Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1889-06-13

plness except thompson nyue, VINO
was satisfied that the eyes of the COM
pany were riveted on his bad fitting
coat and the shiny elbows. The bridal
couple took the train for Houston.
Young Mrs. Palmer managed to get
rid of some of her superfuous modesty
when the happy couple were seated in
the palace car. She leaned her head
on the breast of her husbands coat, or
rather on the breast of Thompson
Hyde's coat.
Ransom, do you ever smoke?' she
asked suddenly.
mo, darling, never-that is, not Of
ten. Have you ever seen me with a
cigar?"
WHAT'S that hard thingntne breast
pocket of your coatPn
That is my memorandum book,
honey
at looks very much as if you were
trying to deceive me-" she replied;
and. before he could object, she had
reached in his pocket aud drawn out
a cigar case, on one side of which was
embroidered. in large red letters, ''To
my darling
Mrs Palmer looked reproachfully at
her husband.
$50 you do smoke after all? But
er-who did the embroidering ON this
cigar case?"
THAT is not my cigar case said
Palmer, trying to look indifferent, "it
belongs to a friend of mine.
81 don't believe YOU said young
Mrs. Palmer, as she closed her fingers
tightly on letter which, together
with fine white pocket handkerchief
she had taken from his pocket unseen
by him.
Five minutes later the train stopped
at a railroad station, and Palmer got
out of the car to get his wife some re-
freshments. She utilized the oppor
tunlty to open the letter. 1t was writ
ten in a small female hand and signed,
"Your ever loving Amelia"
To say that Mrs. Palmer was exas-
perated was to use ridiculously made
quate language. She was in a perfect
rage. The husband when he returned
with the lemonade. was somewhat as
tonished the ferocity of her express
sion.
Here is some nice lemonade. We
will not arrive at our destination for
several whole hours yet"
Il am very much obliged to YOU"
said the young wife, with great dig
nifty, 81 am going to get off right
here"
you are going to get Off! The
train is going off in a minute. What
do you mean? We viii be left.
you will be left, for am going
right back to my mother, where | spent
the happy days Of my CHILDHOOD and
she burst into tears.
'Louisal" exclaimed the husband,
disagreeably surprised.
you are devil, a sneak, a deceiy-
en- | will never have anything more
to do with you. Oh, you vile, vile
". etchlh
Calm yourself, my dear, said the
young husband.
"You can 90 to your dear Amelia, if
you want to, she replied with wilher-
ing sarcasm.
"Who the devil is she?"
"What does this mean, yillainp
said Mrs. Palmer, producing the ON
nous document from her pocket, and
shaking it under her husbands nose.
Mr.. Palmer looked at the letter and
seemed to be very much surprised.
Louisa" he said, 81 suppose l
should have told about it before, but it
is not too late now
"Oh, | know what it is. / always
suspected it. You have got another
wife. Why didn't die before be-
came the victim Of a heartless wretch?n
Not quite" answered Mr. Palmer,
"but you see the tailor didn't have my
coat ready for the wedding, so | had
to borrow Mr. Hyde's coat IN hurry,
and all these letters and this cigar case
belong to him."
ION, Ransomw
"Oh, Louisa"-Aler. Z. Sweet, in
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