The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1886-07-03

out on the moors and the only grain Of
comfort she could extract from the situa-
tlon was the probability that he would
naturally not be particularly eloquent
upon subject which was Of rather q
delicate character and that Charlie
would not get much out Of him.
She accordingly appeared at dinner,
smothering her anxiety under a mask Of
affability; and nothing occurred during
the process Of the meal to render her
especially unhappy. But when she rose
to leave Tie two men to their wine,
Charlie said:
"You don't mind smoke, Lucy, and
it will be uncommonly dull for you all
alone in the drawing room, so stay with
us. am sure Mr.. Fordyce will pardon
the departure from conventionality in a
shooting-boX."
OF course both the visitor and Lucy
gladly acquiesccd.
Eyes, Mr.. Fordyce," and Charlie, as
IL in continuation of q broken-off con-
versatlon, tive are exceedingly COM
Portable here, but we might be great
deal more so if
"Now its coming" groaned poor Mrs.
Cornwall to herself.
"lf," went on Charlie, "you could help
us to clear up mysterious little matter
connected with a photograph of myself
which Mrs. Cornwall found few days
ago In a drawer up stairs, and for the
existence of which cannot for the life
of me account, and which, not unnatur-
ally, makes her a little uneasy"
"What will Dick say, l wonder?"
thought Mrs. Cornwall.
"a photograph of you found in a
drawer up-stairs?" exclaimed Fordyce,
in astonishmert.
eyes," said Charlie. 'Lucy my dear.
just run up stairs and bring the photo
praph for Mr.. Fordyce to see."
Mrs. Cornwall rose and left the room.
Charlie seized the opportunity and said
TO his guest;
"Look here, Fordyce, we are men of
the world and understand each other.
Of course, | see how matters stand, al
though the presence of that photograph
here is such a mystery to me. When l
was spooning Lucy was hot such a
fool as to believe that pretty girl like
hsr would have no other admirer but mr,
and of course / never believed her when
she told me that she never loved any
but me. But YOU see she's very Jealous,
and now that l have chnce of giving
her a lesson / don't want to let it go.
Understand, eh?"
Fordyce nodded, and Mrs. Cornwall
entered with the photograph, which she
handed to bin.
II want you to look at it," said Char
lie, in calm, judicial tone, "because,
to be quite candid with you, it has
caused a good deal of unpleasantness
between us, and when two people marry
for love, as we did, and each Is the 9TH
er's first love, such a calamity as ill.,!
feeling ought to be impossible"
Then, turning TO Mrs. Cornwall,
whose exquisite misery during this ex-
pose of the state Of affairs to an old
flame may be imagined, he said: "All l
want to do, my dear, is to clear myself
in your eyes by having it plainly proved
that this photograph was never given by
me to any other woman, as you suspect
the case"
Fordyce began his answer with roar
of laughter.
"Well, Mr.. Cornwall" he said at
length, ''you have been so exceedingly
candid with me that must be the same
with you"
Mrs. Cornwall's agitation was painful
to witness. If she could have frowned,
or shaken her head, or touched Fordyce
without attracting her husbands atten-
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dared not, and braced up for the worst.
Fordyce went on.
This photograph. Mr., Cornwall, |
took from the lady who is now your
wife, when was head over heels in
love with her"
That was going on, then, at the same
time as my courtship Of her. said Char
lie, quietly.
Yes replied his visitor; Il was a
rival of yours, although did not even
know your name
And / had no idea that had a rival
said Charlie, determined that the ar
rows now wounding his wife should be
well barbed.
Then, when found that she had a
photograph OF YOU continued Fordyee,
4 was jealous, and took 1t away from
her And then lost sight of her al
together, although heard she was
married, forgot all about the photo
probably threw it away in my disap-
pointment there it has been ever
since
Now, Mrs. Cornwall, said her hus-
band, with affected severity, Il hope that
you are satisfied that at any rate am
not the sinner
'Oh, yes, Charlie dear, of course
am" sobbed Lucy; I've been very cruel
and wicked, and hope you will forgive
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