St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-09-21
AN UNFORTUNATE GOODWOOD.

town on important business, and would not
be back until the next day, he really was go
ing TO Goodwood with few jolly fellows,
with whom he intended afterward to spend
bachelor evening. His wife was usually
annoyed when important business called
John away-which it invariably did about
the time OF the great acknowledgement on
this occasion she did not seem to be particu-
larly upset.
"And you'll not be able to be back to-
night" she asked.
''No, my DEAR replied John.
"Can't you possibly manage ita" she in
quired.
"No, my dear, it is impossible. But why
do you askl''
son." said she, in tone of regret, which
he easily saw was only meant to hide her
pleasure, II don't like you sleeping away
from home. If you could only get back, 1
shouldn't mind how late it was; would
wait up for you"
sit would be no use," answered john
''I'm certain to be detained over night.''
John Gamble and his wife had been mar
ried nearly twelve years, and on the whole
they had led very happy life. With the ex-
cepton OF one quarrel, produced through
his mother-in-law's remonstrance with John
about his fondness for betting--he and his
wife had not had a single serious disagree
ment since their wedding. That one quar-
rel, however, promised at one time to be
serious enough, and as both John and his
mother-in-law were thoroughly exasperated.
no one could say how it would have ended
had not Mrs. Gamble, just when it was reach
ing crisis, brought it to a happy conclusion
by deserving to her husband, and turning
her arms-or rather her tongue-against her
mother, whom she herself had induced to be-
| gin the conflict. Since then Mr.. and Mrs
Gamble had been on good terms, but Mrs.
| CANDLES mother had ceased to visit them.
Recently, however, another event had &C.
! CURED which seemed likely to disturb the
domestic happiness Of Mr.. John Gamble. A
young doctor Of handsome appearance and
| engaging manners had come to reside at the
| other end of Montmorency terrace-at No
! II. In an evil moment John Gamble had
called in young DR.. SHELTON to attend his
wife, and he had apparently made his pres
ence exceptionally agreeable to her, for she
ever afterward refused to consult any other
physician. Yet, although she was continual
| ly praising his skill, John Gamble could not
help noticing that since he began to attend
her and the children they appeared to suffer
more than ever from ill-health. At any rate,
they seemed to need much more medical
atten dance; for, for some months past, so
chronic had sickness in the family become
that DR.. Shelton had found it necessary to
pay long visit every day. John Gamble
was naturally of a jealous and suspicious
temperament, and he noticed the increasing
intimacy between his wife and the doctor
tt-ifh b,,f
not felt justified in demonstrating concerning
| II with Mrs. Gamble, but he had frequently
| pondered over it in private, and, without its
being once referred TO by either Of them, 1t
was steadily making the relations between
them less and less cordial.
AS has been said, on the morning that
John Gamble told his wife he should be I'M
able to be home that night, he noticed that
| she seemed rather pleased than otherwise by
| his announcement. Hitherto he had been
accustomed on such occasions to poutings,
and dissatisfaction generally on her part
and, although be had not altogether liked
| these, he dsliked their absence now still
more. Indeed, the change in her behavior
[ was so complete and striking that it at once
made considerable and most unpleasant
impression on his mind. That unpleasant
| impression was so complete and striking
that 1t at once made a considerable and most
unpleasant impression was not diminished
bya circumstance which subsequently &C.
CURED. AS the eldest boy was leaving for
school, Mrs Gamble followed him to the
hall-door. While she was speaking TO him,
John happened to pass through the hall. He
noticed she was giving the child letter.
| When she heard her husbands step, she
| turned round hastily, and, observing that he
Icl hat h. .cI - n
came very red. He could not help connect
| ing this fact and her previous behavior in
( some way or other with her acquaintance
with DR.. SHELTON; but he left without saying
| anything about It,
! All the way to Goodwood, however he con-
tinued to think Of what he had noticed
much more of 1t than of the races he was go
ing to see. Again and again he tried with
all his power 70 dismiss the whole affair from
| his mind, but be could not. Do as he would.
! it and the disagreeable suspicious it had given
| birth TO would mingle themselves with his
| thoughts. He cast about in every direction
for any likely and innocent cause for his
wife's conduct, but could find none. The
more he thought Of 1t, the more con WINGED
he became that the only possible explanation
of it lay in her relations with the Young and
| handsome physician. Before he reached his
suspicious had hardened into absolute con-
victions.
Johns jolly friends soon discovered that
John himself was anything but jolly. He
| did his best to participate in their gayety,
but with little success. He pretended to take
an interest in the races. but all the time his
mind was full Of the gloomy suspicious about
his wife, which would, in spite Of all he could
do, obtrude themselves upon him. To get
I A.. 80 1, - L
copiously. But in the preoccupation of his
mind he forgot discretion in his betting and
lost more than man in his position could
well afford; and the champagne, insiead Of
making him gay, made him ouarrelsome.
Over one bet he had bitter and prolonged
dispute with his oldest and dearest friend.
Matt Owen, which seemed likely to end in
a complete breach, and which was only set
tied with much trouble by the strenuous ex-
ertions of their common friends At last
the races were over, and John was heartily
| glad OF Il, for he had never spent a more
miserable day in his existence.
He returned with the others to town. and
although all day his gloomy spirits and bad
temper had made him less than an intolera-
| bic nuisance to the rest OF the company. they
expected he would be himself once again at
supper, since there was no place where, as a
rule, John Gamble showed with so much adj
vantage as at table. But they were doomed
| to disappointment. AT supper John behaved
much as he had done on the course He re
NAMED silent and gloomy, never opening
his mouth except to take brandy or cham
payne, or TO contradict some Of his neigh
bOrs. When ct length, late in the evening.
he announced that, as he did not feel
well, he thought he would return home at
once, they were all greatly relieved. He ac-
eordingly left the supper-room and drove TO
the railway station, reaching It just time to