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Show TUKNINO Till: TABUS. H Nelll. Palmer arairijtM , 'T" ft!!. ier orell. l-Ireem. crjlnn anJ lkl" declared, thai anrelj abe onsll W " i-M u,n hew "Hh tm- AoJ K '? M lem, untll-aintll. U "I' ' '""' " H Ifcb Palmer, hrseltlaK or Beeroloa; la ror- H rmhat lie waa a married man, bad recrrt- ) lr taken to lllnlns with tbeaa wr ,01m Mir. u n tb. rtw l i:.iJ!to n. leae- H Ins LI. wit. to lake art of leraeir. r- BJJM iritwaaenoiwhlomakeaMrBlt mootha' J wlf.etj-rUUool"llll""J"1 H "Hello! been CTjlM ln. '.'"C H eiclalniej lr IV Palmer, .oiMeoIr BfWf lux hU Utile wht-tl. aa b. ' tijJ lb e room on muroloj from bla olDce. What a BfJJ, tbe matter now. Miller ttarrrer,i-.l toitliKor Mm. Vlgllal HOI CHI Bo"" onounuln joiirboonrtr" . "Oh. Ilobl how can foot" eoblieil Seine, H bf ttlootoit ofnwlt. . "Look here. Him." Mil I'M bitabati I. 1WH lttlnJtlowilootU lounita and I""; M In mora eerlou.ln "I iloo Ma "!' B olL Intrrreomonomtlliitrourtirxro nul ml m..l owolkn wllb crjlnil 1t H tuiro to" I" "T '"x"' ' ,bc"lM "'? ', B koowl Il' uti iDiall to ns to KO Mini H OKKbouMbobouHa(leraUfubloo,d B iuo.ln,t ..r Id com.r., lookloit lolltn H Mil AIrhf,M IOU dW lt n gbl l M Mr. llA'kllu . nr. pn plo IU Ibluk m i,i.iiiKrfrctJc.oi-tlol)rnntr H "Alt, ilnli, don l ik wl I n'l Wp B It, Indeed. I lo fnl ki mlHnbld. I on H ludka pie BO. IVK" H "ii urii,n.t i. richi ribr rouii B l.i twl 'nonsli t" I'tni" know of will m HionnltjrrrobNoriUttUtUi turned onlntanlnoJemMoll" M ".Nolblne mllT wroni. driin bnt, obi If B too ki e I mr mnrh Ut Iblnka of bcr k.i.Und'i lore; and - litre poor .Vrlllo M liroke down ncaln. MA l'elmer'e e;el m -Wl.rwr nbUtM bet "If Ibli lanl B If.llyb.urJ- rutbellealouil" H "Indeed, no, der IW I llut-but"-.l B roald tuirdlr ipnk far tbt ckoklnj in ber H Ibroet "jrouenn I nodenuad Ibe pride B women tbe In baring Lr bniband trret B ber with affection and teprcl before eieiy M i one, or how It hanble or fnortlflee I rr to , be neglected I J blnv and liare other wouh en ronlder tUirjelvea rlraU like) babel lUden " Mr. Itob Talner lanthnl ontrlcht aid HBB tben bo srew angrf B " on ro an aUord little fool, Xellle." he H Kid. "A If IiaUl IMrn wen aoj-lbloi BBei 1 roo befond A pleeuot ami agreeable B jonng womao to amnio ooe a aelf w lib at BBei partjr. Noneeniel" BBl '" lon'l think o," pal 1 N'elllei and Bfll aod lb others don't think ao. Tbrrall BBM Iblnk j-o i an getting tired of Jour wife, BBl andluhel Datten berwlf thai the hii cul BBl meont, and la trjlng lo let ople ere It" "rkldlotlckar uld Dob, rUIog Imps- BBal tlentlf from tbe lonnjre. "I m etooUbed BB al tun, Nellie, anil had rrallj glren Jou BBei oroolt for mora mdh aa well aa temper," BBal 1 JlW x'orelr "I nlah you'd ainuao BBl jroorulf In aoclalr, aa 1 do, initea I of going BBl moping about In thla fuhlon. ouraul BBM tirwcl to hare me tied to Tour apron BBal atrtnp, and 1 d much rather sen you dirt. BBal lD k ''"I IourOM thanakulkingaaay BBl 1 Dlr' aD oornera bka a eplder, watch' BBl l8 ?ur I'Ullrrflr oi n btubaud, to eta If H jou can delect blra la dolni wrong, uit H make mequlte aehameil of jou, 1 declare," BBal VIr 'aimer tuok bla bat and alkrd out BBl c t4 rooD1 'r!'1 aq 14lr ' mlnglM dignity BBl aB loured Inuuecnce. HU wife eat up, BBl wIpM away her trara,and mneawhlla BBl wllb rieiflaehlrg and chi-ekafluihed with BBl wounded and lodlgnabt feeling BBal "lea," sLe laid to bereelf, "alnea ha haa BBl Tenanted It I will amUM myielf aa be BBal doraanlaeebowbellkeallt Atbamed ff BBl me, Ubef Andbedll notuaed to be ao BBl "bfl0 1 WM J AOll O'POf' D. o 1 BBl 70tl 0&l' kDBir low 1 1cjTtl you " BBl Anil onco more, deaplta ber reeolutely BBl clodng ber crea aod prreilug her flogcra BBl I100 'bam, Iba teara wo ll 1 come. BBl There waa to be, that rrry ovrnlog a BBl