Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1890-07-25

Lord Harry interposed.
Put It how You Ike for yourself" the
doctor re5oined. Lady Harry may b
persuaded to come back to you when We
want her for our grand project. In the
meantime Qor am always . considerate
man where women are eoncerned) We act
del1cately towards my lady in sparin& her
the discovery of-what shall l call our
coming Observation-Disclosures villainy,
which might ruin you in your wife's e.
dmatton: Do you see our situation now,
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The next morning brought With It IN
event which demolished The doctors in:
genious arrangement for the dismissal d
Iris from the scene OF action. Lord and
Lady Harry encountered each other acct-
dentally on the stairs
Distrusting herself II she ventured to
look at him Iris turned her eyes away from
her husband. He misinterpreted the &C
ton Is an expression Of contempt. Anger
at once inclined him to follow Mr.. Vimp-
any's advice.
He opened the door OF the dining-room,
empty at that moment, and told Iris
that he wished to speak with her. What
bis yillainous friend had suggested that
alton, he now repeated with q repellent
1rmness which he was far from really
feeling. The acting was bad, but the effect
was produced For the first time his wife
spoke to him.
"Do You really mean iti" she asked.
The tone in which she said those words,
sadly and regretfully telling its tale Of
membrance Of past happy days in her
eyes; the quivering pain, expressive OF
wounded love, that parted her lips in the
effort to breathe freely, touched his
heart, try as he might in the wretched
pride Of the moment to conceal it Hews3
silent.
''If you are weary Of our married life,"
she continued, SAY %, and let Us part. I
will 60 away. without entreaties and with
out repreaches. Whatever pain 1 may
feel you shall not see it!'' A passing flush
crossed her face and left It pale again.
She trembled under the consciousness of
returning loye-the blind love that had so
she most needed f1rmness, her heart was
linking. she resisted. struggled. recover
Cd herself Quietly, and even nrmiy, she
claimed his decision. Does your silence
mean" she asked, that you wish me to
leave your"
No man who had loved her as tenderly
as her husband had loved her could have
answered his wife without uttering q
word-he held out his arms to her. The
fatal reconciliation was accomplished in
silence
The post of the next morning brought
with it two letters.
One of them bore the postmark of Lon
don, and was addressed to Lady Harry
any. and it contained few lines added by
Hugh Mountjoy. my strength is slow
in returning to me-" he wrote; "but my
kind and devoted nurse says that all dam
ger Of infection is at an end. You may
write again to your old friend II Lord
Harry sees no objection, as harmless as in
the happy past time. My weak hand be.
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quite needless to add"
In her delight at receiving this good
news Iris impulsively assumed that her
husband would give 1t a kindly welcome
on his side. She insisted on reading the
letter to him. He said coldly, 81 am glad
to hear of Mr.. Mountjoy's recovery and
worthy jealousy still strong enough to
master him even at that moment! His
wife had forgotten it. Why had he not
forgotten it, too?
On the same day Iris replied to Hugh,
with the confidence and affection Of the
bygone time before her marriage. After
closing and addressing the envelope, she
stamps was exhausted, and sent for her
maid. Mr.. Vimpany happened to pass the
open door of her room, while she was ask
ing for stamp; he heard Fanny say that
she was not able to accommodate her mis-
tress. ALLOW me to make myself useful"
the polite doctor suggested. He produced
Q stamp, and fixed It himself on the en-
velope. When he had proceeded on his
way downstairs, Fanny's distrust of him
insisted on expressing itself
HE wanted to find out what person
you have written TO-" she said. Let
me make your letter safe in the post" In
five minutes more it was in the box at the
Office
While these trifiing events were in
course Of progress, Mr.. vimpany had gone
into the garden to read the second of the
two letters, delivered that morning, ad.
dressed to himself. On her return from
the post-office, Fanny had opportunities of
observing him while he was in the green
house, trying to revive the perishing flow.
tic trouble.
Noticing her. after he had read his letter
over for the second time. Mr.. Vimpany
sent tho maid into the cottage to say that
he wished to speak with her master. Lord
Harry Joined him in the garden-looked
at the letter-and, handing 1t back, turned
away. The doctor followed him, and
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ceivsU WIN 0pJeGtioh M. Nlmpany
persisted nevertheless. and apparently
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have tried to set these questions at rest
oy boldly following the TWO gentlemen
TO Paris, trusting 70 her ven, 70 her luck
and to the choice OF . separate carriage
n the train to escape notice. But although
her il-5udged interference with the DO
nestle AFFAIRS OF Lady Harry had been
forgiven, she had not Deen received again
Into favor unreservediy. Conditions were
Imposed which forbade hef 20 express any
opinion on her masters conduct, and
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