The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1878-05-10

your putting me into the house in this ex-
traordinary wayT
Not at all she is a perfectly practical
woman BY the way, we had our first little
tiff last night
latham startled.
And is this why | am asked down to-
day?'
The other looked Disconnected az he re-
piled, No, no, not exactly; yet, at the same
time you arc such a perfectly easy-going
fellow, you are so old friend, and you have
such way with you, that feel you will
do wonders in softening this matter between
u.s.
Mr. Scroby latham did not seem at all
delighted with the part he was about to be-
called upon to enact. To say the best for it,
his would be in an ambiguous position in tho
new hou usehold.
He looked out from the hanson at tho
people running freely about the streets, and
found himself quite envying them their lib
erty,
He came, however to one conclusion-that,
after that day, he and Arm sgarth should
part company.
| He felt that their ways in life were sepa-
rate. He considered that he had been al
most forced to commit an act from which
his manhood and his honor equally shraLk.
The lawyers office was reached too rapid
ly tor Tatham's nerves The man went into
the place feeling like a criminal.
| Certainly he was not received by over
courteousness by the firm.
A very few minutes sufced for the pay
ment of a check for $1,000, in full of all
demands on the part of Mr.. James Scroby
latham.
His friend had remained in the outer Of
flee, and therefore learned nothing of the
particulars of the days interview, which
necessarily involved the lady's name and
the return of her letters.
Had he looked about him he would have
seen the clerks were staring at him now and
again. after they had all started upon hear
ing latham say, Il will not be long, Arms
garth.
When the two men heard the roar of what
appeared to be irrepressible laughter, after
they had left the outer Office, but before
they had descended the stairs, both thought
that the merriment was directed at Scroby
latham.
They we're wrong for 1t was leveled at
, Benet Armsgarth.'
, Within half an hour the lawyers check
f had been changed at given bank; ten one
g hundred pound notes had been pushed into
' the orifce of the alms-box of the charity
Q named and the two men were bowling along
n to the house of the married one
2 Il am right glad the woman is punished!
= said Armsgarth and l hope she will re-
member the lesson
!; 'Ah and her husband?' said Scroby.
o 'He has got the lady, and let us hope she
d may be able to console him.
Upon entering the house, Armsgarth
found Bayle in the hail.
" "A letter, sir, from Mrs. Armsgarth, said
r = the man, looking omniously.
y Armsgarth tore it open, utterly without
D ceremony. 1t ran
=, DEAR BEN | have not the courage to
come to the door to meet you, or even TO re
n main in the drawing room. | am in my lit
= tie pink room, where first you brought m,
., when we came home have paid away th'
thousand pounds All is over, and my hear
Il. is as light as feather, because | know yol
Elf will forgive me when you know all, because
you are as guilty as am, as you will admit
ro- Come.
nd ALMA
ne, He looked up, and said, 'Bayle, show th
~. gentleman into the drawing room. Scrohy
IN. will be with you in minute my wi
lto wants to see me privately. | will bring he
ed down in half minute.
to He did not hear the rusting of satin O
Dry the stairs.
all She had put on her wedding dress TIL
ess she might the more efectually appeal to h
my love.
EN- She had come to meet him.
Suddenly a loud cry from the stair-cas
up This was followed by shout from Tathar
but who WAS standing so that his eyes wore upt
the the stairs
nd what is itT demanded the bridegroom
see' 'Almar cried Scroby latham. 'Ai
Id you Armsgarth!
had He never said another word in that hou
ent or to that man.
y The cab was not yet gone from the do
imi anu ne 'e'' 'ne p'ace' s'epPeu 'h'o INC u
- % and, for the first time in connection W
the whole affair, he was heartily glad I
oby he had made the lady pay damages.
low The reader, of course sees the catastrop
~ Il e ,l... IL 4
the was the fact of the lady's previous enga
ment.
"me If all be fair in love, then Armsgarth m
Is 81 be Tardoned his treachery But it cost
like a fair ,b6usa,d noupds hv which a cha,
benefited, added to the thousand pounds
had loaned Scroby with which to carry
hing his love-making. He had been sorely p
ished, lie had prosecuted his own wife
WAS the very act by which he gained her b
Ill His humiliation was one good lesson,
his wife's ready forgiveness a second.
10 oe Neither was she free from fault. T
excuse MAS lhs-that they loved each o
your 1t is said that Scrohv latham was rs
er TO an undecided man. But he was very d
y you mined upon one point,
that, lie would never see or write to
'uulhs Armsgarth again.
othing Yes the conple were hapnv becanse
, three really loved. But they might hay. be
silence man and wife under more iortuitous eli
stances.
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