Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1889-01-26

self agreeable to him. He looked SO
pleased. and was himself so agreeable,
that 1t soon cost her no effort to con
verse; and then her old lively spirits re-
turned; and, to her surprise, she found
that she was enjoying herself.
Her husband didn't much notice
this, but Miss Baden did; and her llirta-
ton with Mr.. Palmer lost much of its
charm, now that his wife did not APP
pear mortified and jealous, and that
people couldn't see that she was so.
Wherefore Miss Baden grew indiffer-
ent, and Mr.. Palmer b%ethought him
self to look after his wife. Not find
ing her looking at the photograph al
buns, nor talking to deaf old Mr..
Brown. neither in any of the .'holes
and corners" which she was wont OF
late to frequent, he became rather
puzzled.
''She's got in the dumps again, l
suppose" was his thought, land is
trying to disguise it under the pre-
tense of being ill. Dare say | shall
find her crying or fainting away in the
conservatory, with fans and smelling
bottles round her, or perhaps she's
gone home"
AT that instant n little laugh athis ell
bow startled him. and turning, he saw
Nellie, bright and flushed. talking to a
very handsome man, who appeared
quite absorbed in her. Mr.. Palmer
stared a momen mt the unconscious
couple.
why, the duce!' was his thought,
what can they have been talking about
all this whileP" Then suddenly meet
ing his wife's eye he smiled and
whispered, Enjoying yourself, Nell?"
ooh yes, dear. delightfully."-! Don't
trouble yourself about me. pray
He passed in, but didn't 90 far, and
as he stood, whispering soft nothings
to sentimental Kate Marshall, his eyes
occasionally wandered to his wife.
How pretty she was looking, and how
gay she was, and how coquettishly she
was exchanging light reparteewith hat
flirting follow, Tom Harrison. And all
the time the handsome stranger never
left her side. 1t was perfectly evident
that he admired her.
If she were not Il married woman
he would certainly fall in love with
her, she, my wife, and he felt a little
r~esentful of the admiration.
Nellie Palmer had never sung more
swectly or danced more gracefully than
on this evening.
Don't you think, Nell. YOU have
danced enough for one night" said her
husband toward the close of the cve-
ming, .for a married womanP" he
added.
Perhaps so,'' she answered, cheer
fnll,- az. 1,;n,+nI ,,,-olf CO ,,,,.L
Really, | almost forgot that | was IL
married woman and felt like a girl
again"
And behaved like one" he said,
rather coolly. ''Who is that fellow
that has been in attendance upon YOU
all the EVENING"" he inquired, as they
walked down stairs.
THAT remarkably handsome man,
with the expressive dark eyes, do you
meanpn
"Inevcr noticed his eyes or that h,
/ was ut all handsome he answered
stifly.
'Oh, ] thought YOU meant Captain
Lowell, of the artillery. Ali, here he i.
just one moment, dear, | quite for
got"
Aud Nellie spoke a few words to The
Captain in passing, Of which her hus
band could distinguish only somcthin.
about 'the book
Upon my word" he said, sarcas
tically, you appear very intimate al
ready"
''Because, love, we've discovered
that we're c|ongenial spirits. We lik,
(, the same things; books. music, scenery
| indeed everything, aud have the sam,
, opinions on most subjects. You know
, how pleasant it is To meet with on.
/: who can comprehend you; not YOU
outer self merely, but with a sort 0
: soul sympathy"
: Soul iiddlesticks!'
/, You never did have much sent
; mcnt, Bob" sighedNcllic, in an i%njurc,
tone.
Sentiment be hanged! Come
Nellie, be quick with your wrappings
! 1t has been u stupid evening, and
! shall be glad To get home and to bed.
When Robert Palmer came HON,
, next day he found his wife, not crying
rs before, in her bedroom, but in tlI
! parlor, practicing Il new song.
captain Lowell called this morn
ing" She said, ''and | have promiseC
, to sing for him at Mrs. Campbelrs.'
At Mrs. Campbell's Captain Lowell
was again in attendance upon pretty
Mrs. Palmer, and then other gentle.
men discovered her attractions,
%piquancy, coquettishncss and irritable.
ness, and so in a very few weeks Mrs.
Palmer was a belle. She did not seem
in the least To care who her husband
was attending upon, and, indeed, he
could rarely get q word with her ut all
when At the gay assemblies which they
frequently attended. He sometimes
gave her a hint that she WAS mo
longer \ girl" and that he was her
husband; but she only laughed and
said there was no harm done. and
that she was enjoying herself so de-
lightfully, and felt herself more Il belle
than even when Il girl-which was
true. because she had not llirtcd then
being absorbed heart and soul in Bob
Palmer. But now it was Captain
Lowell who appeared chiefly to occupy
her thoughts As well rs a good part OF
her time. She sang and danced with
him; she read the books he sent. and so
frequent were his visits, so constant his
attentions. that at last Mr.. Robert