Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1884-11-14

"Hush! Wait until you know of his
motives" said Mr.. Maggleby.
He can't excuse himself, sir. 1 tell
you,' said Mr.. Goddard, warmly. elf
he comes back, L go. So there! And
l say t with all respect to you. sir.
When q mans once dead he's got no
right to come back again. 1t isn't nat
ural, and what's more, it isn't buslne g.
like"
The bitterness Of Mr.. Doddard's re-
marks in this connection may be partly
accounted for by consideration Of the
fact that Mr.. Maggleby had a few days
previously announced his intention OF
taking the head-clerk into partnership
at an early date. Mr.. Pudstcr's re-
turn of course knocked this pro- ct in
the head.
"Well, Goddard" said MI. Maggie
by, "we can't mend matters by talk
ing. "We can only wait; and per-
haps, when we see Mr.. fudster, we
shall find that"
Eut Mr.. Maggleby's philosophical re-
marks were suddenly cut short by the
unexpected arrival of Mrs. Maggleby
upon the Gene. She rushed into the
private room. stretched forth - letter,
and fell sobb.Ig upon her husbands
neck.
Mr.. Maggleby placed his wife in a
chair, opened q cupboard. gave her a
glass of wine, took thealetter and read
it. Like the others, it was dated from
on board the Camel, Off Plymouth:
N OWN DEAREST WIFE," it ran, In a few
once more never again to leave you. ought
TO have already npprised YOU OF the probable
date OF my return, but at The last moment be-
FIRE starring 1 had no opportunity OF writing.
How Cad snail be to see yon! My long alb;
sure that it has also tried you; but it is now
almost at al end. l will. if p 3ssible. write
again from southampt9 and tell you exa.tiy
is so rough at present it is d imcult to say f. hen
we shall set into the river. Your ever loving
husband, SOLOMON"
eft is most painfully" gasped Mrs.
Maggggleby. 'What can we do. Gideon?
You must manage to meet Solomon at
Gravesend. Look in the newspaper,
and see whether the Camel has Leen
signalled yet. He must hear first of
what has happened either from my lips
or from yours, and I am really not we'll
enough to go myself. l thought that
he was lying cold In his collin, Oh,
that l should have committed bigamy!
l ought to have remained faithful to his
memory. This is my punishment. But
he must-he shall forgive me-"
MIR. Goddard had gone into the outer
office, and had sent a clerk for q copy
of the Times. With this he now re-
turned; and the paper was opened on
Mr.. M%aggleby's table and eagerly
scanned for news of the Camel.
"'Here we have it!' said Mr.. Goddard
at last. ".Steamship Camel, from
Demarara to London, with cargo and
passengers, was signaled off Dover at
u O'CLOCK this morning. Then Mr..
Padster will be at Gravesend in an hour
OF two, sir"
EGO, Gideon, got" exclaimed Mrs.
Maggleby. :Lose, no time. lake q
special train if necessary. Tell him all,
and 1mpiore his forgiveness"
"Yes, Think l had bettergo :, Maria,"
said Mr.. Maggleby. II will send a
clerk home with you, and will tele-
graph to you as oon * l see your
your late husband. In the meantime,
try to be calm. Please tell them to call
a cab, Goddard" Mr.. Goddard re-
turned to the outer Office, and dis
patched q messenger for two cabs. Mr..
N. aggleby handed Mrs. Ma@gleby into
one Of them and n clerk followed her.
Then the unfortunate man went back
for q moment to his priva..,e room to
study Bradshaw on the best and speed
lest route from London to Gravesend.
There was q train at q S0arter past
eleven. 1t was then y quarter to
eleven.
"And when will he lie at Grave
send" asked Mr.. Maggleby.
MI. Goddard turned again to the
Times. But instead of at once lighting
upon the shipping news, his eye fell
upon a paragraph that occupied not a
of the page. Suddenly he uttered a
CRY.
.'What's the matter, Doddard?:" de-
manded Mr.. Magggleby, who was rap
idly growing Impatient.
Mr.. Doddard replied by bursting into
. paroxysm of laughter. "Hy Jove."
he exclaimed. ''this is too ridiculous! l
never heard of such a thing in my life!
1t is like a play! Ha. ha, hal"
"Your merriment is rater ill-timed."
cried Mr.. Maggleby reproachiully.
"Tell me when Mr. Pudster will arrive
at Gravesend; and be quick, or l shall
lose that train"
ga punep, too" continued the head
clerk hilariously.
you're mad. l think" said MI.
Maggleoy. ''What do you meano:'
"Well. read this, Sir" answered MI.
Goddard. and he handed the Times to
his principal and PORTED to the para
graph.
Mr.. Maggfg5leby took the paper, ad-
justed his sp~ectacles, and read:
EXTRAORDINARY DISCOVERY AT PLYMOUTH.
The corporation Of Plymouth recently de.
cided to remove an old and disused pump
which for many years has stood handleless
and dry on The Hoe. Yesterday morning
some wOrkmen yrOceeded to remOve 1T. aid
in Its interior they were astOniSheG.. to diScOv-
er Il number of letters, which had, it is sup,
pos I'd, been put into the hole into which the
handle formerly fitted, under the delusion
that the pump was a PJst-otice pillar letter.
box. The letters were ut once taken to the
Plymouth Post-ottice, and We're without delay
forwarded to their destinations"
"Can it be true" calculated Mr..