The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1874-07-16

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lmy Wits party. Cles,Yv. I IN0s.iaeA
fkes he safe opea, - 4 di1 a ~, As
leave The mcasy = Nv IL. nhinlinr
| I'd rive II - CU6einS. sWlkh - ~
to put il Ia the safs whea Il fsenrs.
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A nice No. I ~ .in4e ,vhea /
reached hons, ,Sor ycu 80 L hsd 49,
arranged that I ~ 70 10 up staiu
and dress beSore anybcdv caspe. "a
then nv ron 49, eo ~ rnalle reeflv
for The l.d;es so -. SER honnets
off in-for thev vere NJ IN oayria~e
people. Wei vou newer ~ sueS (
thing. whep / sue houpe "A cen1
| up-stairs to drsas-the peoule hsd sIl
come-so the sesvsst ss;d-thse
were six NUTS and Sour bonnets, fve
pork-pie hats, and . half dozen skavh
on the bed : and ooa l.dv had ii q
her everyday curis hanainr over the
looking 1lass! Upon nv word. /
really didn't like 10 perform nv ti-
let among IN theee feminine reer.
and there vas no lock a the door:
ana INV t'ress. clothes vere IN smutA.
cred un amon~st these umG. "a
th;nos. But yut thrnugh nreetv
we'll. and had lust rot one of nv lecs
into INV trousers. when bank- -strn1-
dop-dop! such . rattle n the knocE-
er. and heard nv wife scuttlirr
way into the hall. Thev were ths
Msrkbys. our trump cards. vho kenH
their own carriage and evervthinr
grand.
so kind OF YOU. NV dearrs aid
nv wife. kissing Mn. l.rkby most
affectioua,ely. / could hear the re-
port where I stood.
$50 delighted! Really. how niceiv.
how beautifully YOU aryanse eyery.
thing! / can't have things 70 nice
with al nv servants and
.Run up stairs. dear. dor said INV
wife: "vou know the room-my room.
riebt hand !, the ton Of The stsir.n
i heard . fiutter Of female wins. oa
the stairs, What was I 10 dof III
could have managed the other le~ I
vouldn't have minded. but / cou,dn't.
l hadn't worn those dress things for
Z rood while. and don't ges any
thinner as I grow older. No for The
life Of me. / couldn't dispose of that
other Leo At such short notice. Whas
could / dos Icould only rush TO The
door and set NV back against il. Did
/ tell YOU this was our housevaymin~
party? think not. Did l tell YOU
our landlord had altered the house for
m. making our bedroom lareer bv al.
ding : slip that had formed separate
roomp l think not: and vet / oueht
10 have told YOU al these circumstsn-
oes to enable YOU to understand the
catastrophe that followed. In : word,
the door opened outvards. I'd for.
ootten that peculiarity-uever havin~
had 3 room so constituted before and
never will again. The door went
omen with I cr,sh. and / bounded
hack vard into Mrs. M.rkbv'. arms-
Smellinr sslts and al yolatile. VA.
there ever such an untovard a6airp
The music struck IN for the dances
a. / hopped back into NV room. /
hid INV head among the boltsters and
muffs. and almost icred. for I'm auch
: delicate minded man. Yes. Il hurt
me . oc.l deal more than Il did Mn.
Markbv. for-would YOU believe itf
--she told the story down below 10
the whole COMPANY. with psntomimic
action: when | showed myself n the
door of the dravine-room / Va re-
oeiyed with shouts Of inextinruish-
.ble I.ugher. / think / caiied the
Yorkshire people dense ;ust now.
didn't /? We'll, ri add another epi.
thet--co~rse--dense and ooerse. I
told ,em 40. but thev only laughed
the more.
The yue..s were rone. thu l;rhta
we're out !: slumber had lust visited
nv evaa when right into INV brain.
starting me "A II / had bean shnt.
came noise. . sort Of dull, bursting
noise. wasn't really certain at erst
whether / had heard a noise or only
dreamed az Il. / sat up in bed and
listened intentlv Was il oolv INV
pulse humping into INV cars, or were
those regular beats tho tramp Of some
body's muiiled feet? Then I heard
an unmistakeable sound-creak. .creak.
creak-s door being opened slowly
aud cautiously. All in 1 moment the
idea flashed into my head--twentv-
two thousand pounds, You see. al
this dancing and iunketinr. and
laughter and chafinp.had completely
driven out of nv mind all Thought Of
the large sum had in nv possession.
I had left il in nv great coat pocket,
which was hanging up in the hall
down stairs. Puff! = gust of wind
came through the house. rattlin9 the
doors and windows: and then / he ard
. door slam and q footstep outside OF
some one stealing cautiously away.
AWAY down stairs l went like a
mad man, nv one thought to put my
hand on that great coat. It was !
brown great coat with long tails, and
two pockets behind. and ! little cash
pocket on the left hand side in front,
and this breast pocket. in which |
had nut the bag of money. This
pocket wasn't, rs is usual, on the left
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