The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1885-03-28

breaking Of bones in this house."
Lofty began to laugh.
"Ihe gentle blood ways shows itself
doesn't itf' she said "Fve got the real in
stincts of a lady. haven't II Oh. it wa.
beautiful while it lasted. And every day
more and more like my father "
"Arnod," cried poor Clara crushed,
''help mel"
Come" said Arnold, "you had better &c
at once"
81 won't laugh at you." said Lofty. at
a shame, and you're good old thing But
it did me good, it really did, to hear all
about the gentle blood. Come, Joe. Let us
go away quietly"
She took her husbands arm. Joe was
standing sulen and desperate. Mr.. Chalker
was right 1t wanted very little more to
make him fall upon the whole party. and go
Off with fight
Young woman" said Lala Roy, "you had
better not go outside the house with the man
1t will be well for you to wait until he has
gone"
"Whv' He is my husband, whatever we
have done, and Pm not ashamed of him."
as he your husbandi Ask him what
meant when i said his home was at Shad-
we'll"
"Come, Lofty" said Joe, with GU
rious change of manner. Let us 90 at
once"
"Wait," Lala repeated. "Wait, young
woman, let him go first. Pray-pray let him
go first"
"Why should l waltz go with my hus-
band"
81 thought to save YOU from shame But
if you will go with him, ask him again why
his home is at Shadwell, and why he left his
wife"
Lofty sprang upon her husband, and
caught his wrists with both hands
Joe, what does he mean! Tell me he is q
liar"
That would be useless" said Lala Roy.
because very few minutes will prove the
contrary. Better. however, that he should
go to prison for marrying two wives than
for robbing bis grandfather's safe"
''lts a lie" Joe repeated looking as dan
gerous as a wild boar brought to bay
There was Joseph Gallop, formerly as.
sistant purser in tho service OF the Peninstl-
lar and Oriental Steam Navigation Compa.
NY" continued the man Of fate, "who mar
ried. nine months ago, a certain widow at
Shadwell. He was turned out of the service,
and he married her because she had pros.
porous lodging house."
"Oh-hr' cried Lofty "You villain! You
thought to live upon my earnings, did youi
You put me up to pretend to be somebody |
else. Miss HollaDd"-she fell upon her
knees, literally and simply. and without any |
pretence at all-"forgivs mel !
am properly punished. Oh, he is made OF
liesl He told me that the real Iris was dead |
and buried, and he was the rightful heir;
and al for you"-she sprang to her feet and
turned upon her husband-"I know it is true
Il know it is true-l can see it within your
guilty eyes"
"lf you have any doubt" said Lala,
''here is a copy Of the marriage certificate.
She took 1t, read 1t, and put it in her
pocket. Then she went out of the room
without another word, but with rage and
revenge in her eyes
Joseph followed her, saying no more. He
had lost moro than he thought to lose. But
there was still time to escape, and he had
most Of the money in his pocket.
But another surprise awaited him.
The lady from Shadwell, in fact, was
waiting for him outside the door. With
her were a few Shadwel friends of the sea-
faring profession, come to SEQ fair play. It
was dsgraceful episode in the history of
Ches ter Square. After five minutes or so.
Turing which no welsher on n race.course
was ever more hardly used, two policemen
to rescue the man of two wives
and there was n procession all the way to
the police-court, where, after several
charges of assault had been preferred and
proved against half doz II mariners, Jo-
'eph was himself charged with bigamy,
both wives givin. evidence, and committed
for trial
His old friend, Mr.. David Chulker, one is
sorry to add, refused to give bail, so that he
in custody, and will now endure
hardness for somewhat heightened
period.
"Clara," said Arnold, "Iris will stay with
on, if you ask her. We shall not marry,
my dear, without your permission. have
promised that already, have Inotp
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