Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1911-01-31

was TO depart tue lndiu teitpuOHeu uol
mistress that he had gone to Mrs.
Worth's home. Mrs. Edwards went
there Immediately. entered without
ringing and found Charlie and Wini-
fred in the library. Winifred in tears.
Mrs. Edwards. having made the two
aware OF her presence, said that she
had called and. not getting a reply to
her ring. had ventured in. Then she
withdrew.
Erwin saw at once that he had made
a mistake in informing Mrs. Edwards
of his proposed departure. He felt
that he and Winifred Worth were as
much in her power as If she had had
dozen witnesses to the scene she had
come upon. for married woman must
be above suspicion. He abandoned his
plan of going away, feeling Ii neces-
sary for him to remain and. il posi-
BILE, scotch the viper who he was con.
vinced had determined to put her pol
sonous fangs into her rival.
That year the smart set of Penning-
ton concluded to give a masquerade
ball at the close of the season and be
fore the opening of Lent. The Co.'S
tunes worn on the occasion during
the first part of the evening were to
be covered with dominos until the I'M
masking, when the dominos, with the
masks, were TO be thrown off.
Charlie Erwin resolved to take ad
vantage of this ball to spring trap
on Mrs. Edwards that he hoped
| would put her out of business as to do
| ing Winifred Worth or himself any
harm. Worth returned few days be-
| fore Ash Wednesday. He thanked
| Charlie for his attentions to his wife,
| but Charlie could see that he had
| heard more of those attentions than
| he cared to hear. Nevertheless he was
on the evening of the ball. After din
ner he went out, leaving his friend
| alone with mis- wife, thus indicating
his confidence. This gave Charlie an
| opportunity to give Winifred so much
| of his plan as was essential. He told
her to tell her husband that she would
wear a crimson domino. but to use
one of another color. This she prom
ised to do.
There was no hall in Pennington
suitable for ball. so one of the lar
gest dwelling houses was offered by
its owner for the purpose.
A crimson domino was seen moving
about, always attended by purple
one, the two dancing together nearly
every set. Presently some one stand
ing behind Worth said, Look out for
the crimson Worth saw the crimson
and the purple dominos going out of a
door together.
Worth was an honorable man and
above spying, especially on his own
| wife. But Mrs. Edwards had con-
trived to let out enough Of his friends
attention to his wife during his alb
sence, colored to suit her purpose,
to make him anxious. He turned
to look behind him and saw a pale
blue domino just passing away. The
figure turned and pointed to the Grim
son. There was something about this
person which the domino did not con
ceal that was familiar to him. Wheth-
err it was the walk or the gesture. or
what it was, he could not tell.
But this did not concern him as
much as the crimson. He remembered
that his wife had told him she would
wear n crimson domino. and he had
seen the domino constantly attended
by the purple one. Indeed. the green
monster had begun to take root in his
breast before the warning came. Fol-
lowing the two retreating figures. he
was led through several rooms on the
ground floor. The figure in purple,
evidently a man, occasionally turned
his head and looked back.
Worth believed the man fancied him
self followed and was making an eff
fort TO shake his shadower. This only
added to the formers determination
to remain on the scent. Nevertheless
he lost sight several times of the pair
who mounted from one story to an
|, other till they entered an apartment
built on the roof and used for plants.
Before going in the purple domino
turned evidently to see IL others were
about, but by this time Worth had
learned that If he were TO discover
what he dreaded he had better keeT
out Of sight. He waited impatientlJ
for awhile. then stole to where th'
two had entered. The crimson domino
, was encircled in the purple domino'i
arms. Rushing forward. there was ;
muffied shrek. He tore of the masl
Of the woman he thought to be hi
| wife.
He exposed the face Of Mrs. Ed
| wards The man uncovered. AM
Worth saw his friend Charlie Erwin.
With an humble apology. Worth re
, treated, and Erwin felt sure that an.
expectation OF trouble with his frien'
had been eliminated.
, The next morning both Erwin am
: Mrs. Edwards left Pennington, but no
together. Mrs. Edwards did not re
.1rn, and Erwin remained away m
: I'll the next spring. when the Worth
: removed to the city. Then he r.
turned.
! Thus by judicious management
!, woman who yielded to a passing fame
: was saved from the worlds cold crit
cism.
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