The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1886-05-05

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ings were confined. The dining-room
had Mr. Dalrymple in it, so Nine.
Damereau was shown to the drawing.
room, and the maid went hunting about
the house for her mistress.
Whilst she was on her useless search,
Mr. Dalrymple entered the drawing
room, expecting to find it tenanted by
his wife. Instead of which, some
strange lady sat there, who rose at his
entrance, made him swimming cour-
tesy, the like Of which he had never
seen in ballroom, and threw off some
rapid sentences in an unknown tongue.
His perplexed look stopped her.
"Ah, she said, changing her language,
Monsieur, fear, does not speak The
French / have the honor, / believe,
of addressing Mr.. Dalreemp. l am
covered with contrition at intruding at
this evening hour, but l know that
Mrs. Dalreemp il much out in the day."
"Do you wish to see herp Have you
seen herp" asked he.
II wait now to see her," replied
Madame.
"Another Of these milliner people, l
suppose" thought Mr.. Dalrymple to
himself, with not at all polite word in
connection with the supposition. 'Se-
lina's mad to have the house beset
with them like a swarm OF flies. II she
comes to town next year, ] may
be-" He did not say what, but
went to the door and raised his voice.
"Ann! tell your mistress she is want
ed"
II can't find my mistress, sir" said
the servant, coming downstairs. 81
thought she must be in her room, but
she is not. am sure she is not gone
out, because she said she meant to
have a quiet evening at home tonight,
and she is not dressed"
"She is somewhere about" said Mr..
Dalrymple. "Go and look for her."
Nine. Damereau had been coming to
the rapid conclusion that this was an
opportunity she should do injustice to
herself to omit using. And as Mr.. Dal-
rymple was about to leave her to her
self, she stopped him.
"Sir-pardon me-but now that
have the happiness to see you, l may
ask if you will not use your influence
with Mrs. Dalrymple to think Of my
account. She does promise so often,
and get nothing. / have my heavy
payments to make, and sometimes ]
do not know where to find the money;
though, if you saw my books, your
head would bristle, sir, at the sums ow.
ing to me"
"You are-p
II am Nine. Damereau. If Mrs.
Dalreemp would but give me few hun
dreds Of her bill it would be some.
thing"
A few hundreds! Oscar Dalrymple
wondered what she meant. He looked
at her for some moments before he
spoke.
"What is the amount Of my wife''
debt to your
"Ah, it is-but / can not tell you
quite exactly. The last bill went in tc
her was four thousand and twenty-five
pounds" :"
He had an impossible face, rarely
showing emotion. 1t had probably no
been moved to it half dozen times il
the course of his life. But now his lip
gradually drew away from his teeth
leaving the gums exposed, and rec
spot appeared upon each cheek.
"Whdt did you sayp How muchp"
-Four thousand and twenty-tw,
pounds, equally answered Madame
who was not familiar with his comte
nance. "And there have been few
trifes since, and her last order thi
week will come to ninety pounds. /
you wish for it, exactly, SIR" adde'
Madame, catching at an idea Of hope
81 will have it sent in to you when q
home. Mrs. Dalreemp has the detail
up to very recently"
"Four thousand pounds" utteret
Mr.. Dairymple, in sort Of paralyze'
: manner. when could she have con
tracted itP"
LAST season, sir. A little in the win
I ter she had, and little this spring; no
much"
He did not say more, save mute
: which Madame could not catch. Sh
understood it to be that he would speal
s to Mrs. Dalrymple. The maid re
|, turned, protesting that her mistres
y was not in the house, and must hav
!; changed her mind and gone out; ant
|. Nine. Damereau, thinking she nigh
g be gone out for the evening, and tha
: it was Of no use waiting, made her adieI
TO Mr.. Dalrymple with the remarkabl
e courtesy several times repeated.
g He was sitting there STILL in the sam
position, when his wife appeared. Sh
= had entered the house stealthily, q
}, she had left 1t, had taken of he
things, and now came into the rooI
@ ready for tea, as II she had only bee
}. upstairs to wash her hands. Scarcel
@ had she reached the middle Of the room
g when he rose and laid his hand heavil
n on her shoulder. His face, as sh
turned to him in alarm, with its draw
A aspect, its glistening eyes, its mingle
: pallor and hectic, was so changed fht
4 she could hardly recognize It for hiI
A fear crossed her that no had gon
mad. Oscar, you terrify mel! sh
, shrieked out.
o "What debts are these that yo
,e oweP" he hissed, from between h
. parted lips.
le Was the dreaded moment come, thei
le She shook in his grasp, and a low moa
,r escaped her.
K, -Four thousand pounds to Dam,
er reau, the milliner! How much mol
in to othersp"
~ "Oh, Oscar, II you look and spes
l. like that, you will llme," she uttere'
a Forgive me this, and my life's repen
ance shall atone for it."
L. II ask how much MORE" he repea
er ed, passing by her entreaty as the Id
o. wind. "Tell me the truth, or / w