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Show X. V OGDKN DAILY COMMERCIAL: THl'USDAY, AUGUST 27. 1891. tNCLX JOE'S PHiCSOPMY. sriLisatt ail gUoc audit. Sll Dost dag puiois to r.BlUora male. Nar to d b&jL mjtxc: Kor doat o trW )u acif U; CLltia To folk ii mU to oath. arrival wa a rry flrtitioas wviv. with red gUi taj Use vr plump L-- teck at.i arm, tif wiica L eiaie rather LbcnJ Lea CressCTl lor dinner. She was but a prfijoo c each rrtno-tirtt- , bat the Lai a rraJy ts-g-o, as ctf Jtilitj tow of spirit asl a L.gii ioe, with wikh the would cali aj..a "R tot qa jeia.e." aai alu hold Lcth in Tirutu oiLt rathr Dt ma Lt iuu to braca d ceyej cu lUiian opera, To 1 X uoodjil t'lJOM dot P LO exjieet dt fit" U drf An nf feuee you Koal Wuea comes r' dti to L--: trW tui da xi; dual r i m tih jl 4 roi Us. tit kijj d. tutus' itca. Cu ilu Da boos Son tret it at rtt o'er u c:ul; Du friend it W Ijh A i but iujj caa aee da tup. La wtit djiy b-- antiquated fcrlecnocj frora the Lark a:j fcae fcaJ an insatiable appeute f jc aimirariuB. and wu contented wuhout Eian dangling after her. As Mr. C'.'.rt was qu;w her opposite ia being black eyed and dark haired, she had at once selected him as her cavalier. of the fact that there was regard! Mrs. (XJter, who might reasonably to having her Lis band monopolized ia this wy. At a matter of fact Mistress Miiiy had felt quite easy oa the subject, simply beet use everything had swiued co entirely oa the surface, ana it was only the finding of Mrs. Ltvaon's imachierou htlle scrawl which had made her believe that Robert could de ceive her. And now what should she do? To be sure it was not, so far, a rery serious matter, but it was enough to make her loving, jealous heart Tery aore and resentful; and not being by any means of the Gnselda tyjie of woman one of her first thoughts was to retaliate. Hence her resolution to bottle up her indignation and quietly ontmaneuver the widow by keeping an eye on Robert until dinner time and so prevent the proposed walk. Ia due time the fishermen returned, and lunch being over, the usual afternoon dispersion began. A sailing party drew away some of the guests, and others retired for a lounge and a nap Mrs. Leeson stationed herself on the piazza with a book, and seemed unusually taciturn and inclined for her own company, liut Milly was not going to trust to this seeming indifference, so she got together half a dozen pool players, and carried Robert and also young Dugall off ia her train. Rather to her surprise, Rob evinced no reluctance to being thus captured and seemed to enjoy the game, which was prolonged until almost dinner time. But having become suspicious, Milly imagined further duplicity perhaps a postponement of the walk until the twilight hour as being mora conducive to sentiment so she remained firm in her resolution to pay back in hia own coin her recreant husband, and was so charming to young Dugall that his head was quite turned. Which effect was still further increased when she at dinner time in a delicious black lace and satin gown, lighted np by knots of orange ribbon and a corsage bouquet of great glowing marigolds onecf the special products of the island. Dinner over, Mr. Dugall proposed a stroll over the long pier to welcome back the sailing party, which had been over to Stonington to lay in a supply of bonbons and enjoy the delicious peach ices procurable in that sleepy old town. And after that what was more natural than to wander around by the bathing beach, where the waves were coming in with greater force than usual before a rising wind, which bid fair to be a small sized gale before morning. Then back to the hotel for a promenade on the piazzas, e in the most nud finally a cosy secluded corner, where Mistress Milly's scheme of retaliation progressed so rapidly that within an hour Mr. Dugall was eloquently portraying the delights of a sail over to Watch Hill and dinner at one of the hotels. And "would Mrs. Colter let him escort her over tomorrow?" "Oh, but these women, you know. How they would talk!" "Well, surely, you don't mind them. We'll just start off quietly after breakfast, as if for an hour's sail, and if they do gossip we'll have a nice day anyhow, and be home here by dinner time. And 's you know it won't half equal Mrs. doings." "By the way, where is the widow this evening, Mr. Dugall?" "Why, don't