Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1888-10-18

When Agnes GAruet had been mar
ried a month or two she began to shut
herself up In her room now and then,
when Tom was out and the house was
quite lonely and still, Of an afternoon
or evening, TO indulge In a good
Icry." Very foolish, indeed, she said
TO herself; but her poor little heart did
ache sol II was what she never ex 4
pected Of Tom, who made such love to
her.
All her bright chattiness left her,
She had been used, during those dear
old counting days, TO sing duets with
Tom, whose voice suited hers 30 well.
Now, he plainly did not care for these
duets; 80 she never sang. Many and
many q wife settles down, just 80, into
dull old woman, and many one In
the intermediate state hears Just such
q lecture as Tom gave his wife one
evening, when rain and q headache
kept him at home.
"Aggie, your eyes are red again,
he said, sharply. "They are almost
always red now. What have you TO
cry about, should like to known It's
offering an insult 10 q husband, l
think, to 60 about snivellng after that
fashion. Ifyou had any reason"
Then, for the first time, Aggle
lspoke.
"Tom, 4" she said, al can't help 1t,
imy heart aches 80. It's not that l
really think you don't love nae, 80
much as that those other women think
so, but Bessie Burlington can find
lplenty Of young men to exchange
lglances with and l wish you would
mot encourage her TO do as she does. u
"You are ridiculously jealous,
lAggie,D he said; ''If you'd amuse
yourself q little In society, and not ex.
lpect to have me forever at your apron
,istrlng you'd be happier. /, for my
lpart, do not understand the ridiculous
feeling. You'd please me more BY
: flirting a little yourself, than BY
watching like spider 70 see whether
/ DO wrong.n
And Captain Tom Garnet marched
. of to bed, leaving Aggie alone in thu
drawing room, indignant, flushed anC
| mot In the least Inclined 10 tears.
81 was mistaken In him." she salt
10 herself, as she sat beside the fire
with a new filing of pride thrilling
I Iher hurt heart. II have given all M
4 life to him and he has offered me onl.
s 10 little corner Of his. ''I'll take hi
advice, and enjoy myself, If can
Q without him. IN try to morrow even
ling. After all, the world Is just tn
same as Ii used TO be before ! engage,
myself to Tom and used TO think
/ very happy"
n The evening Of which Aggie hat
!, Ispoken came. Tom, in very pleasan
. mood had chucked her under the chin
+ and told her that her dress becam
: her, and the trihing compliment ha
Q flushed her cheeks and made her eye
4 bright But once in the crowde
: saloons at Lady Melton's, Mrs Garne
: sat alone, while Tom Gaynet leane
I over the back Of Miss Bessie Burling
! toms chair and whispered scft nothing
Q in her ear and seemed quite absorbei
8 by her.
: She cast her eyes around. Nea
her sat a gentleman TO whom she ha
elbeen introduced, but 10 whom she ha
4 never troubled herself to talk much;
!, pleasant man, and a very handsom
= one, too.
III should certainly have liked hiI
oIvery much before l knew Tom, SD
; lsaid to herself, and forthwith began I
8 chat with him.
II At last, when Tom wanted to g
Phone, he began search for his wifi
She was not talking to old Lady Hun
!, Idrum about court news. She was M
y Immersed In the Photographic album
al Where could she bel Crying in Il
n conservatory roomf In faint In Il
d hallf Como home alone7 In vain
searched. At last tiny laugh fro
cozy corner, shaded by a hangir
basket and q window curtain, al
fenced off by great armchair, sta
tied him. There sat Aggie, her ey
IN bright, her cheeks aglow, talking to
10 very handsome man.
"Why, the deucei he had his elbo
70 on the chair backl" said Captain Ga
~ net TO himself, as he looked at the &c
10 tlemRn rather superciliously, as
q. asked his wife If she knew the hour.
10 s.No, DEAR" she answered bllthel
" 81 have enjoyed the evening SO, II
,tt It has flown very quickly"
be And then there was an adieu and
word about ''that song" and AgG
On walked away on her husbands ARM
~ ~ y
I'd As the winter wore away MIR. +,
ae ter became subject Of some ammo
e.. ance To Tom. Aggie no longer
up mute In corner. Foster danced VI
ne her and sang with her. Other gent
An men diacoYered her irritable quAlltl