Daily Yellowstone journal., 1886-03-23

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Fordyce, and Charlie who now saw a chance
of being able to pay of long arrears OF jeal-
Gus persecution, enjoyed their embarras-
ment thoroughly, and continues:
But perhaps you have met before!'
"Y-yes, Mr.. Cornwall, think once had
the pleasure" sheepishly murmured Fordyce.
"Egad" thought Charlie, he must have
made a jolly good use Of that once j
rather think there's something more TO come
out"
But he only said;
that's all right, then: needn't introduce
you" And to his wifels relief he went on
talking generally about the house, and the
prospects Of the season, and Of one thing and
another, until she was almost lulled into
sense of security, and began to think that
after all he was not so very anxious to solve
the mystery of the photograph. She was not
so well pleased, however, when Charlie in
sisted that Foriyce should come back to
dinner after the days shooting, for she knew
very well that men wax very much
more eloquent upon certain subjects over
their after-dinncr claret than in the presence
of their wives.
So when Forlyce had gone, she seized the
opportunity, and said TO Charlie:
Il think it is very inconsiderate Of you,
charlie, when tell you that don't feelwell,
to ask a man i'll to dinner"
Il can't put him of now" replied her hus-
band; "and think he would remark your
absence, especially as he seems to be an old
friend of yours"
II may lie imagined that Mrs. Cornwall
passed a sufficiently miserable day. IL she
could but get hold Of Fordyce, she might be
able TO stave off what now seemed inevitable
exposure, but he was out ON the moors. She
accordingly appeared at dinner, snothering
her anxiety under a mask of afiability; and
nothing occurred during the progress Of the
meal to render her especially unhappy. But,
when she rose to leave the 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
,c1yentionality in shooting-box."
or course, both the visitor and Lucy
gladly acquiesced.
YES, Mr. Fordyce," said Charlie, as il in
continuation of a broken-of conversation,
1--WE are exceedingly comfortable here; but
we might be great deal more so if
"Now its coming" groaned poor Mrs
Cornwall TO herself
If" went OH Charlie, "you could
help US TO clear up little mat
ter connected with photograph Of
myself which Mrs Cornwall found few
days ago in a drawer upstairs, and for the
existence of which cannot for the life of
me account, and which, not unnaturally,
What viii Dick say, | wonder" thought
Mrs. Cornwall
"A photograph of you found in drawer
upstairs" exclaimed Fordyce, in astonish-
ment.
Yes" said Charlie. Lucy, my dear, just
run upstairs, and bring the photograph for
Mr.. Foriyce TO seq.
Mrs. Cornwell 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, although the pres
ence of that photograph here is still nys-
terry TO me. When / was spooning Lucy, /
was not such q fool as TO believe that
pretty girl like her would have no other
admirer but me, and, of course, I've
never believed her when she has told
me that she never loved any one but
me. But you see she's very jealous, now that
have chance of giving her a lesson, I don't
want TO let il go. Understand, eh!"
Fordyee nodded, and Mrs. Cornwall en-
tered with the photograph, which she handed
TO him
Il want you TO look at it" said Charlie, in
a calm, judicial tone, because, TO be quite
candid with you, ii has caused a good deal of
unpleasantness between us, and when two
people marry for love, as we did, and each is
the others first love, such a calamity as ILL
feeling ought to be impossible"
Then, turning to Mrs. Cornwall whose ex-
quisite misery during this expose of the state
Of affairs to an old flame may he imagined,
be said, "Al / 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 to
be the case"
Fordyce began his answer with roar Of
laughter.
swell, Mr.. Cornwall, he said at length,
Gyou have been so exceedingly candid with
me that | must be the same with you. This
photograph, Mr.. Cornwall took from tho
Lady who i, now your wife, when was head
oyer-heels in love with her
THAT was going on, then, at the same time
as my courtship of her." said Charley,
quietly.
"Ies,' replied his visitor; Il was rival Of
yours, although did not even know your
name"
"And | had 40 idea that | had a rival"
sal Charlie, determined that the arrows now
wounding his wife should lie well barbed.
Then, when found that she had photo
graph Of YOU continued Fordyce, II was
jealous and took it away from her. And then
lost sight Of her altogether, although i
heard she was married, forgot all about the
photo-probably threw it away in my disap-
pointment-and there it has been ever since
Now, Mrs. Cornwall, said her husband,
with affected severity, II hope that you are
satisfied that at any rate l am not the
sinner
"Oh, yes, Charlie dear, of course / ami"
sobbed Lucy. 1--we been very cruel and
wicked, and hope you will forgive me"
The Curative Power OF Nature.
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