Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1889-01-31

VI NOufat> lou tnOulu nave bctu
each glare at the other threo as she
noted the sign which was 70 distih-
guish her from all others I kept dis.
croetly in the background up here,
and saw Il all, myself INVISIBLE
But about the seventeenthp'
"Well, her letter was different; and
rs she seemed 10 be jolly widow, ]
thought I'd have a little fun under
the rose You know that Alice is so
conioundedly jealous, the mischiefs 20
pay II | lvok at another woman; 30
this was n temptation. She said she
WIS twenty-seven. that her income
was sufficient TO maintain her, but she
desired the companionship and pro-
lection OF n husband. She had been
the belle OF her native town in Ken
lucky before her marriage and subse-
quent removal; she had had some
thoughts Of studying for the operatir
stare, but had shrunk from the ordeal
Of public appearances, then she had
dabbled In art, but she was not satis-
fed with tho achievements which her
friends so warmly commended
thought there must be a hitch come
whore, that such a woman should an
swer an advertisement But wrote
TO hor and made an appointment
which both of us kept She was n
sumner, and no mistalse-just lots OF
style, and as pretty as picture,
while her manners were wonderfully
fascinating"
81 wonder what Miss Dennison
would have thought OF herp" thought-
fully remarked Dr. Raymond.
"Oh, keep still, and let me get
through, viii youP She was pretty
we'll gone on me from the FIRST That
isn't vanity"
"Sounds like II might be- COM
mented Raymond, critically.
"Wait till you hear IL all She was
awfully soft and when we could not
meet she insisted that should write TO
her or course l couldn't see her
every day. but she seemed 10 be salts
fed with letter when / told her IL was
impossible TO come. But she wasn't
very easy 10 please with the letters.
She reproached me for my coldness
continually. l didn't want to pile Il
on too thick. but / got deeper into Il
than ] had any notion OF when be-
gan. Finally, one day, wrote her
one that was pretty warm, and the
next day she was here"
"Had you told her who you werePn
inquired Raymond. with some surprise,
and keener interest than the case
seemed TO warrant
"What do you take me for, any
how? rm not quite fool. or at least
thought then that wasn't l called
myself Mr.. Edwards, and told her
was a book-keeper; | don't know how
she found out the truth, but here she
came. anyhow"
at is singular how ones concealed
identity can be discovered in n big city
like this, isn't 'tP" remarked the ply
sician. philosoPhlcally.
VERY, But, then, l suppose she
followed me stealthily from some OF
our meetings, and made inquiry Of
some one that spoke to me. We'll, she
eame. she saw, and may as well con-
fess that she conquered. She insisted
upon interviewing me in the inner OF
fee, although | assured her that we
would not be Interrupted here. /
showed her In there; she stood q mo-
ment with her hand upon the knob. as
II she had half-changed her mind.
Finally she sat down"
What did she want?" was tho curl
Gus inquiry.
"She wanted TO make fool OF me,
and she did II to perfectionr was the
savage response. "She spoke OF the
letters which she had received from
me, aud said she Supposed that l would
not like Miss Dennison 20 SEQ them.
She seemed 10 have found out all about
me. somehow or other. She admitted
that taey were not signed. except by
the initial f, but remarked that my
handwriting was peculiar, and would
readily be recognized; and when she
said that they would be rather diff
cult to explain away. knew that il
was so. i knew well enough that II
Alice were to see those letters might
as well mako up my mind never TO 20
there again, but ] was so thunder-
struck at the woman's eoniounded
impudence, that could do nothing but
sit and look at her.
"'What do you think Il would be
worth to get possession Of the docu-
ments in question: she asked me, with
Il sneering laugh.
demanded 10 know II she had
them with her; and my voice sounded
hoarse and unnatural. just as novel
hero's would under similar cireum-
stances.
"'I have them here, she answered,
and took them from her pocket as she
spokei ii you will give me two hum
dred dollars l will destroy them here,
in your preseneei II you refuse. will
scream until the attention OF people In
the building is attracted
lit happened that / had received a
remittance OF two hundred dollars that
very morning; It was nearly every cent
/ had in the world, but l resolved that
would have those letters. / tried my
best TO beat her down in price, but she
was obdurate. She told me that she
knew ! mad the money. and that IL
was foolish TO expect her TO sell them
for any less. So paid her, got hold
OF the letters, and burned them That's
ALL"
DR.. Raymond sat silent
'Come now, old boy. that won't
do" demonstrated Mr.. Carter; 1--WE
told you what a fool was; let's have
your experience.
"You needn't emphasize your pro-
nouns In that way" returned the other.
with an air OF offended dignity; ''re-
member that went into II fancy-free.
Have you never heard OF such things