Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1901-10-25

extra care by her bpsbond,s
.,anee OF approval and his remark 10,
o1"' Plnh SIN was becoming 10 ber In
consequence her eyes and cheeks ~
brighter and her spirits more buoyan, as
sne entered Mrs. Johnson's cronrda5
drawing room. crowded
SGarceiy mad they paid their resnao., ,
70 the hostess when Mr.. Palmer arnos.
gu Or rather was accosted, by Miss Po-
uen' brilliant. confident girl who ,rind
10 enShare him before his MARRIAGE onJ
a Tue same moment a gentleman "a.
dressed Mrs. Palmer. She onSwaroa
mechanically, unable to Withdraw ber a.
,eutloh entirely from her husband ons
.,9 tunIpanioh until, seeing sometime in
pautn glance al herself which sbo
~ "o' IKE her pride again awoke. and
He turned as with sudden determinstio,
" Tue gentleman at her side. He was
4eVeut conner TO the town. very pleasan,
anu handsome. and Nellie Palmer forth.
WIN began TO try and make herself apraa.
"ole 10 nun He looked so pleased and
was u!ulself so agreeable that il soon cast
Hei no EFFORT TO converse, and then bar
oiu l!'ely spirits returned, and. 10 her
surprise she found that she was enjoy.
ing herself Her husband didn't mncb
notice this. but Miss Baden did. and her
irritation with Mr. Palmer los- murb 90
It's charm now that his wife did nor an.
pear mortified and jealous and that neonIa
couldn't see that she was so.
Wherefore Miss Baden grew indiea-.
ent, and Mr., Palmer bethought bimsaIt
to look after his wife. Not finding bar
looking over the photograph albums nor
talking to deaf old Mr.. Brown, nor in
any Of the holes and corners" which she
was wont Of late TO frequent, he became
rather puzzled.
AT that instant little laugh at his ell.
POW startled nm, and, turning, he saw
Ntlle' bright and flushed, talking TO
yer! handsome man, who appeared to be
luHe absorbed in her. Mr.. Palmer stared
moment at the unconscious couple. ,
Nv ny, the deuel." was his thought, :
w nat on earth can they have been
alking about all this whleT Then SUD ,
lenly, meeting his wife's eye, be smiled {
md whispered, Enjoying yourself, Nell?" :
On yes, dear delightfully."-. Don't trou. t
lie yourself about me. pray"
Nellie Palmer had never sung NOR. 9
weetly or danced more gracefully thar :
!pon this evening. !
Don't you think, Nell. you've danced
nough for one night?" said her husband b
oward the close of the evening. For a b
larried woman?" he added. =
Perhaps So" she answered cheerfully. :,
But I've enjoyed myself so much. Real. =,
:, almost forget that | was married II
oman and felt like girl again" Il
And behaved like one" he said. rather 9,
polly. who is that fellow that has
cen in attendance upon you all the even, T,
Y he inquired as they walked down
airs.
''Tbat remarkably handsome man with
lie expressive dark eyes, do you meau?"
Il never noticed his eyes or that he
as at all handsome" he answered stiff.
"Oh, thought you meant Captain Low
of the artillery. All, here he is-just
e moment. dear-I quite forgot
And Nellie spoke a few words to the
plain in passing, of which her husband
uld distinguish only something about
hat book"
When Robert Palmer came home next
y he found his wife not crying as be-
re in her bedroom, but in the parlor
acticiug new song.
Captain Lowell called this morning."
: said, 'and l have promised to sing
S for him at Mrs. Campbel's."
Ah"' he answered with an expression
and as his wife struck up
h the first few notes he muttered to
lself. "Confound Captain Lowell"
It Mrs. Campbell's Captain Lowell was
lin in attendance upon pretty Mrs.
mer and then other gentlemen discov-
her attractions, her piquancy and
uettishness and firtableness. and so,
/ very few weeks, Mrs. Palmer was a
e. She did not seem in the least to
e who her husband was attending
n, and indeed he could rarely get a
d with her at all when at the gay as
bies which they constantly frequent
He sometimes gave her a hint that
was mo longer a girl" and that he
her husband, but she only laughed
said there was no harm done and that +;
was enjoying herself so delightfully."-
felt herself more a belle than even
\ a girl-whch was true, because L
had not firted then. being absorbed,
t and SOUL in Bob Palmer. But now
Is Captain Lowell who appeared chief
D occupy her thoughts as well as