Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1889-02-08

That's all very well, you duiIer," she said;
"but how am to get at himl tell you I'm
afraid of him, and even if l weren't, haven't
q cent to travel with, and if | got there what
am | to doi'
LAS for being afraid, marm,n be answered
1--WE told you Larger Guest is long sight
more frightened of you than you are of him.
Thon rs for money, why, marin, I'm going
down to BOlslngham myself by the train that
leaves Liverpool street at half past |, and
tuats an hour from now, and it's proud and
pleased l should be to take lady down and
bo the means of bringing them as has been in
holy matrImony together again. And as to
what you should do when you gets there,
why, you should just walk up with your
marriage lines and say, You are my hus-
band, aud call on you to cease living as you
didn't oughter, and take me back and if he
don't, why then you swcars an information
and it's n case of warrant for bigamy."
The Tiger chuckled, and then suddenly
seized with suspicion, looked at her visitor
sharply.
"What do you want me to blow the gan
for.n she said; you're leory old hand, you
are, for all your simple ways, and you've goi
some game on, I'll take my davy."
81 a game-IM answered George, an e1
preston of the deepest pain spreading itself
over his ugly features. "No, mainland
when one has wanted to help friend, too
Well, if you think that--and no doubt mis-
fortune hey made you suspicious-the best
can do is to bid you good day, and to wish
you well out of your troubles, workhus and
all, marin, which / do according" and hd
rose from his box with much dignity, politely
bowed to the bag on the mattress, and then
turning walked toward the door.
She sprung up with an oath.
I'll co. she said. III take the change
out Of him; Iii teach him to let his lawful
wife staIve on q begGarly pittance. don't
care if lie does try to Kill me- Ill ruin him, "
and she stamped upon the floor and screamed,
"rll ruin him, Ill ruin him. presenting such
q picture Of abandoned rage and wickednesi
that even George, whose nerves were no.
finely strung, inwardly shrunk from her.
"hh, marm,n he said, mo wonder you're
put out. When think of what you've had
20 suffer, own it makes my blood 80 billing
through my veins But if you are a-coming,
perhaps it would be as well to stop cursiug
and put your hat on, for we have got to catch
TIE train" aud he pointed to a headgcar
chiefly made of somewhat dilapidated pea
cock feathers, and an ulster which the bailifG,
had either overlooked or left through pity.
ing to the hole beneath the board, out Of
which she said the woman Ellen had stolen
her iewery, she extracted the copy of thu
certificate Of marriage which that lady haC
not apparently thought worth stealing, an6
put it in the pocket of her pink silk peignor.
Then George, having first secured the re-
mainder of the bottle of brandy, which he
put into his capacious pocket, they started,
| and, finding a hanson, drove to Liverpool
street. Such a spectacle as the Tiger looked
upon the platform, George was wont, in after
| days, to declare he never did see But it can
| easily be imagined that fierce, dissOlute,
| hungry looking woman with half dyed hair,
| who had drunk as much as was good for her,
dressed in hat made Of shabby peacock
feathers, dirty white shoes, an ulster with
some buttons of, and gorgeous but filthy
pink silk ten gown, presented sufficiently
curious appearance, especially when con
| trasted with her companion, the sober and
melancholy looking George, who was arrayed
in his pepper and salt Sunday suit
So curious indeed was their aspect that thC
people lettering about the platform collected
round them, and George, who was heartily
ashamed Of the position, was thankful enougl
when once the train started. He had, from
motives of economy, taken her in thirC
class ticket, and at this point she grumbled
saying that she was accustomed to travel lik'
lady should, first; but he appeascd her will
the brandy bottle.
All the journey through lie talked to he
about her wrongs, till at last, what between
the liquor and his artful indictments she wa
in1amed into a condition Of savage fur!
against Mr.. Quest. When once she got T.
this point he would let her have no NOR
brandy, seeing that she was now ripe for hi
purpose which was, of course, to use her Il