The Republican., 1888-12-01
BICKESTER'S WIFE.
sin and Happiness Can Not Walk
Hand in Hand.


1uiloom l''., NC rcduy 10 lake me OUT II
+.o'.' or 'io"l' SaIl MI hlCkster 10 Ihe serY
VIZ ~l' 'Wereu ,I lne paflof oell.
"a Olou' leli oNer Iue lair lace OF ms wife
arc you gong out this EVENING" she
asked, and the disappointment in her voice
'Was perhaps not unmixed with reproof.
eyes. there is to be quite a famous cuosf
at tho club tonight" ne said: "some I'm.
giiSh swell, and we are to rive him asl1pper
Ssd then a party Of us 20 to the Opera If
is something must not fail TO do nv share
N-this entertaining business. Won know
'C1arice."
at must be very deliahtful to he entcr-
Saincd, she said, sarcasticallv. 81 would
&l7e to realize itmvsclf"
well isn't De Forrest COMING o,.o,,rd 70
gSrctice with voul saw him TODAY. and
Aoid him to come don't want Won to re+
lonesome; and you know | am very liberal
with you. I don't know anotherfelIow with
o handsome wife who il as Glad to bo,-e bis
friends entertain her and becntertoinad h,,
her, rs am. "
40, YES: | know that Mrs Ricl,os+or
answered with a weary little sigb .,R,+
Ssnetimes a wife is so foolish Won lrno1r
as TO prefer her husband to bar brshorI,s
friends. However. | wouId he tba Ios+
woman on earth to want Won +o s+ov al
home one evening. or one bour. aoainst yoI'r
ssva inclinations, There is the hnIi,Ono
&subt it is De Forest and his violin y
1t was De Forest with his violin, and ao-
oenapanied by strikingly handsome man.
~nom ne introduced as Count Dubois
look the liberty OF bringing my friend
WIT Inc lie Saio TO Nlr, ana MIS- BlckeSter'
80 nc placed MS Vlohh at the end OF the
DlHHA. 81 ~
1--WE Count only arrived TINS -.tornoon from
S"a extended tour Of the States; and l did
Aet WlSh TO neglect the KIND invitation eX-
tended 10 me to-day by the hospitable host
~ C"iS mansion ana 1 IeIt sure could not
$ee"'F entertain my lrlehd than TO bring
1afh Aere laIo the presence OF the charming
"eTess.
ah very glad you TOOK the liberty, and
A ,ruSC you viii nave a pleasant evening"
GH' DicheSIer saiu' as ne rose TO go out.
as lor me- nave d uuJy Oh entertainment
!" PeIlorIh aV Uhe cIuo Io-nlEhti and duty
- AoO SI":S' Che greatest pleasure, you
H""N' II IL - supposed 10 orln% the hlghest
nai,'lue7s IN Unls instance am certain,
"VUh one pleasure ana Ihe highest happiness
%ean pc secured by foregoing the duty and
rcmaIning at nome with three such COM
l7aalons. However, l trust to have that
H7VLege on many future occasions. Count
DuoolS, consider the house yours while you
remain with US. Any friend of Mr.. De
FereSts is welcome. Good evening, gentle
znea; au revoir, madame
Hugh Bickester little dreamed how fully
O$unt Dubois would carry out the privilege
accorded him by his host.
90, yes; it was very pleasant evening,
ns such evenings 60" Clarice told her hus-
sand, when he asked her if she was well
entertained during his absence. "Nlr. De
Fsrest played better than usual, and he
sTeught beautiful composition with him
something new, for piano and violin. And,
sest of ALL Count Dubois sang He has a
marvellous tenor voice, which affected me
powerfully. could not restrain the tears
when he sang one song. Mr. De Forest tells
ge he is the last of very old family in
FraEce-the sole posscssor of the title and
tahe estate, which yields him Il competence
And he has come to America to seek
rich wife' He is very shrewd-he will, of
course, succeed" laughed Hugh. "Scores
OF heresses will be glad to lay their for
&unes at his feet, in exchange for his title"
But he could not give his title to score
'sf them very we'll" Clarice responded
"And Mr.. De Forest tells me he has ro-
Snantic history; he lost the idol of his
aeart-a young girl whom he was to we'd
Just before they were TO have been married.