River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1890-10-09
M0MENTOUS MAGIC.
Where Charley Clym r FOucd His
Absent Swe stheart

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Where Charley CIym Foucd His
Absent Swe stheart
BlOomiT gbUry was all in a fermeat
Charley Clvmer sail il was bloo Ming
burg OF blooming idiots; bat then ne
had gone there TO selt goods and was
~rathy because nobody would talk BUSH
ness 70 him l. seems that a sleight-
'Of-hand performer had struck the town.
and everybody was discussing his Won
derfut feats. Is soon - Clymer ao-
pesred IN stCfo With his sample-cases
nc Immediately became the target for
a running FIRE OF problems in the black
Art; how could mau tear Up your silk
hit right in front Of your eyes and
then produce the same hat unchanged
from casll which H. had Just shown
you was empty? how could he conjuro
a RABBIT into a whiskv-Dottle? and so
on Clymes was generally interested
in ssch things, and il was confidently
expected that he would throw some
light on the subject, bat ne didn't. lie
only impaired his opinions OF fakirs
and iugglcrs in general in "a vigorous
style Of English that grew steadily
less and less placid as it became ne-es-
sary for him 70 repeat il wherever no
went
'-ClyIner seems to be a lutte bilious.
don't you thiuk?7 suggested a by
stander after hearing one Of these
bursts of CratOrr '.iIe uSeter Alwavs
be right in flr any thing o that kind
that came along, but he won't talk any
thing but shop now"
1t must not be supposed that bloom
tngbgVg hrd never seen a performance
Of this kind before, but She hal GER
taiRlY never seen just such a per-
f0-msr. Clvmcr lcft q knot of his
fOrmer patrons s0lemnly discussing the
cabinet trick, AMI walked down the
street toward IIalperJ's store.
IF can't make sale 10 Halpert.
may a we'll leave the town. iIslpert 5
got more sense than anybody else here
any way, and il hos got the fever. then
II muss be epidemic AMI I'd better clear
out or I'll catoh it myself
This last remark was grim humo- on
FIymer's part las IL he cOaid eaten any
thing that would divert his thoughts
from a certain little note in his breast
pOclset which had reached him a day or
TIVE before he LETT the city and which had
been instrumental IN keeping him
awake o nights and worried BY dav
ever since. He stopped now in the
shade OF a tree. put down his sample
cases, wiped his face. and tno5 oIt the
note TO ponder it again; here is what he
read:
DEARCHsBLEY It almost breaks my heart 10
write a. must; L. j. % tell y0I tE4- ou- ac-
quaintance must cease. can not give any ex-
PLANTATION but believe me IL has cost nc a hard
struggle 90 write this. / can only say forget
me can never FORGET you- ANY.
There was one place in the note where
the words .EJ says" had been written
and then erased. but Charieys Jealous
eyes had made them ont at the first
reading.
who in thunder's Ed I wonder" he
muttered 20 himself now, and not for the
first time.
Miss Amy Layton had come some
ehree months previously T. Ms Wal
tea's boarlinr-house where Clymcr
stopped while in the city. His voluble
lauilady had spoken il high praise OF
her new boarier 10 Clymer, and gave
him 70 understand that She had come
from very aristacratic family which
had been broken up bv the failure and
death Of the father. Clymer n led no
praise Of the young lady aftel he on &c
met her The neat trim Fl surc and gen
tie manners played havoc with his heart
at once. II was no trih sr When his
felIOw-Gi lgrimS on the road began 10 eX-
pasjSte on their conquasts. CIvmar
would gaze StuIi0uslv at the smoke Of
his cigar until they reached sons topic
more cOngcntdl To Il IA lie hal made
love desperately 70 AMY sine she had
been az Is Walton's. ana she had re-
ceived ais advances kindly. 50 he had
been correspon tingly depressed since
the receipt Of the above note. which he
founi awaiting him on his return 10 the
city from his previous TIP Mrs Wal
ton symplthized heartily with the
young lover. who couldn't dissemtle in
this matter 50 successfully as be could
in business; in fact. he made no attempt
to conceal his distress.
.'All know said his landiady. lis
that she settled with me I'D 10 Saturdas
night, and said that she was going OUs
Of the city. Perhaps Mrs. Bolton could
give you some intelligence OF her; she
brosght Miss Layton here in the frs
place. you know"
CIymer went 70 the elegant residence
OF Mrs. Bolton bat that lady had gone
South. and tho date 81 her return was
uncertain. lie mopeI about the city
e.. 2.
or the road again with the hope Of find
ing relief by strict attention TO busi-
ness Bloomiugburr vas one Of the
first towns he stopped az. and be was
disgusted IN find il In she demOralized
state descr. bed above. When be en-
tered the emporium OF the amiable
Halpcrt he detected that wurthv sit
ting on chair with his chin in RS
hands. his elbows resting OF is knees
and his eyes fixed upon the floor with
q strong glare
got en- again. old man." inquired
Clymer, making a feeble effort TO be
iovial
Halpert looked up.
Hello. GIymer,~ he replied Wy.
dell YOU; yos yust denkin' o dot magic
Teller"
..ThatII do, Thatll do said Clymer.
YEARLY. as he banged his cases down
on the counter ami perched himself on
q stool Il haven't heard of any thing
except that blamed mountebank since
] got here Can't yoU talk business
awhile. lust Tor a changer
Dots al ride responded the placid
Halpert. but yUst wait a leetie- /
didn't use . dake no shtock in bricks
myself. boOt last hide some frients dock
me ,fer to dot snow. unit L 6slI you it !
vas gre4d. OF course it ras bricks;