The Arkansaw traveler., 1889-04-20

There was % much misery depicted in the face of Palmer that his friend surrendered Perhaps 1t was the other inducement that caused him to yield. A moment later the exchange was made and the carriage rolled of amid the shouts of the delighted street Arabs.
 There were the usual congratulations and ceremonies; everything went of smoothly. The brides mother shed tears. Everybody seemed full satisfied that the eyes of the company 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 mpernuous 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 smoker" she asked sud denly
 "NO, darling, never,-thst is not often Have you ever seen me with a cigar2"
 "What is that hard thing in the breast pocket of your coat?"
 "That Is my memorandum book, honey"
 "It looks very much as If you were trying to deceive me-" she replied and, before he could object, she had reached in his pocket and drawn embroidered in large red letters, "To my Darling
 Mrs. Palmer looked reproachfully at her husband.
 "So you do smoke after all2 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 6 friend of mine."
 al don't believe you," said young Mrs. Palmer, as she closed her fingers tightly & 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 rail- road station, and Palmer got out of the to get his wife some refreshments. She utilized the opportunity to open the letter. It was written in small female hand and signed "Your ever loving Amelia"
 Tn sav that Mra palmor xva. axasoara.od ,.,.. 4o use ridiculously inadequate language. She was in perfect rage. The husSand when he returned with the lemonade, was sonswhat astonished at the ferocity of her expression.
 "Here Is some nice lemonade. We will not arrive at our destination for several whole hours yet"
 "I am very much obliged to you," said the young wife, with great dignity, "I am going to get off right here."
 "You are going to get offl The train is going of in minute. What do you mean9 We will be
 "You will be left, for I am going right back to my mother, where spent the happy days of my childhood" and she burst into tears.
 "Louisap exclaimed the husband, disagreeably surprised.
 "You arc devil, a sneak, a deceiver will never have anything more to do with you. Oh, you vile, vile wretch !"
 "Calm yourself, my dear" ," said the young hus- band.
 "You can go to your dear Amelia, if you want to" she replied with whitening sarcasm
 "Who the devil Is she2"
 "What does this mean, villain2" said Mrs Palmer, producing the ominous document from her pocket, and shaking 1t under her husbands nose.
 MT. Palmer looked at the letter and seemed to be very much surprised.
 "Louisa," 1" he said, "I suppose should have told about 1t before, but it is not too late now"
 "Oh, know what 1t is. always suspected it. You have got another wife. Why didn't I die before became the victim of 6 heartless wretch?"
 "Not quite," answered MT. Palmer, "but you see the tailor didn't have my coat ready for the wedding, so had to borrow MT. Hyde's coat in & hurry, and all these letters and this cigar case belong to him."
 70, Ransoml"