The morning call., 1894-07-08

| site to him fully dressed for travelling.
Borton stopped abruptly just inside the
door.
"You have had no bad news of your
father. hope?"
Il have not My father will hear bad
am going TO him. for. OF course, | cannot
STAY another night under this roof
"Will you please explain why?" Bor-
toms tones were calm, but his face had
grown pale.
"As if you REQUIRE an explanationw Mrs.
very much mistaken II you think you can
continue to deceive me with mpunity,
now that I haYe found you out If you
choose to disgrace yourself publicly"
"The disgrace was Of your making to-
day." interrupted Borton. you made
the scene with your absurd jealousy. [
really thoughtyour head had gone wrong"
because l did not stand calmly by and
watch you carrying on with that girl!
That girl whom you had not dared to get
into the gallery except in mean under
hand way! Whom you were ashamed to
notice in my presence; VINO was so well
trained in your ways as TO pass you by un-
noticed. You were so careful Of me in the
morning. too; so anxious TO keep me in
my room! Providentially your calculations
were not a success, especially when you
reckoned on my being a fool. Your pre-
tense OF not knowing the lady. Mr.. Bor-
tons lady, was miserable-beneath con-
tempt-Mrs. Bort0n laughed again, a
laugh not pleasant to hear.
Mr.. BortOn had been attentiyely follow
ing his WIfe's words; no anxiety or fear,
as In the afternoon, found expression on
his face. In fact. it grew clearer as she
went on, relief. rather than guilty shame.
being apparently expressed on it.
so that is 1t! Now, at last. | under
stand" he began when knock at tha
door caused an Interruption. Mrs Borton's
maid appeared with letter.
please, ma am. Miss Smith wished to
have this given to you at once" said the
maid. who, like her mistress, was dressed
for travelling, land Jenkins says we must
start in five minutes"
Very well, that will do. Take down
my dressing bag. Mrs. Borton cast def
ant glance at her husband as the maid lett
the room. and then quickly opened the
letter.
Dearest Marie" it ran, truly memory
is, as the schoolboy said. the thing you
forget with | wrote to Mr.. Borton shortly
after he had been here this morning, but
omitted the important part of sending the
letter. 1t Informed him that unexpected
circumstances having suddenly arisen 10
prevent my availing myself of the place In
the ladies' gallery / had taken the liberty
OF passing 1t on to a young friend just
come to town. l gave her strict orders to
introduce herself by means Of the obliging
wilkins. to your husband if he came to
the gallery. 1t appears that she did see
Mr.. Borton, but got sudden fit of shy
ness about introducing herself, because he
was with some other lady. Ask your hus-
baud if he saw Nell, my young friend.
She would not be easily overlooked by
manly eyes. A tall, pretty girl with
golden hair curling fluffily under big hat
and all the latest Improvements the sweet
aud 20' affects. She was so lucky as to
have a seat in the front row and no doubt
kept her pretty face enthusiastically
pressed against the grille all the after
noon. l hope, poor dear thing. your head
ache is by this time thing of the past
Mr.. Borton seemed quite distressed about
1t this morning. Yours ever.
MABEL SMITH.
up. .S.-Do ask your husband about the
other lady-only don't say you heard it
from me. Nell does give such funny &C
count Of her! But most decidedly nothing
to excite wifely jealousy
cit is surely to Mrs. Horizons credit that
Mr.. Horton also read this letter, not even
excepting the postscript.-London Truth.