The Virginia enterprise., 1906-05-18

ner OF your joys and SORROWS, who Will,
|EI dare say. manage to exist without you
for q bit, should like you to come
and lunch with me tomorrow
(Wsdnesday) at 30 Il you come I
am prepared to overlook your COM
parative neglect Of me since your mar
riage. II you don't. beware! Yours
ever I suppose / need not read the
name In your wife's presence. Mr..
Henshaw!" concluded Miss Pinkerton,
and then she gave something like q
gasp. s ,.z 5... Sss,5. b. b.
81 For the effect OF the letter on Jack
had been marvellous. His cigarette was
discarded. His callous smile had
changed to q sickening look OF shame.
When he stool up he actually shook.
and his lips apparently framed words,
though for some time no sound came
from them. At last he spoke, but his
voice was hollow and scarcely recog-5
nizable. PEI | $sSs* ~: - 5:.z
mo, it is not necessary to read the
name, "khe said. with a shiver. 6 6
He walked slowly over TO tho win
dow with dropping head. .zz=*.ss. ss.,: 4
Grace had turned to him with a look
Of wonder and alarm which sdeepened
as-he spoke. -s$*zs5% ~ = - s VI
z>::'Upon my honor, Grace he said,
81 cannot understand this. assure
you have given this-this girl no
encouragement that could induce her
to write letter like this after my
marriage. y His wife had dropped the
flimsy> mask that she had worn none
too we'll, and confronted him with a
pale face. She could find, however,
nothing to say, except to repeat his
last words. :.
after your marriage; what do you
mean s....yss : ,.s,:,,. -
Jack made an idiotic attempt at jocu-
larity, ;,jingledy j some money in his
pocket, and tsfeebly laughed.
Well, of course You: know that: q
man isn't answerable to his wife for
his pre-nuptial hirtations.'
? Mrs. Henshaw's Sself- control was
breaking down under the weight of
her discovery. " s. u.
- With a sudden access of pardonable
fury, and forgetful of the part she had
been playing: -.
"Who-1 Is she? What's her name?"
Jack turned from the window with
a look of astonishment, and muttered
disjointedly:
'Her, name! Why surely! The, let
ter! Miss Pinkerton read it! By
George, though, she didn't read the
name!" Then, with the eyes of both
women upon him, a look Of horrid en-
lighte:lment suddenly came into his
face.
Great Jupiter, her namo. Do you
hear? Tell me, her name at once!
Which one was ft?" g.
There was complete silence for the
space O: ten seconds: Jack Henshaw
counted them by the clock Then Mrs.
Henshaw rushed out OF the room in
tears. Jack turned to Miss Pinker-
ton, who had remained silent
throughout, and now ] looked sIeally
frightened y - ~ ! 81 - ~ 8. e ~ ]:
''What will she do ?''=| de- sas;aksed, OK.
citedly =. 81 ys@ @S: Sssz5 :$s.
..She would probably go to hsr moth
err she said, in some alarm, ''un-
less :H,.> Z,
But Jack did not wait for the alter
native. :, ~ r. - -.<s~,.t.. .::2..s.
That's what ! feared!; It's the more
exasperating because it will. bring
your visit to such a sudden conclu-
sion. OF course you will understand.
If my sisters were here it would be
different, suppose Grace will go at
once. I'll fetch a cab!" And before
she could stop him he was at the
front door blowing excited double
blasts on CAB whistle. :+zss51 ;
Then he summoned a maid.s@ ~: J..
Miss Pinkerton finds she has to
leave us suddenly. Will you please
help her to pack?" s~,zS:. -<s
Before the astonished :. spinster
could find breath to reply. she was
bundled out Of the room with more.
haste than dignity. 5=.. E=.. &5 IT. r.. "
Jack rushed up to his wife s>1oom,
three steps at a time. A very tear
full Come in" answered his knock,
and in a very few moments Jack Hem
shaw had dismissed the idea that he
was the injured person and was fully
convinced that he was the hardest
hearted scoundrel living. His con-
duct was quite unjustifiable, but he
could at least palliate 1t. z&s.<=:.s :
''You, see, 7. knew YOU were hav-
ing me-" he explained, rather lamely:
Il also knew, or rather, guessed, that
the letter was from, Kate Tracey.