Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1895-05-04
THE COLONEL'S JEAL.
OUSY.

y was one of those delicious morn.
ings In the middle of June when. with
oil the sultriness Of q blazing midsum.
mcr's day, there came breeze 10 cool
and strong that It would have sent Us
shivering to our fires ut nm earlier seq.
son of the year.
Colonel Clifford, whose marriage with
Miss Tempest. OF the Frivolity Theater.
still formed the ono topic Of cOnversa.
ton among his friends. sat ut o small
round table drawn up near tho open
window, and. after perusing his Morn.
ing Post for some timc with exemplary
patience. no could not resist taking a
peep under tho smoking dish covers
with the natural curiosity Of middle.
aged gentleman, whose appetite has nj.
ready been sharpened by brisk walk
and bath In tho river. The eggs were
getting cold and the newly caught
trout would not improve by waiting.
He got up and rang the bell some.
what violently.
Matilda" he roared, when tho terri.
fed servant girl made hurried mp
pearance. tell your mistress that I
shall wait three minutes more and then
begin without her."
Having delivered himself Of this, and
molliiicd, no doubt, by the explosion, he
sauntered back to the window and
stood looking out over a wide expansc
of meadow land, through which he
could sec the river winding Its way be-
tween long lines Of willow trees to the
pale blue sea, unbroken by foam or rip
pie, except here and there In tho stern
Of some white-sailed fishing boat.
So engrOssed had he become with his
own thoughts that he did not notice O
few minutes later that the door wal
quietly opened to admit a young lady
who finding she was unprcceived, stole
quietly across the room on tip.tOc till
she had stationed herself behind hel
husband.
She was dressed In some close. tins
tailOr.made gown which suited her I,
perfection and was well calculated Il
set OF her singularly tall and graceful
figure. Her face at this moment dit
not wear very pleasing expression
her brown eyes were blazing wrathful
~, and her pretty teeth were clenchet
together In an OminOus manner.
"COnfOund that GIRL" muttered tn,
Colonel, all unconscious Of the now
conner. who was now leaning agains
the back Of chair. her hands elapsed
tightly behind her, and her indignation
at the servants message In nOwis'
lessened by being compelled to wait
whole minute unobserved. "She won
try my patience much longer unles
she's u perfect fool"
He turned quickly and found himsel
face to face with dazzling but furiOu
apparltion.
"Oh, l beg your pardon" he said
with IN embarrassed cough; II didn'
know. Good morning. darling"
Mrs. Clifford did not deign to max
any reply to this greetin.
"And who may the young lady be?
she demanded, frustrating her hus
bands endeavOr to slip by to his sea-
He had been ut disadvantage withou
his paper, and she did not lnsan to n
linquish 1t.
The Colonel gave wistful glance a
the Morning Post and mentally n
solved never to let It out of his hands q
breaskfast. He was unaccustomed
fighting In tho open and lie feit ILLS col
fusion increasing under his wife
steady gaze.
He was on the horns Of dilemma
The unfortunate nature Of his remarl
made the truth impossible. while Il
Jealous CLEAN In Mrs. Clifrord's ey
warned him against embarking ON Il
ton.
For Lillian to be Jealous was som
thing new. Hitherto any feelings I
the kind had all been on his side. III
man who marries . young .ady fro
the Frivolity Theater has to keep u
, eve on her, and the Colonel had take
good care that since their marriage 81
should have little other society besid
his own. That she should venture
have any suspicious OF him, howeve
, was outrageous
He took shelter from hes wrath =
der Q mean subtesfuge.