The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1885-02-21

OaT. l.. SIanuS 1Of Louis, cars
husband. She wants to 90 to hous-
keeping, and Louis went over to
Brooklyn to look for Il house. Your
Car as we always call her, smy sister
Caroline, who eloped with our mu-
sic teacher, Louis Coudert. A trunk
ful OF her clothing and some other
articles mamma gave her are stored
with some valuables belonging to
papa. He often goes to the room
on Laight street, where Car dare not
venture for fear she will meet him.
That is why she sent me the postal
asking me to go there and get the
things she wanted. Papa has never
forgiven her, andrtheir strangeness
causes me great deal of trouble
and unhappiness."
Detective Wilson's face underwent
most remarkable change while
Miss Nesmith was explaining the
mysterious postal. After a few
works of explanation he asked par
don for the trouble he had caused
the ladies, and as he opened the
door for them they were met by
Elmer Nesmith.
MAY 1 enquire the cause of this
VISIT" he demanded, gazing wrath
fully upon his daughter.
"Oh papal papal indeed l cannot
tell you'll Everything is so mixed
up. 1t is all the fault of that
dreadful Louis Coudert, too. Poor
Car-if you would only forgive herl"
81 met friend few moments
ago who informed me that he had
just seen my daughter enter this
building in charge of a detective.
and you can imagine what my feel
lngs were. Prepare Caroline's room
| will telegraph to her to return to
her home"
A couple of hours after their ar
rival there Caroline Coudert rang
the bell, and rushing past the SER
want, who opened the door, demand
ed breathlessly:
"What does this mean, Laura ?
Papa sent me this telegram, request
ing me to take no further steps in
the matter, but to come home i'm
mediately."
81 don't know, Caroline. Between
you and papa and the detectives
and things I'm nearly crazy. Now
suppose we will have a scene," and
she burst into tears.
Laura" called out Mr.. Nesmith.
"Hes, papa" she replied, hastily
wiping away the tears that were
trickling down her cheek.
SIS Caroline here?"
YES, sir"
"Well, my daughter, it did not
take you long to tire of your music
master What steps have you taken
toward procuring a divorce ?"
Divorce! I, papa, divorced from
Louis ?"
!
81 don't know why you should be
SO amazed, retorted her father,
angrily. Il followed Laura to the
detectives office, and she confessed
that Coudert was entirely to blame.
Have you left Coudert ?n
LEFT him, papa! Why, no; love
him more than ever" replied the
young wife, bravely.
why are you trying to get Il di-
vorce from him, then ?"
Il am not trying to get divorce
from Louis, papa"
Laura told me you were"
"Oh, papa" exclaimed that Young
lady, Il didn't say that. told Won
Louis was to blame for my going to
the detectives office, and so he is =.
because if he hadn't eloped with our
Car her trunk would have been left
in the storeroom; and, oh, dear! |
would not have had all this trou-
Bile.
Laura put her arms around her
sister and the two cried softly for
awhile then, through her tears. she
exclaimed the curious mistakes tc
her father and added:
Papa, it seems almost as if God
caused all these perplexing things
to happen just to bring Car and Won
together again"
Mr. Nesmith thought so, too. and
that night the despised music-teacb.
er dined with wealthy father-in-law
and Car whispered:
Louis, the postal-card did all
that"
IT is best to hope only for things
possible and probable. He tbot