The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1901-10-22
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lie, beginning aIfeSn.
"Look here. Ellen" said her husband
sitting down upon the lounge and speak
ing more seriously. Il don't like this al
all. never come home that your eyes
are not red and swollen with crying
What have you to cry about, | should
like to know It's an insult to me to &c
sniveling about the house after this fash
ion and moping away in corners, looking
sullen and miserable, as you did last night
at Mrs. Macklin's. Why, people will
think me a perfect domestic tyrant"
"Ah, Bob, don't speak so! can't help
it indeed. | do feel so miserable. You
make me so. Bob
81! Well, that is rich Perhaps you'll
be good enough to let me know Of what
enormity I've been guilty that has turned
you into a modern Niobe?"
Nothing really wrong, dear; but, oh, il
you knew how much wife thinks OF heI
husbands love and Here poor Nell
broke down again. Mr.. Palmer's eyt
opened very wide.
"Whew" whistled he. "lf this isn't
really absurd So she's JEALOUSY"
Indeed, no, dear Bob! But-but"-
she could hardly speak for the choking IN
her throat-"you can't understand the
pride woman takes in having her hus
band treat her with affection and respect
before every one, or how it humbles oil
mortifes her to be neglected by him and
have other women consider themselves
rivals, like Isabel Baden"
Mr.. Bob Palmer laughed outright, anc
then he grew angry.
you're an absurd little fool, Nellie
L g
thing to me beyond a pleasant and agree
able young woman to amuse oneself witt
at party Nonsensew
'She doesn't think So" said Nellie
"and-and the others don't think so
They all think you are getting tired OF
your wife, and Isabel fatters herself
that she has cut me out and is trying tt
let people see it. ;"
"Fiddlesticksw said Bob, rising impa
tiently from the lounge. "I'm astonisheC
at you, Nellie, and had really given yor
credit for more sense as we'll as temper,
he added severely. 81 wish you'd amust
yourself in society, as do, instead of go
ing moping about in this fashion. Yor
can't expect to have me tied to YOU
apron strings, and I'd much rather sex
you flirting little yourself than skulk
ing away in holes and corners like spl
der, watching your butterfly of hus
band, to see if you can detect him in do
ing wrong. You make me quite ashamed
of you, i declare"
Mr.. Palmer took his hat and Wake
out of the room with an air of mingled
dignity and injured innocence. His Wifi
sat up, wiped away her tears and museC
awhile with eyes flashing and cheeks
flushed with wounded and indignant feel
ing.
"Yes," she said to herself, since ht
has requested it, | will amuse myself as
he does and see how he likes it. Asham
ed of me, is he? And he did not used tt
be so when | was gay and happy. Oh
Bob, if you only knew how loved you'll!
And once more, despite her resolutely
closing her eyes and pressing her fingers
upon them, the tears would come.
There was to be that very evening {
party at Colonel Johnson's, and Nellie
took particular pains in dressing hersell
for it. She had been of late rather care
less on this point and was now rewarded
for her extra care by her husband:
glance of approval and his remark tina
thar pink silk was becoming TO her. Ii
consequence her eyes and cheeks were
brighter and her spirits more buoyant a
she entered Mrs. Johnson's crowded
drawing room.
Scarcely had they paid their respects
to the hostess when Mr. Palmer accost
ed, or, rather, was accosted, by Miss Ba
den, brilliant, confident girl, who trieC
to ensnare him before his marriage, anC
at the same moment gentleman ad
dressed Mrs. Palmer. She answered
mechanically. unable to withdraw her at
tention entirely from her husband anC
his companion until seeing something il
Miss Baden's glance at herself which sh'
did not like. her pride again awoke. an(
she turned as with sudden determination
to the gentleman at her side. He was ;
recent conner to the town, very pleasan
and handsome, and Nellie Palmer forth
with began to try and make herself agree
able to him. He looked so pleased ant
was himself so agreeable that it soon cos
her no effort to converse, and then he
old lively spirits returned, and, to he
surprise. she found that she was enjoy
ing herself. Her husband didn't mucl
notice this but Miss Baden did, and he
Irritation with Mr.. Palmer lost much o
its charm now that his wife did not ap
pear mortified and jealous and that peop
couldn't see that she was so.
Wherefore Miss Baden grew indiffer
ent, and Mr.. Palmer bethought himsel
to look after his wife, Not finding he
looking over the photograph albums no
talking to deaf old Mr. Brown, nor il
any of the ''holes and corners" which sh
was wont of late to frequent, he becam
rather puzzled
At that instant a little laugh at his el
bow startled him, and, turning, he say
Nellie, bright and flushed, talking to
very handsome man, who appeared to b
quite absorbed in her. Mr.. Palmer stare
a moment at the unconscious couple.
"Why, the deucep' was his thought
"What on earth can they have bee
talking about all this whle?" Then sud
denly. meeting his wife's eye, he smile
and whispered. Enjoying yourself, Nell?
"Oh. yes. dear, delightfully."-! Don't trou
| BILE yourself about me. pray"
Nellie Palmer had never sung NOR
sweerly or danced more gracefully tnai
| upon this evening.
Don't you think. Nell, you've dance
enough for one night?' said her HUSBAND
toward the close of the evening. For
married woman?' he added.
"Perhaps So" she answered cheerfully
''But I've enjoyed myself so much! Rea
ly, almost forget that | was marie
woman and felt like girl again..
"And behaved like one" he said. rathe
cooly "Who is that fellow that ha
been in attendance upon you all the ever
ing!" he inquired as they walked dow
stairs.
THAT remarkably handsome man wit
the expressive dark eyes, do you meant T.
~ never noticed his eyes or that h
was az all handsome" he answered stiff
ly.
"Oh, thought you meant Captain LoN
ell of the artillery All here be is-jus
one moment dear-l quite forgot
And Nellie spoke a few words to tn
captain in passing. of which her husban
could distinguish only something abor
that book
When Robert Palmer came home mex
day he found his wife not crying as b'
fore in her bedroom, but in the parlc
practicing new song.
Captain Lowell called this morning,
she said, land | have promised to sin
this for him at Mrs. Campbell's."
"Ahl'' he answered with an expressio
of indifference, and as his wife struck
with the first few notes he muttered
himself, "Confound Captain LOWELL"
At Mrs. Campbel's Captain Lowell wa
again in attendance upon pretty Mr.
Palmer, and then other gentlemen disco
cred her attractions, her piquancy an
coouettishness and Airtableness, and s.
in a very few weeks, Mrs Palmer was
belle. She did not seem in the least
care who her husband was attendin
upon, and indeed he could rarely get
,.,nrd with her Mt all when at the CAV q