The Arkansaw traveler., 1884-02-23
turned her husband, looking a, he

her rings around her fingers.
 Whatever YOU intended. 1t Is quit clear io my mind that he insulted yo, and shall certainly write to hiu 4 the same ,ime, Frances, consider ths you brought the unpleasAn,ness uPoi yourself
 !" was no, the only person who touched the earrings" sad Mrs. Carnegie. teel ing inclined ts cry.
 What mean is. that by visiting peo Ill-bred. you suhiect yourself 10 this kin, of thing. never cared for your friend ship sith the Consols. don't think yo' are particular enough about whom yo' associate with. You may remember tha sad Conso!s was snob, the first nm l set rye upon him.
 lau so easily take preludiees, lohn er that matter, You always ind fAut with my friends said Mrs C4Tnesle with Hash of tetiancc
 For the future, Frances sad Mir Carnegie, more severely than ever. " must beg yeu not to make acquaintance without consulting mt. II Is evident you ladsmen; Is nei to De trusted. See wha
 
 in. l now md myself involved m an un pleasant correspondence Sith d man de test
 ''l do not think there IS the least oc caslon 10 write, said Mrs. Carnegie quickly
 We need no, discuss that. One thing Is certain our acquaintance with the Consols Is at an end.n returned her hus band, with a sor; ot grim satisfaction 1T tone.
 Mrs. Carnegle did no; venture to ar que. but left her lord 10 him seif. hearth, wishing she had not sad a word to hin about her grievance
 The foregoing dialogue has, no doubt shown Mir. Carnegie Tn an unamiabi, light: but he was by no means domes tic ogre. on the contrary, he was d mos' devoted husband though his natursli, severe and dieta,onAl disposition ren- dered hi n somewhat ,yrannIcal. The fact was that he insisted upon having hls own way Tn everything. and would not brook contradiction bus subject io ihis he was both atfectlanate and iudllgent in me domesilc circie He cooled down considerably when his wlir lei the room and even tell conscious that he had been father inconsiderAic n hls remarks. bat this twlnge of remaISe did not soften hlu, toward Mir. Consols. and he uamediatelv sat down and with grea, gusto wrote oil a letter 10 that gentleman which gave vent ;o his lrrita,cd feelings He ~A. an adep, al epis,olary lucubrations of a stingins and eNasPeras.ng kind and the specimen thA; he dispatl ned admirably falalied Its purpose An angry warfare ensued be,~ cen he two gentlemen. which resulted after a sharp exchange of amen tues, m complete enlargement between their respective families.
 However much Mrs Carnegie deplored this, she was too ioyal no, to side with hef husband. Consequently she sa@ and heard nothing of the Consois for some weeks, and was. of course. ignorant of the ultimate fate of the missing earring. One morning she happened ta remove from her wardrobe the lOan that she had worn ai he Consois on that unlucky ai terroon. and was naturally reminded oi the incident ust as she was beglnnine to wonder vaguely what had become at the earring, and whether it had been found. she heard ,omething drop 4, her irei and, looking down. beheld. to her horror and amazencni. Inc subject of her speC ulalons.
 Ot course !. was ob4 laus how II had come there The cloak she held m her nand was lavishy ornamented with ttlngcs and ,ace, and It ~as evident ihar he c4r-rng had adhered to some pat o' the garment. Whether she had ssep, I, off the ,Aoie or had accidentally dropped t instead of replacing II Tn the case, T had undoubtedly been hidden m some fold oi me cloaS. and had only now been dislodged.
 The explation WAS simple enough. ard |; flashed across Ms Carnegie mind on the spot. She therefore rcallzed wIthou, loss oi tune the very awkward position III ~n,ch she was pa ed and almost f4intoc from sheer dlsmsy and yeN.tion. Sse huTfIedly snaiched the eai.ring of the floor. les, her husbard. sho vas n As. ad ,.h.ng dressing-room. should happen to Ca,fh sigh. oi I,-far she ius,inctiyely shrAnk from le.tIng hlm kno~ of her dis cosery 0i course she could not exoect 10 hlde !; from him altogether. but 4, the moment she feii too much excited and s;ar,le,, ,a break the news io h m
 She pulled open the first convenient drawer, and slipped the earring aslde 4 case cuntA,ning one of her bracelets which ch4nccd 10 catch her eye. !; sss done n a moment, and then she moved away ID another par. of the room. beng almost rloroldh apprehensIve tna' her husband would suspect her secret.
 The truth VAS. that owing to d dread of iu-uitins her huso and's aIath. combined sith Ter oss sensltileness and pr.de she ~as considerably more upset than there @as any occAs.on for. Afier all the ac- q 3ent nigsj nave happened 10 any one, ard she sas lE 10 say to blame. The disagree icAfuse vas the angry cor rcspondencc which had pas sed between her husband and M-. Consols. and for which she was responsible. After ,h,s she would feel extremely foolish. 'o say the least, in having to confess that the earring had been in her possession 4ll the while The Consols would have an excuse for sneering and making them selves unoleaszut in speaking of her cnn-