The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1893-07-22
CURED OF JEALOUSY.

CUhED VI
MIR. Andrew Frosty CHANGED to reside
In one of a long, straight row of houses.
no one of which bore any special mark
ON its front by which it could be distin-
guished from another. Each had seven
steps and q portico.
Tack on another item-Mr. Frosty was
terribly jealous of his wife. Now, it is
an awful thing for a man to be jealous
of his wife at all, with or without rea-
son. When a man or wife falls into
such a habit as that, they may a well
draw their cotton caps over their eyes
and say good night to the world. Living
liz no sort of an object to them.
But whether Mr.. Frosty had any rea-
SON to be jealous of his wife is not what
we are going to settle. And yet we new
or thought he could have, for a more
amiable wife than she made him it
would be hard to find. Mrs. Frosty was
young and beautiful, and her manners
were very taking. 1t may be that these
were Mr.. Frosty's reasons for his jeal-
ousy, but if SO why didn't he marry a
palmer woman?
Not many doors off and in the same
row of dwellings lived Colonel Sawyer
who rather : ided himself on being G
teemed q gentleman. Without assur
ing to be what is popularity known
q ladies' man, he nevertheless was ex-
tremely particular in his carriage to-
ward them, aiming always to impress
them with q sense of his perfect purity.
chivalry and truth.
No one in the neighborhood ever sus-
pscted him of being capable of insulting
any one-least of all a lady. Mothers
held him up to their sprouting sons as an
example of the lofty and true, and IA
theirs spoke of him to their daughters
and hoped that if they ever thought of
marriage they would be satisfied with
nothing less than q character like his.
Coming home musingly>and with his
head bent one evening the colonel
thought no such accident was possible as
that he should mistake his own house,
especially as he had been in and out that
way 50 many times.
Perhaps the very fact that he felt such
confidence was the greater reason why
he should make a mistake after all. But
as he was very much occupied with his
reflections he abandoned himself entirely
TO what he knew of the way home and
thought he should reach there all in
good time. The consequence was that
he quietly slipped himself in through
Mr.. Frosty's front door, hung up his hat
and coat in the hall and started for the
dining room.
AS all the houses in the row were SO
much alike on the outside their internal
arrangements were pretty much on the
same pattern. Mr.. Frosty's hall seemed
hike his own, and the dining room door
opened where his did.
The instant he opened the door he be.
gan to awaken To his error. The table
was spread in the middle of the room,
and Mrs. Frosty sat near the CRATE read.
ing.
"Ah," he exclaimed, bowling and scrap
ing confusedly, Il beg pardon! Really
Mrs Frosty, | beg pardon
In a moment the astonished lady wa.
ON her feet, her face flushed with tn.
natural excitement of SO unlocked for
visit. She knew not what to say.
This is a ludicrous mistake, | declare
Mira Frosty" said the colonel. Here
ann invading your house when / though
] was safe and snug in my own. Thi
comes of these houses wearing such sim
liar faces. But it is my first mistake
and I hope You win excuse me-"
Mra. Frosty comprehended instantl,
and laughed heartily.
~ may get caught SO myself, yo,
know" she said, land we are AWAY
grateful for q cali from You, Colonel Saw
yer. Now you are here and dinner vii
soon be ON the table, why don't you 81
down with as? l Am expecting my hus
hand every minute"
The colonel began to thank her an,
excuse himself on account Of urgent en-
arguments for the evening, but while b
was doing SO the front door was heard /
open.
There said Mrs. Frosty, my hu!
band is coming now. You'll not be d.
tanned any longer than you woulds d
0AA1L S0hkEs u biLl1h yOu DCttET stay.
Along anne Frosty through the hal
and his sour face would have turne
sweet milk in a twinkling.
The instant he caught the sound of
male voice in the dining room his o.
suspicious began to flame up again. 4
oon Is could creep along as far as ii
door in his stealthy way and look
through the creyice and see who W,
there his rage burst all bounds al
made him a temporary mailman. Col
nei Sawyer and his wife were in Il
room alone! That was quite enough.
Nov, what does this mean, sin
zhpnted the enraged husband, dashil
np before the thunderstorm colon,
This is just what I've been expectii
1r . long time. ! knew there was sor
Uifschief like this afoot. What are ",
duing n my housef Tel me, sir.