Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1885-04-23

When she called to me, Don't YOU
feel well, Pelham?n replied: Very;
you'll not be a rich widow just vet, my
dear" And after that we did not
speak again.
So we reached the hotel at Paris, and
after ! had engaged rooms ! had an in
terview with Jane alone.
Young woman" | said sternly, II
am going to give YOU a month wages
and discharge you. ! will also pay
your passage home"
my goodnesS!' cried Jane. Don't
missus want me? Is she so double
dealing as that?"
1T is | who don't want you" said;
you've helped to deceive me. y
about whatgn asked Jane
You gave your mistress letter to-
day said /.
well, said Jane do you think I'd
1rter keep letter directed to missusp'
You prevaricate, said |.
'1f that's French for steal, l ION {, "
said Jane.
you gave it to her slyly," said l.
well, she said | was not to let you
see IL, sad Jane.
81 know the contents of that letter,
said l.
There now, said Jane, Il told her
you'd find out. But you don't mind,
do you? It's great deal commoner
than you'd think. and she's only got
two. Some young has a whole
lot.
Two gasped. Unhappy girl! |
only know of one
why, I've got four" said Jane,
land I'd tell anybody"
Hardened young woman!' said !.
"But | am no longer deceived that is
one comfort. will send that woman
back to her parents with you.
Jane stared at me.
81 think you're crazy, Mr.. Palmer, =
she said. 80 much better-looking
and younger as she is than you, now.
And you've got a whole upper set, |
believe. So there nowm She stopped
and laughed. II believe you're misled
somehow" she said. "You don't
think that letter was from one of mis-
sus's old beaux?'
81 have read portion Of the letter, "
l said tiercely. Il have it here. y
''Oh," said Jane, 1--WE got the other
two bits in my pocket | tucked them
out of your way in a hurry. I'll show
you the whole together here"
She took from her pocket two pieces
of pink paper.
you'll feel better when you've
pieced that out, she said with ma
licious grin. "Old bachelors do beat
all. F"
sat down at table with an empty
inkstand and a water cooler upon it,
pieced the letter together, and read
this:
MY DEAR Miss PEARL,-I was called
away to extract a tooth from the mouth of
gentleman too i'll to leave his house. |
thought | should be back in time. | am
sorry the plate does not tit Ibid not think
it would give you pain, but can hardly eN-
pect you TO forgive me for breaking my en-
gagement with you. am sorry that can
not see you before you 90, but your husband
can certainly find some good dentist that
will do the little that is necessary. Why
need you make two false teeth n secret?
Everybody has them nowadays Yours re-
gretluIly, -
The cpistle ended with the name of
the ola 1amlly uenllst.
you thought it was beauX, didn't
your asked Jane. at only shows
what fools gentlemen Is Well, shall |
pack up and goo Twasn't my advice
not to tell you. said: Tell and over
with it. They'll come out some day,
like enough at breakfast. 7"
"Jane, said Il retain your services.
Here is little present" And l hand
ed her q sovereign. Don't mention
this to Mrs. Palmer"
Then | went away to make peace
with my poor, snubbed, heart-broken
little wife, who was crying her heart
out; and as l said before, have never
peen Jealous since.
p 81 think Jane played me false,
after all, and told the story.