The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1899-09-22
why don't you 80 in for divorce and get
rid of her altogether?"

why don't you 80 in for divorce and get
rid of her altogetherY -.
win you be good enough to avoid gen
eralities, and tell me what you have
heard about my wife?" Percy was now
speaking through his clenched teeth and
the veins on his temples were commenc-
| ing to swell.
| why, respecting the cause of her hav-
Ing ceased to care for you," answered
Maurice. Surely you must know all
about 1t. That dark-haired little foreign
er who is always hanging around the
such remarkably friendly terms with Ag-
atha."
during my absence% And Percys ewes
fairly flashed. Are You certain?'
"Everyone is speaking of it, and it
was only last night, at dinner that Clare
alluded to it, and said what Il shame it
| was that Agatha should behave in such a
way
Glare said that, did she?" exclaimed
| Percy, springing to his feet: Then by
heavens, it must be true"
| What are YOU going to do?" asked
Charlie. alnrmcd at the storm he had
| aroused
Il am going home" replied Percy, with
| shall promptly break his neck"
| Meanwhile Glare had driven to May
fair and had found Agatha ut home.
| This is kind Of you, dear" observed
her friend, languidly, as she raised her
| white hand to hide Il most obvious yawn
II was really more than half asleep
II couldn't help running in to see you,
dear" said Glare, in her most sympathet-
ic tones. Just to say how sorry I am
| that ] spoke to you as l did Yesterday,
but. of course. | hadn't heard then"
! Hadn't heard what, dear?" inquired
Agatha, without the slightest ring of in
| tcreSt in her voice.
| about Percy, dear, and why he wants
to leave YOU
cried sstha sttin r up 3 wG Goe DO Say YOU
mean? What have you hcard?'
"Oh, nothing special, DEAR answered
Clare swectly. Only what all the
world is talking about. The music-hall
girl r!; you k H} ,, , ~
wildly. What do you mean, Glare?
Tell me quickly
| There is nothing to tell, dear, only
that everybody at Henelagh was talking
about your approaching separation, and
attributed it to particularly charming
singer or dancer, | forget which, with
whom Percy is said to pass his after
moons and most of his spare hours
This, then. is the cause of his coldness
and neglect?" exclaimed Agatha, COM
mencing to walk up and down the room.
| 1.-The deceitful wretch. Oh, why did I
ever marry him?''
Then throwing herself on the sofa
again, she buried her face in the cushion
while convulsive sobs shook her frail
| form.
Upon which Glare departed, we'll
| pleased with the effect she had produced.
BY the time Percy arrived Agatha had
cried her eyes red, while her hair was
disordered, and she felt like one of the
| furies.
Dear me-, she observed, sarcastically,
| expected honor
Il hope l haven't disturbed your Wis
itor." replied Percy, looking around for
some signs of a dark-haired foreigner.
"Oh, dear, no, thank you, for I have
been alone all day. as usual,' answered
Agatha: But | fear you must have
from your lady friend in order to arrive
home so early
My lady FRIEND" he repeated, and
then uttered sardonic laugh. ''Ha, ha.
ha, that is your little joke, suppose? l
never had but one lady friend in my life,
and she has deceived me-"
Then suddenly breaking down as the
self-contained. reserved man frequently
does When the rush of passion rushes
away the flood-gates of his self-control,
he continued:
"Oh, Agatha, how I have loved YOU.
Worshlped you, and only to find that you
have thrown me over and dshonored my
name TOR the sake of some miserable for
eign fiddler"
,"Foreign fiddler, Mr. Somerville?" ex-
claimed Agatha, her eyes looking half as
large again in her surprise and indiyna-
ton. What do you mean, sir?'
Mean: Why that all London is talk
ing about your behavior with some dark
compleXloned foreigner. and
scanda lous goings-on with the music hall
girl. interrupted Agatha, with a shrill
laugh that would have given warning of
approaching hysteria to- anyone who was
better versed in woman's ways than Per-
xo MnSG hall gil? never Ws in 1 music h af
in ~: ME, and have never even cared
for any woman but you, which makes it
all the harder that you should fling away
my honest love and cause all this scan
dial for the sake of some ugly, garlic
eating"
But it isn't so, Percy" cried Agatha,
holding out her arms. while she with diff
hculty repressed her Sobs. Il always
loved you, only too well, but you seemed
cold and careless. as though you no
longer cared for me, and l was too
proud -"
My sweet darling" interrupted Percy.
clasping her to him, You are the only
woman that l have ever loved, the only
thing in this dreary world that has made
life worth living, but | thought that you
had ceased to love me-"
And here it will be as we'll to ring down
the curtain, merely remarking that,
though Mr.. and Mrs. Somerville lived
happy ever. after-that is, as happy as
married folks can be-yct the names of
Mr.. and Mrs. Maurice were removed
from their visiting list and they were
| never forgiven for their share in bring
ing about the reconciliation. Such is ever
the reward of virtue when it .intcrferes
between husband and wife.-From
LdOyG's News.