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DAWSON, GA., “FRIDAY, APRIL O, 18<tO.
For the Dawson Journal.
Farewell lo Winter.
Wo bid you, sad, drear winter, adieu,
And sigh not that you’ve passed away ;
Tho’ many cherish an ufft otion for you,
ire like summer, so cheerful and gay.
We regret tiol your departure, cold winter,
With liowliug winds, white frost and snows,
Tho’ by many this is greeted with pleasure,
He like summer, with its lilly aud rose.
Think not, bleak winds, we would your return,
With your cataracts flooding the bowers;
Tho’ this is really delightful to some,
IKe like summer, with sunshine and showers.
Then a cheerful adieu to your cold iev fetters.
Which have long been robing our hilltops and
bowers;
There are many who like you, vet ice like better,
Summer, which brings us garlands of flowers.
CfIXNEUBi, March 2ith. AURORA.
A HUSBAND’S JEALOUSY.
BY GEORGE L AIKEN.
In the private office of a large pawnbro
kers establishment, sat two young men. One
was the head cloik, the ether an el 1 friend
who had just stepped in for a tew moments’
chat. The clerk’s name was Marcus Adams,
his friend’s, Tom Hattie.
“So,” said Rattle; ‘ you are going to im
molate yourself on the altar of Hymen
“It is a sacrifice l feci most happy iu ma
king, I can as-urc you,” answt red Marcus.
“Miss Denham is a charming girl.”
“You did uot always talk iu that strain,
my b y ”
“No?” in RUtpri'-e.
“No ! Recollect two years ago, when you
were up to your eyes in love with Delia
Vane, my wife’s sister?”
“What nonsense 1” replied Marcus, (fleet
ing a carelessness which he did not feel.
‘ Cannot a man render justice to the engag
ing qualities of a woman without being sup
p- setl to be iu love with In r?”
“No uoDsense whatever,” returned Rattle,
in a bantering tone. If thecharuiiug Delia
hud not given tho preference to the dashing
Edward Olytiter, if he had not cut you out —
ah! she loved him—she adored him then.”
“ I'hc-n ! What do vou mean ?”
“Yes, aud now too, perhaps; at least, 1
hope so. lie possesses everything to make
life desirable; is young, good looking, ex
cessively rich, tolerably furnished with brains
c tiles of an old family, and these are all
things that go to charm the women.”
‘ Ilcr sister Celia chose you, though, not
withstanding you havenotau ancient family
lineage to beast of.”
1 .V , Celia loved me for myself alone,”
replied Rattle, conceitedly.
“\\ Ink* 1,” continued Marcus, sadly,
•‘having nt itber the advantage of r .mo nor
money, dared not even allow niytelf to think
of Dtha In firntrr happy days, tho close
friendship existing between our families had
. stablishel on t ur part ts children something
which might b ■ called intimacy, but her
father prospered and grew rich, while mitte
speculated, lost all, and died, leaving my
on r m oher dependent on my exertions. —
Mvempoy r here kindiy leased me the
rooms above, at a moderate rate, and now
tho world begin i to 1 >ok prosperous again. O
money ! money !’’ be continued, as his mind
became filled with the images of the past
‘L havc not even seen Delia since her mar
liige, and never met her husband in my
life. Rut this is folly. I should never even
have thought of her if your confounded
nver-atioa had uot biuigiit her to my
mind.”
This was said with a degree of petulance
'hit seemed to indicate that he not a-hamtd
of the emotion he hud displaced.
“How was lto know tha it was f r'nid
den ground ?” returned Rattle, in the iff
hand manner peculiar to him. “Besides,
b 'twetn ourselves, I have teen, and am,
very uneasy about her; yes, I am, indeed,’
he continued, noticing Marcus’ movement
of interest. “Within these few days she is
quite a changed woman. She, who was al
ways so gay, so lively, so bullion*, is no* —
s’av, you are going to bo married ; it would
ho funny, wouldn’t it. if it should have becu
with thinking of you?”
‘ For shame!” exclaimed Marcus, re
proachfully.
