Dodge City times., 1890-05-16

agitated TO b able to speak to him. Sd1l
admirably calm, his ons anxiety was 70
Don: Se a.:.!a." !" he said: ..it is impos-
relling with Mr.. vimpany. I only wait
here to know what you propose to do. You
have Mrs. Vimpany to think Of"
have nobody to think Of but you,"
Iris replied. But for me, you would
never have been in the house. After the
Hugh, feel it, too!-let Us return to Lon
don together. have only to tell Rhoda
we are going away, and to make my pre-
parations for travelling. Send for me from
the inn. and l will be ready in time for the
next train"
leading her husband
Sorry have offended you," the doctor
said. BEG your pardon It's only . joke.
No oRense, hope'"
His servility was less endurabls than his
insolence. Telling him that he need say
NO more, Mountjoy bowed to Mrs. vimp-
any and left the room. She returned his
bow mechanically in silence. Mr.. Vimp-
any followed Hugh out, thinking OF the
diamond pin and eager to open the house
door - another act of submission which
might satisfy his wife.
Even . clever woman will occasionally
make mistakes, especially when her tenn
Der happens to have been reused. Mrs.
Vimpany found herself in Q false position
due entirely to her own fmprudence.
She had been guilty of three serious e.
rors. In the first place. she had taken it
tive mixture would completely revive tho
sober state of his brains In the second
place. she had trusted him with her venge-
ance on the man who had found his way
to her secrets through her husbands in
temperance. In the third place, she had
raShtv aSSnu1od that tho dncfnP in
ing out her instructions for insulting
Mountjoy, would keep within the limits
which she had prescribed to him, when
she hit on the audaciOus idea of attribut-
ing his disgraceful conduct to the tempta-
ton offered by his hosts example. As .
, consequence of these acts of imprudence.
she had exposed herself to q misfortune
that she honestly dreaded-the loss of tho
place which she had carefully maintained
in Miss Henley's estimation. In the con-
Trajectory confusion of feelings, SO often
found in women, this deceitful and dam
gerous creature had been conquered-lit-
tie by little, as she had herself described
it-by that charm of sweetness and SIM
plicity in Iris of which her own depraved
nature presented no trace. She now spoke
| with hesitation, almost with timidity, in
addressing the woman whom she had 80
cleverly deceived, at the time when they
first met.
"Must give up all, Miss Henley, that I
most value." she asked.
Il hardly understand you, Mrs. vimp-
any"
II will try to make it palmer. Do you
really mean to leave me this evenings"
81 dO'
MAY own that am grieved to hear
It. Your departure will deprive mo of
some happy hours, in your company"
Your husbands conduct leaves me no
| alternative" Iris smiled.
s.Drav do NOT mn n, LATE nv enoa kinO
| of my husband! only want to know il
! there is harder trial of my fortitude still
| to come. Must l lose the privilege of be-
| ing your friend?"
II hope am not capable of such injus.
| tice as that" Iris declared. ut would be
hard indeed to lay the blame Of Mr.. Vimp-
! any's shameful behavior on you. I don't
I forget that you made him offer an apology.
Some women, married to such . man as
| that might have been afraid of him. No.