Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-07-09

aifectionate when they come to me |
through the senior partner"
Heavens! Had it really come to this?
Not married a year, and solicitors ON
the taps already! Lady Angelica gave
steadily glance under her eyelashes at
her downcast companion. She had a
heart, though no one suspected it.
"Look here, Geotf Be a a Go
home and tell your wife that you mean
TO turn over a new leaf, aud not take
all her devotion for granted, burt try and
earn it. Clear up the mystery Of u
mods and bccks and wrctched smilcs.'
Explaln to her that tender little cpl
sode atthe Foreign Office was only graft
tude on yonr part for my having prom
lsed to speak to the Duke about that
stair appointment with which you wanted
to surprise her, and fun on nine 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 to her with q flea in your ear,
and the staff appointment in YOUR
pocket. Tell her that she is better off
than i. II her husband has neglected
her, he still loves her, while IL
"God bless you, Angelica"
"Don't be silly. Now be Off"
Godfrey walked home under the stars,
Y happy man. He had been a brute
and a fool, he told himself severely. It
Jas lucky things were no worse. After
II. il winning his wife's heart a second
tine washalf as pleasant aprocess as the
fifst,, the penance for past neglect was a
lightpnf. 1t vas striking twelve as he
let limfelf into the dark hall. The
darkness was unusual; for Squares
alwayAeft the gas burning for his mas
ter to put out. His match box was
e%mptyibut there might be a stray light
in the Pocket of his Inverness. 10 the
solemn ticking of the hall clock the
search commenced. 1t ended prema-
turelyfn the sudden opening of the
drawik-room door and the flooding of
the lajding at the top of the stairs with
light. Some mi was still up. Might
t MT be Florrie waiting for him?
GeotFey walked quickly to the foot of
thS stairs, but stopped with one foot on
ting lowest step, as if turned to stone. It
wR Florrie-and some one else-en-
gated in rapid, breathless conversation.
l.. Delay no longer, my love. He may
be back at any moment"
oh, Luigi! 1 dare not. II we should
mel him, he would kill YOU"
Zone! Comet"
Godfrey steadied himself by the ban
ista and waited. Then, shown up by
the surrounding darkness as a tableau
whit, there appeared on the landing
his fife, hooded and cloaked, looking
fea1Nlly out into the dark abyss be-
fore her and clinging convulsitely to
to TIP arm of the Italian-Count Spar
lattii There was a yell, a shrek, and
IN 9th as Godfrey bounded up the
stain and seized the intruder by the
cloal just as he endeavored to retreat
into The drawing room. The yeM was
a broken English rendering Of "Here's
a cd" The shrek found expression
in ''luigi! Luigi" and the oath was
we'll, never mind what. The chase and
struggle was desperate. The Count,
who had left his cloak in his assailant's
hand, cleared ottomans and chairs
with astonishing agility. Mrs. Fitz.
Ichnson's heroics had degenerated
Into Mysteries, to judge from the peals
# laughter with which she greeted the
Counts desperate efforts to escape. Al
fst he was cornered, Kissing and
scratching like an enraged TOM
DIT. ooh, Godfrey, be careful.
His beautiful hair!" for
the Infatuated husband had hold of a
handful Of the Italians matted locks.
There was q tug, a groan, and 10 and
behold. not only a handful, but a whole
head of raven tresses remained in the
v%ictor's grasp. The flowing mustache
came next.
GA very good joke, Joey, my boy
gasped Godfrey family.
"Oh, joey, watel-brandy! He is
not we'll. We carriedlt too far. I tolG
you we ought not to do it. It's all
your fault, sco]ded Florr;e with all /;
woman's trcachery, and her arms round
her stiH dazed husband neck. and call.
ing him all the names Of the honey.
moon.
Il think my plan was a success
though" said Joey, as he wished his
sister good night under the rclit gas.
81 think it was" said Florrie with 8
happy laugh, ''but no one must ever
know about it."
And>no ever did, except one person
but then she knew every thing.
THAT'S a very clever boy, joey
unused Lady Angelica over her morning
cigarette. 81 must sec what can be
done for him. "-Belgr0Uid.