Wichita daily eagle., 1886-03-23

Charlie Cornwall and his wife enjoyed,
during the first year or 80 Of their marriage,
the blissiul belief that each had been the
Others first love Still, although Charlie was
fully persuaded that his Lucy had never
seen anything lovable in man before sine met
him. and although Lucy was convinced that
her husband loved her with true and un-
aiulterated affection. Mrs Cornwall could
no: entirely throw off the distrist of the OPP
posi;e sex which is always 10 some extent in
nate in woman. Nothing, however, hap
pened to interfere with the harmony and hap
pines Of their life together until Charlie,
having answered very tempting advertise
ment in The Field, anent a shooting-box in
Inverness shire which was 20 he let on app!i-
cation to certain ". y. H., and having
concluded the necessary arrangements, had
transported himself and wife thither.
Upon the first day after their arrival,
whilst Charlie went round with the keeper
over the ground which it was proposed 10
break On the morrow, Mrs Cornwall was
pretty fully occupied in arranging the little
house TO their requirements. Experience of
country house visits and seaside apartments
had taught Lucy Cornwall. amongst other
things. that the drawers of wash hand stands
are very often the receptacies of the most ex-
traoriinary rubbish and odds and ends. but
during all this experience she had never met
with such shock as awaited her during her
explorations of this little remote Highland
shooting box In one OF the aforesaid drawers
she found photograph Of her Charlie, one Of
2 set which she remembered he had taken
when their billing ard cocfng WAS in full
swing, upon which was written in his hand
writing. From your ever true and affection
ate Charlie The photograph mad certainly
not been given to a man, or such an inScrip-
ton would not have grao-i it, but had, with
ont doubt, been given TO some woman, who
finding herself deceived. had thrown If away
m disgust.
SO She waited the arrival Of the uncon-
scious Charlie with that stern joy which
women. as well as warrioas. sometimes feel.
Her heart beat quick when well known
step and . careless whistle downstairs pro
claimed the approach OF the victim, and she
made no answer to his Lucy Lucy. Where
are YOU, Here's Highland weloomo for q
fellow who has been tramping about since
bIeakfas,-time and who Is tired, wet and
nunSry, Hullo.-
The last ejaculation was the result of his
first glimpse of his wife's- face. He saw at
once that something had happened during
his absence. and. therefore, composed his
features 20 suitable gravity.
Why. what's the matter. Lacy he con-
tinued You look as if
Mrs Cornwall cut him short with niasis-
terial severity
Charles Cornwall she said. boiling up
the photograph, explain this if you piea~e..T
The unfortunate man gazed at his own
counterfeit pre~sniInent, and the color bed
from his cheeks
Explain what Explain this phosof- be
stamInerei Why. my angel, | wonder
you're not ashamed to keep such hi,i-ous
work Of art II was done whils; we were
sweetaesrting. before grew my t.eard
There's coai' There's head Of hair, Ha'
ha | never dad come out weIl-never.-
Charles Cornwall oon.inaei his wife.
stin keeping hsr relentless gaze fixed on the
unhappy mans guilty face. i found this
photograph in a drawer upstairs Now. how
did il gst there
MY dear, good soGl. how on earth am 10
Sisowg- replied Charlie. 4 gave il TO sosne
fellow. ! Suppo--e, and be-
NO Charles.- sid his wife, mot 10 some
fellow When one man giv.s his s-zrfe 20 an
other. be does not, as a rule, describe himself
Is ever crlie arsi e:tecsionste' Women may
he fools. Charles. bat yocr wife IS no fool
There's mystery here which must and VII
have cleared up O ChaTls>, Charles. How
often yc0 have sworn TO me thai WINS yozr
first aad only love-
About week afterwards. Charlie came IN
from shooeing. and aid:
~Ny dar. nefsX r Il enAwv - -,