The Opelousas courier., 1896-01-25
peo,,le said that II there was such a

| People said that II there was such a
| thing as Providence In this world OF
| ours, Alice would never find happiness
/ in her union with Ar,n'eigts. t"hieh slS
| hht c5ooniirlved so cruelty at the expense
| of her little sister. True, Bob did get
over the blow sooner that might have
been expected; true, the faithful Ger
aid found favor again in those childish
etes, and something that he ohe day
snid to hes brought back to them tile
sparkle Of life and happiness: Yet this
did not in the lee.st exculpate Alics;
who, at the time of jnfi:ting her TN
n%at''rs, Diow, could eve possibly have
foreseen that happy conclusion.
The people who thus expressed them
selves had reason, by and by, to be very
cock-a-hoop. There was such n thing
es P.c:iience in this world of ours, and
Alice Armleigh did not find fnr-
piness in her nnioh. 4 years married
iife-a year, it was whispered, of quar-
rels and contentions-prnved to be
enough for both. At the eEd Of that
period Armleigh and Alice separated
by mutual consent.
1t was, perhaps, a pity that people
could not hear what words passed at
that final ahd irrevucable n@uprrtl be-
tween Alire Rtld Arrnieigh. it would
have modified their opinions about
Providence and other kindred matters,
and have induced them, however i'm.
willingly. to view Hob's sister in a
somewhat different light.
This last quarrel took place one
morning at breakfast: Aliee had just
said something to her husband which
made him white with rage and NORTH
tntion.
do you mean me to understand" he
demanded, fiercely, that you married
me simply to get me away from that
sister of yours, and for ne ether rea.
SOM"
"silmpls for that" answered his
wife, regarding him steadily with her
clear blue eyes. "Ah, Icould read your
character better than you thought. l
was acquainted with-with-things
about you-things which it might have
been hard to prove against you, and
which l should have been loarh
to prove before that innocent chtli
things which would have made
your marriages with her d gross pelln-
ton. Yes, swear and curse; l am not
afraid of YOU. Why did I not tell my
sister this? l did tell her what ] could
all hat was fit for her to hear. But
Bob was too true, too faithful, too CON
iiding to listen to these tabs against
the nan she loved. She would have
married you. Nothing would have
stopped her, unless an insuperable bar
had interviewed. / (thank God!) have
formed that insuperuble bar"
Course you," he muttered, in g hoarse
voice. "That, then, is why, after re-
telling the first of all with your cold
r&sGIo get me back?"
Exactly. When l saw that you had
entered u home to ruin one Of us, l
swore to myself that your victim should
not be Bob. It has hot been Bob, and /
am satisfied"
| oAS SloNC IL lCIC VI luICt tliuIiI JH
which nearly maddened him. He
clenched his fist. / believe he would
have struck her, had she not stood be-,
fore him SO fearless, so strong, 50 scorn.
full. But her aspect cowed him, and he
contented himself with a string of
coarse abuse.
"You know what happened yeste,~
day." she continued, calmly, never
needing histile words. Bob was mar
ried to a good, true man, who loves her
and will make her happy. All that !
aimed at is now accomplished. We
have lived together long enough, Ron,
aid Armleigh. 1 mean to leave you to-
day-forever!"
And there, pray, shall you go,
MADAME demanded Armleigh, trying
to force contemptuous laugh. And
what, do you think, will become OF
you?"
II do not know; and I do not care"
Then, as a beautiful smile beamed,
for an instant, upon that strong, calm
face, she added.
Bob is safe; and II do not mat
ter."-Lsondon Truth.