The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-05-05

20 bed alone. and when he rose in the
montng be was careful not to awakcr
hi- wife. That was the style of the
mcnagc
But Cuthbcrt Tunstall was not fool
4 -s,; winch ;.s NO I,57ss,aTs failed e
July appreciate. As long as her conduc
was above rcproach. according to th'
somewhat vague standards Of society, he
would not interfere with her pleasures
but be- was not the man 10 permit Tho
F least step beyond this. And though h'
was naturally unsuspicious. and slow L
wrath. amy ono who understood mer
woull have known that il would be un
comfortable 90 arouse him. But Sylvi;
/ got the idea that she could do exactly "a
/ She PLEASED. and she did it..
One day Tunsiall got hint from some
precioi, friend of his-a very distant
Indirect. ambiguous and innocent hint
buta hint an the same. He appcarc,
mot 90 understand it, and passed it ovel
without comments but the represscc
emotion which it aroused was 80 strong
/ that he camo near fainting where he
stood
Tie attended % his business the same
- usual. returned home AZ his customary
f hour and sat down 10 his solitary dinner
/ his wife was upstairs dressing BY and
I by sho came down 10 say good-by 20 hin
fof the evening. She was beautifully
dressed and was lovely TO look upon
/ Cuihbcrt looked 40 her in silence.
"Gool night. dear, she said, drawing
ON hcr gloves. II suppose you won't be
zap when como home
"Noi If yop como 40 your usual time.
81 wish you'd drop your horrid bust
ness and come with me
If am more useful as am. Do YOU
know gentleman by the name Of Percy
/ Nol0n."
percy Nolens No-yes-I believe
+ / do"
Thcso were her words, but her face and
/ tho tone Of her voice betrayed her, anc
+ they both know 10.
"Uo is an agreeable fellow, isn't ho;
pursued the husband, quietly.
"l suppose Doe is Ike the rest; ali mer
are alike To me-cxcept you, Of course
dear' liut why do you askY
"somc one who knows him happened
TO mention him today. Well, and what
is going on tonight
"Dne at Mrs. Murray's, and then the
/ theatre
won't you want something to eat
when YOU get homer
ooh. mo-. Don't bother l shan't be
hungry.
"lt might be- better To order something
10 bee ready for You here than TO take
j supper 80 Dclmoulco's, hc said slowly
looking her IN the eyes.
She turned away her eyes after a mo-
ment. ostensibly to pull up her cloak.
81 had mo- idea of going to Delmonicos,
she said i'm % slightly strained voice.
"Of course not" he repeated; and
then he turned 90 his evening paper, and
she went out. with smile on her lips
and fear in her heart
Her husband had given her warning
and hc hoped against hoped that it would
be- sufficient de would not take the
next step unless She compelled him to it,
but he was resolved (and she partly felt
/ I'D thlt the next step would DO final
T How much hc actually knew of her fir
tati0n with Percy she could of course
only conjecture. She had taken supper
with him in private room of fash
+ ionablo restaurant the night before They
+ had not been alone. there had also been
present another young married woman
and young man not married. But the
two couples had not been in each others
way: they had rather helped each other
out. 10 was certainly not an affair which
Sylvia would have wished to have gen
orally known least of all TO be suspected
bv her husband. Did he know about IT.
or had HE questions been only the result
of chance She wished 10 believe the
+ latter. bat she could not.
After ll she did not seriously care foI
f Percy Nolen. 10 had been mere iiirta.
ton for pastime. She had not supposed
that her husband would care much, even
+ if he knew. He had not Of late betrayed
any very passionate affection for her. Il
he loved her, why did he not accompany
her on her social rounds; 1t was ridicu.
4 lous % say that he was obliged 10 attend
10 his business. They had plenty OF
money without any business. There was
nothing except his own obstinacy to pre-
vent him from retiring tomorrow and
never going near bis Office again. But
if me preferred his business 20 his wife,
why could he not allow his wife her
preicrcncesY 10 was unjust and tyran-
meal
Nevertheless. if he WAS determined 10
F be ugly about 10, of course there must be
mo- scandal She would tell Percy, the
next time sine saw him, that the &c
nuaintancem must cease. 10 was not worth
while Co run any risks on his account.
F Having made up her mind to this. she
was more no ease.
After tine second act nc the theatre,
Percy Nolen camc into her box. She
creeicd him coldlv. bat he sat down he
idle Der. and began to make various pro
positions. She repulsed him, but not
very vigorously AZ last she whispered:
You. must really be- moro careful Peo-
rlo are beginning 10 observe us. If any
thing should happen, would never for
give You"
81 will take every precaution, but
love vour he replied in her ear. He had
never said 80 much before. and she
turned pale and gave him look
The curtain went up on the next act,
showing how the hero, by combination
of circumstances. was arrested and tak0n
u police headquarters
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