The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1884-03-02
BY THE GATE OF THE SEA.
A NOVEL.
BY DAVID CHRISTIE MURRAY.
CHAPTER v.

Husband and wife looked at each other
for q moment, and then the wife's eyes
dropped guiltily. 1t is is characteristic OF
people at large to be wiser about other peo-
pies affairs than they are about their own
being freed, in the one case, of egotisms
glasses-and almost anybody can see that,
although there was sufficient occasion for
domestic scene, there was no reason to re-
gard the position Of things as being essen
tally tragic. You must endure good
deal before you tear yourself from your
dearer half in your sober senses. But the
one thing that stared each Of these people
in the face was life long and inevitable
separation.
~ have deceived him." said the wife,
with such cold anguish Of repentance as
could only come Of detection. "He will
never believe me nor love me again
lis this thing truelH asked Tregarthen,
coldly. Her aspect was enough TO convict
her. and be turned away. Icy rs he was to
look at, be was afraid Of himself, and felt
that be was not 10 be trusted with many
words He would go away, therefore, and
would think how best to bear himself in
this terrible and unsuspected condition Of
AFFAIR." He had not gone far when it came
into his mind that the condition Of affairs,
toEeysr unexpected il might be, was scarce
lv 80 terrible as ii had seemed az first He
began TO think how strongly he had spoken
Ebsa- as il n0v appeared, his wife had
wished 10 take him into her confidence
After al, there was no sin or shame in hav-
trr t.asa an actress Colonel Pollard had
sad things Of that very Miss Churchill,
with whom his wife was how identified,
which were hide11s II true or possible; but
hs knew them 10 De false. Tbs more hs
tb9-Shi about il the mare lie was persuaded
ANEW q what be had always known as only
g lyrsr knows anything-the purity Of his
wi.s's mind and history. She had deceived
hin Il one matter; bit then be had forced
dsoSytlon upon hsr.' And, after all, they
wsre uaar and wife, and he loved her as be
tza nsyer loved anybody in his life before,
CT co-la hope 70 love a ssoond time. The
rgTsla-son he hzd surprised was a thing TO
ts 1aA5s the bsyt of-so BE understood and
sncsy,=3 oacs for ali, and thsn buried and
fsrgOstsc-
I1s res2luricn was not arrived at in
tzrTy, an il Iogx him an hour or two 70
p-f himself into Ias new mental attitude
10 its acceptance. When he had
E1eessisd he went home and awaited Mrs.
return, intending q serious
c1-tsrsocs and . perfect understanding.
v hs1 IL took Der lack 70 eonAdsZioe there
Iao-ld os 10 lingering conbt in his mind.
SIZE s.1y1d know al t1-&s had been charged
azzl1Et Miss Churchill, and she should deny
il. ami there should be an end u the cpl
so3s- he wEs Lot shaken In his belief IN
lis wate's honor, and IL she lad not given
rl-n a. Der cyns6enes IL was because she
lad ;10zgh. l. w02ld Enperl his love for
bar.
"Ezi y-z. Tregzr-hen rgsurnsdi- be
axEsd t5s SsrTa-t Elo Admitted him.
10, ar.
"Let Es know when she does 80"
@Ysa. cir
he sst bong time silent and alone, and
there came into his mind the not TOO deli
cate egru1endztions bestowed upon Miss
Cazrchll By the captain and his echo, the
lsztenzut be went with them into the
tss2:er, and the magic Of the beautiful
ycics touched him again. He went anew
rt.rough his pleasant faacies u her, and his
detsz1Bs u her against Pollard, and his first
zresting with her, and his second, aad his
third-sl the story Of his courtship foated
through his mind-and he would have sworn
% her Immaculate purity, or would hare
died 10 prove his faith In IT.
II grew dusk, and the early summer moon
was already shining with q gbostly silver
CLEAN in the darkening violet Of the sky.
Fsar began TO rise in his mind, and he pic
tured the delicate sensitive thing in shame
and soreness Of heart over this pardonabls
secrecy Of hers, hiding herself and fearing
70 approach him. He remembered how be
had asked his question, " Is this thing true r
and how, without word from her In an.
swer, he had turned away and left her.
His fears began to rise higher and TO tax,
one OF two horrible forms, which presented
themselves persistently.
1t neither increased nor dissipated thee
Tears when he had run down to the Gate o
The See and had learned that she had lef
.he island two or three hours ago, and hai
.eeurhed To the mainland, sending the boat
hi sn oaeK 70 await his pleasure. He too
s scat In the boat at once and babe Oh
sn give way. Before they were bal
49,. 'I .ne narrow waters he could see hi
U"n muse on Gorbay Head. and coul
MAKE OUT that the one light which tv;rLI.
In 1t came from his wites room NE a. No.,
seemed almost to Hy from his hod1 as :
sent before him his message ~ torn as
and affection; and when the noiss -, ts ~
ground against the single be left ,S ,.e ~, ~
boat with a leap, and ran to Ii bouso
haste. A man-servant met hi, will ,
uninterested face, and handed him a le,,
on salver
"Mrs. Tregazthen ordered this to be nj,
you, sir, on your return" he said.
"Where is Mrs. Tregarthenln asked
husband
"She went up town, sir, by the seven
press, returned the servant
Alonei" inquired his master, turn
away to hide his face and trifing with
letter in his hands.
"Took Miss Farmer with her, sir
the maid"
The servant followed him into the n
he entered, and there turned up the lal
and laid hands upon trifs or two U
the sidebosrd and the table.
"Ysu may Co." said bis master, quie