The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1889-08-30

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airly for them"
.That's queer" murmured the little
man. well, that must be the house.
Thanks" said he, starting off down the
road,
Ten minutes later q lady, heavily
yelled, emerged from the gloom at the
other end of the platform and APP
preached the same old man..
"Can you direct me to the residence
of Mrs. Widgeon?" she asked in q mys-
terious voice.
What, another one?" chuckled the
old station master. 1.-The widder seems
to be in demand tonight"
"Do you know, or do you not?" asked
the lady, sharply.
well, ma'am, I reckon I know as
we'll as anybody else around these parts.
Many a days work I've done for the
Widder Widgeon."
'It is q large house near the station,
is it not? Which way am / to go?"
"Yes-yes. that's just what the gent
said, but you'll find the party as you're
a lookin' for in a very small house now,
not more'n six by two in the cemetery
just back of the church yonder."
"In the cemetery at this hour. Is
is any one with her?"
Eyes, ma'am, the old man is right
alongside. They agree much better
there than they did in the flesh. when
they lived in the big house,"
1.-THE man is intoxicated" she MUIR
INJURED.
"No. Hiram has discovered tho loss
of the note, and thinking. he may be
followed has bribed this old scoundrel
to throw me off the track"
81 will find the place for myself" she
said aloud and walked rapidly down the
road.
Good luck to you, ma'am," the old
fellow called after her.
"Perfidious monster!!" said Mrs. Cad
wallader to herself. sIt was oil I could
do to restrain myself from dcnouncing
him on the train. How smiling and
snug he looked! To think of my hav-
ing been SO deceived in him all these
years! I wonder who the creature
is. Perhaps lie is really married to
her, and I-oh horrible! This must be
the place. She entered the gate, and,
hearing q step on the walk, concealed
herself in the shrubbery.
Her husband was there.
The big house looked very dark to
MI. Cadwallader, as he walked up the
venue of trees leading to it. He rang
the bell several times before o head
protruded from an upper window and q
female voice called, "Who's there"
"Is this Mrs. Widgeon's house?" he
asked.
"Yes-what do you want?"
"Is the lady at home?"
"M[rs. Widgeon is dead"
"Ah! 1 beg pardon. Is-ah, Mrs.
Brown in?"
"No, sir; she don't live here"
as Mrs. Cadwallader here?"
"Who?"
"Nfrs. Cadwallader."
IL don't know>her."
Mr.. Cadwallader was silent for a mo-
ment. He was at a loss what to say.
The window closed with u bang.
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done all 1 can. Henrietta will have to
get home 10Y the best she can"
He passed down the walk.
II wonder if I ought to wait for her"
he said aloud. "Pshaw, no! I'll go
back to the station and inquire if she has
been seen. If 1 can't find out anything
here, I'll go back to Philadelphia"
"Hiram!" q voice called softly.
"Eh-what's that?"
A lady stepped out from the darkness
her face was concealed by a heavy veil.
ooh, 1 was SO afraid you weren't COM
ing" she said in q whisper.
@Is that you my dear? what are you
doing out here-why aren't you in the
house,"
II was so afraid"
afraid of what?"
afraid we might be followed"
"Why, who would follow us? why dc
you speak in that voice, and what does
that heavy veil mean? Has anything
happened?"
ooh. I had q foolish fancy that you
might have dropped my note, and that
your-that somebody might find it and
discover u.s."
Discover us? Has she gone crazy o,
have II" Mr.. Cadwallader murmured.
ooh Hiram, I have feared lately that
you were growing cold toward me.
When san we have done with these
secret meetings and I be acknowledged
publicly as your wife?"
Mr.. Cadwallader was now thoroughly
alarmed. He thought his wife wa out
of her head, and that she had wandered
away from home in that condition. He
took her hand, and, drawing her toward
the gate, said soothingly: "Come, my
love, come with me, and we will &c
home"
@And then you will not leave me any
more?"
@No, no; I shall not leave YOU
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