you know? Sumner came over an hour ago with hi3 catamaran and invited your husband to try its speed around the island, and nothing would do but Mrs. Leeson and her sister must go along. And they haven't got back yet. Come, now! won't this give the gossips enough to talk about tomorrow, so they won't be thinking of ns? You'll go, Mrs. tt-Te- a-t- appt-arato- AN ISLAND EPISODE Utile Mr. Colter wu in a turmoil cl Jealoas indignation that bnlliant July day. It hadn't begun with the day, however, far H Lad Iwa sm-naal emilirg a she went down to breakfast ia one of her prettiest gowns, ese 43 O corted by her handsome, genial husband. And this pleasant state of things had continued while she looked through her letters, enjoyed a fevr minutes' rocking on the piazza and passed in review the baby battalion, with their shining morning faces ana crip rufB.es. Then, with some of the other ladies, she had sauntered down to the little pier to her husband off oa hU fishing excursion, with half a dozen more husbands, brothers and fathers ia Lis party; and this done, the next thing oa her programme was to see that her room was put into that comfortable state of order which, to the average hotel chambermaid, seems an "unknown quantity" indeed. And just here her serenity departed and the turmoil began in her poor little heart For there, oa the first chair, flung down with true masculine carelessness, lay her husband's flannel suit, discarded in favor of the fishing "togs," and as she lifted the coat to hang it up there insidiously slipped from the pocket a little twisted scrap of paper, which, with a Bmiling "Let's sue what Bob has been perpet rating now!" she proceeded to investigate. For Rob was blessed with a keen sense of humor, and was much given to jotting down bits of jokes, puns and sage reflections on the different aspects of summer hotel life, which it was their custom to laugh over together in the retirement of their own room. So it was quite without suspicion that Mrs. Rob untwisted the innocent looking scrap, and was confronted with not her husband's bold scrawl, but a delicate feminine writing, to this effect: "Yes, mon ami, 1 don't know that I mind giving up my afternoon siesta for this once; and if I can evade the notice of the rocking chair 'Tabbies,' I will slip away about 3 o'clock. That is, if yon will pledge yourself that both coolness and shade lurk on the farther side of the big rock, and if you are sure that it is out of window range. For it would never do if we were to be eeen there. Yours, 43 O CD c3 co f i o o J. L. "Wednesday, a. m." As she took in the sense of these words, her placid smile was succeeded by a frown. "It's that horrid Mrs. Leeson, of course. She has just thrown herself at Robert's head ever since she came. Wednesday, eh? That's today, and now we'll see about this walk. I shan't mention this note, but I think I can manage to defeat tliis plan. I wonder, though, if it would not be a good idea to set up a little counter flirtation? There's that handsome young Dugall just waiting for a little encouragement, and, evidently, Rob needs a lesson." Now all this was quite natural, but in her indignation Mrs. Colter failed to give due consideration to circumstances, or to remember the kind of employment always found for "idle hands" and idle minds as well. She and Robert were spending a month on a small island ia the sound, just off the Connecticut coast. It was one of the r:ost unique and de lightfully cool of summer resorts. The nearest land was a mile away to the west, but that was only on one side, and in all other directions there was a much wider expanse of waters, dashing up all day with a soft murmur, uiid always the most delicious salt breeze was blowing all across the island, so that even at midday it was not unpleasant to feel the sun. But it was such a little island, only about thirty acres in all, and not a building on it but the hotel and offices, which could only accommodate about 150 people. There wasn't a horse on the place, for there was no room for driving, but there wero good fishing, sail and row boats always available, bathing, billiards and a bowling alley, and a long, two story piazza for a promenade and flirtation gallery. A delightful resting for lazy place it was for people who can bask in air and sunshine, and for bookworms and dreamers, but just