The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1894-07-02
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attaching to his plan, and he would be
freed Of all difficulty and be able to de-
scribe the scene with powerful realism.
He could not understand why the idea
had not occurred to him sooner. It was
80 simple and 20 natural, and there
seemed TO be absolutely no other escape
from his difficulty.
Thank goodness the time was now
approaching when he would be able to
hear the bitter protest OF the innocent
and illuminated wife.
Forthwith he was anxious to execute
his design. but his heart beat q little
faster at the thought of it. With diff
Guilty he wrote q few lines in an al
tered handwriting, which interpreted
in a pitiable way the accusation Of the
wife whom he adored and loved. And
in order to make the deception more
complete he added thereto the initials
Of the name of her supposed lover and
traducer.
For this purpose he selected the name
of the young ~apothecary who had only
q few minutes before come to his house
on q visit.
'It is true, ! know, that my wife
cannot endure him, y he said to himself,
''but what Of that? The scene will be
all the more natural and powerful"
Yet somehow as lie wrote the adj
dress ON the envelope--his own address
IA sad feeling stole over him.
Some things cause pain even in
joke, he murmured to himself. How
thankful ] ann for my wife's stainless
characteri''
And with trembling fingers he finish
ed the writing. Then he weighed care
fully I'm his mind what the next step
should be and finally carried il to the
~postoffice himself.
All was going splendidly. In the
evening they intended TO 60 to the the
alter. 80 that she would find this letter,
ON which 50 much depended, among her
other papers and letters when they got
home again. The whole scene would be
acted at night just as in real novel. It
was splendid.
When they came out of the theater, it
was already late.
after midnight" remarked Frank
az. they passed the tall clock in the hall.
He asked the maidservant who open
ed the door for them il there were n
letters, and she gave him those that had
come while they had been at the the
| alter.
While his wife sank with q tired sigh
into an armchair and united her veil he
remained standing and ran his eye over
the addresses.
Suddenly something seemed to strike
him. He raised his eyebrows slightly,
and casting a stern glance in the direc-
tion OF his wife tucked the correspond
ence under his arm, babe her good
night and went abruptly into his study.
The young wife observed him mar
rowly, drew q deep breath as her cus-
tom was and shook her head. She did
not ask him whether there were amy let
tiers among his own, and he of course
| did not tell her.
Then she took her candle from the
servant girl and walked slowly toward
her bedchambers
Once in his workroom Frank indnlged
i'm q contented little laugh. At last the
goal was In sight. In a few moments
he would know all he wanted to know!
Yes, all, and he laughed again. Then
il would be easy for him to describe the
scene from beginning to end i'm a mas
terly manner.
just q little more patience, and her
maid will have left her. Going mp and
down in his room, he calculates what
effect viii be produced ON the world by
his novel, drawn in the most realistic
manner from nature itself.
81 wonder what makes her 30 slow
tonight?'' he said to himself.
I'm the stiffness of the night he could
hear the sounds of their voices Then
he heard her lay down her rings ON the
marble slab OF the dressing table.
Thereupon the clear sounds of her merry
laughter foated through the air TO his
ears.
Today of all days she seems TO take
so long, = he murmured to himself.
A little while longer he walked up
and down the room with excited brain.
Then he heard the opening and shutting
Of the door and steps dying away in the
distance.
AT lasti'' he exclaimed, with q sigh.
Softly and with great caution he
pressed the door handle. walked lightly
through the toilet room into the sleep
ing room and entered with such sudden
ness and violence that the young wife
cried aloud with fear and establishments
How you frightened mel Have you
gone crazy?'
He made no answer, but stood In 81
lence, watching carefully every gesture
that she made and every change of
preston that crossed her face.
Then i'm measured steps and with o
pale, earnest face he approached her.
The fair young wife sat bolt upright
I'M bed.
The night candle burned brightly ON
the table beside her.
With trembling, feverish hands he
held out the terrible letter TO her.
s'Therel Read thati'' he cried i'm On
angry, panied tone of the outraged. In
! jured husband.
| The woman turned suddenly TO D