Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1876-03-04
CHAPTER XXXvI.
MARKED FOR LIFE.

At last the patience Of the magistrate
culnmated.
"stopp he said; ~ see. if we go on at
this rate, you'll never finish till the mid
die of next week"
"Im very sorry, your honor" said the
man; "but I'm trying to tell the truth.
and you can't think how it puzzles and
bullies a chaps brains to get at it."
Suppose l question you, and you an
swer me; won't that dor
"Famous" said The sailor. his s,lnburnt
face broadening into a grin OF intense re-
lief. "Fire away. guv'nor, and I'll steer
right ahead"
"Well,' said the magistrate; "you and
your wife journHyel up to Paris to-
gether?'
"Yes. your honor, we did She gave a
little Shrek when she saw me atop Of the
coach-''
II don't want to hear aholt III It: what
l want to know is tiir nata,, OF III" woman
/ from whose house ycu took the child!"
"Madam" G2rdy. L learnt a lot about
her whilst was waiting for my wife in
the wine merchants round tho corner"
"Stop!" said the magistrate; "stick to
your subject l don't care what you
heard at the wine merchants round the
corner. Come to the poi,t. Ware You
present at the cllanrin Of the chil lrrn"
~ was" sud the sail II; sand this is
how il happcnr l."
Monsieur Dlblron gave Il sigh of re-
li"f.
"Wc-my wife anl rode down in
car!iag" and pair, rs grand as though we
were lord. and ladies'. In the evening.
after long drive, we came to a village
inn, at which we drew up; the coachman,
who seems to have got his instructions,
telling us l,nwlSt, mi uo there. and that
we were Ill to turn in. Directly we enters,
who do you think claps my eyes on, bat
that bng-lr Germain, in company with a
young woman carrying u chill, 50 exactly
similar in dress and features to the one
nv wife WAS a-ulysinr, that | bursts out
into a col | pcr@l,ir,;ion, and calls for a
clas:, OF brandy directly. After
supper. the two women spoke about goin,
to bed; and then we found out that the
inn ha,i Only two sleeping rooms. When
l think of it now, it see.as to me rs il that
inn had been built express for them TO
carry ont their plan. The landlaly says
that the nurses could sleep i'll onn. aDd |
and tha valet in the t'o;her. All of whi,'n we
agreed to- was in devil of temper
the whol. Of that evening, because l
caught signals going on between my wife
and that rascal Gernan; besides, l felt
awful uncomfortable in my own thoughts;
and to make myself forget all about the
s,:urvy trick va. lendin, Il han,l to, l
drank more th:,n was good for M. l knew
was doing wrong, and l WAS will with
my oY;n sell for letting Clnudnn twist me
round hor finror to help her in her deceit
and wickeducss. My family, your honor,
are known on the coast as tie honest Lee
hl, I,.,t Il AtaJ t,nn
name since first "" came into Normandy
And now fcl. was lending myself to u
fraud and n l!e..''
H""c commenced an extra cracking of
the knuckles and 4 tiorcer onslla., i: i'll
the shape Of head s,:ritching.
Monsieur Dalnron's only response to
this last speech was Il laundering blow on
his desk.
Lerouge hitciel up his trousers, and
hurried on.
~ didn't go to bed that night; sat up
and listened German was in bed, and
soon us sound asleep lis Il top. Towards
about two in the morning hears NOV
ing in the room where the woman we've.
/ holds my breath and listens. I'm an
honest man, your honor, bat l don't mind
owning that on this particular occasion
peeps through the keyhole, and what do
see but my wife standing beside the bed
with the child III h.r arms. a-prcring
down into thn face of The other woman,
who was snoring for all :he world like the
wind when it's beating up for a gal ~
"And what did yol do!' asked the ma.,-
istrate. interested for tha i.,si time in t..c
disjointcd narrative he had G',.i listening
to
~ burst, open the door, anil u,Shes at
nv wife. .Don't you d. it, Clal tinn,"
l cries out-.lonr Won do ii. If you do,
You'll live TO rcpcnt it, | didnt speak
this in a whi.,nr, min We; | roarai as
though [ wcr, sp.nking on deck through
u speakinr-trump,t. At the hnllabaloo
kicked M, in ruShes the ,plrt with a
lighted cln,ll". At the sisIt of him, 1
loses nv head, and drawnr out my clasp
knirn J.,,,,.hn IN. rb;Ji frn,, my. VIII.