The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-11-21

Parilhurst came forward, and observing
to Durrant: They are wanting vol
for bezique," sat down beside Rosalys
She had intended to go home early
and went even earlier than she hat
planned. At half-past ten she fount
herself in her own hail. not knowing
how she had got there, or when she hat
hidden adieu to Lord Parkhurst, OF
what she had said to him.
Jim's letter was lying on the table
awaiting her.
As soon as she had got upstairs and
slipped into her dressing gown, had
dispatched her maid and asccrtained
that all the household had retired, she
read her husbands note, which briefly
informed her that he had led an ad.
venturous life since they had parted,
and had come back to sec if she were
living, when he suddenly heard that
she was going to be married. Then
Rosalys sat down at her writing table
to begin somehow letter to Lord
Parkhurst. To write that was an i'm.
perstive duty, before she slept. 1t need
not be said that awful, indeed, to her
was its object, the letting Lord Park
hurst know that she 'had husband,
and had seen him that day, But she
could not shape single line, and the
visioned aspect that she would wear in
his eyes, as soon as he learned the
truth of her history, was SO terrible
to her that she burst into historical
sobbing over the paper as she sat.
The clock crept on to twelve before
Rosalys had written a word. The Ia
Dor seemed Herculean-insuperable.
Why had she not told him face to face?
Twelve o'clock it was, and nothing
done; and controlling herself as women
can, when they must, she went down to
the door. Softly opening it a little way
she saw against the iron gate imme-
diately without it the form of her hus.
band, Jim Durrant-upon the whole
much the same form that she had
known eight wears ago.
Here am" said he.
Eyes, said she.
"Opcn this iron thing"
A momentary feeling of aversion
caused her to hesitate.
DO you hcar-do you mean to say
Rosalys!" he began.
Mono. OF course l will" She
opened the grille and he came up and
touched her hand lightly.
kissing not allowed, l suppose" he
observed, with mock solemnity, sin
view of the fact that you are to be
married tomorrow
"You know better" she said. "Of
course I'm not going TO commit bigamy!
The wedding is not to be-"
Have you explained it to him?"
"N-no-not yet. was just writing
it when"
"Ha-you haven't. Good. Woman's
way. Shall give him friendly call
tomorrow morning."
80 no, no-let me do it," she i'm
piplCu' L lONc lllul SO we'll, anu IL
will break his poor heart if it is not
done gently! o God-if | could only
die tonight, while he still believes in
me! You don't know what affection |
have felt for himl" she continued, mis-
erably, not caring what Jim thought.
HE has been my whole world! And
he-he believes me to be so good. He
has all the old-fashioned ideas of mar
riage that people of your fast sets
smile lat! He knows nothing of any
kind of former acquaintance between
you and me, l ought not to have done
it-kept him in the dark l tried not
to- But l was so fearfully lonely!
And now I've lost him. If
could only have got at that register in
that city church, how l would have
torn out the leaf" she added vehe-
mently.
That's a pleasant remark to make
to husband"
"Well-that was my feeling: may
as well be honest! l didn't know you