“Or, perhaps, somebody else, eh?” con
tinued !he incorrigible Battle. “What do
i vou think ? Females are not all angels yOu
I know; there are w men in the world who
think of other things besides their hus
bands.”
“1 forbid you to repeat iu my presence,”
returned Marcus, wiih asperity, “reports ol
of which I am sorry to fee you have no bet
ter taste th in to become the echo. I have
hea'd that slanderers have dared to attempt
to taint the n putatioD of Mrs. Ciyrner with
their odious calumnies.’
“Yes,” continued Battle, not at all abash
ed, “they have ventured to insinuate that
she encourages the attentions of L r l Fi*z
allan (an English nobleman, who came to
this country to hunt buffaloe-, and was very
much surpristd to find that they did net
ruu wild in the suburbs of our great citieq)
but what did I say to everybody? I told
them flatly that 1 didn’t believe it; and l
went directly and told Clyrncr, her husband,
so too ’’
“What!” cried Marcus, in great surprise,
not unmixed with indignation, ‘ you have
not troubled bis repose by making him ac
quainted with a scandalous matter that oth
wisc he might never I nve hcatd a word of,
and for a paltry foreign adventurer !”
“My dear boy,” replied Ilsttle, whom no
reproof cell'd silence, “this Fi'z illan is a
regular Tutk among the fair sex! It’s a?-
iouishipg bow they run after whisker*,
moustaches, and long hair, and this foil w
bae all three of these requisites in perfeetihn.
Why, even my wife—Celia herself—‘.he in
carnation of prudence and propreity, s.id
to me only last night, ‘Y\ ha*, beautiful teeth
that little" English lord, Fitza'la*), Jhas f
What do you think I said ? I told her that
they were ail false; that I knew the dentist
.And t-OTUD
who made and fixed them in; that his
mouth was a little sepulchre, full of memen
toes of the departed!”
Further conversation wes interrupted by
the ontrance of the under clerk.
“A lady wishes to speak to you in private,
Mr. Adatus,” ho said.
“An adventurer ! oh, you rascal ?‘* ex
claimed Rattle, picking up his cars.
“lloally, this is too bad !” expostulated
Marcus.
“Is she young ?” cried the curious Rattle,
adders ing this question to the under-clerk
“I don’t know, sir, she wears a thick
green veil,” was the. reply.
“James,” said Marcus, “be so kind as to
show Mr. Rattle out, aud then iutroduoe the
lady.”
’I ho inquisitive Rattle gladly followed
James into the outer office, hoping to catch
a glimpse of the unknown ; aud a glimpse
was all be was able to catch. Even his
keen eyes could not penetrate the veil that
oovered her f*c.‘, and, though tfftire seemed
to be something in her appearance familiar
to him, he was obliged to depart with his
curiosity nn-iatisti and. When he was gone,
.lames ushered the lady into the private of
fice.
Finding herself alone with Adams, the
lady rt'nn ved her veil. Two exclamations
came simultaneously from their lips.
“Delia !”
“Marcus 1”
“Marcus!”
“l’ard m me,” pursued Marcus ; “I should
have said Mrs C'lymer ; but I little expec
ted—”
“To sec me here. Is it not so ?”
“True. You are agitated—you tremble.”
“It is nothing—a mere saucy, perhaps :
hut ju<t now, in frnntof the house, l thought
l saw Mr. Clymer.”
“Even if you did, your husband could
scarcely object to a visit which, 1 presume,
is intended for my mother.”
“No, it is to you.”
Marcus started, and the warm blood
mounted to his face.
“To me? Then you have not forgotten an
old iriend who lias uever ceased t> fiel the
warmest interest iu your happiness.” He
paused a tium nt, and thou added, inquir
ingly, “You arts happy? ’
“Very, very happy.”
“And your family, too—you sister Celia?”
“Yes—yes—she, too,” she replied with
some embarrassment; aud then, as if wish
ini' to change the conversation, she asked ;
“How is your dear, good mother?”
“She is well, and often speaks to mo of
you.
“l’ray t< H her how sensibly 1 fell her
kindness.”
“Suppo j o we tell her so together? She
is at homo.”
