Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1894-07-26
A JEALOUS WIFE.
Why She Never Doubts Her Hus-
bands Love.

aAH2Attcu ncr Eraces OF person. heart
and mind. But the undeniable fact Of
her jealousy remained.
"A Jealous woman his aunt assured
him. can make any man miserable"
a jealous wife" declared his near
est friend. will make Won wish vou had
taken my advice. which Is that the
immortal Weller gave To his son.
Don't marry vidder. he said. Go
hang yourself first, an you'll be glad
on IL arterwari.' am presumptuous
enough to paraphrase that. Go hang
yourself before you marry a Jealous
voman and you'll be glad on Il arter-
ward,
But Harold G'roves had only laughed.
w hen was a man or a woman in love
ever apt to listen 70 anything so disa-
greeable as common sense? And he
was in love, honestly. sincerely and
passionateiy. - he married Norine
Hale. and was most rid~iculously hap
py for two years. Their life together
Yves simply ideal His few faults he
corrected II faults she had. they re-
NAMED undiscovered by him. one dav
he summoned courage 70 tell her the
remarks that had been made concern
ing her jealous disposition.
She looked up At him with grave,
shining eyes.
II do love loyalty, she replied. sim
ply
And il NAV be be would never have
discovered at all that Norine was ieaI-
Gus II Il were o for the burglary.
Harold Groves was a LAWYER. lie
transacted much Of his business at
home. AMI had in his study a large
desk, IN which he kept papers ~ i'm
P~nrtanee. deeds and memoranda re-
lating 10 the Affairs % his clients. The
desk looked sadly untidy. and. in the
opinion ~ Norinc. was a decided blot
In the exquisiteiy neat little rpom.
where SONS u their p~leasantest hour
were spent
Harold. she said 20 him one even
ing as she leaned over his chair. and
smonthed back his dark lock-. carrSs-
Iugly with her pretty white fingers
really shall Tidy mp that desk one Of
these days The litter of dusty papers.
books and pipes : positively Disgrace
full
lie gave her a glance Of alarm.
Don for mercy sake. dearest. l
know now where 10 put my hand on
everything | want-don =
But the fear that she might do % in
dnced him - loek his desk. and keep
1t locked thereafter. Norine noticed
II and laughed
least ven have shut the disorder
out Of sight, she avOwed, gavIv. NV
threat was efficaci0us 10 thar extent
indeed, dear. how YOU can ever tel
one Of those tiresome documents Of
yours from another, Is a MYSTERY To
me
A certain biue. starlit March night
they went upstairs. Leaving the cozv
apartment in dainty or,ter. During
the night Norine was awakened BIZ
what sounded like . click She sat
bolt upright b. bed.
-Hark she breathed. Listen.
Harold
Both listened intentIy.
1T Is a very cold night. he said. at
length You merely heard the frost
cracking ON the window pane. Go to
sleep. love.
Reassured. she did a. hidden. but. on
being aroused early by the servant
cry Of disnsy. she fastened down to
find the lower rooms in a state Of ex-
treme confusion Drawers had been
pulled out the desk of the master
forced open. and papers were scat
tered broadcast in an evident search
for valuahles.
My ruby ring cried Mrs. Groves.
II left i on the mantella last night. And
my watch was in the Chinese cabinet
where I put my pocketbook. send
for the police. Harold, They have all
been stolen
Il shall 90" cried Groves.
And he started Oft on a run.
E0r several minutes Norine stood
staring around in bewildermeut. Then.
mechanically, she began To- arrauge
the d%isordered apartmenS She picked
up the pieces Of ashattered vase. threw
them IN the CRATE, Strengthened a
twisted drap-ry, lifted some scattered
sheets q paper. laid them on the Leaf
OF her husbands forced desk. and sud
denly refreated Il step. turning very
white, Open before her. having evil
IDENTIFY been wrenehed wide. in the
hope Of finding money. was a square
morocco box In the box was a bundle
Of letters. and a photograph. The let
tiers were in a woman's hand. and the
smiling pictured face. was that Of
Norine's dearest friend.
She held tight to a chair-baek. %
keep from falling. Her temples
throbbed- 4 hot flush drove the pal
lor from her cheeks The buzz in her
ears was deafening She put out her
hand- took up Of the letters. read
1t through II was Just such a love-
letter as any refined. afectionate girl
might have written. IL began NY
Dearest. and ended Your loving
Annie. II bore the date Of the year
previous 70 N0rine's marriage. She
took up another folded sheet opened
glanced through IL A brief, sad little
note il was
Ny dear II -aa. fate las beer hard n u
u n zo0d-oy Se must s4y-Ee Who love each
other So But not sood-oy forever We mus,
keep on believing In each other. and hopins
for Ultimate happiness together Il shall sure
u come Your 1esolAte AxSrE
Hark There were footsteps-voices,
The young wife hastily replaced the
letters drew back from the desk. The
next instant Harold. accompanied BY
policemen and detectives. was in the
room He went directly 70 Norine.
My love ne said, what a shock
this has given you. You are white a.
= ghost
b thrust his gentle hand away.
4 an very well" she said.
AID all the tine she was going owe,
and ever IN ger mind the details OF ne,
husbands acquaintance with Ami.
Hubbard He had known her from
ehildhood-lonz before he met Norine
She reeolleeted his telling her the,
had gone TO dancing school together
but she had never dreamed that b.
was in love with Annie. or she with
him Now she knew that il was -
since he treasured her letters hei
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