South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1888-11-30
TAKEN AT HIS WORD.


Nellie Palmer was lying on the
iOuhge in her rrcity bedroom, crying
and looking very unhappy. And yet
she had been married only six.mon,hs
aud t. snrh mice. handsome mnn'
as all The girls declared, that surely
she ought to have been hsppy with
him. And 80 she had been until. 10
tell the truth, Bob Palmer, forget.
ting, or scent * TO forget, that be
was a married man. had recently Ia
/ ken TO Il ring with these very young
ladies, at al the parties in Middleton,
lie a,ing his wife tn take care of her.
self. Surely IL was enough tn make
any six months wife cry, especially
one so sensitive as Nellie,
Not that Robert Palmer |, we'd his
little wife one bit lees th,n on the
day of bis marTirge. neither tta,
Nellio suspectgd him OF ~ or for n
IN meni doubted his constancy. But
Mr.. Palmer VAS a gay young man
and loved % anuse himself and 10 re
amused.
'ilel'ol Been crying sgains
declared cxclsimed Rob Palmer.
suddenly ccasing his little ~his,le on
entering the room from his Office.
What's the matter now, N.lIie2 Ca
nary refused TO siLg, or Nine vigiini
not Tut flowers enough in your bon
net?'
'Ob. Rob. how can your sobbed
Nellie. beginning sfiesh. 'If you
knew how much wife thinks Of her
husbnLd's love, and
Here roor Nellie broke down.
Mr. Psimer's eyes opened very wide.
'Whew he whjsiled (; III this isn't
really absurd. So she's jtalousr
Indeed, no. dear Boil But--but'
-sbe Z u'd hardly speak for the cho-
kim In her throat you can't under-
stand the pride woman takes In
having her husband trest her with
nfec ion and respec. before every
one, or how IL BUNDLES and mortifies
her 10 be neglected by him, and have
other women consider themselves her
rivsls-like Isabel ia len
Bob Palmer laughed outright, and
then he became angry.
You are ao absurd tile fool, Me-
lie be said. AS il Isatel Baden
were anything TO ne beyond a pleas.
art and agreeable yCui woman TO
amuse ones SET with at a party.
Nonsense.
she don't think GO, taId Nellie !;
ard the others don't think so. Tber
all think you are getting tired OF
your wife. and Isabel fatters herself
that she has cut me out, and is try
ing TO let people see it,
Fiddlesticks ! said Rob, rising i'm.
patiently from the lounge. Il am
as'onished at you, Nellie. | had
really given you credit for more
sense, ms well as temper he added,
severely. Il wish you'd amuse your
s'lt IN society as 60. instead of mo-
ping sGt ut in this fashion. You
can't expect TO have me tied 10 your
apron strings. and Id much rather
see you flirting little yours IL than
skulking away in hoes and corners
ike spider, watching your butter
lily OF n husband to see II you can de
tect him in wrong doing. You make
me quite ashamed OF you, I declare. >
Mr.. Palmer took his hat and walk &.
ed out Of the room tn an air OF
mingled dignity and injured limo
ccnce. His wife sat up, wiped away
her tears ind unused awhile, with
eyes flashing and checks flushed with
wounded and Indignant feeling.
yes. sho said, since he has ro.
quested II, will amuse myself !as
he does and sec how he likes IL.
i Ashamed Of me, ~ be7 All, he did
not use to he so when was CAV and
happy oh, Bob, IL you only kner
how | loved your
And once mere, despite her reso-
luie'y closing her eyes end press ne
her fingers upon them, the tears
YOU'D come.
/ Their was to be. that very evening
party at Colonel Jobnson's. and
Nellie took particular paius in dres.
sing herseIf for il. She had been OF
late rather careless on this point.
and was now rewarded for her extra
cate by her hus'and's glance Of APP
pro7al and his remark that. the pin
SILK was becoming 10 her. In conse-
( quence her eyes and checks we're
brighter and her spirits more buoy
ant as sic entered Mrs. Johnson
crowded drawing room. Scarcely
bad they paid their respects TO the