“No, not to-day; it is you alone I came
to see. I would wish to—” Site paused,
much embarrassed, but finally mastering
h r emotion, sbe added, quickly, “Marcus,
you can render me a service—a very great
service.”
“What 8 'rvice ?—let me know”
“You will be cautious, I am sure ?”
“It is n y duty and my business.”
“I must, Lav his iustaut the sum of five
hundred dolls, - ”
“Five bund: id dollars, for you ?” echoed
Marcus, in a-itouishtncat.
“Yt‘°. for me; and as security these dia
monds.” she continued , producing a small
jewel case. “They arc mine, and I have
been teld fr qnently they are worth more
than double that sutn. Take them.” Seeing
that he made no movement and remained
silent, she cried, in alarm, “Heavens? do
you refuse me ?”
“Is it possible ? Hive I heard aright?”
returned Marcus, ma t.ring his surprise.—
“You have recourse to an expedient of tlii
sort! —you, whoso fortune—”
“1 have no power over it ”
“But your hu band?”
“Knows DOtbiog -must never knew.”
“Rardon me, L) li; — pray, pardon m ;
l feci that I have no tight to addrtm the
question to yon, bu’—”
•‘Marcus,” she interrupted, hurriedly “do
not a-k me what use 1 intend to make of
Jis in iney. I cannot answery u. I came
bero to you to avoid the questions and in
quiries L feared to be subjected to from otli
ors. I thought, that your kn wledge of mo
would inspire you with sufficient confidence,
and that you would believe me wlrn I as
sure you that I require it f r uo improper
( urpose.’
‘I do believe you, Delia,’ arswtred Mar
cus, fervently, an 1 withnm fur her hesitation
he took the j wel case, placed it on his tb-sR,
e unted ou - the money from his cash-b ’x,
and banded it to her ‘There it the amount
you named. An 1 remember, yon havo not
been hero—l have not seen you.’
‘A thousand thanks 1’ cried Mrs Clymer,
pressing his hand warmly as she received
the mouey
At that moment a man’s voice was heard
iu the outer office.
“(Joed heavens !’ exclaimed Djlia, turn
ing pd)
‘What is the matter?’
‘My hurband’s voice ! II is ha followed
me? Can tie suspect? If he stos me here
he will trow—’
‘Fear nothing. You can leave the house
by the private entrance, through this room?’
Hastily puling down her veil, D-lia dart
ed through 'lie door he opened like a fright
ened hare, and, as Marcus closed it after
her, a man unceremoniously forced his way
in at the other door, notwithstanding the
vigorous exertions made by James to re
strain him.
‘I t il you I have particular business with
Mr. Adams,’ he exclaimed, and he glanced
around the apartment evidently disconcerted
a' finding Marcus alone. Janus, seeing that
the lady had gone, retired.
‘Excuse me, sir, but—’ began Marcus,
turning to the intruder.
‘Pardon me, sir,’ interrupted tho other,
politely, “it is I who ought to ask to be ex
cused because I— l- —I believe I have the
pleasure of addressing Mr. Adams ?
‘That is ms name, sir.’
‘I interrupt you. You jjera not alone,
perhaps ?’
lie glanced suspiciously around.
‘I am alone—quite sljec as you seq,
returned Marcus, dryly.
‘Ah ! that’s a difL-reut thing ; lor one of
your clerks, when he stopped my entrance
just now —the fact is, I thought I heard—’
‘What, sir ?’ asked Marcus, quickly.
‘Really, sir, I know uot what apology to
off r for such apparent rudeness.’
‘No further apology is necessary, sir,’ a
little impatiently. ‘But may I inquire—’
‘Who lam ? Certainly 1 have the honor
of being kuown ta you, I believe, though
only by name—Clymer.’ Marcus bowed.
‘You have long beeu acquainted with my
wife, 1 understand, Air Adams.’
Marcus understood at i nco tho drift of
tl.is speech. From some cause or oilier
Clymer had been led to play the part of a
spy upon his wife’s actions aud suspected
that he had nearly sutpirised her in that of
fice. This suspicion must be allayed; so
Marcos carelessly answered :
“Mrs. Clymer’s family und mine were
foirncrly extremely intimate; but my moth
er has uever had the honor of receiving a
visit from Mrs Clymer siuce her marriage.’
