The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1889-11-02
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on an ulster tnat hung IN a closer IN the
dining room hall, donncd little round
cap and gray veil. and sneaked out OF
the basement door--sneak was the word.
"She's following him this time,r said
Rosa to the cook.
jealous again." said cook.
II guess he's giving her reason" said
Rosa.
''lt's something dreadful" said cook,
''the way married men go 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. Whosoever 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 as an in.
suited wife should.
He was about to enter car; she also
hailed it. An ulster and thick veil re-
duce all women to one level. He would
not know her even IL he saw her. She
sat in her corner and saw that be stood
on the platform smoking. Which way
the car was going she scarcely noticed.
he left it at last and entered another; 80
did she. Again he smoked on the plat
form, but at last, Fort Lee ferryp' shout
ed the conductor, and she followed her
husband into ferry boat. 1t was dark,
and though it did not rain the air was
full of moisture. There were very few
people upon the boat, but several of them
we're brutal looking men, and they stared
at her, seeming to wonder at her thick
veil. She had forgotten her gloves, and
her small, white hands glistened with
rings, some Of them very valuable.
AS she left the ferry, and, following
her husbands figure, crossed the great
track of q railroad, she trembled with
terror. AS he assembled the bluff she
Killed her skirts and followed.
Who could Clara be--what manner of
woman was she to appoint a rendezvous
like this2 1t was nasty, slippery, un-
pleasant place. There was a drinking
saloon hard by, which seemed to be full
Of rough men. She drew SO near to her
husband that she could have touched his
coat as they passed this place, but he did
not look around. And now IL began
to rain in earnest and the road they
had turned into seemed to be two feet
deep with mud, and still Mr.. Elliot
marched on. At last a frightful thing
occurred to Clara. She wore upon her
'ee, pan vi pa.enS ieaCher ties ana
WIN al .nis ciimoing ana straining OF
che SHOES .ne rioDonS hao come undone.
ououeniy Vhe muu caught at them with
una. curious power oi sucuon whicn
niuu seems 70 naVe AZ times, ana the
snoes came or In vain sne ieit ABOUT
ior tnem' they seemed 10 nave vanished.
just tnen'
| ha.ioo! sala voice near her,
wnacs 'he matter with you' young
woman'
l-nothingl gasped mrs. Elliot. A
'arge poiicenlan $1,000 peiore her.
in'S am NO plaoe ,or young wo.
n,;a ah - oe A'.s s.1t,- iounu s'ons sa'a 'ie
| ponoean dangerous II yours :
ueons s'' ""a's hSppe''eo' Los'
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az
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Aou 10 niBn'y esreiu nusoano'
saio ohe poi'ceinan' 10 tninK' ano
S',Uoe away,
Insn WI, i.liio.' ' WIG was . large man
simply p,oAeu nis li.'.s wIe up IN nii
atlns aims. anu oarl'su ny net pAck 10 Inc erouno
WINCH eneircieu 'ie 'aVern. mere ne So
neI uown upon q ~ooeen platform, tneL
~. q lhonion' nc VAnisheu anu reVurnec
WIN giass oi wihe' "hicn ne mad'
mrs, EMO. urihk' =.
Ve iiireu can' ne sara; wel
orive pack 70 the .erry, iSs 700 stormy
hiSh1 10 go iookng ior Oiafs; pesioes
she o lnousanus OF miles away
Ciaral cr'eu Mrs. Eiiio,. DOM
SPEAK Oh Oiara-no" care YOU
"She very nearly ruined me, my dear
threw away iots OF money on her.
saio mr. Eiiiot' out sne Is LOOKING W
now. MY dear, know you have beer
rummaging my pockets and reading my
letters Tor two years: but only founs
OUT what you suspected when my mothel
toid me tnas you asked her II nad eve'
known iaoy named Oiara peiorel me
YOU. :.
| On Frank don't try to deceive meF
man left to-nignt-l-