party at Oulontl Johnaou a, and Nellie BBl look particular peine In dreudng herself BBl forlt. bhe bad been of lateratberrare. BB ei DB H1! Po'l, and was now rewarded BBM for ber eitra caro by her bitebaud a glance BBl of approTal,and bla remark that that pink BBl ailkwu Incoming to her In coneettnenm, BBl berejeaandchecka were brighter, and her BBl eplrlla mora buoyant, aa aha entered .Mse. BBl Johuaon a crowded drawing rooma, BBl bcarouly had they pall tbelr re-pecta to BBI l1 boateei when Mr. l'almer aconated, or BBl rather waa accoau-d, by MUa lUden, a brll. BBl Hurt, ronfldent girl, who tried to enanaro BBl bun before bla marriage, and a', tie anme BBl moment a geutleman kddreaaed Mra. BBl 1 aimer, hhoanawrred mechanically, uu I alia to withdraw br atuntlon entirely BBal 'r0BI ntr buaband au 1 hla oumpanlon, uu BBal tU aealog aotnetblug In Miaa ILwten'a 1 flaooa at benelf which ahl did ni Ilka, BBK her prldeagaln awoko anI alia turned, aa BBl with Bnddou determination, to t gentln- BB1 mau at I er aide. Uo waa a recent con er BBal totbatown very pteaaattt and baudaoma I "and heltlo 1'aliutr forthwith bekan to BBB trf fnd mK beracK agreeable to him' BBal II looked ao ploaaed, Inl waa hlmaelfao BBl agreeable that It Boon coat 1 er no effort to oonreraa, and tlien her old lively aplriu re BBal lamed, and, to her aurprlae, ah found BBM Ibatahe waa eujoylog hemic Urr hue. band dldn ( much nollro this, but Mla I 1,-,'D did, and ber flirtation with Mr. Palmer loat ranch of Ita cbann, now that BBei hla a Ifn did not apiear mortified nudjcal. BBl ooa, and that people couldu t no thataha ' Bat "u' I I erefora MUa Ihulen grew Ind ffrrent, BBM " ' Jlr I'',m"' bethought hlnutlt to la k after bla wife. Not Audits ber looking BBM 4Ter ,Lt botograj b alhuma, nor talking BBM jMt J i,r Urown, nellber In any of tu 'bolea and rornere' which aho wna BBM wont of lata to frequent, ha Ucatno rather BbM BBM AtthatlnatantallUlelaugbatblaelbow BBM alortle.1 1,1m, eDd turning he aaw Nellie, HH blight and Ouabed, talking to a very han 1- bom nian, who appeared to lie nuitw ab- orbrd In ber Mr l'aliner atarad u mo- Bueutatthauucobaclruarouile BBM .i-Y'' " "-'el' waa hla thought. BBM .rl ca '"'"' ca" 'hr I aia bren talk! BBM lug about all thla while! ' IVu au.lj "tr BBM Meeting hu wife a eye UiralMaudMbl... pared, (njoylng)ounelf, Velll' BBM aJiii? ' ?,'",r' "-"eWullyl Iton'l HHB Ironllejeurnelfaliout uo.pray ui'lhlaev'X1 "" W'm """ BM """? I0" '"'vl- 1(l. foil ve d-nee.1 BMB SilS '"' ",-1"1"! ' l I b luaband W waanu tU dee of the etcnlui, 'fork . MBB auajrU iiuai ' lui add-L ' ' rvrhapa w ' ! eiinvmwl, rbeerf ntlyi bnt 1 leenjoywt myaeK murlil lleally, I alinoat forgot that I wai a marrlfil woman and felt Ilka a girl again" "Ind behaved Ilka one " h anlil, rather tnolly "tt bo la that fellow that lina 1- en Inallemlincaupon you all tbeerriilngl ' ba Inquire I. aa Ihey walkeil down alalia. "That reniarkallyhand-omo man with the etprewlto dark eyca, do you meant 'I never nollonl liiaeyeaor that ha waa at all han Imnie," ba anawere-l atllTiy "Oh, I thought you I leant Captain IT. ,11 of tt a artlllety Mil hero In la-luat one moment, dear 1 nulla forgot" An I SellH) apokea few wonla to the captain cap-tain In pa-ali of which ber hiuluu 1 eonbl d .ilngulali only aometblng al.iut "that book." tt hen llobert Telmer came homa neit day be found hla wife, notirylng, aa bo-f bo-f ire, In ber beitroom, but hi the iiarlcr rne'tklng a new aong "Captain Uvell called thla morning" aba Bald, ' and I bare I romlaeil tu elng I bla fot blm at Mra Cainplell e." hl lo nuawcreilwllh anexpreealon nf IndHTerrnrei anl aa Ida wife atniik lip wllb the Ural few nolea bo mtHteml to blmaelf ' Confound Captain lutein AtMre.CamplH'a Captain Iivellwaa araln In attendaoca upon pretty Mra. Talnier aid then ol her