Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1889-10-22

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might mean more than Il said. and ~
wc come a. an afternoon when shc-Mrs
Elliot-came down stairs dressed Tor
dinner. for which she always made a
careful toilst. and met the waitr,vs a..
ccnding o. the upper hoor The girls
place at that moment was In the dining
room. and Mr. Elliot kncw that moth.
ing vas nc,icd ~ forgotten that per.
tanned o. the dinner. moreover. the gifl
had an air Of secrecy about her. aud
-ecucd Ia L. hiding something under
her apron
"whats that YOU have there. llosaf
Mrs. Elliot asked. little sharply.
Tho gifl stopped. lookc'i down. and
answcr,d'
"Only a letter. ma'am.-
"Tor yours.lT" askci Mrs. Elliot
"So. ma'am. for master. said the girl
"wcll. give IL io me. said Mrs. Elliot
The gifl hcsitaicd.
"indc,d. ma'am. che lady saii to give
IL to himself. said Rosa
"A hdyl \ lsggar With petition. ]
supis,-c. said Mrs. Elliot
"A LADY. mann. AMI sic'. gone. said
the eirl "Shr wore n blue veil. bat l
never aw her beforc. lm surc."
"Oh. very well. rcplici her mistr,ss
Give me thc note. Mf Ellio, l. shaw.
ing. AMI vuull not Wish O. L. disturbed.
Tho girl gave li,ilc impairment to-
o. h,r head a. shc olcv,d. and llDuncr'l
down stain. ,n away that made lier mis-
trcs. resolve % give her warning.
The trouhlc was that the lady IN the
blue vcil had given i,osa somo none,
had whispered. "Mr Elliot. and NO one
cl.e. aud had hurried away In a sus.
piciuus manner
Mr. Elliot tncanwhilc sto,d turning
thc sny,lupc over. Tie addrTs Was
merely her husbands name Mr Frank
EIiot-anl thc edge - thr dap was siill
damp. a. n -sllcd a. lhc door. IL would
or.n at a touch-shr could rad II and
know IT, contents N She cho-s.
n DO chouse. shr All thc next mo-
mcnt. and the cdscof threuvclopc rollel
hack and Zip 81 rapsr fcli out ON u
Ncrc written these words
DrAR FRASE Meet nae at ,hc usual
place u you can du.lgc your wife
CLARA
\ moment morc and the letter was o.
s.alcl. anl Mr. Elliot. trembling with
anger. stool leaning agAins, the window
frame. She fclt that the drcai that had
b.,n upon her had taken shaIr ai last.
lioWevcr. shs would not b. haaiy.
She would wait until she was SURE that
be- desired to fecc,yc the letter II b,
did not obey the summons u would
prove 90 her that be- was true to her.
Then shs would tell him what she knew
And az his confidence
She carried the letter down stairs with
her. and placed tat hi. plate. and n he
of.ncd il Size watched him closely.
II certainly did not seym g. please him.
H. frOwnel. changed color aud thrust u
into his p1ckci. but be- went on with hi.
dinner without any remark.
Mr. Elliot. however. could not re-
main silent
you look as though YOU had received
n plumtcrs till. she said.
lie laughed.
1t l. not a bill. hc said. Iii l. note.
and u ycxes the bccausc | shall have o.
change my plans for tonight. intend.
ed Ia take YOU to the theatre. nov ] can.
not 10 IL shall have to leave you
and. what l. more, shall not Lc hack
until tomorrow night. III send a mcs.
seng,r 10 Uncle James lie will escort
you To the theatre. and
II will not go with your uncle James.
s,id Mr.. Elliot. sharply You mus,
take me-l will not is used Ia this way
you must 80 with me.
"My dear. | cannot tell sou how IL
veIcs me 10 have 20 leave YOU, said Mr..
Elliot
Prank. she answered, II have al
WAYS said that there are some things
which a wife should not endure.
"LiEzie. my dear. listeni will take
YOU 10 the theatre tomorrow night
OF the night after; We viii enjoy our
selves quite as well think Il will rain
to-nigh, anyhow.
"Do YOU suppose ! am a baby TO fref
about not seeing aplayF said hrs. IL
liot. mo. Frank. only you must tell me
why you break the engagement and
where YOU are going"
"iiusiness, my dear, business, said
Mr Elliot. In an artificial manner. 'Tn
explain some day. business l. business;
now H. quiet nd dcomfortable like a good
girl-good night"
lie tried to kiss her but shc pushed
him away. Then he took his hat and
oyercoai and left the house. with little
laugh NO, like bis own.
Hardly had he passed the threshold
when his wife sprung to her feet, slipped
on an ulster that hung In a closet In the
dining room hall. donned little round
cap and gray veil. and sneaked out 81
the basement door-sneak was the word.
"Shcs following him this time. said
Rosa 20 the cook.
jealous again. said cook.
II guess he's giving her reason" said
Rosa.
"lt's something dreadful. said cook.
"the way married meu 20 on"
Meanwhile Mrs. Elliot lurked In the
shadow Of the stone balustrades. and
saw that her husband stood under the
gas lamp at the corner examining the
note which he had received.
Well. wherever he went there also she
would go whosoeyer he might meet
should also meet her This was the end
of everything. the finale But she would
not weep-she would have long years
for that-she would behave a. an In
suited wife should
lie was about 10 enter a car: she also
hailed II. An ulster aud thick veil re-
duce all women TO one level lie would
not know her even II he saw her. She
AT In her corner and saw that he stood
on the platform smoking. Which way
the car was going she scarcely noticed.
lie left u at last and entered another: 10
did she. Again he smoked on the plat
form, but at last. "fort lee ferryr- shout
ID the conductor. and she followed her
huahand Into A fairy boaf. IA vss dsSk.