The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1884-05-01

river-that l can row myself
hardly bigger than q scallop she'll
Do come in, and Ill ring for some
tea, and you'll have time for a nice
long nap before Harold comes
home"
And the bride led Miss Eudocia
Eames triumphantly into pretty
little apartment, all paneled rose
and silver, with q white velvet car.
pet windows draped with muslin
and pink ribbons, and a tiny con.
servatory opening out Of it.
And are you happy" said Miss
Eames, interrogatively.
"Oh, | am the happiest girl in
all wide world = said Ethel.
| Mr.. North came home to dinner,
Ipresently-a dark-browed, corsair-
looking man, with one of those mys-
teriously handsome faces which in
spire all schoolgirls with the idea
that there must be some secret chap
ter in his life. But he made himself
very agreeable, and Miss Eudocia
began to relent in her opinion Of
I him.
The next day she was beginning
an elaborate piece of worsted work
in the pink-and-silver drawing-room,
when the maid knocked at the
door.
please, ma'am,'' said Phebe, in
a perturbed manner, 'she will come
in. And she won't send up her
card !! And she won't wait in the
little green reception room for me
me to go up to my mistress! And
please, ma'am, here she is On the
stairs now!'
"Phebe,'' said Miss Eames, what
on earth do you mean"
At the same minute Ethel North
came softly in from an opposite
door, and found herself faced by a
tall apparition in black, with a dus-
ty Grape veil, haggard eyes, and
hair originally black as ravens
wing, but now thickly streaked
with silver.
"Ah" said she, rs Ethel looked
at her with surprised blue eyes, $50
it's you, is it, that have married my
husband?"
married her husband -
Ethel could only gasp out the
words after her in breathless amaze
ment.
"Yesr' uttered the other woman,
with chuckle Of malicious salts
faction. ''But don't think that you
are to keep him, in spite of your
blue eyes, and yellow hair, and
pretty pink cheeks. l was pretty
once, IN these days that are past.
I have the first right Of him, and
| mean to have him. I've followed
him half over the world, and I've
traced him ont at last. Where is
he? 1 say, where is he?
Ethel looked at Miss Eudocia,
and shrank behind her like c frigh-
tened deer.
"He is in the city," said Miss
Eudocia, bewildered and hesitating,
"He has not returned vet
Then here | wait until he does
RETURN" said the woman, seating
herself upon one of the pink da-
mask chairs.
''Yes, you may we'll stare at my
rags; but it is lis fault. He can
dress you, you pitiful doll-faced
thing" with jerk of her head to-
ward Ethel, sin silks and jewels,
while I am shabby and neglected
But never mind; we shall see what
the law says to this. 2 man can't
have two wives. III wait-yes, I'll
wait
She laughed derisively as she
spoke.
Ethel caught ot Miss Eudocia's
hand,
"Oh, come away" she faltered,
with trembling voice and changing
color. 81 am afraid Of that
woman
And together they took refuge in
the library beyond, locking the
door to bar themselves effectually
from all intrusion.
Miss Eudocia," whispered Ethel,
as pale as ghost, "what does it
mean?"
1T means, my poor child, that
you have been cheated and de-
ceivcd!' groaned Miss Eudocia.
Didn't l tell you so? Didn't l say
you would live to regret your rash
precipitancy? Oh, Ethel, I never
liked that mans face! l always
knew that there was a dark mys-
terry in his life
'What shall 1 do? Oh, dear !!
what can 1 do?" gasped Ethel; and
Miss Eudocia, could feel that her
hands were as cold as icc."
Get your things.n' said the old
maid. Come home with me .
Leave him forever r!''
but love him p walled Ethel.
More fool, you!" cried Miss
Eudocia fairly losing patience.
What! after he has trifed with
you-deceived you-blighted your
whole life? Come home with me, |
say! Don't let him gloat over
the ruin he has wrougt -