Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1886-12-25

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Day after day passed and Trip was
very dull. Shc asked II the Norway ex-
curslon were finally abandoned. lie said
1t %ns SO; but gave no reason. Had the
storm that was expected missed its
oourseS lie did not know.
Were they going into Gloueestershirei
He laughed at the question. Tho foun-
latiols Of the house were not laid. Tho
'state WINS in Cloudland.
Occasionally he took her out. Once TO
The Tower once TO the Crystal Palace;
but he did not like visiting public resorts
apparently, for he seemed uneasy when
there, took no pleasure in the sights, and
was inpatient to get away.
Trip asked her husband II she might
write home; rs she was not going abroad,
she would like to send line To her
mother. IIo peromptorily refused to al
low her to write "Not for d month,
mind you; your mother expects no letter,
and win not be uneasy about you. Let
her believe you are in Norway. What
mattersp''
"But why this mystery, Algernon"
"Why-mystery?' he rubbed his chin.
"There is no mystery You don't under
stand. l have objections. My friends
and relatives may call, and / don't want
EN- to come in and find your mother
here. II you wrote, she'd be fumbllng in
with her airs and grimaces.
Trip was hurt.
"Why do you go out SO much anG
leave me alone"
~ have business, and business must be
attended to-.
ttNVhot Ia vor,r h1tafp ooe9ii
Nothing that you can understand"
81 insist on knowing" sGid Trip, with
spirit. He looked at her with surprise
"Well, then, have political occupa-
ton, am secretary to Liberal club; we
have to work for elections, and see and
arrange with agents, organize meetings
and SO on. What do you know about
politics. Are you much the wiser nowS'
No; Trip had to admit that she was
not.
Trip only half believed he3 husband
when he said this. She was ashamed of
herself for the mistrust which grew on
her, and made her doubt everything he
said, and everything he had said to her.
| Not one of his promises had he fulfilled.
| His boastful words had been utterly
! false He would not suffer her to leave
the house by herself. He pretended that
she would lose her way. But, she argued,
unless she went ont and about, and did
lose herself occasionally, how was she
| ever to find her way at all! His hours
were irregular and strange. He was out
mostly at night, but not always; some
times he had friends to see him on bust
ness--political business, he said, and they
spent the night with him and spirits and
water and tobacco IN the back parlor, tho
| shutters of which were fastened.
After he had been out oil night, he
slept ell day.
Trip was surprised at the amount OF
coal ash which was left in the grste in
the morning, after the party of politi.
clans had sat up oil night. She asked her
husband how they had come to consume
so much, and put the stove In such G
| mess He turned off her question with 6
jest, that as they were all Liberals they
had dealt literally with the scuttle.
One morning, when in his room that
looked out on the back premises, TriI
found in the drawers plan. She looked
at it carefully and curiously, and was
surprised to find that it was plan o.
Ringwood hall. She was convinced thai
it was so, all the rooms were arranged il
the same order as those of the hall. Sht
took it to her husband.
'"This is Ringwood," she said.
He started. Where did you find it
What have you been about"
II found it in the back room. Wha
is it forSn
ooh, took it when shown over tn,
place. said then it was for building
purposes, !"
"But you are not building in Glouces
tershire, you have no Gloucestershir
property"
"Who told you that' How clever yol
are. intend to build some day, SO kee]
the plan by me"
"That is not the plan you drew. Tha
was in your pocket book"
"Well-I made clean copy on paper
Look here, Tripi l will not be spied OF
and cross-examined. / give you fai
warning, will not allow it. Mischie
will come of it.
Trip soon perceived that she wa
watched by the woman who did all tn
house work, when her husband wa
away. This woman was clearly initiate,
into the secrets of her master secret
which were kept from herself, the wife
This made Trip jealous and suspicious
She particularly disliked this maid, VIII
had an unpleasant face, and was dirty
The woman did not take the pains t
be civil to Trip. She viewed her wit
nnalevolence, and was sometimes disobs
dent and occasionally rude. Trip re
monstrated with her husband. She sal
that she could not endure the woman
and would not live in the house witA he
any longer,
GAN right, answered Mr.. Beaufort
!, "I'l give Nelly month warning. Pu
, up with her for few weeks, and I'll en-
gage you another. Servants are hard t
! get, and we should be in pretty pligh
! if left without any,"
"Oh, let her go'' entreated Trip. "Le
her go at once, viii gladly do her wor
myself, for the pleasure Of getting rid {
her."
"Whatp' exclaimed her husband
.. 'You work ds d mental after having mai
ried mef Not to be thought of for Mr.,
Beaufort
Trip, who had been go free, was prii
oner; SO lively, was now pensive; so fon
, of singing and skipping and talking, no.
sat still in her chair, with her hands
her lap, looking at the plain paper on til
wall in front Of her, doing nothing, an
I without the heart to sing, and with n
49, A. l.