a wee bit dull for a city man. Robert Colter was the possessor of a sweet, intelligent wife, who appreciated all the good things of life almost in equal degree with himself, and who was so ready with sympathy and comprehension that it was the most natural and comforting thing in the world to go to her with all his hopes and plans, and though they had been five years man and wife he never wearied of her companionship. Still that did not prevent his enjoyment of other women's society, and in this quiet little isolated resort he had found a certain piquancy in exchanging light badinage or a few harmless confidences on the moonlit piazzas with some one else's wife or widow. These evening conferences were about forgotten by the next morning, and certainly there was no harm in them, according to his ideas. Why, Milly was quite welcome to play the same little game, if she chose in moderation, be it understood! Feeling this, and foreseeing that his dull moments would be apt to increase with each coming day, it was no't with total indifference he had witnessed a new arrival the week previous, and bad noted an inclination on the part of the newcomer to bestow upon him various semi-invalid- s, At-jo- tete-a-tet- Lee-eon- Colter?" "Well, I won't promise, but if I come down in my boating suit you can see Tom about engaging the Mermaid." Then her spirits seemed to flag. Flirting wasn't much fun after all, and, oh, where was Rob all this time? After a quarter hour of wandering thoughts and increasing indignation against the whole sisterhood of widows she felt that she must have solitude; 60, with merely a glance into the parlor, where Major Larned, the proud father of the loveliest baby in the hotel, was delighting an admiring audience with the inspiring strains of "Nancy Lee," she ran up stairs and locked herself into her room for the inevitable good cry in which feminine human nature finds a safety valve in most emotional crises. The better to indulge in this luxury she got into a wrapper and cuddled down on the bed in the dark. As yet, her feeling of indignation and resentment were stronger than her anxiety, for Robert was a good sailor and there was neither fog nor storm tonight to make it dangerous on the water, and so she thought more of the comments which wouTd be made on his increasing intimacy with the widow than of any danger to the party. "I believe I will go over to Watch Hill tomorrow. I'm sure I won't pose as the neglected wife, and there's no knowing what folly that woman will try to lead him into, though I don't suppose he could help her going tonight!" Here her thoughts grew indistinct, and the next thing she knew she was aroused from what might have been a long and sound nap to find herself still alone. She struck a light. Past midnight and all quiet below stairs; but outside the wind was fairly howling. It was a real ra fttw. a&J ertry ttue wtu ktcl wocld beetle all tLrosia, is U titiroa caiidi wtka chs-T- lf itti tLe rxka. It w foarf cd ta tuitk tLit Robert was acnewhssr oat ia the sv.vzj. ail that Eaotiixg could be dooe ccul djtyI:Lt, and tix even thea if the gule c.tULit i, a th hotel's pleasure boats vera n.-- t bo t ta fsot each a wi&d. i n J u ut aroa&g any i t Ui-r- must jiA wait patently sLoold be surr.cg, d the co&ld adrisa w.ih autoe of tne gcntUrmea. But. ch. th loneline ci that rigH! To Ler dying day she never forgot it. How Ijls it seemed cince THE LAMENT DAPHSS." OF U o o 0 ere; a. wt.m raiu I ara M waaar it fcr, raota in 1 aavar aaora aaa. u L.m um aitLw - i..aai obca JjU ibcca. a '.La 1 did am draaa ta Tbt trua sux 1 uf m un M in. a-- ut. raids hoar iouaa a r cotli &rtt m ttuaa pas as a ihf pklarad fac ia arary Sovar. A&d asrd Utt iuotaua ia U artUtertA else; ahe tatu th household ai-- whea Rob had been safe tha littl jokes Led She they had laegbtd cir, and Low merry and affectionate ha had been. But then he always was sweet ten pered ar.d Imtg, always making aotaa plaa for her cumfurt and amusemenL And to think how angry she had beea oijy a few hours ago about that wretched note! To be sure, he hada't known it, but she frit just as remorseful as if she had put her feelings into words and had scolded hint welL What if he had, for lack of other amusements, drifted into an idle flirtation? No doubt that Jjtnet Leeson had almost forced it on him, just as she had invited