The daily Alaskan., 1905-06-07
THE MUSIC TEACHERS
 REVENGE
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 Miss Madeline Fox, very pretty Voung woman, teacher Of music, tame to live with the Tilhnghasts. Mir. Tiuiughast, knowing that la suea cases husband walks on dangerous ground. was very circumspect in his behavior. If he had been content with clrcumspection an might have been well. but in order that his wife might have the greater confidence in him he paid her unusual attention.
 Mrs. Tininghast was altogether too wary to let her husband understand what was really the case-that she had strong suspicion that he was en- deavoring to throw dust :n her eyes to prevent her seeing that he had eyes on Miss Fox. That she never caught Mr TininghaSt and the music teacher in anything but the most proper situa- tons did not lessen her suspicious. She did not make a move to get rid of Miss Fox and thus relieve her husband ot temptation Not she. She just let them alone, feeling sure that sooner O later their secret would be out, and h order to throw them of their guard she concealed all suspicion. lndccd she surprised her husband by responding slightly to his demonSUative moods.
 one night Mr. TiliughaSt, hearing a sound downstairs, got up put on dressing gown and went to see f there were burglars in the house. He did not take a light for the reason that he did not care Co light himself up for burglars to shoot at He stole very softly down the main StaircaSc through the hall to the drawing room and from there Into the dining room. He was stumbling along in the dark when sud, denly he felt a pair of arms dropped around his neck. He could feel that they were bare to the elbow aud be yond that were covered by one or those finer fabrics worn by women,
 Following a natural impulyC, Mr. Tininghast dropped his arms on his embracer's shoulders. Then, realizing the situation, he withdrew them The woman's touch was felt no longer, and be could hear a soft tread in retreat Tiuinghast after recovering from his aStonishmeut made bis way back to his room and to bed
 Now, NIT Tnlmgbast tn enc respect at least had very level head. He knew perfectly well that he could not follow up HaiSon without breaking up hls home, losing his wife and plac ing his children in a dCe0dtul position. He thought very long before deciding upon what course he should pursue Finally he decided not Co see Mss Fox, but to write to her. He would then 20 away for a few days, and when he rc turned Mss Fox would have lcrt the house. So he took Che prccau,Cn Co address hcr In a disguised hand and sent his note by mall In it he spoke ot their meeting In the dining room tn the dark aud gave his reasons for not wishing to proceed further iu thc mat ter, begging her to make an excuse to l dnd a home somewhere else. On taking his departure riUiDgbast, l feeling that he had acted a sensible part, badc his wife aGSsu with unusual affection, which was rcUwcl with icy colducss. Fortunately Ic bad been la- tending Co go Co a distant city with a view Co collecting a debt Consequent. l ly he had no ScCUCt from Mrs. Tiljug hast as to his Journey. Ir was gone several days and when hc returned lC aNpCCto1 tnat one u. lNe Ursi au."uros mouGs made ,o N.w would ho ,b#t Miss NoN Esd taken 1yy departure Nu such nuauuyu,urni was 1.ads Mr. IHn- igy, was uauHl,1 INu.uJy h,. n,nu Q unI r.d ur lNr wus.r teacher aud rwraGgn had r.iyd
 On .ong ,o his at5He ne found 0 note 1 ay.ags "Ncot wg w tho dining rrou on'abt at l2 mlda.ga. win explain ua G.rar." Ii was written n Miss FoN's Iaud. uuj tG,r. was uo s.sagUrN | Nr TWWwlms, was rather relieved a'
 he prospect og gr.,Wg rId af so dan ,cr0g> a woman au1 us1'vcd Io accvp
 hc uss,gna,ioB. On reguuWg Co Ory
 Iousc hc w0s surprised Co Uul his viI,
 tears. Suc would not explain. and Mr. TuUUghast tc,t very uucomtort .Ilo
 Ou retiring his wife would not kiss lm co1d night and bo went Co hN
 oom very much d,sgum,lrL A tsv minutes bcforr l2 o'clock he went into hc haN and listened Then. uoisclgSs as . kitten. De went downstairs and into | The dining room. He heard a sob, and
 going In its direction. his hand struck a woman's arm. Hc tried Co grasp it, but it was quickly withdrawn. Then there was a passionate burst Of weep. l Ing
 But whence comes this sudden dal. zliug Ughtl Prom a bulscyc lantern in the adjoining room, And who is the woman beside hmj Mrs, Tuliugh0St
 Then came Miss Fox, speaking os she came:
 "Your note, Mir. TiHinghaSt was a puzzle that T6nany solved | was con vinced that your wife was jealous of you and had trapped you, expecting you Co believe she was me. Yesterday wrote you two notes, duplicates sending one to your ofiice, taking care