The state herald., 1890-12-26
A TRAGEDY OF ERRORS.


for dinner. and sitting at the window
with her embroidery, that she saw a
messenger boy crawl up tho street,
stop to throw stone at another boy,
and finally ring her door bell.
A moment after this, Bella, the '.up:
stairs girl" brought her note. /,
was from her friend. Edwin Jones,
familiarly Ned. who had come from
afar to pay her visit, aud being tim.
orous, had decided TO wait at the
depot until she came TO meet her.
There was no time 70 lose. Mrs.
Jeffries gave h few directions to her
cook, and hurried away.
linlf nn hour after she had gone Mr..
Jeifries returned homo and let him.
self in with his latch key, wondering
that his wife did not come to meet
him.
Mr.. Jeffries had been very jealous
nun before he married. He confessed
II. He would not permit any one tn
ply the least attention 10 his Emma
Jane. Even cousins Of the first de-
ereo made him suffer pangs Of grief
unknown when they called OF Sunday
afternoons. and I'M uncle. who was
unusually young for that Relationship,
whllo rs yet unknown. had driven him
TO the most serious thoughts OF suicide,
for Emma Jane had kissed him In The
front hall.
do you really think. Jefferson
Jeffries, that ! can endure such con-
duct?" his Emma Jane had remarked.
rs it possible that any one can.b put
up with being followed around like
that, und stared ut like thatp DO you
think willp" ind then she had given
him back her ring, and he hud ground
II under foot
However, he bought her another In
month Or SO, and they made II up
and marriedI ind Mr.. Jeffries, warned
by the pust, had behaved himself very
well, indeed, and he had never yet
been jealous Of his wife, when one
afternoon In August he came home
carly to dinner aud found her "gone
out"
Bella. did she say where she was
.iugP" asked Mn Jeirriea
NO, SIR" said bella. aShe gave
out the things for desert and wen. GU,
n hurry loilse, in her best things,
us. after she got n notn loike. brought
oy II boy dressed like a tallygraph.
All" said Mr.. Jefrrics NJ trust
her mother is not i'll. II really seems
rs though something must have hap
pcncd."
lie went up stairs when he had said
Ibis, and looked ubout him for the
message, which, doubtless. she had
eft lying somewhere. He could see
none, He opened the drawer in which
Emma Jane kept her triilcs Of lace
nd ribbon and quilted muslin md
still saw nothing. But glancing Into
the wnste-papcr basket he discovered
II twisted paper. and. as IL was the las,
OF the little heap. picked it out and
unfolded it
Spreading out the wrinkles. no pu,
his glasses oh his nose and read. And
rs ho read his cheeks grew palo, for
-. -. ,
Nam W., ~ ' ~ sles' me on .he
ferry. I long to sco v"n arr nns ,oaa
parting. Yours very, very fond Man
.Nedr' cjuculu,el MIR .yefr,.s.
"Ned. He ground his t.ctb and
clenched his fists lie could h,v,
howled with rage. bu, for the pronrI.
cites. which wa penorn,lv ob.orye In
our greatest aponle, This vn. tho
end of IL nil. then. Emm, lane had
gone 10 meet her old benu O,d mr.
new. who could tellp A lov.r INV.
bow. He tried 10 he calm. b,t h.
could not believe himse,f mistaken
He knew her brother. nnd cousin.
wall Tbcv wcrc po,or PAL WI
liam. Elins. Samuel and James Eva,
her father who would no, nav. s,o,od
his Urs, NAM, Aao,,r,m Th,ro w..
no wnv Out Of 4,
No aud In, o,o ~ ,,,,,, NJ. r.,
fries ma ho souoh, n, Oh, IT,, -.
nlly ken, ON hand for no.,ib,. hurc.
lars. ~ INNS, follow chem Gnd ,h,u
shoe, him fra, b.r nav, ma ,n.s",,
las, M ION. .h,,, Lno,- IT.. ..s a..
,r,I,re.. vii, know ma an. a,.,m