Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1886-07-10

Geoffrev gnawed his mustache, fumed
I about the room, resisted, as unmanly, an
impulse to run after his wife, kiss away her
tears, and implore her TO only be charming
on the old Mnmblethorpe lines. and finally
decided to confide his troubles that very
evening to Lady Angelica.
From that fair oracle he received but
very cold comfort My dear Geoff, it
serves you well right. You thought be-
cause she had given you all her heart You
were warranted in neglecting her. So like
man. Mr.. Lansdell was just the same.
Now she is consoling herself. Quite right.
had no idea she had so much sense. |
admire her. Do you think she would dine
with me on the fifteenth? By the by, if
the necessity should arise, let me recon-
mend you my solicitors. They managed
Mr.. LansdelPs and my affair beautifully.
My husbands messages sound almost az
fectionate when they come TO me through
the senior partner" Heavens Had il
really come TO this Not married year.
and solicitors on the tapis already
Lady Angelica gave stealthy glance under
her eyelashes at her downcast companion.
She had heart, though no one suspected
il. ' Look here, Geoff Be a man. Go
home and tell your wife that you mean to
turn over new leaf, and not take all her
devotion for granted, but try and earn il.
| Clear up the mystery of our mods and
becks and wreathed smiles. Explain to
her that the tender little episode at the
Foreign Office was only gratitude on your
part tor my having promised TO speak to
the Duke about that staff appointment
! with which you wanted to surprise her,
| and fun on mine to make her jealous and
see what stuff she was made Of. Tell her
| have repented in sackcloth and ashes and
have sent you back 10 her with a flea in
your ear, and the staff appointment in
your pocket Tell her that she is better OIL
than |. If her husband has neglected her,
he still loves her, while I"
God bless You Angelica"
Don't be silly. Now be off Aha
Comte Enehante de vous yoir. Nave
vous pas entendu DIES nouvelles 2'
Godfrey walked home under the stars, a
happy man. He had been a brute and a
fool, he told himself severely. 1t was lucky
things were no worse. After all, if win
ming his wifes heart a second time was
half as pleasant process as the first. the
penance for past neglect was light one.
1t was striking II as he let himself into
the dark ball. The darkness was unusual
for Squares always left the gas burning for
his master to put out. His Matchbox was
empty, but there might be stray light in
the pocket of his Inverness. Tothe solemn
ticking of the hall clock the search com
menced. 1t ended prematurely in the sud
den opening of the drawing-room door and
the flooding of the landing at the top Of the
stairs with light. Someone was still up.
Might it not be Florrie waiting for him ?
Godfrey walked quickly to the foot of the
stairs, but stopped with one foot on the
lowest step as If turned to stone. IL was
FlorTie = and someone else engaged in
rapid bTeathless conversation.
Delay no loDger-oniRSa-n He may
be back at any moment"
"Oh, Luigi | dare not. If we should
meet him he would kill you"
"Vieai Vieni p
Godfrey seated himself 10y the baluster
and waited. Then shown up by the sur
rounding darkness as q tableau ylYsnt,
there appeared on the landing his wife,
hooded and cloahed, looking fearfully out
Of the dark abyss before her and clinging
Gonyulsiyely 10 the arm Of the Italian
Count 9parlatt. There was yell, shrek
sod an oath as Godfrey bounded mp stairs
aud s>tzed the intruder by the cloak just as
he endeavoisd 10 retreat into the drawing
room. The yell Tas, broken English
rendering Of " Here's ago The shrek
found expression in Luigi Luigi y
and the oath was-wen, never mind
what. The chase and struggle was
desperate. The Count, who had left
his cloak in his a5saiiants hand, cleared
ott0mans and chairs with astounding agil-
ity Mrs. FitzJohnson's heroics had de-
generated into Mysteries, TO judge from the
peals of laughter with she greeted tlLr
Counts desperate efforts to escape, at last
he was eornered, Kissing and scratching
lika an enraged tomcat. oh, Godfrey, be
CAREFUL His beautiful hair FOR the in
furisted husband had hold of handful of
the Italians matted loS1s. The warning
came too late, There was tug, gr0an,
and 10 and behold, not only a handful but
q whole head of raven tresses remained ia
the vi$or'e grasp. The flowing inustache
came next.
a very good joke, Joey, my boy"
gasped GeJfrey family.
" Oh. joey, wster-brandy He is not
well. We carried it too far. / told you we
ought not to do it. LIS all ysur fault"
seolded Florrie, with all q woman's treach-
cry, and her arms around her still dased
husbands neck, and calling all the names
of the honeymoon.
| think my plan was q success, though,
said Joey, as he wished his sister good
night under the relighted gas
" think it was said Fiorrie, with a
happy laugh, +" but no one must ever know
about it."
And no one ever did except one person
but then she knew everything.
That's a very clever boy, Joey" unused
Lady Angelica over her morning cigarette.
must see what can be done for HIM. -
BelGrevia.