Smyrna times., 1885-04-08
-" Beware, Beware! "


bewitching little breakfast cap you
ever saw. In short, she was a perfect
vision of lovehness.
She seemed to be all ribbon and lace
and she should have been all smiles, as
she usually was. But her iege lord had
Just gone off in high dudgeon, and she
stood looking down the avenue after
him with a half-rueful countenance.
Yet what pretty picture she made,
with the trees and sky for a back
ground
How perfectly absrred!" she ex-
claimed. I wonder why it is that
American husbands are all SO unneces-
salily exacting? In Europe, the
married women are the charm of society
and I don't see that the proprieties
suffer in consequence. But here one is
censured for appearing natural One
cannot be at ease in gentleman's society,
but must be prudish to the last extreme.
The idea of any having hirted with
Kenneth Gray Why, 1 am sure l
never dreamed of such thing l hope
l have more regard for my reputation
Lester ought to know that, too.
Whether Mrs Floyd was more sinned
against than SHINING in this matter, is
rather difficult to decide. To be sure,
Lester, who loved her after the manner
! of few husbands, was somewhat prone
to be Jealous; but then Mrs. Floyd had
certain coquettish ways which, while
vc.y becoming to her beauty, were not
at all conducive to Testers peace OF
mind. On the whole, they were about
equally culpable, if so strong word
can be used.
In the particular case of Kenneth
Gray. Mrs Floyd may have been un
usually provoking; for that handsome
young physician had once been a suto
of hers. and she might have known tina
Lester would eye him with disfavor
But she had taken no pains to avoid th'
misunderstanding
She had danced with Kenneth Ora,
at Mrs. Lathrop's lawn party she ha'
talked to him on several occasions an,
once or twice, when she had seen hin
ON the street, she had allowed him t.
walk home with her But the crownin
offence, in Testers eyes, had been tn
acceptance of a beautiful basket {
flowers from the young physician,
To be sure, this was only the paymer
of a bet; but Lester argued that
married woman had no right to mall
bets with a marriageable young man
and in particular, Mrs. Floyd shOul
not do such a thing with Kenneth Ora,
But the truth of it was that, as Il
rupture of her engagement with tn
man had occurred under circnmstanc
which left her in a rather disagreeab
position, Mrs. Floyd was bent upC
showing him that he had passed entire
. out of her regard, and that she cOu
meet him on a familiar footing witho
the slightest concern.
But Lester could not appreciate IL
motive; hence the stormy scene aft
breakfast, and Mrs. Floyd's indigna
soliloquy.
"a man who is unreasonablyie Jealous
= she said, as she stood istlessly. at t
gate. after her husbands disappearan
"ought to have something to be jealc
about. l think that if Lester WI
made thoroughly miserable about
d, for once in his life, and were to fl
out that there was no serious Occasi
IS for it, it might cure him of this unco
Portable weakness. l have thought
it frequently, and I've half a mind
concoct a scheme of some sort, t
81 would bring it to pass.
Her thoughts were running in
channel, when sue saw Testers broth
jH Terence, coming up the road. Instar
her face was wreathed with smiles, {
.rv archly smelling at a flower she held,
said, half coquettishly-
snt Il am so glad you came Teddy
let am Just brim full of a project, an
for must tell it to somebody. I hope
ds, are a safe confdent?"
1.-THE best in the world" was
tt tt reply, thinking as he said it how pr
ges his sister-in-law looked. " 1t is on
ana my accomplishments"
Go Well-but come into the no
You know, she began, when they Y
there, and with little hesitation, g
:. know Lester and have just had IA
. "Row? No, 1 didn't know it.
I might have supposed that much.
sthe conventional thing between !
II riedpeople, believe.
W Teddy was bachelor.
1T wasn't a row." Mrs Floyd
,o1 planned. "Rows are vulgar. This
a-a-difference, a misunderstanding
it was very disagreeable all the s
Lester went off terribly angry. w
. you believe it, Teddy? He accuse
of flirting with Kenneth Gray"
"Of course I'd believe it" Tedd
er. piled promptly. "You are just thor
ntry. less enough, and Lester is just iei
!iSV9 iiS 90 enough for you to get up the semb
1890 of such thing between you.
there are times when yourimperson
n1av rna, of Longfellow's She gives a side-g
5sl. and looks down. If l were not
. brother-in-law I should say to N
80 Beware" as Longfellow did. Th
vs. is YOU are a natural born hirt
Mrs. Floyd pouted, and a
changed her mind about telling Te
but she was Modified when he add
'ei' "Of course there is nothing in i
only your way; it comes from
- sympathetic nature. You and l
pc are too fond of each other for y
firt seriously. But sometimes |
are made very miserable by wi
-, really and substantially nothing a
W. "Iester is too terribly jealous,
or By 171.....1 al Nv, vvov of aDolouv.
- / have made up my mind to cure
Fry | think if ! allowed him to su
land there was really an occasion for lei
4 4 oa5r Glsr and he were to get pretty well
White - ,,.,,,, orv,atbino that would ID