The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-10-08
h. resistance, and, undismsyed by the stern
frown Of Miss Munro, whispered rapidly and

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g.. o,,ce love was not NJ fault k1yensoer5
go started. then .osed pleased then took >
Letter from \ n band ard read it rapidly. and
enoi,v rres,cl her hand gently in bis oTn
and turned to re.
~ thjul-.ah-it will b. batter-ah-to
withdraw The charge and as for th' ring
why. Miss Stephens IS welcome 70 ~eeP
that"
"Whatm screamed the schoolmiitress,
s,,rtinr back in horror. You will give her
.n engagement ring! Indeed, You shall not!
I viii not allow that'
You. madamey replied the cane niooler
laftilv "You have n9tLl1s o. do with H. /
haze found sou out, madame, sud neneeiortn
decline 10 have any iutegcour p with you
sbricb after Shrek Wa the answer, and n
, ,,,p,ort or two Miss Munro was I'd dead
fonf naycnsberg took 10 more notic2 oi
her than IL she bad beea pair OK o!d D2o1S'
bnt r19.uroply offered lis arm % Nelly
S.apb,ns AMI was thus about to leave tA7
r,.ai uhel a.otlor lady entered Sac was
N tail womai-u'iy SIX feet hi ID. think
and muscular ia proportion. and SIZE SPOKE
,,..o word tc ans of Ms butsimply advanced
on Dqvonshlg with her ghrns eyes boring
into h., orn
.GooI Coll NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
woman want lere' DE- exclaimed, AND be
dronnei the arm 90 Sell. stephens and
hoprei backwards rapidly and 'ri@d 10 ,nel
ter behind me- Bu. the new confer was TOO
quick for l.u. and go5 Ter great hand 30 BIS
arm and urcnelcd BIN round with "hir'
t.at sent o.. beloved cane spinning - tle
other oll of tho ROOM Then she applied her
lovely too o. DIS persou-sncl,ed - it was III
"a large s.zrd b0Ot-Hith a yis9r wnica made
I,m howl hkc whipped car. and thus trey
.-o-rr.sel al rolul the room. She kicking
and be- protesting and entreatiag untn they
reached tie wall against which no banged
ia hoag Cd 81 swam H. did not turn
ro.nl AMI clve her 10 charge for assault, bnt
cr0uel iazl, fer SIS hat ana triel ID crawl
towar F, iho door wh-l Size again pounced
unon INN and a.uIg I'm round towards M.
81 .ige that man. John Gray, ia charge
for desortiug me and leaving me and my
chi drcu c..rreabie 20 the par.sl.' she said,
towering above hm like ca ayenslns demon,
and never ior an instant relaxing her bod.
4 go. word that be was M Edinburgh, and
ca,ac through last week, and today found
or. bis loleiay and they sent me here
A scream interrupted her, but this time it
came from Nelly Stephens. who tainted away
as Imply cs tie schoolmistress had done.
-l-s Munro lad last recovered, aud was able
O. understand tie words of the massive wife,
b.- sine seemcd 20 have bad enough Of faint
.n.. for one day. and simply sat and stared
.oin jenkins rushed 10 attend % Nelly
S.cplans. bu the p1lid despair on his hollow
chicks was son,, AMI ~ ITS place tlus5 Of
Joy and hope.
! asked th. newcomer for proof OF her
ch1r-c. AID rle simply polntei 70 band olH
o., th. w1I near me. IN which Joan Gray
,ras fully and minute laimel AS having
deserted his ~ifc and clI..en. AMI the sIm
ol oue guinea was offered for such informa-
ton rs should lead 10 his apprehension AMI
conviction. bad seen the bib there for
months. Vet never once thought Of app1lng
the dc.oript on 70 "Raveasberg. fully ex-
Dccted the aroused 90 st0utiy deny hi5 ilen-
ti-v. bat De- seemed So anxious ~ get out OK
bls wIles clutches aud away from her thick
tod boot. that DE eagerly admitted every
thing and asked e. be locked in the farthes-
III c.li We had 10 spare When we had &C.
>comniolated him and dismissed his wife,
Neliv Stephens and Mss Munro turned 10
leave. each looking scorntully 40 tho other
aad apparently wishing the slgantlc wife q,
the bottom o., the sea.
RaronSberg wa. duly tried and sentenced
o. Three months Imprisonment for deserving
li. wife. and fully expected to-bs a3l3 %
ada to +, another Tor Obtaining money under
falls. preteuses. Bu- Nelly persisted I'D not
making tlc charge. though suealmtted thai
lelad acted thcpart * acoundrel, AMI that
/ her dream was n0w over. thought that IN
I that state IL mind she woIli turl ID the ae-
voted and un.-.i-A fellow who bad stood by
4 hcr SD long. bus shortly after Z CHANGED TO
meet jenkins. AMI -la g.. q glance that Ao
f wa. ms melancholy aad pall.l as cver
II sup2os, son will be- marrying Fc.y
+ stephens one II these days said. as
cheeriiy a5 if his funeral face bad no. been
/ before ne.
no. goaael, "tla. is alover I-cger
.o near her NOW. 81. has above 900 anI
so.la cottages. ED She's TOO grand .og 9le.
Did She say s2|
/ "Oh DID,. I'm die before 7 gave her 70
/ chaucn," Doe sa.L With qulgef * ,42 lip,
/ but I'm snslls fast ard when Tn letd
/ -hs'l thak of 3D.. a.a Dee s'gsy.
Aud much col ,Aa. Will ID yoa." /
laueAiasly reiom1A "Yol Ought % have
/ a,scl hel first, and thcA died II ste refused
you.'
But don't yol sec If asked her now 5hod
thinl, it was hcr money | was after
no. / don't Dda'- you 20 after her
whoa she had nothing:
Yes and hii csc k.ndlel littic.
well sne knows That yoI Lowell her thcn
and must think yon have got tired OF her
now
NO D. you think soN
Certain of it. Did YOU expect her 10
come and ask you if you'd have her"
NO: could scarcely expect that"
"Wen, there's only one other course-you
must ass her
lie seemed % appreciate the advice, and
wen away with little brightness dawning
on his ballil face / heard no more OF him
Tor some time but one Friday evening, in
passing through Ranaeiilor street, saw
cab whirl up 70 q minister's door, which was
instantly surrounded by street children cry
ing, Poor 0o.l poor oot' The crowd
stopped me, and slu the occupants descend
! with that new cl0tlesy look which always
procaims q wedding party, aud then saw
that tic brd. and bridegroom were Nelly
| Stephens and tha l4aky iaWe.i tailor, John
| Jar,iu. They smiled and passed CD. but