The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1883-06-22

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Yes. of course, = said AudaA :. y. ~
We'll, look here. then, old fellow, how do N
know that this telegram 10 truer
sOh, its genuine enough.
H aox g g l Eos nov VIZ, Is, = ~,
Eyes. I will repeat my question q dozer
times II you like, my good sir, said Reston, In.
voluntarily dropping Into the cross.examinine
style "How co you know that this telegram
10 true! II may be hoax S,5 N.
uWhatr' rosred Audas.s ri Fl b.. i5, &
II say it may be hoax." ..,,,;. ss;.i 4
John .Andas got mp, drew long breath
elenchsd bis fist, and began walking up and
II SAY itmay bes triek, = said Reston again.
I'll treat him Ike would nut" srovled d ,h ~
| great fellow. 80 =
'.Humphl I wouldn't do that, said Reston.
au,es, wv watching him. "Msnslsughter's worse
Here, / say" painted Audas. imploringly,
don's say that last word again; can't beai
| "Besides, It might have been done BY q
trick" = = :
Couldn't be, Frank, old fellow. for ne.e,
take notice Of women: I'm eli for horses and
dogs; Eye neglected Door Lesby for them"
Hail" q, said Rsston. SWELL, you want my
Yes, old fellow, if you will help me- Look
mere; go down to Folkestone and see what you
can 40 with her. Promise anything only tell
her she can't have me again. I'll blow out my
brains first"
"Don't be fool, Jack. You'd like me to see
"Yes, yes, do, Frank, for Lesby's sake as
we'll as mine"
Frank Reston rose and touched the bell.
Here, go and get sixpenny Bradshaw, he
SAID to the man who appeared,
II know what time the trains are" said John
Audas, excitedly.
s,You leave matters to me-" said the brother.
n- Ia y; abruptly; and the country squire sank
-, 'Thanks, that will do" said Reston. taking
the little fat square book from the clerk and
turning over the pages. 'Ah, here it is-Ul-
tramarine hotel, Fokestone, James Thomp-
son. Now we'll see."
he took telegraph form and wrote mes
sage: From +. Resion, Emperor's Chambers
Tomble, London; to ]. Thompson, Ultrama rine'
Hotel, .Folkestone: Is Mrs. Grace Audas OF
Mrs. John Audas staying at your hotel? An
swer paid. Wire.''
"Now we shall have taken our first step. y
rectly."
Chow long phall we be getting an answer ?''
SAID Audas gloomily.
Depends on the amount of business. Per-
! haps in an hour, perhaps in three There,
|
THAT you shan't," cried his brother in law,
snatching away the papers. ''You must talk
to me; This is consultation. I'll pay"
| keston saw..that it was Of no use to combat
MS brothar-in-law, no to make the time pass
more easily he lit cigar, and sat and listened
t to the great earnest fellows long winded de-
tails Of how badly he had behaved to his slittle
darling" as he called her. "But she must
never know of this. Frank" he kept saying.
Not if we can keep it from her." said the
harr Gfor<n H. l. l..
char, looking ,grimly amused, and thinking
that. after all. his sister might have done worse
| than marry the big honest Englishman, whose
good looks anu manly ways had won her heart
But 1T was tedious time, and it took all the
young barrister's skill in tempting his brother
ln-law into fresh narratives to keep him from
rushing back to his hotel, and taking flight to
avoid the police who would soon be on his
track
At last, though, the telegram arrived, and
there was curiously puckered appearance
| about Frank Reston's eyes as he opened and
held it, gazing at it for a few moments without
| speaking
"Why don't YOU put me out of my misery ?''
| cried Audas at last, and, snatching the tele-
gram, he read the one word NO"
what! Why, what does this mean?"
II asked if Mrs. Audas was at the Ultra
marine hotel" said Reston, slowly, ''and the
| hoax"
Hail" calculated John Audas, drawing in
and expressing long breath, and then strid-
ing toward the door.
What are you going to do?"
First find out who did that"
''Nonsense, man! Some fool who thought
You were not happy with your wife to try
you"
"It was that Miss -"
"Never mind who it was. man Go back to
Lesby, and take her for 3 run on the continent
1t wall do you both good"
'sBy jove, 1 Wilt" cried Audas. ct say,
come and dine with US, and see US of after.
ward"
To be sure will" said Frank Reston; and
he did, spending pleasant evening with his
brother-in,law and sister, whose psllor seemed
to wear off as she saw her husbands high
spirits an = heard his plans.
''Not bad bit Of work." said Frank Reston,
as he watched the train steam out Of the
Via'uct station, for John Audss would not go
to Folkestone. 'sDo him good. Bring him to
his senses. Deueed unprofessionaT trick,
though. Ha-ha-han he laughed, as he lit q
cigar. 'sIf my first wife had been alive!'' I
wonder what Jack would say if he knew who
sent him that telegram. "-[Whitehall Review