The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1888-08-24

"Whnfs the matter. JuliaF ne
'sked, kindly. You seem seedy."
1--we horrid headache" she an
'wered. Grossly. "Ycn don't look par
icuIarly bright either" she added.
At Mr.. Ronayne's puckercd
and haggard eyes
"Oh. I've been rather bothered to-
lay about business. Nothing Of much
s'Oh--is that all?' answered Mrs Ro-
nayne. with one Of her quick suspicious
chances. She had passed the afternoon
shut up there In her room alone. and
had worked herself into perfect fever |
OF doubt and surmise. and finally Of
jealousy. for jealousy was charming
Mrs. Ronayne's besetting weakness.
II il no doubt very fiattering TO a mans
vanity that his wife should think 80
highly OF his personal attras tions that
she Il in constant dread lest some other
woman should fall victim TO them.
But, on the other hand, It Is dreadful
nuisance when one can't address half
a-dozen words to a pretty girl. or re-
mark that Mrs. So-and-So Is q very
agreeable woman. without enduring =
subsequent peine fort ct durc OF re-
proaches and sneers-and tears.
Mrs. Ronayne pored perseveringly
over that. to her. nonsensical and un-
ineligible letter. and at length ar
rived at the conclusion that it was
cryptogramic love-letter. The hand
writing was undoubtedly feminine, and
why. argued Mrs. Ronayne, should .
woman write letter in cipher 10 her
husband unless she desired to hide
something disgraceful.
Mrs Ronayne made up her mind TO
solve that wicked cryptogram or per-
ish in the attempt. She resolved
also to watch her husband carefully
during the next few days. Now. Julia
| Ronayne, though quite clever enough
| 20 hold her own in the conventional
| small-talky conversation usual In her
set. had never guessed = conundrum or
solved an acrostic in her life. To puzzle
out q cryptogram Of the simplest
nature was quite beyond her power.
Baffied and angry. she was at last COM
PEELED to own herself nonplussed BY the
ingenuity Of the woman who had writ
ten that horrid letter. She, however
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sa - ~ eventual mornins
- 49, =. h.d rossessed herself Of thai
| a- ,.,,ar Each dav saw him look
49, .s a~;o,,s srd careworn anf
'us -
~ ,,st Ia vary fond Of that-tha
4 ~, .,.rst NJ Ronavne. a.
cIs "a ne hsrdenad her hear
sa;rs. hsr husband She felt tina
asa'ns. 80 .ar,;nr - . crisis II som
~ ado,,hus vas evidently d.
49, f ..haa u. ate It'll
r -, 49,. svar the children cha
, .a s 49, - 1870 MIN from his fits
: 90 $500 - .he cv.sh came. On
sren;rc =. returned earlier than usu
1 go ~ c;tv ana vent straight .up
= III wife's boudoir. Mrs. Ronayne "a
|. = once that some catastrophe bsd b
= fallen. Disaster was written On b
I husbands white, drawn face.
Ell .Julia.r he said. huskily-" Juli
! INV dear he took her hand and gaz,
wistfully into her face-"do you ca
; very much for--for all this?'' He ju
r ,rd;cated the luxurious furnishing
= the room with q gesture OF his Il
! hand.r
v .What do YOU mean. Dolph?" ask
Il Ju,ia- started out OF her usual lazy
:. adherence.
. II mean. dear. would Il distress y
n very much TO leave Honeywood Villa
d and give up"
a 20 Dolph, something has hs
y penedr' interrupted his wife. with
+. scared look. t" Something has go
n wrong in the city"
81 Mr.. Ronayne smiled . wan tn
b. smile. Yes. Julia" he said, quiet
d "something has gone wrong - vs
cr wrong. am ruined for -
III Ruined,- almost shrieked Mrs.
e navne. 20 Dolph. you have BE-
ad speculating! Haven't warned you
nd $500 <;,roa AGAINST that hor