‘You astonish me !’ cried Clymer, with
! mock concern. ‘That is wrong—very wrong,
I and neglectful—a forgetfuluc-:, so total and
of you, above all, the cnmpiniun of her in
faucy, whoso friendship, one would have
thought, must have beeu so precious, and’—
with a meaning smile—‘somotimes so use
ful.’
“Dees it ebanee, sir,’ asked Marrus ah
ruptly, ‘thatyou have any occasion for ray
servincs?’
‘On, no ; I came— ’
‘I should have thought not,’ said Mar
us, with a smile, as he hesitated, ‘mid yet
I can scarcely suppose that your sole pur
pose in making this call upon me was to
express your surprise at Mrs. Clymer a for
getful ncs of my mother’
Clymer perceived that he was in an ab
surd condition from which it was necessary
to extricate himself.
‘The fact is, my dear Air. Adams,’ he
said, cudgelling his brain for a pretext for
bis visit, ‘you* have guessed rightly ; but iu
short, you see when one is not in the habit
of doing these things—’
‘You wish to raise money on security?’
interrupted Marcus, anxious to bring the
interview to an end
‘Exactly,’ returned Clymer, seizing upon
the i lea at t nee.
‘On what-security ?’
Clymer looked bothered.
‘On—on my watch.’
lie took it from his pocket and handed
it to Adams.
‘What sum do you require, sir?’ asked
Marcus, in a bu-iuess tone.
‘Anything you pdease,’ answered Clymer
carelessly.
‘You tire very accommodating, sir,’ re
plied Marcus, laughing.
‘No, no;’ exclaimed Clymer, biting bis
lip with vexation, 1 1 mean the most you
can.”
‘Very wi*'l,’ said Alarcu«, humoring the
pretext—for it was nothing else—‘if you
will wail here fir a short time, I will go
and draw out the necessary memorandum.’
Malleus went into the outer office, leav
ing Clymer alone—who now began to
think that lie had been acting a very fool
ish part. 11 is jealousy had been excited
by Rattle’s smail talk, who had told him
that at the last ball they went to, bo dis
tinctly saw Delia mysteriously talking with
land Fit/,.illan, although she professed not
to know him. She had t een changed
w thin tho last few days. He had resolved
to observe her actions—not that he placed
any faith in that fool Rattle’s words, vtill
it was best to lie assured. Ilis wife must
Le like Caesars—above sutq Dion. He had
followed her to'his house and thought she
entered it; but it n \v appeared be had
been mistaken.
“ A pawn broker'*-shop,” he mused ;
•‘nu I ayi satisfied it was not her—women
till dress so much alike—so I shall go home
with a light heart and dismiss the matter
from my mind. Th is business must re*
tjiii e very largo funds to keep it going I
dare say they lend vast sums occasionally.
Here's a jewel box now,” careless y pick
ing up a jewel box which lay upon the ask
tis lie pursued bis train of thought He
opened it, gaz and upon its contents, and
started as though bitten by u serpent.—
‘Diamonds I’he exclaimed “Can I credit
mv senses? Is it possible! Ami yet they
ate the same; and the box with its double
cypher, D th—Delia Clymer—they must
have been pledged, then; and it was she
w horn I saw. This Athens is deceiving me
—but for what ? Oh, I'll find it out; I'll
fathom it to tho bottom.”
He closed the box with a jerk, as he
thought he heard someone coining- It
would nut shut completely, find he perceiv
ed that lie had strained the spring. He
rephued it where he had found it, hurried
into the outer office, and (unheeding Mar
cus' call to him to wait ami receive his mo
ney, for his mind was a a perfect chaos of
doubts and fears) from thence into the
s reet, with one fixed purpose; to ascertain
if Ills wife had really pa wned her diamonds.
• * » » •
Two hours later, Marcus was surprise 1
by another visit from Delia iSlie entered
hurriedly, carefully closing the door alter
her, ami assuring her.sell ih y were alone.
She was pule ami agitated
“I am lo t !” she gaped.
“What!’’ exclaimed Marcus, in extreme
astonishment.
