The Florida agriculturist., 1889-10-02

do not already know But if you think
otherwise am ready to hear you, and
fancy Mrs. Ketelle will not object.
Pauline inclined her head contemptu-
ously Let him speak," she said.
''Oh, I'm going to speak-dont make
any mistake about that!" Dupee ex-
claimed, beside himself with mingled fear
and rage; for he was wholly unable to
account for the security of Pauline's de-
meanor. I'm gong to speak, and what
say shall be heard not only by your
husband, who imagines you to be virtu-
GUS and respectable woman, but by all
New York, or wherever else she may go
tell you, Judge Ketelle, that the sooner
you turn that woman into the street the
better it will be for your credit and repu-
tationi She has deceived you ever since
she was married to you! Let her deny it
if she can! Let her deny that she visits
a fellow-her Iover-in his lodgings in
Harlem, and drives with him in the park!
Let her deny that if she dares She
meets him every day; he is younger
man than you are, judge, and better look
ing, and they laugh at you for an old
lOOI w tIO1 OlICy . COSoCUI1SI AIIO OASy
are together every day say, the sooner
you kick her into the street the better, or
you will have all New York laughing at
you'll I've got the facts, and I'll make
'em known, and prove 'em, toor'
"Are you prepared to maintain" said
the judge, in quiet tone, that there is
anything unseemly in the relations of
the gentleman you speak of and Mrs.
Ketelle?''
Dupee laughed harshly, ASK himi'
he returned. Bring him and her to-
gether and ask them what their relations
arer
II am fortunately able to do that
answered the judge, because the gen
tleman in question happens to be at
hand will summon him. And STEP
ping to the door of the inner room, he
partly opened it and said, Come in.
The next moment the figure of tall
young man appeared on the threshold
and advanced into the apartment He
was the very man whom Dupee had seen
in the park and afterwards traced to the
Harlem fiat. But how came he to be in
waiting here? What was the meaning
of it allI
lis this the gentleman you speak OFF,
inquired the judge of Dupee. indicating
the newcomer
'Oh. suppose they have fooled you
with some clever lie or other. said Du-
pee, with snarL 'All the same what
tell you is the truth; and the world will
believe it. if you don'tl'
"You seem to know so much, sir" an
swered the judge. that you probably do
not need to be informed that Mrs Ketelle
was formerly Miss Nolen. and that she
had two brothers One of them died
from the effect of injuries received mys-
teriously while in the company of one
Horace Dupee. several years ago The
other brother Percy by name was ac-
cused. year since, of robbery at Cas-
tellani's jewelry store. He left New
York and was reported drowned; but the
report turned out to have been an error.
He returned to New York about ten days
ago; but his presence was not generally
made known. owing to the fact that the
true perpetrator of the robbery had not
yet been identified The Identification
has now been made, however. and there
fore the necessity of concealing Mr..
Percy Nolen's presence no longer exists.
'Well, and what has all this rigma-
role to do with me?' demanded Dupee
defiantly What have | to do with