The Arkansaw traveler., 1885-10-31

possibly be aRPimpostor, hired by Brown, but she declared that the woman wal your wife. Her mind is made up, and when you think over it, you cannot very we'll blame her. Look here," he added, taking letter from his pocket and hand. ing it to me, "while you are reading it and afterward, for that matter, want you to be cool. A man must exercise sense occasionally. Passion does very we'll on the stage, but in real life it is ill.timed." !"
 unfolded the letter and read as fol- lows:
 MRS. GREEN. hope you will excuse my conduct of few days ago, when, at your house, l denied my wife. The truth is, l have for years been subject to fits of insanity. Please pardon me and 1 promise never to trouble you again. BARKER.
 l did not write this infamous thing p l exclaimed. "ls is close imitation ot my writing but it is the work of that scoundrel, Brown"
 "l don't doubt that" said the doctor, but you see Annie has no proof of that fact. Your enemies are very skillful"
 But, doctor, is it possible that you can stand idly by and see your sister marry Brown ?"
 "She is not going to marry him."
 "One of the evening papers said so."
 "I know that. It made Annie very angry when she read it. Brown declared that he did not know why the item ap- peared."
 |" He is liar" exclaimed.
 "There you go again. Look here, if you don't stop your futtering you break blood vessel and then you cannot live to get even with Brown"
 "Doctor, if you were in my place, what would you do2"
 "I don't know"
 "What would you adviser"
 "Quietude."
 "Oh, lknow that. mean, what course do you advise me to take to prove Browns villainy3"
 :" l can't advise you, Barker. It would be quite feather in our family cap if Annie were to catch such distinguished literary man as you have become"
 Don't make fun of me. This affair is driving me crazy and it is not a matter of jest"
 Certainly not, but you must not let i, drive you crazy. That is the way talk to Annie" a Does she often speak of me?"
 "Yes. She loves you. There's no mis- take about that, but as say, your enc mics are skillfal. B.own doubtless thinks that she will finally marry him."
 "You don't think so, do you ?"
 No, but can't tell. didn't think she was going to marry old man Green but-well, l must not talk about that"
 "Why did she marry himp" 1 could not help but ask.
 Never mind about that" j. "Doctor. would you advise me to res turn to the city2"
 No, stay where you are. Say, do you know that Brown is in this neighbor- hood ?"
 "You are joking"
 "No, am not This is one of his favorite hunting resorts, you know. You may meet him."
 It won't be well for him if I do."
 :" should think not. lf were you, would-well, don't know what would do. Let us change the subject. left town, you know, to do some work in the country, and came over to see uncle and aunt. used to live in this neighborhood when was a boy. Annie and used to play around this cabin. An old negro lived here then. Barker. you must be more cheerful or you will go mad" am thinking about Brown." "What do you intend to do ?" "Compel him to acknowledge that he is liar"
 II don't think you can do that" |" can try" "If you meet him in the woods he might shoot you" "Yes, and might shoot him."
 "That's true. You'd better keep out of his way"
 "No, will never turn aside Ito avoid him." But you will not hunt him, will you P :" don't know. It all depends upon the humor l am in at the time."
 "I don't believe you would mind kill ing him."
 "He ought to be killed," replied.
 Presumably, but you certainly cannot think of committing murder. Como. let