Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1890-04-04

"stayis I exclaimed. This is no jese-
ing matter, and taking her hand in mine
1 continued: You know that 1 adore
you, George; that am your slave Still,
slave may beg favor OF his mlstresss
aye, and she may grant 1t, too. VIII you
give up this scheme Of keeping Edna
LyntOn? Pay her an annuity-as hand
some a one as you like-but viii yOu let
her gO?"
You are prejudiced against herr"
That IS not to the peat, George, dar-
ling, 1 ask you as a faVeE-to please me
just to please me-ssy STAT you viii let
her ge?"
For an instant only she appeared TO
Waver; the next she drew away her hands
and with flushed face and flashing eyes,
stepped back
MOI" she asserted proudly. Il win not
consent to part with Edna LyntOn far any
whim or reason that you can urge-and
know I am acting right! 1 am simply
Obeying my dear mothers wishes, and it
strikes me that you are the last who
should object to the carrying out OF any
request Of hers. You need never see Edna.
She viii occupy the apartments that we're
mothers. She Will continue to take her
meals with Mrs. Armstrong. Remain she
shall.
"Then there's an end of it, inter
rupted. @and for Gods sake don't let US
wrangle. What say you We be off to
Paris, Rome, or where you Wl1"-I con-
tinued desperately to spend our honey
moOn?"
@OhI" she cried, enraptured, sit viii be
heavenly. When shall we set of. To-
morrow"
nodded. smiling. we'll pleased at the
transformation these few words had
wrought in her. Would time ever change,
or custom stale, her infinite YaEiety?"
AnnFlaT TaafaTnT en In E1anvo+ro1
was I continually drawing parallels be-
tween George and Egypt's beauteous
queen?
we can leave here by the earliest
train, she went on rapidly. in passing
through London we can engage a courier,
and-let me see-a French maid. I know
where to apply. All, Whit a happy time
I mean to have! I shall not even take
Edna. This time I Will be free!"
She broke of suddenly her eyes filed
with tears. Poor mother" she said
throwing herself into my arms. Il viii
make you a good wife, Jack, she whis-
pered feryentlY.
@GIy delightful darling! AS though
ever for a moment doubted it,"
Of those weeks I spent abroad I Will
| mott cannOt-write in full. Never pre-
! viOusly had been, what I may term, so
! recklessly happy; never since have 1 felt
! so free from care.
/ W q LG44HlL5I OIL d LOW NLdyB---th week
| at mOst-in one place. George rsvelled
| in the life OF movement and perpetual
| change. She was happy. 1 believe now
| it must have been her happiness that re-
| flected itself in me.
/ The third week in January we passed
! through London, dismissing courier and
| maid; and late one night we reached our
! North Country home. How wildly re-
call the impressions of that night, the
| first moments of my entering Langdale
| Grange!
The warmth, the lights, the mellow
! cOlOring, the atmosphere of truly English
comfort that pervaded the old Grange de-
| lighted me. Besides, the place was mine.
| Surely 1t was not an unpard Onable pride
that caused me to rejoice in the sense OF
! possession.
My wife had been very still and silent
during the latter part of the journey. ]
turned to her now, and out of the fuIlness
of my heart [ spoke. To her who was to
be the presiding genius of this home, ]
pictured our future life Of love, Of mutual
confidence, OF quiet country pleasures
an idyllic life, it seemed to me.
But L broke OFF suddenly IN the mids
of my rhapsody, for 1 felt her SILVER. He1
face had paled and wore an impressive
look; apparently she had not heard my
words.
my dearest George, what is it? Wha-
has come over your" I asked anxiousIy.
Don't notice me, she said, petulantly
There is nothing the matter that I car
| explain. ONLY must see Edna Lydto1
at Once-at 0nce!"
Gut to the heart by her lack of sympa
thy, 1 rose and rang the bell. "Reques
Miss Lynton to come here, I said to tn,
servant who appeared, and in a few sec
Onds Edna came.
She looked inquiringly at both Of US;
frightened startled expression crossed he
face as her eyes and Georges met. Nj
wife ran to her. took her hand, and bend
ing forward whispered in her ear, kissing
her warmly. Then turning round to me
1T is late, Jack, she said You viii
am sure, excuse me. 1 want to be witt
Edna. Goodnight"
AmaZement and anger for the mOmen
struck me dumb. My next impulse wa
to protest heresly against this eZtraOrdi
nary proceeding On my Wife's part, bu
ultimately pride came to my aid.
SPECIFICS I BtE0de to the door AM
! held it open, and waited while Edna sp
peared to be demonstrating in a low ton
with my wife. It was useless, however
and both passed out together. As the
did so, GeOrgie's looks were averted, bu
[ knew that Edna raised those soft i'm
plOring eyes of hers to mine. wOul
not meet their gaze, but took out N
watch 1t was past midnight.
1 did not see my wife again till LuncheO
time next day.
ITO BE Continued