Telegram-herald., 1889-04-18

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So Up waiting for
ss.e .H{ their retlrl- AltAres
oc.ock ll tbs Elorn-
iug NJ BroanleW returned a-one. The
had. astonlsLed, asked fer her mistress.
~>as VII ugt cone home. Vas Tie grut
answer ~fo4 can 80 % bed.
Tie next nlcTllrg the servants rose early
. gossip oger TIC event They oe gzu u iu-
g4ire lato the f--ts. Ga tle day before the
lady ; mad. who was a. la-nfe1 WITH =
dramatic author. had received some tlcGets
f9f JAo SL1r Iheater know'ag ta.t the
master alt mistress were T. dine out, she
hlt asked for perm lssiou 70 20 oat with The
eloE Air Browllow, who was 10 -he room
a. tl4t moment, sad that be had uo need =
the valet All tney might take him with
them a.,o. Al the servants had left a.
seven c.ock. leaving Mrs browlo dressed
really u 60 o-t and Atr husband finishing =
letter They had not seat flr carriage,
there was q cab stand few steps from tho
house aad the Fe-fher w-s dry. From that
moment they AleW nothing more
TIE master aat mistress had been mar
rled year. Itey were evidently rich. cc.
cause they lived iu . fashionable part of
tfta AFctle Iu charm ing Logse beauti-
fully ftrulsaet. one could wen see that
tlero WAS no lack of money; the hatcher,
tle grocer, tie baker. etc. h4t never 70
p-cselu their bills twice, and a. meal times
pe'uni4ry matters were never mentioned.
NevertAeirss, there were often stormy
scenes between taen. Mr BroNal0w was
quiet, tacwrn and heatstrong; he was
never angry, but when he had once taken Il
into MS head that hc did not want . thing
% was mpos- o,s - f-al.e hiia change his
mind Tho servants did not Ike him be-
cause he was cold and naughty. Naturally,
hIs wife was of an entirely different cnarac-
ter; she had many caprices, and became
vehement II disappointed in carrying them
cut, she scolded. cried and wcpt, but, after
al, it was always she VINO smiled first and
came 10 embrace her husband. She was
jealous, did not ike her husband 10 go out
alone, particularly N tho evening" and was
anxious 10 read al the letters he received,
but be 0ostnateiy fought for MS independ-
once. did not wish % tell her where he went
or where ho had been and declared his in
teufl0n % remain the master OF has CORE
spOndence- Besides such stormy moments,
the two seemed 10 adore each other but
their hfe II common was not without did
cultics.
They received few visitors, and the per-
sons who came 70 the house were generally
members Of the family or friends. Tho
l1ty's parents were mentioned At times, but
they never came 70 see her.
After having commented on all these cir
cumstances, the servants found no motive
sufficient 20 explain why their mistress had
not returned The valet could endure II no
longer, and ne formally asked II he should
lay plate for madame VIXEN he set the
table. and when she would come back.
q 4 \ 1.4
ne alone" was tho answer.
He laid her plate for breakfast, then for
dinner. The next day he omitted il.
The master Of the house was moody and
silent; he remained absent sometimes for
days. The persons whose habit il was 70
call on him arrived as usual and were re
cciyed By him, but nobody knew what he
had said 20 them. The mystery became un-
bearablc. The maid determined 70 call
upon her friend az service in the house
where her master and mistress were %
have dined on the day Of the event She
learned then that the family had waited for
them until eight o'clock. and that they had
not been seen there. They might have
written. perhaps, since, but no dispatch
had come on that evening. The lady's
absence became more aud more unac-
countable. Something extraordinary must
have happened Immediately after the
departure OF tho servants to cause tho
breaking Of the engagement for dinner.
And where had they dnedi Not at home,
assuredly. II, when they were alone, they
had changed their mind and taken a fancy
not TO so out and to dine alone. they would
have disturbed the buffet In the dining room
aud the cupboard in the pantry. Nothing
had been moved And then tho lady had
vslise, not even a travelling bag. She had
gone away IN an evening dress. with noth-
ing in her hand, aud she had not come
back
The story soon spread through the neigh
borhood Il could interest directly but the
furn Islers Of the house, the baker, the
butcher, the grocer, etc. who knew Mr.. and
Mrs. Browulow. They said that she was
very pretty and gracious lady and that they
did not think sh0 was very happy They
spoke about i 20 their acQuaintances, and
the affair made q great stir. People gen
erauy are fond of mysteries. but on c0ndi-
ton only that they shall DC told finally Gil
about them they consent 70 suspend their
cIriositv during the first act of tlc drama.
fcrther know thcy yviil get sati faction in tie
gr.h act Thcv must know the last word r
thc mystery. Consequently thcy began q
make iaQuiries lu order 60 fud cut what
might favc become - Mrs B-owriaF they
r-cro f.st in conjecture uucu what cgat
have haroered on She day of - cisaFpc Az
arce. between seven o'clock ia the evening
ari three clock IN tae morning. thcT
sfud ed the faca q their master wAcn he
went o1t OF when he returned. and thcy
found out that he seemed stran " care
worn. There were crowds Of people before
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