“ Mr. Clymer returned home a short
time ago. The mom nt ho entered he told
me that to-night—to-night, inaik you, (un
der wlmt pretext I know not.) that he was
about to give a ball, and ho desired that 1
should wear my diamonds—tho diamonds
he presented to me. 1 told him—l scarcely
remember what. I endeavored to put it
off—to excuse myself from wearing them
—but he insisted, and—and —you know I
have not got them.”
»• Is that all ?” asked Marcus, much re
lieved. *
“ Well there is no great harm that I can
aeo in the m itter. Her i are the diamonds,
and you can have the money again from
me whenever you bring them back.
“I have not the sum you leak ins,” f;d
Cereal Delia.
“What! gone air cad j i
“ Can it bo possible ? ’asked Marcus, but
the qU'Rtion was as much to himsoli as to
her. “On quitting thin house, then—”
“ I have done nothing to bo ashamed of,
Marcus, believe me,” she returned, reply
ing more lo his unspoken doubts than bis
words. •
“ I muss, I do believe you. Delia.”
“You will tuvo me, then?”
“ How ?”
“I must bo seen wearing those diamonds
to-night at the bull. I must have them—l
must J but by morning I aitlilully promise
you to return them.”
Mark reilocted for a moment, und then
replied:
“To-morrow morning my employer will
be here I have the whole management of
this house, it is true; hut he is strictly se
vere in the examination of his accounts
and wou tl prodfecute his own brother if he
detected him in the slightest defalcation. I
must either have the money or tln se jewels
to represent it, or I shall be dishonored, my
marriage broken off, and all hope for the
future destroyed. To-morrow I shall bo
lost.”
“And I, Marcus, to-nijhl /”
“ Delia, take your diamonds.”
“Thanks ! thanks I she exclaimed joy
ously.
“Remember, Delia, to-morrow morning.’
“ I will not tail you.”
• # ♦ • *
The ball was over, and the last guest had
departed. Mrs. C ymor, seated in her
drawing room, was taking off her jewels.
C.ymer, narrowly observing her, unih-r pre
tence of gallantry, brought her jewel-case
from the escritoire Though the sight of
her jewels, which she wore to his great sur
prise, hud in a measure di-sipated his sus
picions, the jewel case revived them, for
there was the double cypher D. C.—and
w hat else could that stand for hut Delia
Clymer? Ho watched each jewel as she
placed it in the case
“How you do examine these jewels,” she
cried with assumed gaiety, for his scrutiny
annoyed h r. “One would think you did
not know them. .
“Oh, yes.” he replied gallantly, ‘ they
recall to my mind, love, the blis.-full day ou
which I gave them to you ”
The jewels were now all in the case and
she closed it.
“ What can be the matter with the case?”
she exclaimed. “It will not close properly.
The spring is strained Who can have
been meddling with my jewel-case, I won
der ?”
She arose as she - spoke and locked the
jewel-case up in a drawer of the escritoire,
carefully removing the key. This action
prevented her from seeing the expression
if her husband’s face or she would have
known that till his suspicions were con
tinned, for it was ho who had strained tho
spring
“ I do not feel much inclined to sleep; it
i? nearly e ght o'clock in the morning. I
think I will slip on a shawl anti take a short
walk; the air will refresh me. Do not let
that prevent you retiring to repose, my
dear.”
Delia went to her chamber to dress ber
,seif for her walk. .Left to himself, th- iury
of Clymer hurst forth. He would possess
himself of the jewel case and then accuse
h* l" with all the proofs of her complicity
with Marcus Adams. He forced tho lock
of tho drawer with his pocket knife and
took out tho jewel-ease, placing it in his
pocket.
The door bell rang, and in a few mo
ments, to Clymer's great snip is-, tho ser
vant announced Air. Adams Clymer de
sired the servant to show him into that
room. The plot began to thicken. What
could this visit mean ?
Mu cus filtered, and notwithstanding
the strong command he bad over Lis feel
ings, lie could not nltoge'lier disguise the
embarrassment ho felt on behol ling Clymer
‘Mr. Adams,’ exo'nimed Clymer, with
great apparent cordiality, ‘I am glad to See
you in my house. It was doubtless to my
wife your visit was intended. I will go and
let her know.’
