Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1884-07-22


might decide differently from what
did. My wife's fortune was a ruse,
and find myself united TO one have
never loved and never can. Just how
much she is to be blamed / do not
know. The old story-marr;ed In
haste. As You may have suspected,
am not always the tender man | APP
pear. Revenge is too sweet for that.
But / deceive the world. which IS.
find. about as near as most people come
to what they profess" The rest was
torn away.
cit is not signed" cried Janet, ex-
citedly. mo one, of whatever villainy
capable, would dare put the name
Hugh Thurlow after those words.
Hugh Thurlow himself appears to
have been capable of putting it on the
other side" said Henrietta, as she
turned the paper that Janet's eye
might fall upon the name written two
or three times in pencil, near which
they both noticed Psalms, cxxxiil: l,
in the same hand.
IN see what it is" proposed
Isabel.
"No; do not" said Janet, hurriedly.
81 know. 1t was last Sundays text"
"That sermon you told us about our
dwelling together in unity" venturei
Grace Dana, in an awed tone. :" And
while you were thinking how beautiful
it was he was ridicul;ng his own
words"
There was an awkward silence,
broken by Edith's sayings
1.-THE thing seems to resolve itself
into question of What are we going
to do about it ="
"An agreement first on the writing"
said Henrietta. Conceding the inside
to be an imitation, how about the sig
nature and text ?"
LET me take it over to the parson-
age burst out Janet, in her straight
forward way.
The girls looked horror-stricken.
1.-THE parsonage What, confront
him p
1t was Henrietta who said, sharply:
81 do not wish my name associated
with This in any way
But pleaded Janet, if it were to
make everything clear, Henrietta?
need not rnention your name. can
merely say that the note came into my
possession, and :"
"On no account" interrupted Hen
rietta.
"Then you will all bear in mind that
/ do not believe word of this. and
will not" said Janet, as she tossed the
paper on the table, until have posi-
tive proof
But what is to be done, Eta ?"
said Flora Dana, conscious that her
mild. question was in decided contrast
to Janet's proud declaration, yet not
daring to announce herself on either
side
"All that we need do about it, re-
sponded Henrietta, els to promise
solemnly that we'll not breathe a wol
of il outside the Entre-Nous, and that
our special am i'll be to do all we
can for Mrs. Thuflow. Perhaps our
may help her forget his-his
Il scarcely know what to name it."
"The note never was sent, Henri
etta," Fay Strong was saying.
but the words are written, never
theless. and doubtless were copied on
account of that blot"
"I've always heard" ventured Flora
again, "that people with light hair and
eyes marry unhappily."
The girls laughed in a not very COM
manner.
well. Mrs. Thurlow has that kind
of eyes," said Flora, on the defensive.
as she noticed the girls tittering, land
she's a perfect beauty"
Nobody denies it" granted Rhoda;
g but / dare say she's quite as unhappy
es though she was plain"
I'm disposed to question that, in
terposed Edith. "There must be
good deal of consolation in being Is
pretty as she is. However, as Mrs.
Thurlow is not here to give her views,
we might call upon Janet, as the best
fitted TO argue from that standpoint"
"Will none of our pretty speeches
elicit a word?' asked Rhoda. as she
joined Janet at the window. "Or are
you deep N thinking how idols are
fallen 2"
81 am wishing / had not come to
the meeting, said Janet turninground;
g provoked with myself for having de-
layed my Boston visit day to meet a
society that gives verdict on circum-
stantial evidence when proof lies not a
rod away" and she looked again across
the road to the parsonage.
ut is evident" sad Henrietta, "that
You do not approve of what / have
done. bit are we not agreed to sun