gentlemen dlacor ered ber attractions ber piquancy and coqueltUhneNian 1 Blrt-,1 leneu and jo. In very few wieka, Mra, 1'almer waa it lirlle. rlbadkl notetemln the lcaat to ran who her hnalianilwaa atten-linn; upon, and Indeed In-deed beronU rarely get a word : with ber at all when at Iba gay aaaemblle wldch llieycooatahtl) freqnenled. Ileaomtllmea gave her a hint that aho waa "no longer clrl "anl that l.ewaa ber huaben I, but aha only laughed an I pal I II era i waa no liarni done, an I that ebe waa en lying ber. Kit ao dellgbtfully, and felt henwlf mora a bile thau oven when a glrl-whlch wm true, becauaa alio bad not flirted tben, lining lin-ing aleiorbeil, heart and aoul. In Uoli I'al-mer I'al-mer Hut now II waa Captain lovell wli atpeareil cbleoy 10 occupy I er thought., aa well a a goo.1 part of ler time. Klin eanganddanred with hlmi bIo rejd Iba tnoka he aint,and ao frequent era bla aUlM, bo l-onaunl Ha attentlona, that at laal Mr Ilobtrt l'almera wialli bunt Men," bo. aal I, e be on day cloenl the rloorontba 8riartlng rapUln. "1 really rannot jiennlt thla to go on y longer. Vcur conduct to me la luoat lineipected tnM aaloiilalliig . oil are by far too ttill-naiawllh ttill-naiawllh thla fellow lorelU llolaroti-auntly llolaroti-auntly lo my Iiouia aivl laal evening bo ararcely left jour Bide, while you auxal for Iwo loura Ih renter of a group of rhal lerlnir gtlunlog plnja)p, llko blmeelf " "U by. Ilo you yonraclf blamed too for laying wallflower an I 'eplder an 1 Bald anil were aabamrd of ma." "I am much more aahamed of you now," ho retorted aeverelr Now Hear, that la null nnrenaonal le of you. Didn't )ou tell me that 1 would i leaae ou by enjoying myaetf, and dlrtlnic a little You know ynu did," added Net le, reproachfully, "and now thai I am, obrylogjon, you get J-alone " "Jealoiiaf not II Hut 1 atnolten leil and iDeutted-ycB, and dlahuatit aa well. If inly )uu could hear the remnrka nbout jounelf on I Ibat 1itell ' "Almllarto thW that t bevnt In regard lolouaol Mlea ILiden, 1 1 reatunet" aald lie wife. hat Ii Mlaa Ha len lo me'" Lo demanded de-manded angrily " nd w bat la Caplaltl lirrll to met" "lojencouragahlui, luailani. ion flirt with blm. ' "Aa yon do with laabel Ihulrn " " l man may do what lanot iwrmlaalbla "Ab, that la Itt" aalil N'elll with ber old Blgh ' anu men may neglect a wife may wear out bet heart and lire with angulab may eipoeo her to the M'y or ridicule of all her aequalnlincea by allowing devotion toaualier anl abe, poor alare, milet not 1 reauiue to turn, aa may aten thalraui pled worm, but muit laar all III meek alienee al-ienee never even Imploring mercy, leat ahe offend hrr lord Jiut I bnl o bad enough of thla, Hob. aud now aa you do tdtiio will J do to yon. If you go on flirting, ao will I 1 know ytu dont caro a bit more for laaUllladtnlhanldo for Cat tain lovell, but I will nut Iw ncktated an 1 humbled In the Bight of the wholo wort 1 1 am not alave, but a wife, and demand tba honor due lo me Her mood avna a new ono to ber Luaban L Fbe aat erect and rou 1. looking blm atrad-llylntho atrad-llylntho face. nltli biigbt.clrar eyca, In who- ihptha bo ruuld Btlll read grrat tcn-derneaa, tcn-derneaa, and ba at onee comprehended tho whola matter II looked at ber n moment, mo-ment, aaateailllyaa aha at blm, and tben he roee and took a aeat by hrreide "Aud you really ctra nothing for thla I-ovell, .Nellie'" 'No mora than 1 ought to do for my cnualo Lnura'a affianced huaband," aho re lll.-l. "Afflancrdt "Tbraa alx monlha, before I me't blml and I would have tol 1 you of It, but" - r-Lo Btopned.aul looked halt archly la bla fare lie uuderatiMel ber, and Uklng bar In bla arma klaecd ber trmlcrly. 1 Oh, Ilobl how could you ever bara doubted met ' I w ill do ao no more, lore!" "Never flit I any ra irel" Nil erl '-New a ork orld. |