‘ You tire mistaken, sir,’ replied Marcus,
quietly—lie had come prepared for this di
lemma.
‘ May I ' sk, then, to what I am indebted
for the honor of this early visit. ?’
‘ 1 have some money to give you, sir.—
Yesterday ori leaving my house.you forgot
to ta ! o with you the rn-mt-y you came for.
That is your property, sir.’ He placed the
amount in notes in Clymer's hands.
That individual bit bis lip in chagrin;
Adams was too wily an antagonist for him.
At this moment Delia entered the room,
prepared for her walk. Fhe started on be
holding Marcus, and divined at orit-e the
object of his vi-qf, but knew not how to
pi ce the jewels iu his hands without the
observation of her husband. Clymer
watched them narrowly ns they exchanged
the courtesies of the day. He engaged
Adams in conversation purposely, and
drew his attention from Delia. This
device was rewarded lay a suppressed
scream which broke from his wife’s lips,
and turning, beheld her pale as ashes cling
ing to tlie escritoire for support.
‘My diamonds!’ she gasped. ‘The lock
has been forced—they are not here.’
Marcus evinced an emotion at thei-e words
which did not escape Clymer’s penetrating
eye.
“Yes, I did it,”answered Clyaer, coolly.
‘Your diamonds are not there, i t is true, and
I am vexed to see yu are so anxious about
them ; for, in rh >rt I was going to make a
rather unph-a: an' avowal to Mr. Adams
I ara afraid it will soued very frightful to
you, ray love, who have never in your life
been guilty of the least fault or improprie
ty. The fact is that a heavy bit on the fa
vorite horse, who uufortntatly lost the race,
has left me, for the moment in a state of
considerable embarrassment. It is a large
sum, my love, and these debts of honor must
be paid immediately: so last nigh*, happen
ing to cast uiy eyes on your jewels, I thought
you wyuld not olj-’ct to part with them for a
;* , ort time and so I will log Air. Auatos to
oblige rue with ths loan of s’x hundred dol
lars ami h- Id iht-m os Security. So, sir we
can row -tep to your in use aud—” *-
“But. I sca‘coly knew—” brskated Alar-;
«us, mudh < mbariassed at (hie demand.
VOL. I. NO. 9*
“The v due of the diamonds ? They cost
me twelve hundred and fifty dollars.
“I do not dunht it—atili —”
“You refuse me?”
“I must refuse.”
“When f>*re ?’
“Because”—an imploring glance from
Delis checked hits—“because I oannot/’
“Because,” cried Clymer, passinnatelvj
“becauso you cannot havo the diamonds
twice: and my wife pledged them with you
yesterday. You went, yesterday,” he con
tinued, turning to Delia, “to Air. Adams’
house ; a man wa9 waiting furyou a few yards
off, and you carried to that man the price
for which these jewels were pawned.”
“What say you?’’ demanded Marcus, in
great astoni-hmeut.
“Ah ! you did not, then, confide that cir
cumstance to this gentleman ? ’ asked Wy
mcr, beginning to think that Marcus waa
merely an agent in the affair, after all.
“Hold 1” oried Delia, tho hot blood moun
ting to her forehead.
“Denial is useless, madam,” proceeded
Clymer, mercilessly, “Your Bister’s husband
saw you.”
“And was it he who gave you this infor
mation ?” asked Delia in alarm.
“As 1 should have given it to him, if I
bad seen the liko deception carried on in hia
family. Had it been biscase, he would
have mado all the city ring with your shame ;
but I shall act differently. This matter can
rest a secret between us and Air. Adams,
whose discretion, I doubt trot, can be relied
on ; and very shortly the necessary legal
forms shall bo arranged for an eternal 6epc
ratioa. Now take these diamonds, sir—
'hey are youts.” Uo placed them iu Adam'a
band. .
“Hear mo .'‘’exclaimed Delia, in the deep
est anguish, for she truely loved her bus
band.
“N< ver '.never !” ho cried, vehemently.—
Alv only rovgnge shall bo never to see you
nore !” and ho loft tho apartment precipi
tately.
