The Penn's Grove record., 1896-11-06

I uut AL Gs.l alo Only returned at AN.
ner tine to bat yfy e@allow the meal
aud retire to his room in order to dress.
When he re-entered the psrlor, she
inquired where be was going.
is 1t essential she said ironically,
ITO come in at all? Your visits are
so brief that It seems to me you must
fnd it an Inconvenience to make them"
"What do you mean?'
II mesn.'' said Mrs. Cspel. "that |
am moping myself to death. | mar
ried you for your society. Harry. and
| need not remind you that | am not
getting much of it."
He was hipped, angry. out OF sort7.
lie had lost at a race meeting that
day.
~ am sorry" he said savagely, ''that
you regret my marrying you; IL you
were single again. you may take my
word for Ii, / wouldn't"
1t was the first occasion that any
thing like plain speaking on the sub
iect had occurred between them. He
seized his hat, and left the house In
a rage; Myra sat still with tears in
her eyes Inc mutiny In her soul.
Why should she be left to eat out
her heart like this, she demanded Of
herself. Better the distractions of her
old life a thousand times. He regret
ted their marriage, and she, too, re-
GREETED II. Well, then, he could lead
his own life, and she would lead hers.
She would go to the "Audacity" the
very next morning. and try for a re-
engagement. She would go tonight
now! The sooner the wiser. To-mor-
row might be too late.
She ran into the bedroom her hus.
band had Just vacated, and hastily
proceeded to don her cloak and hat.
In fastening the latter. she dropped
the pin, and. STOPPING for 1t, found
that 1t had fallen on the jacket he had
exchanged for a dress coat
She picked them both up together,
and a note fell out of the jacket peck
eta note In a woman's handwriting,
which began "My Ducky."
She was not q heroine, only a very
natural girl. and she read the note
through from the address to the sig.
nature. When she had finished the
perusal. she took the cloak and hat
off again and sat down In the armchair,
thinking, until Mr., Capel returned.
1t was l o'clock when the street door
was unlocked, and his steps were heard
ascending the stairs. Mrs. Capel stood
up, with the note In her hand.
You should be more careful" she
said. "or perhaps, since you regretted
your marriage SO deeply, you were
anxious | should assist you to regain
your freedom. promise to do my
best"
Are you mady"
NO" she said. 4 am very sane.
We have both made a desperate mis-
take and my eyes are open to 1t. Six
months ago l shoald have been pros
trate with misery to find you false
TO me. To-day l thank heaven for my
chance OF escape. l al divorce you
and | mean to do it."
You are mistaken" he answered
sullenly. Il am sorry to dispel an illu-
son, but you cannot divorce me. /
may have been false to you, but /
have never been cruel. You are my
wife. and you will have to continue
so"
q will NOT live with you another
day"
"Oh, that may be, but my wife you
are, and will remain. Any lawyer
will tell you as much"
She broke down then and wept pas.
sionately; and elumsily. because he
was ashamed Of himself. be strore to
eonsSIe her. ~efforts, however,
were quite un~avalling, and after apan-
doning the attempt IN despair and seek
ing refuge in a pipe, he left her to her
self and turned into bed.
When he woke the next morning she
was gone. He u have slept sound
ly, for her box was packed and her
preparations had not disturbed him.
A letter lay on the table beside him.
and reading it he saw thf she had
left him forever. On the whole, he
was relieved to learn 1t, and he was
not surprised. in ne course Of three
or four days, TO see her name announc-
ed as a member of the forthcoming
Audacity burlesque. Well, the episode
was over. He had tried most things
and found them a failure before es-
saying matrimony, and marriage had
proved as empty hi the rest. There
was nothing o II prevent him re-
Stunning, without restrictions, the more
unfettered life he haG forsaken at the
temptation Of little Myra Bromley's
pertty face.
He would clear out Of tse Maddox
street lodging and take a couple of
rooms somewhere en- garcon. He bal
anceG his cash and decided that he
was justified in treating himself to a
well-chosen little dinner and a music
hall afterward. As for Myra, he did
not want any more to do with her. She
had left him, and he did not intend to
think OF her again, 1t was his ire
ward" he told himself bitterly, for
marrying her-her recriminations and
desertion. He felt that he had been
guilty of a certain Fling Cophetua no
bility in making her his wife at all,
when No, he could not dupe him.
self about that. She had been hon
est enough, but 1t had been a mesalli-
ance, and when a man made a mesalli-
ance the least he had a right to look
for in return was gratitude and devo-
ton. Bah! If he were wise he would
, go down to the theater and box her ears
In the presence Of a witness or two,
and let her get her divorce after all.
On the whole, he thought he would.
Let the account c~lose-wipe 1t out--ob-
IIterate 1t. Hang her!
Whether he would or would not have
lone so In the ordi- airy course of
events. however, there is no means of
determining. He did not, as things
turned out. because. while he was still
considering it. Myra Bromley made a
sudden and unexpected leap into pub
| lie favor and commanded in the course
of a very few months a salary of hrhf
f25, next ESQ and then ESQ q week. MIR.
Camel his ire exhausted. perceived that