Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1886-08-11

ark, pretty ullle EeSSel as IL was. WILL
its fresh paint and dainty furniture has
drifted into the current, which, sooner
or later, must land it upon the rocks
Godfrey, blinded by selfish vanity. be
came bored with his wife's well-mean
but Intellectual efforts to please hel
''much-changed lord" Her lavish affec
ton, varied only by ill-concealed and
sometimes fearful dependency, lrritateC
him and made him more bearish thai
ever. 1t was the old story. Thing
went from bad to worse. At last the
first cruel rock loomed in the distance
and the shipwreck seemed imminent
Lady Angelica Landsdell was, so sh,
said, very old friend of Geoffrey's, 81
knew him when he was quite boy
such nice boy" she told Florrie tht
afternoon she paid her first call in Cur.
zon street. She was a wonderful anG
Ouidaish parsonage, of the Cleopatra
type of beauty, 1.-the and serpentine
with voice that could coo like dove
or hiss like a serpent at will. She used
peculiar kind of scent that hung about
the room long after she left it. Sht
was mysteriouSly fascinating, and Flor.
RE detested her. This was a great
grievance of Geoffrey's, who was blind
TO the pearl powder and impervious to
the scent. angelica (he called hel
Angelica) twas charming woman-a
most valuable friend" Was it moi
common knowledge that Cabinet minis.
tiers met as often III her rose-lit draw.
ing-rOom as at Downing street-that
Cha haA fincrat. in, "a
that her craftsmanship had brought
about royal marriage and averted 9
European war? Even joey admitted
that she was an unavoidable necessity.
Her smile or frown could mar man.
If the FitZ-JohnSonS ever hoped to be
anything they must cultivate Angelica.
So Florrie had TO submit, blt not even
the husband she adored could make her
more than decently civil to the enchan.
treSs with the cruel smile, who called
Geoffrey ''Geoff," and who was always
sending him mysterious little notes
about goodness only knew what, for
Florrie was never told their contents.
THE silly little tool is jealous, "
laughed her ladyship TO herself as she
sat i'll corner, aloof from the ''mad-
dening crowd of foreign office crush,
pretending to listen to Geoffrey's earnest
conversation and watching, with inter
eSted amusement, his wife trying TO
keep an eye on her husband and, at the
same time respond coherently to the
civilities of a yoluble attaehe.
''I'll teach her a lesson" mutlered
the siren, with an angry glitter in hor
duSky eyes, as, for the twelfth time, 4
pale, distressed face, with appealing
eyes, was turned toward the oblivious
husband. Accordingly when, for the
thirteenth time, the melancholy opera
tion was repeated, the distress on the
pale face gave place to horror, and the
ewes were fixed and blank as they saw
Lady Angelica, with her most entran-
cling smile, place her hand, for mo-
ment, caressingly on GeOffrey's arm;
only FOR Sinonlent, because il was in
stantly grabbed by both Of his.
''My dear old girl What is the mat
ter? Are you seedy?" exclaimed joey,
as he plunged through the crowd to his
sisters side.
Come tomorrow, as soon as GeOffrey
has gone. l want to talk to you, !"
whispered Florrie, brokenly, as her
brother deposited her safely at her Own
door.
Next morning brother and sister had
long confabulation, during which
Joey tugged hard at his phantom mus
tache, and blew her nose very often.
The result seemed hardly satisfactory,
for joey departed remarking that it was
the very deuce" and Florrie sat look
ing into the fire until it went out In self
defense. However, at dinner that even
ing there was q marked improvement IN
Mrs. Fitz Johnson's spirits; indeed, so
hilariously cheerful did she become by
dessert that Geoffrey, acclimatized to q
dead level of depression, felt inclined TO
resent the rise in the domestic barom-
eter. The rise was steady one. Next
morning. when the slave ought to have
been in close attendance on her master,
cutting the end of his cigar, filling his
match box and merely receiving the Or
ders for the day, she was playing pol
ka on the piano, and actually forgot 10
wish the great man goodbye. On and
off during the day Geoffrey found him.
self pondering on the alteration in his
wife. 1t was, of course, a bore TO have
her following him about looking llke
whipped dog; but, after all, that was
fault on the right side, and showed that
she appreciated her position as his wife.
1t was q sign of proper, if excessive.
subjectiOn; but TO sit playing polka
when the hat brush was mislaid was an
nnbeard dereliction of duty, Geoffrey
returned exactly half an hour earlier to
administer a carefully prepared lecture
TO the culprit, only to find that she had
gone to the Gaiety with joey. The soli-
tary dinner with no one to scold was
dismal experience, and Geoffrey 1elt as
tinctly aggrieved. Next day things
were no better. Florrie was IN fearing
spirits. received the deferred lecture
with rihald laughter, dismissed his theo.
ries of wifely duty rs ''bosh," and haf
the audacity to refer him to Lady An
pelica. who ''no doubt, was an authority
on that subject as well as every other.
Geoffrey was very moody all that day.
The men at the club voted him slow,
and Lady Angelica called him a bore 10
his face. 1t was very annoying, bnt he
WAS OlDllStu ~ tiulllle W
triumph over the subjugation OF ms wile
had been little premature. The pro-
cess must be continued, and one great
element in its final success was, he told
himself with secret glee. the tact that,
uniess she had suddenly and unaccount-
ally altered. she loved him to dlstrac-
ton. As that evening he walked up
Curzon street, it was this thought that
made him prepared to be very gracious
and as lenient as he consistently could
he toward any little excess OF yonthiIl
spjrits. A sharp struggle with the latch
kew was cut short by the butler opening
The door to let a visitor out. The occur
renee 50 late in the afternoon was
strange. and the appearance OF the yisi.
for so singular that Geoffrey started AZ
the apparitlon in unfeigned surprise.
His for the visitor was a mani face was
partially concealed by a siouch nav.
What there was TO be seen appearei 10
he of an olive hue and adorned WIN !
sweeping black moustache. ipky LOCKS
hung in profusion down about his sh9hi-
ders and the rest If the body was con. M
Il n