Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1896-11-11

out ali Gay ana oriy returned at din
ner time to he, y.ly sSallow the meal
and retire to his rooli in order to dress.
When he re-entered the parlor. she
inquired where he was going.
''Is 1t essential" she said ironically,
''to come in at all? Your visits are
so brief that 1t seems to me you must
find 1t an inconvenience to make them IS
What do you mean"
Il nean." said Mrs. Capel. that
am moping myself to death. l mar
ried you for your society. Harry, and
getting much Of it,
He was hipped. angry. out Of sortS.
He had lost at a race meeting that
day.
II Am sorry" he said savagely, ''that
you regret my marrying you: If you
were single again, you may take my
word for 1t, l wouldn't"
1t was the first occasion that any
thing like plain speaking on the sub
ject had occurred between them. He
seized his hat, and left the house In
a rage; Myra sat still with tears In
her eyes and 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 q thousand times. He regret
ted their marriage, and she, too, re-
gretted 1t. Well. then. he could lead
his own life. and she would lead hers.
She would 60 to the "Audacity" the
very next morning, and try for a re-
engagement. She would 60 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 it. found
that It 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 pock-
eta note In a woman's handwriting,
which began My Ducky."
She was not a heroine, only a very
natural girl, and she read the note
Tic duuEcSS " Tue SIX
nature. When she had finished the
perusal. she took the cloak and hat
off again and SAT down In the armchair,
until Mr.. Capel returned.
1t was 1 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.
-h ha A,,1 -
said, .'or perhaps, since you regretted
your marriage so deeply, you were
anxious l should assist you to regain
your freedom. l promise to do my
best"
Are you mad?'
NO" she said. 4 am very sane.
We have both made a desperate mis-
take and my eyes are open to 1t. Six
ago I should have been pros
trate with misery to find you false
to me. To-day I thank heaven for my
chance Of escape. l can divorce you
and mean to do it."
You are mistaken" he answered
II am sorry to dispel an illu-
son, but you cannot diverce me.
may have been false to you, but l
have never been cruel. You are my
Wife, and you will have to continue
So"
Il will not live with you another
lay"
''Oh, that may be. but my wife you
ire, and will remain. Any lawyer |
will tell you as much"
She broke down then and wept pas
ionately; and clumsily, because he |
vas ashamed of himself, he strove to |
console her. His efforts, however, |
we're quite unavailinG, and after aban- |
ioning the attempt in despair and seek
ng refuge in pipe, he left her to her |
elf and turned into bed.
When be woke the next morning she |
vas gone. He must have slept sound |
y. for her box was packed and her |
Preparations had not disturbed him.
A letter lay on the table beside him. |
md reading it he saw thf she had |
eft him forever. On the whole, he |
vas relieved to learn 1t. and he was |
Tot surprised. in the course of three |
,r four days, to see her name announc- |
ID as member Of the Forthcoming |
,udaclty burlesque. Well, the episode |
vas over. He had tried most things |
md found them failure before es-
saying matrlmony, and marriage had
proved as empty Is the rest. There
was nothing now to prevent him re-
without restrictions. the more
life he haC forsaken at the
temptation of little Myra Bromley's
9ertty face.
He would clear out of tie Maddox
street lodging and take a couple of
-ooms somewhere en- garcon. He bal
vas justified in treating himself to a
vell-chosen little dinner and a music
lall afterward. As for Myra, he did
1ot want any more to do with her She
iad left him. and he did not intend to
hink of her again. 1t was his IRE
ward" he told himself bitterly, for
her-her recrimina tons and
lesertion. 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 mesalll-
ance, and when a man made a mesalli-
lnce the least he had a right to look
FOR in return was gratitude and devo-
Ion Bah! II he were wise he would
20 down to the theater and box her ears
n the presence of a witness or two,
Ind let her get her divorce after all
IN the whole, he thought he would.
Let the account close-wipe 1t out--Ob-
iterate II. Hang her!
Whether he would or would not have
lone SO in the Ordi- ary course of
vents. however, there is no means of
He did not, as things
urned out, because. while he was still
it, Myra Bromley made a
sudden and uneypected lean into nuh-