The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1895-09-06
charming fare, said PercivaI care

lessly.
90 said 'ad charmin' fare re
torted the man. suspiciously- Then
ne added: If that's your sort, young
feller. You may save yourself the
trouble of doin' the civil 10 me. For
she's thoroughly good young CONAN.
l can tell yer, and won't stand no fol
lowers foolin' around She
Perciyal affected To laugh and
strolled away. In a few minutes he
saw the girl hurry out and get into her
cab Then he jumped into his own
having instructed the driver 10 follow
the other vehicle and keep il carefully
in sight.
When they had driven about mile
his cab stopped. The VI. +. got ont.
He saw the young lady alightiug from
her cab about a hundred yards ahead.
She turned and walked rapidly away
With a beating heart and trembling
steps, he followed her, keeping an iIl-
terval of seventy or eighty yards Ice
tween them
She had not alighted at her own
door, but at the end of a street OF pri-
vate houses, down which she was now
walking. Percival realized with a
certain thrill of uneasinc>s that IL was
p street, the street in which his
own house was situated But something
worse was in store. The vuuuu lady
stopped, appeared to be carefully Scru-
tinizing the numbers. then. after some
evident hesitation, She walked straight
up To the door of Tercivals house and
rang the bell \ minute later she was
admitted.
All at once the truth flashed upon
the unhappy VI. T. There could. of
course, be no doubt upon the subject
This young lady. annoyed and fright
ened by his persistent attentions. and
seeing that silent disdain had no ,.f-
feet IN stopping them, had taken the
ready and effective method of report
ing him to his wife,
Percival leaned against some iron
railingS, near which he stood and
wiped his cIammy forehead with his
handkerchief His dismay was al
together beyond words If he had
been on bad terms with his vife-if
love ON either side had ceased between
them if she had not been perfectly
fond and trusting toward him he could
have stood the thing better But a.
II was he felt like a man who had sud
denly received knock-dowu blow.
Ills knees We're trembling violently:
a sense of sickness, OF faintuess. stole
over him; III the face of this fearful cN-
posurc his infatuation for the danseu~,.
seemed 10 die: for the first time h,.
seemed to realize what an abiect idiot
he had been
1t was long time before he could
make up his mind how To act H..
patrollcd the street for more than hal.
an hour before hc had decided-aud a
bad half hour he found it Then h,
took a sudden resolution He would
z" in and make a clean breast OF thl
whole affair - his wife. That. after
all, was the most honest. and, proba-
bly,, the most prudent course. She
might, or she might not believe him:
but he would tell her all the truth.
express his sincere penitence, and
| throw himself upon her mercy
lie nerved himself To the effort He
went III. He entered the dra wing
room. His wife was now alone. She
! looked up at him with cold. altered
| expression, that made him vince But
he persevered. lie spoke He told her
all She averted her face, and heard
! his confession to the end IN omiuous
| silence.
And so. Jim, my makeup. nv
| golden wig, and my wedding draperies
to say nothing of the shifting lights
and the shadows thrown upon one.
batfied even your penetration. eh. sir2~
Jim was staring at his pretty wife.
who had now risen and stood before
| him. smiling archly. in evident enjoy
ment ofhis obvious relief and astonish-
ment.
And you fell in love with nv make
up. For that is what it comes 10.
| doesn't it, Jim?'
BY Jove," he exclaimed with en-
| phasis, that explains it. 1t was Your
| eyes that did it. little girl They drew
| me To the theater night after night To
worship you. | could not resist their
| spell | could not explain it L. myself
! Yet | felt there was something half
familiar in their magnetic influence.
upon me. To think | never guessed.
| by Jove. | was duffer. / ought to
have known that no such other eyes
were To toe found in all England
''Or in all America, either?'' ques-
toned the Rainbow danseuse, playful
| ly. Jim's explanation was. uncon-
sciouslv, the most diplomatic that he
could have devised Those incumpara-
bile eyes beamed upon him with tender
ness and loving humor.
But, I say" asked Jim. an idea
| which You have been attending So as
siduously for the past few months
have they been simple blinds to dupe
| Your unsuspicious husband-eh. Jen-
nie?"
Not at all, sir. I went to them all.
But my turn at the theatcr lasted
only ten minutes or so, / was able TO
90 there as well. Resides" she added
| with the slightest tinge of playful re-
proach in her tone, You have not been
at home enough lately To miss me very
much, have you, JIM"
by Jove!" he cried. ''I'll turn over a
new leaf in that respect tonight"
lie went up, placed his arm round
his wife, and kissed her fondIy- She
leaned her head upon his shoulder and
held up pink slip of paper to his
| eyes.
There! Dear old Jim she exclaimed
Mr.. y has paid me-what do
you think? Fifty pounds a week
That is a check for ten weeks salary.
At this rate your Rainbow goddess
Will soon dance You clear out Of debt
won't she, Jim?''
And she soon did--London Truth
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