Delia sink weeping into a chair. Alarcus
regarded her sadly
“Could you not find one word to defend
yourself?” he asked “Ob, Delia ! ’
“It is not for my-olf I care,” she aoswered,
wringing her hands piteously.
“You really saw that man?”
“Yes.”
“Yon must have had some powerful mo
tive ?”
“I had, and it was an honest ono Mar
cus, I am wholly innocent, I swear it; and
I expect from you another service ’*
“Name it, madam,” he said, pjromplly;
it was strange whut faith he had iu hor sim
ple word.
“Listen. My movements may be watch
ed— I Lad expected suoh an event, and red
pared myself for it ” {She took a letter
from the bosom of her tlre>s. “I rely on
you to pl-tee in my sitter Celia’s hand thia
1 t'er which I shall have paid, perhaps, tho
happinesjj of a life to secure.”
1 To yohr sister, Rattle’s wife ?”
“Yes, to herself, without witnesses; above
nil, not in the presence of her husband. If
it should full Tnto his hands, it wonld cause
the misery of one most dear to me. Will
you deliver it?”
‘ I will.”
“Oh, thanks !’’ she said, with animation,
placeing the letter in his hand. “Immedi
ately, will you not ?”
“T his moment.”
‘ I will save you that trouble!” The lot
tt r was snatched from Marcus’s baud.
It was Clymer who spoke. He had lin
gered at thud or to sp*ak to Marcus wbeu
no left, and growing impatient at his delay,
he had re entered the apartment just in time
to seize the letter. De ia uttered a cry of
•son-t -rnation as Clymer stood between
them, waving the letter triumphantly.
‘Viu will not read it!’she gasped.
‘Will I not ?’ he' answered. Ho turned
to Marcus ;‘I knew you to be most oblig
iug,’ he said, with sarcasm, ‘but I did i.ot
Link she would have gone quit® so far as to
nuke you the bearer of a letter to Lord
Fiiz illan, with whom I hope in Lis turn to
have some rxplanaii. u ’
‘Tou aro deceived; this letter is fora la
ly—for her sister,’urged Marcus, earnestly.
‘Allow me to satisfy iny doubts,’ he said
incredulously.
He tore open rho envelops. It contained
•wo notes. He opened cna and read these
words aloud:
4>-Di:ak .-Tsteb: —You are saved—l hav«
obtained poses itn of tho imprudent note
that you wrote to tho unprimiph and fereign
er, and by a heavy bribe induced him to quid
ue city. The sacred j rfimise you’ exacted
’rum mo that T would keep iltij even from
my 1 usband— ’
Clymer read no more. 9 ■; .jjJ-rAi
‘What!’ be txelaiincd, and your dai
mond ? This money, tbec-—’
‘lt was necessary to purchase his ailoccff
and bis abscenco cr a sis'er’s happiness
had bun compromised. This lord me-r- ly
a lack y who had assumed his master’s title
for tbo purpose of swindling that portion of
our people who so much affect i ireign fro
due ior>; unhappily, be succeeded but too
well with Celia, who, before she became
aware of his true character, wrote him that
silly n-'te (which you must allow me to de
s r iy \) but I saw her danger, redeemed her
u >tr, aud saved her-in time.’ 1
’’l ake your notes —burn them both,* cried
CMvnier, rapidly. ‘Here, Adams, here’s tho
Honey for tho diamonds— there, they ara
yours again, Delia. My dear boy, I need
not urce upon you the necessity of keeping;
this affair dark—you are a man of honor—
l need say no more. Good day—we’ll both
con-o to your wedding-happy to see yott
and your wife at any time—give niy love to
your mother !.’ aud with these incoherent
extlimat.iotis Clymer shook hands with
Adatus from the drawing room to tho front
door.
‘Aly dear Delia,’ cried Clymer, as he re
turned to he.- presence, something of the air
■f a schoolboy who expected a whipping,
‘can you forgive me ?’
‘I have nothing to forgive,’she unswered,
magnanimously-
MOEaL.
To Wives: —Never Lave *Djr secret*
from your hu»t &nds. ,
To Husbands: Beware of jeakusy l
