Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-06-29

crease. till suddenly he resumed sharp.
~, 81 do nr SEQ what there Is 20 extra.
ordinary in wishing to have a properly
cooked hllet."
"Well, was wrong; III sec TO the
next, Louise answered, with manner a
little prim.
Raoul laid down knife and fork re.
sigucdly.
"My dear child" said he, "havo | said
that you wore wrongl You have u very
singular mania for posing "a an injured
person"
Al heart he felt himself unjust, hat
anger was stronger than he, and mount.
ed 20 his brain.
III only you would be calm, Raoul,"
Louiso began gently.
"Bc calin-be calm. you say' As II
were the one who has lost his tcnpcri
But, Louise, this Is perfectly childish.
What else have you for dinner besides
this flletf'
81 really do not know"
The meal came 10 an end In the pro-
foundcst silence. Immediately after.
ward Raoul took his hat.
"You are going out, Raoul" hazardcd
Louise softly.
"lf you will kindly permit mcy'
And out he went, but not with an a..
surcd step. on the staircase he stopped
10 listen.
"Shc did not ask me, even" thought
he wondoringly. III woro going 20 be
late. How strangol But u proves what
] bolicycd-that have been too weak
with her in the first months Of our mar
rage
Once In tho street he paused again
irrcsolutcly. not knowing where TO 90;
but finally s,rOllod on az random, but.
toning his gloves aud still uneasily ro-
hccting. His wife was the best little
woman IN tho world, but--he had boon
too weak with her, there was no doubt
OF Il.
At the tobacconist's on the corner he
stopped 10 light his cigar. On the boulo.
wards all the cafes were open, q crowd
filling the chairs. All, how good II wus'
70 stroll at ones ease In Paris one must
always stroll alone.
He passed before his OLD club, blazing
with light and ns,ir with mon, hut ho
dared not enter. though no had great
dosiro 10 do ~; he dreaded the smiles
that would greet his appearance and
and crossed 10 the opposite eide.
Then, too, how irritating II was when
he gave his arm To his wife 10 have lor
make those long stop, before tho jewel.
crs' and millinors that always made him
No furious. Yes, he was right-to stroll
agrccably in Paris one must he alone.
Nevertheless. two hours later. filled
with rcmorso, he turned his steps home
ward 10 find his wife with red ewes.
Crying" thought ne; actually cry.
Ing, as II | couldn't leave the house .
moment without hor behaving as " had
really deserted herr And instead Of
embracing her, as no really wished 20
| do ho calmly mounted the stairs with
an icy little Good night, my dear"
Louise, on her side, was far from
stupid; her husband was bored when
with her-sho felt II; she felt, too. that
oven the rustic Of her skirts irritated
Raoul. What should she doY Tho best
she could, at all events; and By u thou.
sand aud ono little wiiely efforts aud
attentions she sought TO rc-ostablish the
tender litilo chats and Jokes and joyous
laughter In tho corner By the fire. But
the very restraint that she imposed upon
herself made the effort abortive. Time
and again she opened % talk with him in
the old, light hearted fashion, only "a
be thrown back upon herself by n cold
or nonchalant Eyes" or "no" from Raoul
accorded without even raising his eyes
More than all, too, she was wouudci n
her self respect when trying ON drca.
or hat before him, on the effect Of which
she had counted, 20 receive only nm in
different, mo, II isn't bad, that dress
or hat-but, had been you, I'd have
takon yellow In place OF that blue"
Proud little Louise! Only woman
and wife would know how she suffered
This state Of things had lasted perhap.
month, whom one evening, Raoul, whC
was still ut table, received u note, al
sealed and white and dainty pcrfumed
ALLOW me-" said he, addressing hil
wife, and he tore open the note, which
rams
My DEAR RAoUfs-who knows II Il woul,
not be agreeable 10 Sou 10 hud yourself ngali
IN that little restaurant Of the Hois de Vim
ccnncs. which Is In the middle Of the water.
II il room No Q, IA II not, whose window
open upon tho lAkof | have an idea that Tues
day y. IN. tomorrow that room will be frc,
What do you Think Al all events II will b
well 10 sec.
Toward O'Clock the sun wi. have gone b
hind the treen; II will ho fresh and cool IN tia
little chalet, aud the hllats chntcaubrland thor
, are simply delicious. Thine, AMANDA.
Amanda, Amanda" said Raoul &
/ himself; "whorc the devil have know
, an Amnndap and ho remained me
, incnt pondcring.
1 "lsit bad nows" asked Louise quietly
, Then ho remembered his wifo's pre-,
, cncc, and answered like man interrupt
ed by an importunate chatterer, No
. nO--only from my tailor" And rs h
hurriedly began to sugar his coffee to o.
| cape looking his wife in tho face
A seemed TO him, from the corner of hi
D eye, that she was observing him fxodly
, Thrown of his balance, he did not tea
Z up the note, rs one usually does wit
a tailor's illusions, but replaced Il carr
o fully in the envelope and slipped 1t int
"A his pocket, Stranger still, and sti
}. moro difficult thing to explain, he W.
charming all the rest of that evening.
- That letter and Amnnda-whom Il
q could not recall the least In the world
i reused In him, apparently, the guyci
fnncics. He was huttered, though Il
y would never have admitted It, that thei
q were some who did not believe the o.
}. spirit entirely dead In him.