Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1889-08-07

coming" she said, in a whisper.
: lis that you, my dear? What are you
doing out here-why aren't you in tbs
house,"
Il was SO afraid"
Afraid of what?''
Afraid we might be followed"
Why, who would follow us? Why
do you speak in that voice. and what
does that heavy vail mean? Has any
thing happened?''
''Oh, / had a foolish fancy that you
might have dropped my note, and that
ycur-that somebody might find it and
discover u.s.
discover us9 Has she gone crazy
Or have I?'' NJ" Cadwallader muir
INJURED.
''Oh, Hirar aave feared lately
that you were growing cold toward
me. When can we have done with
these secret meetings and be acknowl-
edged publicly as your wife,"
Mr. Cadwallader was now thorough
~ alarmed. He thought his wife was
out Of her head, and that she had wan
dered away from home in that condi-
ton. He took her hand, and, drawing
her toward the gate, said soothingly:
Come. my love, come with me, and
we will 60 home.''
"Aud then You will not leave me
any morc:?'
mo, no; / shall not leave YOU"
Twill your other wife come there?''
''No, indeed; oh, no. said Mr.. Cad
wallader, willing to reassure her by
any means.
You are not really married to her,
are you, Hiram?'
Certainly not" he replied, still
drawing her along.
''She only thinks So"
YES she only thinks so,' said the
unhappy man.
Suppose she should appear here
now," said his companion, shrinking
back.
Come along, dear, shant let any
one harm you.'
But what would you do?" she per-
sisted.
I'D drive her away"
You would, would your and with
backward fling OF the vail Mrs. Cad
wallder displayed her face, pale with
righteous Indignation and drew her.
seh up to her full height. well, sir.
here she ISL
''Honrietta. what does this mean?''
gasped her husband.
1T means. SIR she cried, "that an
injured wife has discovered your viii
lainy, THAT she has tracked you here
and heard your Reputation Of her
from your own lips. Now drive her
away or strike her to the earth, you
are quite capable of it!'
Henrietta. are you really mad, or
are you acting??'' he asked, angrily.
"Oh. no doubt you will say that l
am mad; possibly you might escape
justice throug,, such a henious charge
did / not hold the proof of your per-
dify in the paper written by the wom-
an who calls herself your wife. Big
amist!''
''Bigamist? Henrietta, will you
stop your raving long enough to tell
me in as few words as possible just
what you are talking about?'
She held up slip OF paper to him.
do you recognize this: Don't try to
take it from me, Or l shall CRY for
help"
How can l tell what it is in this
light, when you shake it under my
nose and then snatch it away? It
looks like the note you wrote yourself
which brought me down here on this
FOOLS errand.'
Mrs. Cadwallader smiled with fine
sarcasm.
''Oh, I Wrote it myself, did l? 1t is
so very like my hand. Oh. how has
such a clumsy deceiver contrived to
hide his true self from me during all
these years.
Il confess the handwriting is better
than yours coolly replied her hus-
band, who was now thoroughly angry;
''but am not aware of any one else
who is privileged to sign herself in
that manner"
Monster! can you taunt me with
my handwriting at such time? Oh,
what heart of stone you must haver'
Mrs. Cadwallader, noting the change
in her husbands mood, was about to
weep.
Henrietta, it, as you gently init
mate, you did not write me to meet
you here, some one has been playing a
practical joke on US. 1t will not help
matters for US to stand at bay at one
another on the highway Of this re-
spectacle village. / am going to
catch the next train back to Philadel-
phia~ l advise you to come with me. p
Mrs. Cadwallader felt that if she
did not comply he would walk off and
leave her standing there. which would
be most undignifed situation for her.
II will accompany you, sir, for the
sake OF appearances" she said, ''but l
forbid you to speak to me-;
Mr.. Cadwallader obeyed her to the