The Indianapolis sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1880-1904, 1885-01-10
Written for the Indianapolis Sentinel
META WOODRUFF.
By Mrs. Addie Deitch Frank.
CHAPTER VIII.

GnAIAEh NAHa
Dinner was over, and all were again assem-
sled in the draTingroom. Mr.. Woodruff
excused himself and returned 10 his wife.
He found her up and dressed.
"Ah. Lima, am glad you are feeling better;
are you abs to go down stairs2'
They are getting along better without
me than they would with me. Dear Give,
forgive me, bat can scarcely endure to be in
Metals presence, as she seems to treat me
with uch contempt"
'If she does, / do not think she is con-
scious of it herself. Nevertheless, | shall
speak 10 her about it."
"You muat not, Give, under any circum-
stances, as she might think / was trying to
turn you against her. and you know, dear
Give, / would not do that"
ST am sure of this much, that my wife
would make her love me more than she
does, if it were possible. 1 hope you will
get this out of your mind, and that in the
future you viii be fast ftiends."
"I hope go, too, as ir is not pleasant for
enemies to live under the same roof" she re-
pied, at the same time thinking of how
soon she would make the house too miser-
abe for this girl to remain in it. She must
get rid of her, and that was the only way in
which 1t could be accomplished.
SPY the way, Lima, your friend seems to
be perfectly enrsptured with the girls. 1
hope they will all come out heart free"
"You need hsys no fear for Arthur; his
heart is already given to one he Ioves.''
"Thsn l had better warn the girls, espe-
cially Gertie, before ii is too late"
Perhaps it would be best-but do not
mention one word of it to Arthur"
"You are, indeed, fortunate in being in
his confidence. Did he also confde to you
her name?'
Lima turned her face away from her hus-
band; she vas afraid he might read therein
Der iife's secret.
"Yes, let 7 dare not reveal it."
mot even to your husband?'
Not even to my husband. What is the
difference. since it can give you no pleasure
in knowing it,"
"You are right. Yet, l am even jealous OF
my wife's thoughts"
Soon after Mr.. Woodruff left the drawing
rooml Gertie slipped out into the park, leav-
ing Meta and Arthur alone. Meta felt very
uncomfortable alone with the man she knew
was practicing such a base deception upon
her father; that OF loving his wife. Yet she
sometimes thought when she heard him talk
that at heart be was good, that his infstus-
ton for Lima was the result of q powerful
influence, on her part, over him.
miss Woodruff, do you feel able to play for
me to-day2 I am really thirsting for some
good music"
Indeed, cir. l am very sorry for you. but
l can not oblige you this time. Wait until
Gertie returns. heard Mrs. Woodruff play
ing and singing for you yesterday"
"Yes. She used to sing the same songs to
me years ago, when We were frst-I mean
when We hrst knew each other"
Il dare say they brought back many
pleasant thoughts Of days ever 10 be remem
bered. You remember, Mr.. Braden. We were
talking at The dinner table of fashionable
society nov let Us reverse the sublect, and
talk of home society-of girls who. ike me,
know nothing Of any other bat this"
Nothing could please me more than to
hear you handle this SUBJECT in the way |
think you capable of doing; getting out of il
eold of oms society,""
Il do not mean TO treat il in that way; but
mean TO extract the brass. To begin WITH, |
want to tell you ofan incident that happened
y short time ago. There was q lady who
married one man and loved another. Her
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the thought Of her ever beirg untrue to him
never entered bis mind. One day this lsdy's
lover came 20 pay them a Welt and was wei
coined bv his host &c only a true, hospitabie
msn can welcome q friend. But the inha,
ence OF this lady over her lover was so great
as to almost drive him mad. He begged her
TO leave Ter husbsnd and 90 with him, which
she did. After he had her all to himself,
when every tongue WAS speaking bitterly
against them, his infsiuation soon died out
He almost cursed the woman he had almost
worshiped, and left her TO Ter misery and
etsme, and returned hons . wiser man. he
was true st heart. though, and soon died Of
GRIEF. What 10 tho matter, Mr.. Braden?
hope ! havs said nothing wrong.n
Nothing. only my head was q little dizzy,
Go on, tell me more. Did the lady's husband
sver forgive Der and take ner home AGAIN. 1
be asked imp~stiently.
mo, and | think be did right. II che did
not love him. why did she marry himP
have no sympathy for any one who will do
as she bad done; neither have I for a MAJ
who viii betray the confidence OF any one,
ss Der lover did her husband"
What IS your opinion as to what thia
man ought TO have doue2p
He should have torn himself away from
her, and remained away. Ii is true, be
might have saffered-the world might have
looked dark and gloomy to him, vet ii would
not have killed him; and suppose it had Z
Is not death preferable to the sin he COM
mitted and the trouble he causedG''
Il would 10 God that the world contained
more women like on; that 1 might have
the Judgment, the power OF acting and