The mans tone was as scornfu. and
unbelieving as before.
"settled for ever!n he went on. "And
the first thing, when l CONF into the
house, ] find that mans glove in your
book. Has he been here to-day, or has
he not?"
HE has been here to-day"
"In this library?"
"In this library"
"And all this after l had forbidden
you to see him."
81 am not a child nor a slave, Go art
Cunningham, and / will neither be for
hidden nor compelled. When you feel
disposed to treat me with the respect
due my womanhood and my honor as
your wife, l shall be pleased to consid-
er your apologies"
"Amy!"
Mr.. Cunningham took a hasty step
toward his wife, and compelled her eyes
to meet his-eyes on fire with rage and
jealousy.
Il believe" he continued, with sin
liar, and / also believe"
"Not another world" the defiant
woman commanded, holding herself at
full height, and returning his intense
gaze. 'Ifyou finish that sentence, SO
help me heaven! it will be the last
word you will v speak to me-
Mad as the man was, he yet had sense
enough left to know that this vas no
idle threat, and for such an issue he
was not prepared. So, with another
curse on his lips, he turned and left the
room and the house.
William met him in the hall, and with
trembling hands held his overcoat and
opened his umbrella.
Hadn't you better have the coupe,
Massa Court?" he inquired. 'It's Just
a-coming right down, cats and dogs, and
elephants, too, l reckon by the sound
Come back, Massa Court, please, and
let me have the coupe sent round"
"Blow the coupe!" said his master.
And this wa the first time in all the
years of Williams service that he had
ever been so spoken to by his young
master.
The poor old servant closed the door
reluctantly, and then walked into the
library.
Mrs. Cunningham was leaning against
her husbands armchair as the servant
entered, and,,a she lifted her white nag.
gard face, William threw up his hands
with a gesture of despair.
"Oh missus, 'he exclaimed" you look f,
to sink, and Massa Court, too! Don'tyou
think mebbe you's too peart and sorto
independent with the boy? Don't you
to them kind O. ways? Oh, missus,
don't be angry with me, 1 beseech you,
I'm just as sorry for you, missus, as lam
for Massa Court"
81 am not angry, William" Mrs. Cum
bingham replied, placing a trembling
little hand OF the old mans arm as she
spoke. 81 know how much you love
my husband, and because 1 know how
faithful you have been, Ishall not resent
anything you may feel like saying to
me-"
Poor little missus!" said the tender.
hearted negro; "I'se awful sorry for you
But you see, my chile, there's going to be
trouble come out o. this nights work.ter.
rible trouble, missus,I knows when I see
Massa Court a-going out, with the demon
Of all the Cunninghams in his face, that
there was bad business ahead, Missus-
That want Massa Court that went
down them stone steps tonight; twas
one OF them le.dead.and gone Cunning.
hams that used to shoot somebody
every other day, and take it out on the
poor niggers tween times"
william do you mean what you say
or are you going to frighten me?"
Mrs Cunningham's face was like the
face of the dead in its pallor and rigidity
mean what I cay, missus, and l dom
make do mistake"
"Getready to 60 out, then this instant
and, William remember this: I de-
pend upon you to see that nothing goes
amiss tonight. | am of no account fol
l am only a woman; but you can protect
my friend and save your master"
Then Mrs. Cunningham sat down tt
the library.table and dashed off a note
It was directed to "Mr. Lawrence Gage
Hotel"
CHAPTER II.
Court Cunningham had been married
q year. For ten months everything hac
gone happily and merrily. Then trou
BILE came into their elysium. At first 6
vague impression only on the part of the
husband, then more definite and tor
menting as the weeks wore on.
The name of this haunting shadow
vas lawrence Gage.
AT first Mrs. Cunningham seemed tx
regard hor husbands jealousy as a gooc
joke. She %coquetted with his mood anc
laughed at all he said.
Then, as itgrew more serious, her prid'
asserted itself, and she not only refused
to give him the satisfaction of an ex
PLANTATION of any fresh grievance, blu
would not listen to his ~reproaches mol
heed his commands.
That morning Mr.. Cunningham ha
found Lawrence Cages card on his wife
dressing-table, and a stormy scene en-
sued.
Mrs. Cunningham had taken from tn
first the high ground Of her own per
sonal responsibility for her actions ant
her own freedom nc Il, sensible an
conscientious wo,s..f, and would no
brook the slightest restraint or dictatio1
She was a very beautiful woman, AM
a great social favorite. She was admire,
and sought after by both men an women
and up to Lawrence Cages time had al
ways conducted herself to her husband
satisfaction