herself on board the catamaran. Anyway, it didn't matter now nothing mattered but to have Bob back. By and by the darkness was all gone, and various noises told of the beginning of another day's business. As soon as she thought the office would be open, Mrs. Culti-- r was down stairs endeavoring to get some comfort from the clerk's assurance that a catamaran was never knowa to capsize; that Mr. Sumner did not understand hia new craft very well, and that they had probably been driven along by the wind, and had been unable to return to the island. In a few hours they'd be back, all safou As the various guests apji.red for breakfast, they one and all reiterated this opinion, and were kind in their effo rts to cheer her. rery ' Through the field ;;lass they could sVe that there was no catamaran lying at the dock on thj nearest Connecticut 6hore, but it might have lweu driven across the five miles of water separating them from Fisher a island. The gale still continued, so that it was not considered safe for any one to leave the island in a sailboat, so there was nothing to do but sit patiently aud watch from the piazzas for any Mr. Dugall had, with approachiugboat the other guests, tendered his sympathy, but had too much tact to remind her of last evening's project, which would, however, occasionally intrude itself on her memory, only to make 1ier more self reproacliful and more loving toward the absent Robert. Slowly the hours .crept away, until nearly noon, when suddenly the temporary holder of the glass announced that the Puffing Pig. a small ferryboat running between Fisher's island and the Connecticut shore, was about starting out from the island, and if the runa ways had found a harbor there they would get the Pig's captain to bring thorn over. Every one became excited then, and the Pig's slow progress was It was very breathlessly watched. rough, and several times she seemed on the point of turning "back, but still 6he struggled on, and by and by something like a woman's feather crowned hat was discovered in the pilot house, the only spot sheltered from the wind. Yes, there were two of thein, and now there is a handkerchief waving and the Pig is 6een to make a decided tarn away from its usual landing, and toward the little island. No doubt about it now. The Pig was almost at the dock, and there was a hasty exodus from the piazzas of the eager guests. But Milly would not risk a scene in public. She ran away to her own room, where, in a few minutes, Robert came to her, and was cried over and petted as though he had been absent a year instead of a night "why, my dear, said he, "any one would suppose I was along lost treasure, instead of a mere commonplace husband." "Oh, it's ail very well for you to joke about it I suppose while I was almost crazy with anxiety you were having a good time flirting with the widow." "Then you never were more mistaken in your life, Milly. The widow wouldn't speak to me at all. You see, she gave me a note at breakfast time yesterday to deliver to S 'inner, and I forgot all about it, and so cheated her out of an afternoon's walk, and almost made a quarrel between them. But it's all right now. I made an apology, and Sumner made a proposal, I believe, for they announced this morning that they're engaged." "You don t mean it, Rob? What a joke!" And to this day Mr. Colter doesn't know why Milly should have fallen upon him, with a second shower of kisses, on hearing of Mrs. Leeson's engagement For that sly little woman said to herself: "So that note wasn't for Rob at all, and I came near making a fool of myself for nothing. But he never shall know it." And then she went down to lunch, and, womanlike, proceeded to snub Dugall for being the recipient of her gracious encouragement the evening before. But she made a pretty little speech cf congratulation to the widow, and thanked her stars that she had put the note back into Rob's pocket and held her tongue until he had had his say. Eleanor Corbut in Pittsburg Bulletin. last U-ai- Illuminating Ilean Tot. Few persons know that the dome of the state house was made to represent an inverted bean pot It costs thousands of dollars every few years to re- gild it, but its rays immediately after the operation pierce so much farther that the expense ia considered of small importance. 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