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

very little more Of tho company Of the fair
Edithia would be too much for him. AS il
happened, tho station master was a partic.
ular friend OF his, and the establishment OF
that worthy when he saw the respectable
George in such company cannot be expressed
in words.
"Why boarl Well, ncverl Is she fur
rinerr he calculated in establishment
IF you mean me, you dirty, wheel greas
ing steam boss, YOU" said Edithia who waA
by now in a fine bellicose condition, "rm no
more foreign than you are Shut your ugly
mouth, can't you, or"-and she took q step
toward the stout station master. Heretreated
precipitately, caught his heel against the
threshold of the booking office, and vanished
backward with q crash.
STEADY, marin, steady said George
"Save it up, now, do, and as for you, don't you
irritate her, none of you, or won't answet
for the consequences, for she's an injured
woman, she is, and injured women is apt to
be dangerous.
As chance would have it, fly which had
brought somebody to the station was still
standing there, and into it George bundled
his fair charge, telling the driver to go to tho
sessions house.
NOW, marm,n he said, "listen to me; Tn
going to take you to the man as has wro ID
you. He's sitting as clerk to the magistrates.
Do you go up and call him your husband.
Then he'll tell the policeman TO take You
away. Then do you sing out for justice, be-
cause when people sings out for justice every
body's bound to listen, and say that you want
a warrant against him for bigamy, and show
them the marriage certificate. Don't you ID
put down, and don't you spare him. If you
don't startle him you'll never get anything
out Of him.
"Spare himm she snarled "I'll make him
sit up; I'll have MS blood. But look here, il
he's put in chokey, where's the tin to come
fromfn
"Why, marm," answered George, with
splendid mendacity, "it's the best thing that
can happen for you, for if they collar him
you get the property, and that's law"
CON-" she answered, "if I'd known that
he'd have been collared long ago [ can tell
you"
Come said George, seeing that they werq
nearing their destination, "have one mora
nip just to keep your spirits up" and ne pro.
duced the brandy bottle, at which she took a
long pull.
"Now," he said, go Cor him like wild
cat"
"Never you fear she said.
They dismouuted from the cab am entered
the court house without attracting any par
ticular notice. The court itself was crowded.
for q case which had excited public interest
was coming to conclusion. The jury had
given their verdict and sentence was being
pronounced by Mr.. &c Ia AIollo the CHAIR.
nan.
Mr Quest was sitting Mt hi table below
the bench taking some notes.
,,tli ha .tsl,i ~
"uow do you draw ON
Georges part in the drama was played,
and with a sigh of relief he fell back to watch
its final development. He saw the fierce
tall woman slip through the crowd like d
snake or panther to Its prey, and somd
conjunction touched him when he thought
of the prey. He glanced at the elderly re-
spectacle looking gentleman at the table, and
reflected that lie, too, was stalking his prey
| the old squire and the ancient house of De Ia
Molle. Then his conjunction vanished, and
he rejoiced to think that he would be tn,
means Of destroying a man who to fill hi
| pockets, did not hesitate to destroy the fam
| lily with which his life and the lives OF hi
| forefathers for many generations had heet
/ Interviewer.
/ By this time the woman had fought hei
/ way through Tue press, bursting the remain
! ing buttons of her ulster III SO doing, ant
/ reached the bar which separated the spec
tators from the space reserved for the Off
Gals On the further side of tho bar was
/ gangway, then came the table at which Mr.
/ Quest sat lie had been busy writing some
thing all this time; now he rose and passe,
/ 81 to Mr.. de la Mollc, and 1hen turned TO 81
down again.
( Meanwhile his wife had craned Der long
liths body forward over the bar till her head
was almost level with the hither edge of tn