The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-08-31

That Nina should have eve,1 suspicious
about him and Lady Lorrimer seemed in
credible. That she should have gone to
this length was impossible He felt, so
strange are the ways of man. q JuStifiabe
anger against the hypocrisy Nina must
| have been long practising.
While he was thinking Nina entered:
she looked with surprise at his face of
anger.
J have to apologize for having opened
one of your letters by mistake, he said
in harsh voice.
why. darling, you can open them all
| if you like
:! don't fancy that this is che you would
like me of all people to see he sneered.
You know T never keep secrets from
you. Gilbert"-and then. remembering
suddenly that she had got her first secret,
| She FLUSHED and hesitated.
| oh! the hypocrite." thought the self
I, righteous Gilbert. Read that he said
Nina read the letter and sat down. mis-
| cradle at the thought of Il quarrel with
! her husband, and never dreaming that he
could connect it with any one but Ar
| thur
Well" he said quickly The would at
any rate be polite). Il thought you never
kept secrets from me?''
"Oh, I could not tell you this
apparently not but don't YOU think you
might have spoken to me first before gc-
Ling to detectve?" He saw her vince
aT that word; it should be kept in reserve
| for future use
ooh! Gilbert" she said. fighting against
| It. and l thought it had all come to an
| ere. but l wanted to be sure"
Couldn't you trust?"
| "Cht I ought to be able to-but some
men are SO weak when they are tempted y
THANK you for your high estimate of
tbs family whose name you have indeed
i honcred in assumuG-but wasn't it n lit
| tie Underhand not even to mention your
| suspicious first? How could you know they
were not ali false?''
ooh, don't want to tell you. unless
! YOU Insist But know where there had
tcef. some wrong-doing; it was not merely
suspicion.
| lone. loving and affectionate. without a
sign"
! Nothing can ever change my love for
you: you might know that by now.,
Gilbert felt hit hard why couldn't his
| feeling OF anger continue? It sslould-it
i n,nst.
And you would believe any gossip rath-
| er than ask your husband outright"
/ .tOh! Gill l am so sorry 1t wasn't Just
/ any gossip. T had it of GOO authority
/ but l promised not to mention names. il
! 7 could help it; but you must guess now
| surely. how 7 heard
Nina. I insist on knowing; we must
/ cl"ar this up
Wei. then. don't he too hard on him.
i poor boy. Arthur told me himself
Arthur" he calculated: what a re-
| turn. that he should come sneaking to YOU
when I've paid debt after deft for him. =
! please never let him know told yc.,1:
! he was quite heartbroken over IT, but he
| wanted ne to knew about it. and then to
| speak to you. but | know how sorry Won
/ would be if YOU thought I'd heard-so 7
! determined not to tell you. dear. but ONLY
| to spare you pain. Gil. that was all
/ And the detective?,'
| She WINGED again. 81 told Arthur that
1 I should take means to find on. e it
| had stopped. and if nct-then / should
/ have 20 speak to you
: What did Arthur say to that2'
/ ..EIe promised, of course, not to sar.n.c
any more
WHAT" ea;d Gilbert. IN amazed tones
..sNot 20 Gamble. daring Oh. YOU
i didn't skial. it WIS anything worse did
! ye;,2 / don't think Artlur's that sort
j OF boy,
/ Gilbese fa.s the room whiriing round a :
| the truth suddenly flashed on him But
! he wou.S be sure. And what tteno"
he gasped
We'll. dear. don't be angry, but 7 paid