The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-04-13
A JEALOUSY CURE.


remained standing in the middle of the
room, holding two glasses of tea IN
her hands. The newcomer fixed his
searching look on Liza for awhile, then
stared at Luria, who turned pale and
wriggled in his chair uneasily.
"Atr. Luria-Mr Lampert, my hus-
hand " Liza introduced them. standing
tbe glasses on the table. The artist
rose and, clutching the back of the
chair with trembling fingers, made
polite bow; Lampert simply nodded III
return.
..Wiu you drink a glass Of tea, Ru-
bin?D she inquired. addressing her
husband gently
IT have no time, ne mUttered in
deep voice. shaking his head. I've
lust come to get something. ] must
20 right back again
The artist was restless and en-
barrassed LiZa's frank story or her
uncomfortable married life, related 10
MIN 4 short while before, flashed light
niug-like through his imagination anu
lrind1ed in his heart q sense Of painful
shame and guilty feeling before the
silent. thin-hodled, shaggy man
Though his conscience was unstalneor
T.Iria. felt as though caught in the act
of breaking into "a home with the IN
tention of robbing.
He straightened himself and was
about to take a sip of ms tea Whe'l
T.aupert. eaning over the table ana
eveing Luria, asked in a dull voice;
"What is your business, sir
"FIe is a teacher" Liza, having no.
ticed Luria's embarrassment thus has
tened to his assistance.
Liza. I haven't asked you, have l.!
cried Rubin. with a fiery look. mean
YOU. sir. What is your business mere
i'm this house; may 1 know
"Tbe-idea-is-so Liam an-1rt-
ist muttered Luria, Quivering, and
turning still paler. Im-a-teacher,
he added. recalling Liza reply.
An artist! A teacher. But what On
earth
..Rubin." Liza interrupted him with
a half appealing, hale reDroachrul
/ glance Rubin" she repeated In q
/ lower tone. shaking her head. Then
She walked up TO him, and, laying her
hands on his shoulders, whispered IN
his ear. with a smile:
you know I've been downtown to-
day and made arrangements TO go 10
work next Monday Liza employed
/ This invention. knowing well tina. 1t
I would turn EtE nuSballA > ~ am eif ~
I And. indeed, the storm Gained down
/ Immediately. Lampert called mis- WIFE
aside and spoke to her for a few llln-
/ utes. then ne apologized to the arJisc,
/ and inviting him 10 cali again, left
I the house.
| Liza moved her chair closed to LUria,
who had not quite recovered from the
shock. Abashed and puzzled, he now
drank his tea in haste. Soon Liza be-
{ gan to read to him some Of Schiller S
and Heine's poems. and dazzled him
with quotations from SchopenhaueI
] and Emerson. At about 6 o'clock in
/ the evening the artist rose 20 bid neT
| gOOd-by
AS in fascinated dream, iatoxi-
Gated with inexplicable happiness, IU-
/ ria stroTed hither and thither, jOyously
humming one Of Schubert's airs, swing
! ing his hands back and forth, and
| thinking of Liza, who, at their second
meeting, spoke to him so friendly and
/ confidently Of how she would free her
self from her unenduring sufferings
and who smiled upon him as no woman
/ ever smiled to him before The Grtls'
| was seized with a strange sensation
which spread q pleasant warmth Over
his whole being, and something velvet
like caressed his soul.