Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1885-02-06


mating Digby spoke;"I would wait for
hours for one glance of those beautiful
eyes. Hem! I think I've hit the style
off pretty nicely" he thought, and he
began to walk the young lady briskly
off.
"Not so fast, please" murmured the
fair one, II get out of breath very east
ly."
Snapper thought it was rather pecu-
liar that the sylph like Adelina, who
was not over burdened with f1esh-her
detractors even called her skinny
should get out Of breath so easily, but
said nothing.
where shall we go; dear Digby?"
said the fair one, after they had tramped
on for some time in silence.
"Oh! know nice place, quiet and
secluded, where We are not likely to be
disturbed. Come along, I am getting
thirsty" said Snapper, somewhat short
ly, for the fair one leaned more aud more
heavily upon his arm.
ooh, Digbv! how cross you are to-
night" said Adelina, plaintively.
mot at all, my sweet, my own, my
darling, my pet" SAID Snapper, some
what hurrledly.
"Confound It'll" he thought, "if I have
got to keep up this turtle dove business
much longer shall burst.
He finally arrived at the place that
Snapper had chosen for the develop
ment of his little comedy. It was a
quiet restaurant, much affected by the
profession" whose doors were never
closed either night nor day to the hungry
soul. They asked for and were shown
into q private room. AS soon as they
had entered the lady said:
''Digby, dear, turn down the light"
Snapper was somewhat surprised at q
request which Tailed so nearly with
what he intended doing. as he did not
yet intend to discover himself. AS he
oheyed the ladys behest, he thought
"That Digby's no fool! He's evidently
got o very soft thing here. of which I
intend to get the benefit for while at
least"
Now order supper, Digby, DEAR"
said the lady.
Snapper rather quailed at this, as he
had only expected to supply beer, still
he suppressed his feelings and rang the
bell
The waiter appeared, and before
Snapper had time to open his mouth,
his fair companion said brisklv. "Wait-
er, supper for two, please; some devil
ed crabs, e couple OF quail, some fried
oysters, celery and bottle Of cham
payne"
Snapper listened aghast, and won-
dered sadly whether Digby did this
sort Of thing every night, and if so,
how he did it.
"Shall turn up the gas, mum ?" said
tho waiter.
"Oh, no, certainly not" said both
Snapper and his companion hurriedly
and simultaneously, and the waiter re-
tired.
Snapper thought Of the bill, and his
zest for revenge was somewhat weak
ened, but still thinking that he had bet
ter make the best of the situation he
drew his fair companion beside him, on
the sofa and proceeded to act towards
his companion as he presumed his friend
Digby would have done under similar
circumstan ces with the gas turned
down.
A discreet tap ut tho door aroused
the couple, and the waiter entered
bearing the supper.
A happy thought now struck Snap
per. He thought that as Digby
was supposed to have ordered
the supper, he might as we'll
pay the bill, and so instructed the wait
or to have it charged to his account.
This the waiter promised to do, and
Snapper thinking that his revenge
would be more complete sat down to
his supper in great content.
The supper was still in progress when
O. voice was heard outside clamoriug in
noisy terms "Where is he? Let me
get at HIM! ] will get in. Waiter get
out of the way!" and the door was
burst violently open, and man shroud
ed in a long cloak rushed into TIE room.
Snapper rose torepel the attack OF
the enemy, thinking complacently that
he had not labored in vain. The man
in the cloak, without waiting to parley,
seized Snapper by the hair and yelled
violently, Where's my wife,"
The hair this time being wig which
Snapper had used to conceal the color
Of his locks, gave way suddenly, and
! the man in the cloak fell down.
"Wife!" said Snapper scornfully,
nonsense! she is not your wife any
more than she is mine"
"You villain "said the man in the cloak
making another grab for the hair, which
Snapper eluded by lodging under the
table, edo you mean to insinuate thar
you, you--know she's been my wife this
ten year"
"Great goodness!" said Snapper, en-
crying from the other side OF the table,
"that's not possible! the girls only TWEEN
ty-one now, VINO the devil are you
anyway"
"Who am r." returned the other, "Ill
very soon show you who I am, you i'm
pudent scoundrel. I'll teach you to
take other mems wives off to supper,
too," and throwing off his cloak he dis
closed the form and features of the
gentleman who played the heavy-fath-
or parts, and proceeded to make for
Snapper.
"Hold on!" cried Snapper" there's
something wrong here" "
II should think it was wrong" re-
turned the other, "come on!''
stop" cried Snapper, lodging
around the table. stop, Isay! This
is n ot you wife at all, it's Miss Mon
tague," and rushing to the sofa where
his companion had retired at the begin
ming of the fracas, he pulled off her
cloak and veil, turned up. the gas and
! disclosed the features of-the lady who
played the mother parts, wife of the
| father above mentioned.