Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1889-12-07

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"Do you suppose / am a baby 10 fire
about not seeing a play?" said Mrs
Elliott. No, Frank. only you m1s
tell M why You break the engagemeEf
and where you are going"
business, my dear, business" said
Mr.. Elliott, in an artihcial manher
III explain some day. Business j.
business. Now, he quiet and comfort.
able, like a good girl. G~ood-night-D
He tried to kiss her, but she pOriyet
him away. Then he took his HIS and
o~vercoat and left the house with A Iads
laugh not like his own.
Hardly had he passed the thresbaal
when his wife sprung to her feet. slippea
on an ulster that hung in a closet 20
the diningroom hall, donned u little
round cap and gray veil, and sneske%
out of the basement ~dooF-sne.sk WAS
the word.
Shes following him this time sssa
Rosa to the cook.
Jealous again" said cook.
81 guess he's giving her reason, " said
Rosa
Its something dreadful saidesok-
'the way married men 90 on"
Meanwhile Mrs. Elliott lurke.i in sAe
shadow of the tone balHstratfes and
saw that her husband stoop uDdex the
g1ts-lamp at the corner examining tAs
note winch he had received.
Wei, wherever he went here ab$0
she would go. whatsoever he Hssgf<
meet should also meet her. TiEs was
the end OF everything. the finale. Boa
she wodld not weep-she would kSzS
long years for that. She would belIayE
as an insulted wife should.
He was about TO enter \ car; zge
also hailed it. An ulster and a tkSsr
veil reduce all m TO one level Hg
would not know her even If b. saw ker-,
she SIT in her corner and SKY THAI hE
stood on the platform smoking Which
way the car was going she Scareetp
noticed. He left it 1t last and eutersA
another SO did she. Again he smokes
on the platform, but at last Fort Toe
ferry!' shouted she conductor AMI ShRs
followed her husband into = ferry boaA
1t was dark, and though it did no! rGus
the air was full of moisture. IfsGrR
were very few people upon the bHxt{
but several of them were brutaltsoET
ing men, aud they stared at her. seezDt
ing to wonder at her thick veil Shs
had forgotten her gloves and her zn3b
white hands gliStened with rings, sonsR
of them very valuable.
As she left the ferry and, fok0Sing
her husbands figure, crossed the greAx
track of a railroad she trembted wItts
terror. As he assembled the blud. lSG
killed her skirts and followed
Who could Clara be? What ma11aeT
of Woman was she TO appOiut n re8-
| devious like this? Ii was Il nasty, slip
| perry, unpleasant place. There WAS "a
drinking saloon hard by which sSeGusa
To be full of rough men, She drcSy 50
Near 10 her husband that she oeai6
have touched his coat as they passed.
this place. bat he did not look aFugm5-
And now it began TO ram in eaIreSk
and The road they bad turned IvtD
seemed to be we feet deep With nsS[s
and still Mr.. Elliot marched on AZ
last a frightful thing occurred ts LIME
She wore upon her feet q pair Of PaasTst
leather ties, aud with all this eiiustasE
and straining of the shoes the Tilaotes
had come undone. Suddenly the ursA
caught at them with that curious pOsEer
OF suction which iDud seems 40 have 90
z lAllN@ NAAAA AAs& ~ AsA1 @1H
she felt around. for them; they seemed
TO have vanished. just then;
.'HallooI' said n voice near ke-E
whats the matter with you, young
woman?'
'I-nothingm casped Mrs. Elliot a
large policeman stood betcrc her-
This amt no place Tor 4 Young
woman to be kiting alone" said rhs
policeman. ITS dangerous If ysufns
a decent girl. What's happenedE LIZA
YOURSELF"
Mo- said Mrs. Elliot, I'm saa
alone; there's my husbandl Frank
Frank Frank"
Mr.. Elliot turned and walked back
Lett you behind, did !, LizzieT mo
said
You're a mighty careful husband.r
said the policeman, Il DO think aud
slrode away.
Then Mr.. Elliot, who VAS u G1rTE
man, simply picked his little wife up
in his arms and carried her back To che
grounds which encircled the tavern.
Here he sat her down upon "A wOoxieu
platform. Then for \ moment h@
vanished and returned with a glass at
wine, which he made Mrs. Ellisf drink
1--we hired u cab" he said; well
drive back to the ferry. It's too so1ns
my a night to go looking for Clara; be-
sides, she's thousands OF miles AWAY
"Clara!' cried Mrs. Elliot. -Dons
speak of Clara-how dare you?~
she very nearly ruined me, my
dear. | threw away lots of money ors
her." said Mr.. Elliot, ~but she IS Look
ing up now. Ny dear, L know youFxs
been rummaging my pockets and rsza-
ing my letters for two years, hut l onls
found out what YOU suspected whsssS
my mother told me that You bad asked
her II 4 had ever known . lady nansxsa
Clara before i met yon.n &
"Oh. Frank, don't try 10 deceive me-
sobbed Lizzie. Il read the note tE,r
M left tonight-I-n
"Oh, | knew il" said Mr.. Elliot: sSx
Has liked for you TO read. | wrote IL
90 myself, and my mother left il at the
door at dinner time. l gave her ~
signal from the window that she micIss-
Know you were coming downstairs ~-.t
I've kept an eye On you-l q watcaess
You ever since You left tho door. Nv
dear child, L never knew \ Clara in my
life; 1 never had a doubtful love asfsfs-