The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1871-10-20

hoping, 1 scarcely knew what, yet
laughing myself to scorn for q weak
! headed fool for so doing. Suddenly
l felt as if blow had been dealt me
! Il looked again, and saw "a large
gold locket, with initials L. L. in blue
enamel; would be glad to take other
jeWelry in exchange.-Wolf.'
"For the moment my thoughts
were indescribably elastic and con-
fused: then the heavy clouds, as ii
were, rolled away from my under
standing, and the whole affair became
clear to me. Who could wolf be
but Lupus p
"Thirsting to obtain convincing
proof Of my suspicious, l left the
Queens streWn in. wild disorder on
the floor, and rushed down stairs.
Mother, said l Pm of to Lon
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
Another moment and | was walk
ing like madman to the station. AS
L had expected, 1 just caught
the up-train. On my arrival In town
l ascertained his address and drove
straight thither. rang the bell and
asked if he was at home. The man
who answered the bell stood staring
stupidity at my excited manner; /
overturned him and rushed into the
sitting room. Lupus was smoking,
and reading French novel.
"'Lupus,' l said, trembling all over
with excitement, Lupus, tell me the
real, honest truth &; where did YOU
get that locket with the-girl's por-
trait p
"Lupus looked as if he saw a ghost ;
we had neither seen nor heard any-
thing of each other for a year, re-
member, and now burst upon him
III this unexpected manner.
"'Why, what Iocket?' said he
what dye mean? p
"EYOu know well enough, sir: a
Iocket with a turquoise and pearl
horseshoe! Answer me, directly,
you cur L screamed, in a burst Of
fury, cor I'll shake you to atoms!'
81 had no business to get into such
rage, but 1 had been over-wrought.
L gripped him by the collar, and gave
him little premonitory shiver.
"FOh, don't, don't, and I'll tell you
all about it; ! will, indeed said the
wretch, trembling.
"'Spcak, then at once, roared,
shaking MIN again.
"I-I wanted some different lew
elry,' he replied, breathlessIy and
so-OhI- advertised in the Queen
about my-my IOcket with L. l.. on
it, and-oh, don't!-I get q letter
from girl who signed herself White
Rose, and she wanted an L. l., and
would send a IOcket in exchange :;
and so she-oh, cOnfound it!-sent
that one, and 1 suppose she for-fOr-
got to take the portrait out, and it was
so pretty that l left it in; and l told
you cOnfOunded lie about it. And
that's all 1 know; really not any
more If you were to shake me all
night"
You mean puppy lyon little
know the HARM l exclaimed; and
after giving him last shake, and q
fling which sent him to the farthest
corner OF the room, left him.
q wrote off at once to Miss Eve
lYn, and told her, as I knew her to
be good woman, and a warm friend
of mine, all about it, and begged her
to ask Madgie to Tynywtra, and use
her influence in my behalf She did
ask her to TynyWtra, and used her
influence so well that I'm q week !
was asked to Tynywtra too.
''It was ali as 1 had thought t,-lny
darling Madgie had not been able to
resist the temptation Of wearing d
locket with my initials upon it,-so
she told me and she had quite for
gotten having put one OF her own
photos into the horseshoe locket 10
fill it up. The silence which had dis
quieted me arose from an accident 10
the mail cart.
"And next week, BERTHE, old boy,
we are to be married !" he concluded,
with a joyous burst of laughter.
"And may Heaven bless you,
Lancelot and your wife AIadgie = l
returned warmly.