THEIS FIRST UNPLEASANTNESS

New Zealand Graphic, Volume V, Issue 46, 15 November 1890, Page 7

THEIS FIRST UNPLEASANTNESS

Mb a*J Mr* B»xtvar Pyke hail een mame*x about six w-eiK’. ku*i were still happy. N< a npple w< and rhei* hfo na*i run a- ’Oi-*Maiy am: unocecr’icti»elT as*a * Ka e h<H ei . - town ike •d*ie. If there was anything tnac ■* u. 1 ave n*a.i.e Bolivar nai caer -e d’.dn c kno* want it was. mio*. •••sably. it wa* to hear -•* -• . _ ■ c.' t i> - ••re-etxp •■ar»f'* ami chwets i«> the '•■c-e eoaM ardty ha«e added :•» the helicity 'd his y»mng wife. This may *o«»i like exaggerau* *e. xxt von.a* e p» *dlively no >iea b*>w aareas*waMy and abmrdly ha: ov : e t".f> young persos* were. *' - _ " M•- * ■■ - , M i.. 1350—and the rain sada't 1: wls calling a- it fed m the -evefiieemh day ••€ the -ecoed month ->f the '• eeservice man had begun to _ redr* 1 wet weather. ' Rienavvita. sa:*i Bolivar, .-••king abstractedly a. ••■at the mxn. *if n wouldn't e asking t»jo jreaz a favoor * “Whac is it. dear' isked Mre Pyke, tecierly. try the >*cher knee awhile. Thi’ ••ae is getting '! i _ - . .. ' ■■■ r-A-ir-. . - Perhaps I h.ui better gp and u r ' Now •:■-c : gee :iasy. dating. Y u >?n't'■ ok so pretty • I am not frowning. Eolivar. * Y“a certain iv aie, Baeaavista Then - . -- .- - . ... . . _ ,-. -eating z: *—- ■ •. \ ■ _ .:. M •• - ~7.1 — a I •Now look here. Buenavt-ru :?c c e icii-L There’s noGQLng t»> quarrel ab»?at. iiu &..C .jiarrelLing, dr : If there ’ tnything >f tiiac kind .■ ue you will be the »?ne wt« ■ dees it, Mr Pvke. ' I am glad to hear ic. my tear. ■ Yog neenn 1 call me your aear. lam not dear to you any more.’ “ I ttj*.«nght y»Mj ’.-ud you were r-'t _'. ing :• nirreL’ *1 ■!?!. ’tr. aad tam boc In *pite ■? y-ar’ -mad act, Mr Pyke. 1 am still your 'o*ing ts ue. • Then, dearest ' * No, sir. L am noc your dearest.’ ■ YY'ed. Buena'i*ca. then—if you prefer it—if yc-u are ’till my i«?vmg wife. y?a pt ease ’lug something t' “Y\ nac f*j<r? Are y«?u atraid 1 .1 trv to de ‘Mi vour knee igain '■ You aee*ia’t— - 'No. n* r . Eluemivnsja. I sh*jagbt ic might clear up cue atmosphere of this room a tittle. Thac’s ai„' YY irb. the aspect ■a n artyr gsirg eheermEv to the ’txl*.e. Mrs Pyke wen: 10 the piano "an*, -at ef-?re it." has shao I dng ' she asked, meeklv. Pernazs — .:. — . * ■.: w , ... -rcheerful if you ?n.o<i.*i tackle “ H' -me. Sweec Ei<>me. Mrs E’yke tixed her eyes •■n a spot near :be retling where the wall-paper didn’t exactly match an-i wailed -ut the couching melee y -. Mid pie-a-a--ares and pa-a-laces, clio-o-ugh “ —I well enough, Mr E*ike. y u nave only asked n.e dng this to make me appear rviieul-. -us. >at I m going to •!•■• •’■ " ’•'7 '■ •■ .. . 1 .- r - - - - - ■ __ _ 7 . L who tries to make hi’ wife che object of rt-iicuie. never, never j. , are*- anything her— •■ hu-u u rn’’ le. there s n«x>o pU«.-e like —1 na<e always i-jce everythina I .-ooti to □.•me pl-pl-ptea.~airs, and y.xt ka,>»- i: — “b-o-me. A eita-a-ami from the ski-t-ies ■■eecus t»>~ -eeo t» r;.e i».e tile iraastiteet m.iekery in the w.ir-.i, y.-.jr w.,md save :t —•• aa-a-L i .e.>.>-.>, tt~ t&e-e-ere, W hieii 'e-e-eektlmwgk the ww-CMi-orid haerer m-e-ec with else-whe-e-ere. -• ®* —I oil n titti n_-. - k-k kil ■ - — -• e e eet. -w e e eet twwue. There ? noo-o t>laee Lke ” aia t yea ashamed of yoar«e.:'. Bolivar Pvke2 to sit there yoa eare atwat oar h-xne anv ..- rue •'•-•■ «. TWre’s n - ■ . A-e Kke“—BBtfliver. dear. I can c \es. 1 will: E will : ■• :ue' ‘ A- ker . in _ ■ -• ~ a manly '•■.-.■■e j-.-cie*! m witc. 1 :eep ■">;a-s. ner tree '■ting ilt! h w,?n t -»toere.i in l ■. se _-raep, er he*.: -an! ■c. Botivar s shoulder, andB’i: what • , nas any ■■ ’’itsi :e :a,.’ a.~~ *.n 30 he mtrud-