The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1894-08-17
A JEALOUS WIFE.
Why She Never Doubts Her Hus-
bands Love.

II wouldn't marry her. if 1 were
you.'
That was the gist of his friends
counsel, spoken or Implied They all
admitted her graces of person. heart
and mind. But the undeniabl,. 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 YOU wish YOU had
taken my advice, which i that the
immortal Weller gave to his son.
Don't marry d vidder,' he said Go
hang yourself first. an you'll be glad
on il arterward" | am presumptuouS
enough To paraphrase that: Go hanrr
yourself before you marry a Jealous
woman. and you'll be glad on it arter-
ward" -
But Harold Groves had only laughed.
W hen was a man or d woman ia love.
ever apt To listen to anything 50 disa-
greeable as common sense And he.
was in love, honestly. sincerely and
passionately- 80 he married Norine
Hale. and was most ridiculoualy hap
py for two years Their life together
Yves simply ideal His few faults h,.
corrected If faults she had. they re
manned undiscovered by him. One dav
he summoned courage To tell her the
remarks that had been made concern
ing her jealous disposition.
She looked up at him with grave,
shining eyes
Il do love loyalty" she replied. sim
ply.
And II may be he would never have
discovered at all that Norine was ieaI-
nEl@ 1 D 9.
Harold Groves was Z LAWYER. lie
transacted much of his business at
home, and had in his study large
desk. in which he kept papers of I'm
portance. deeds and memoranda re-
lating To the affairs Of his clients. The
desk looked sadly untidy. and. in the
opinion of Norine, was decided blot
in the eXquisitely neat little room.
where some of their pleasantest hours
We're spent
Harold" she said to him one even
ing, as she leaned over his chair. and
smoothed back his dark locks caress-
ingly with her pretty white fingers.
Il really shall tidy up that desk one of
these days The litter of dusty papers
books and pipes is positively disgrace
full"
He gave her glance of alarm.
"Don't-for mercy's sake. dearest, /
know now where To put my hand on
everything | want-ion't,"
But the fear that She might do 50 in
duced him to lock his desk. and keep
il locked thereafter Norine noticed
it and laughed.
AT least You have shut the disorder
out of sight" she avowed. gaVly. MY
threat was efiicacious to that extent
Indeed. dear. how YOU can ever tell
one of those tiresome documents of
yours from another, Is a mystery To
me"
A certain blue. starlit March night
they went upstairs. leaving the coy
apartment in dainty order. During
the night Norine was awakened bv
what sounded like a click She sat
bolt uprig.-I in bed
''Hark!' she breathed. Listen,
Harold
Both listened intently.
lit is very cold night" he said. at
length. You merely heard the frost
cracking ON the window pane. Go to
sleep, love"
ReaSSured. she did as bidden hut. on
being aroused early by the servants
cry of dismay. she hastened down To
find the lower rooms in a state of eN-
treme confusion Drawers hid been
pulled out. the desk of the master
forced open. and papers We're scat
tered broadcast in an evident search
for valuables-
My ruby ring" cried Mrs. Groves
Il left ii ON the mantel last night. And
my watch was in the Chinese cabinet
where l put my poclletbooL- Send
a. L
been stolen''
Il shall go" cried Groves.
And he started off ON a run
For several minutes NOrine stood
staring around in bewilderment- Then,
mechanically, she began to arrange
the disordered apartment She picked
up the pieces of a shattered vase. threw
them in the CRATE. Strengthened a
twisted drapery, lifted some scattered
sheets of paper, laid them on the leaf
OF her husbands forced desk. and sud
denly retreated a step. turning very
white Open before her. having evi-
IDENTIFY been wrenched wide, in the
hope of finding money, was a square
morocco box In the box was a bundle
of letters, and photograph. The let
tiers were in a woman's hand. and the
Norine's dearest friend
She held tight To chair back, to
keep from falling. Her temples
throbbed. \ hot flush drove the pal
lor from her checks. The buzz in her
ears was deafening. She put out her
hand. took up one of the letters, read
it through. 1t was just such love
letter as any refined. affectionate girl
might have written 1t began Nj y
Dearest" and ended Your loving
Annie" 1t bore the date of the wear
previous To Norine's marriage. She
took up another folded sheet opened,
glanced through it. \ brief, sad little
note IL was.
My dear il ran. fate has been hard TO Us
It i Eo5d-by Ne must say-We who ioyc each
other %. But not goOd-by forever. We mus
keep on believing IA each other, ana hopin.
for ultimate happiness tC,-e.hgr. II shall sure
IL come. \ our uesolaJe Acs3SIE."
Harl5! There were efootsteps-voices
The young wife hastily replaced In,