The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1895-08-03
MountJoy's coi,emptuous coinposnre, was
forcing its why outward; he set his wife al

Walking grandly to the door, he threD II
open.
MountJoy's coiitemptuous composnra, was
forcing its why outward; he set his wife al
defiance.
Then don't let him look at me as il he
thought | wa in Il state of intoXication!'
CRIED the furious doctor. There's the
man, miss, who tried to make me tipsy,'
he went on. actually addressing himself
to Iris. Thanks to my habits of sobrietr,
he has been caught in his own trap. He's
Intoxicated. Hn. friend Monntjoy, have
There's the door. sir"
Mrs. Vimpany felt that this outrage was
beyond endurance. If something was not
done to atone for it. Miss Henley would
be cnpublc-her face, at that moment, an
swcred for her-of leaving the house with
Mr.. Mountjoy. Mrs. Nimpany seized her
husband Indignantly By the arm.
You brute, you have spoilt everythingV'
she said to hin. Apologize directly to
Mr.. Mountjoy. You won't?'
Experience had taught his wife how to
break him to her will. DO You remem-
Der my diamond pin?'' she whispered.
He looked startled. Perhaps he thought
she had lost the pin
Where is it," he asked eagerly.
Gone to London to be valued. Beg
Mr.. Moun,joy's pardon. or | will put the
money in the bank-and not one shilling
of it do you get"
In the mem while, Iris had justified
Mrs. Nimpany's apprelensions. Her in
dignation noticed nothing but the insult
offered to Hugh. She was too seriously
agitated to be able to speak to him. Still
admirably calm, his one anxiety was to
compose her.
Don't be afraid" he said: lit is impos.
sible that ! can de grade myself by quar-
relliny with Mr.. Nimpany. | only wait
l-., . - 1r-N, r1,pt ,vY,t ,.c f~ Ia Van
have Mrs. Vimpany to think Of"
Il have nobody to think of but you."
Iris replied. bat for me, you would
never ave been in the house. After the
insult that has been offered to you-oh,
Hugh, | feel it, too,-let u return to Lon
| dou together. ! have only to tell Rhodu
we are going away. mud to make my pre-
paralions for travelling. Send for me from
tn inn. and | will be ready in time forthe
next ira u"
Mrs. EimpanY approached Mouutjoy,
lending her husband.
Sorry | have offended you" the doctor
said, beg your pardon. It's only a Joke,
Nooffense, | hope"
His servility was less endurable than his
insolence. Telling linn that he need say
no more, Mountjof bowed to Mrs. Nimp-
any and left the room. She returned his
bow mechanically in silence. Mr.. vimp.
any followed Hugh out, thinking of the
diamond pin aud eager to open the house
door us another uct, of submission which
might satisfy his wife.
Even Il clever woman will occasionally
make mistakes, especially when her TEN,
par happens to have been roused. Mrs.
Nimpnny fouud herself i'll Il false position
due eutircl to her w imprudence.
She had been guilty of three serious err
rors. In The first place. she had taken il
for granted that Mr.. Nimpany's reslora
tive mixture would completely revive the
sober st,tte of his brains. In the second
place, She had trusted him with her venge
ance on the nan Who had found his way
to her secrets through her husbands in
temperance. III the third place, she haG
rashly assumed thai the doctor, in carry
ing out her instructions for insulting
Mouutjoy, would keep within the limits
which She had prescribed to him, whel
She hit on the audncious idea of lttribut
ing his disgracefnl conduct to the tempta
ton offered by his hosts example. AS
of these acts of imprudeuce
Size had exposed herself " n misfortune
that she honestly dreaded-the. loss of The
place which she had carefully maintained
in Miss Henlcy's estimation. In the con
Trajectory confusion of feelings, so Otter
found in women, this dcceitfui and dan
gerous creature had been conqnered-lit
tie by little, as she had herself described
it-by that charm of sweetness and sim
plicity in Iris, of which her own depravet
nature presented no trace. She now spok
with hesitation, almost with timiaity, il
addressing the woman whom she had s.
c~leverly deceived. ut the time when the,
first met.
Mus | give up all, Miss Henley, that
most values' She asked,
II hardly understand you, Mrs. Vimp
any,"
Il will try to make it palmer. Do yol
really meau to leave me this evening""
u do"
"Mag ! own that | am grievel to hca
IT. Your departure will deprive me O
some happy hours, in your colnpany.'
Your hush uId's conduct ieuYcs me II
alternative Iris smiled.
pray do not huiniliate me by speakin.
OF my husband! ] DULY wan to Know
there is a harder trial of my fortitude still
, to come. Must | lose the privilege OF bt
ing your fricnd?'
Il hope am not capable of such injus
tice as that Iris declared. "lt would b
l hard indeed to lay the blame OF Mr.. VIM
uuy's shrmefui behuvi n III you. | don
forget that you made him offer an AZ >logy
: Some women, married to such q man !;
that, might have been afraid of him. NJ
no: you have been n good friend to me
l and | mean to remember it,"
Mrs. Nimpany's gratitude was too sii
cerely felt TO be expressed with her GU
r tomary readiness. She only said what II
stupidcst woman in existence could hav
said: THANK you."
In the silence that followed the rap
movement of curriage-wlccls became aut
! the door Of the DOCTORS house.
. CHAPTER X.-TiIE MocKERY OF DECEIT.
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