San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1891-04-29

tiently from the lounge. Pm astonished
at you, Nellie, and had really given you
credit for more sense as well as temper"
he added severely II wish you'd amuse
yourself in society, as do, instead of going
moping about in this fashion You can't
expect TO have me tied to your apron
strings, and I'd much rather see you fiirt-
ing little yourself than skulkiDg away
in holes and corners like a spider, watch
ing your butterfly of husband, to see it
you can detect him in doing wrong. You
make me quite ashamed of you, declare"
Mr.. Palmer took his hat and walked out
of the room with an air of mingled dignity
and injured innocence. His wife sat up,
wiped away her tears, and unused a while
with eyes flashing and cheeks flushed with
wounded and indignant feeling.
Eyes" she said to herself, "snce he has
requested it / will amuse myself as he
does and see how he likes it! Ashamed of
me, is he? And he did hot used to be so
when was gay and happy. Oh, Bob, if
you only knew how loved you"
And once more, despite her resolutely
closing her eyes and pressing her fingers
upon them, the tears would come.
There was to be, that very evening,
party at Colonel Johnson's, and Nellie
too, particular pains in dressing herself
for i; She had been of late rather care
less on this point, and was now rewarded
for her extra care by her husbands glance
of approval, and his remark that that pink
silk was becoming to her. In consequence,
her eyes and cheeks were brighter and her
spirits more buOyant, as she entered Mrs.
Johnson's crowded drawing rooms.
Scarcely had they paid their respects to
-. L T. D,l tal
rather was accosted, by Miss Baden, a bril-
liant, confident girl, who tried to ensnare
him before his marriage; and at the same
moment gentleman addressed Mrs.
Palmer. She answered mechanically, un-
able to withdraw her attention entirely
from her husband and his companion, I'M
til, seeing something in Miss Baden's
glance at herself which she did not like,
her pride again awoke and she turned, rs
with sudden determination, to the gentle
man at her side. lie was a recent CONFER
to the town-very pleasant and handsome
and Nellie Palmer forthwith began to
try and make herself agreeable to him
He looked so pleased, and was himself 50
agreeable that it soon cost her no effort to
converse, and then her old lively spirits re-
turned, and, to her surprise, she found
that she was enjoying herself. Her hus-
band didn't much notice this, but Miss
Baden did, and her Irritation with Mr..
Palmer lost much of its charm, now that
his wife did not appear mortified and jeal-
Gus, and that people couldn't see that she
was so.
Wherefore Miss Bod grew Indifferent,
and Mr.. Palmer bsfh'' 1t himself to look
after his wi ,>vi ing her looking
over the pho, ogr7"N a,0ums, nor talking
to deaf old Ny D.Own, neither in any of
the "holes and corners" which she was
wont of late TO frequent, he became rather
puzzled. q.
At that instant little laugh at his elbow
startled him, and turning he saw Nellie,
bright and flushed, talking to a very hand
some man, who appeared to be quite alb
sorbed in her. Mr.. Palmer stared mo-
| ment at the unconscious couple.
"Why, the deuce!" was his thought.
"What on earth can they have been talk
ing about all this while?" Then suddenly
meeting his wife's eye he smiled and whis-
pered, Enjoying yourself, Nell?"
"0h, yes, dear, delightfully."- Don't
trouble yourself about me, pray"
Nellie Palmer had never sung more
sweetly or danced more gracefully than
upon this evening.
Don't you think, Nell, you've danced
enough for one night9" said her husband,
towards the close of the evening" "for a
married woman" he added.
Perhaps So" she answered, cheerfully;
"but I've enjoyed myself so much! Really.
l almost forgot that | was a married
woman, and felt like girl again"
And behaved like one," he said, rather
coolly. "Who is that fellow that has been
in attendance upon you all the evening""
be inquired, as they walked down stairs.
THAT remarkably handsome man with
the expressive dark eyes, do you meanH
81 never noticed his eyes or that he was
at all handsome" he answered stiffiy.
ooh, thought you meant Captain Low
ell, of the artillery. Ali here he is-just
one moment, dear-I quite forgot"-
And Nellie spoke few words to the cap
tain in passing, of which her husband
could distinguish only something about
'that book
When Robert Palmer came home next
day he found his wife, not crying, as be-
fore, in her bedroom, but in the parlor
practicing a new song.
Captain Lowell called this morning."
she said, land have promised to sing this
for him at Mrs. Campbell's"
"AhW he answered with an expression
of indifference; and as his wife struck up
with the first few notes he muttered to
himself, "Confound Captain Lovellp'
At Mrs. CampbelPs Captain Lowell was
again in attendance upon pretty Mrs.
Palmer; and then other gentlemen discov-
cred her attractions, her piquancy and
coquettishness and flirtableness; and so, in
a very few weeks, Mrs. Palmer was a belle.
She did not seem in the least to care who
her husband WAS attending uDon and in