Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1891-11-18

rapidly.
ibid that scoundrel attempt to speak
to yon, Evelyn" Dorison heard young
Eustace ask, as he joined the party in
the vestibu1e.
YES, replied his sister, .'but was pre-
vented by Mr.. Dudley"
lyon are putting my sister and our
people in your debt rapidly. Dudley"
said Eustace warmly.
THAT he is indeed" echoed EVELYN,
glancing gratefully at Dorison, in a man
ner which brought to his mind wildly
the scene in the drug store on the day he
first met her.
Strange" he said lightly. But do
you know that Langdon said something
of the kind also"
Evelyn looked at him quickly in alarm
and exclaimed:
Il hope you will get into no trouble
by it."
''No fear" replied Dorison hastily. 81
shall really be obliged to him if he will
be the cause of such interest in my we'll
being"
All this had passed rapidly as the car
riages were being called, and in a mo-
ment more he was on his way with the
young lady, endeavoring to make her
forget the disagreeable contretemps by
his gay talk.
After leaving her at her house he went
straightway to his own rooms to dream
of violet eyes and golden hair, no matter
how unattainable they seemed to be to
him.
The following morning on arising he
was handed note, written hastily in
pencil:
"Will Mr.. Dudley meet the lady he
saved from being arrested, this morning,
at eleven, at the corner of Lexington
avenue and Thirtieth street, sharp. It's
for his good. Gratefully, his friend,
BEss.
Not little astonished, and at first
deeming it to be foolish woman's effort
to draw him into an acquaintance, and
moreover Disguised with it, he deter
mined to ignore it. But on reflection he
thought there was something significant
in the fact that she had learned his
name, and he further remarked to him
self, engaged as he was in such search,
he had no right to cast aside any Incl
dent, however slight or insignificant or
~ upp0dE.
Hence he determined to meet her as
requested. AS he had slept late, it was
already near the hour, and so dofing his
lounging jacket he prepared for the
street and set out for the TRUSTING place,
as he laughingly termed it.
The girl was already there, and ap-
preaching him, said:
"Let us walk up Lexington avenue
There is less chance of my being SEEN
I'm takin chances doin this. You've
crossed my man some way an he's down
on you"
"Who is your MANI" asked Dorison.
Ellis name is Langdon."
''Oh!' said Dorison surprised. "What
is he to your"
"He's my husband" she said quickly.
fDon't you believe nothin else. The
priest didn't marry US, but we were mar
ried all the same, though he does try to
act and say we weren't. But we was
all the same"
well, what have done, and if he is
down on me, what can he do?'
II dunno what you've done to him.
But he's been grumblin for some time
about Teller named Dudley, before ]
know'd it was you-the one what saved
me from arrest. The other day he came
| home growlin about you interfering in
his affairs, and last night when he came
late a fellow named Pittston was wait
ing for him, and he took him off in an
other room to talk with him. Some
thing you did to him last night made
him very mad, an heard him say he'd
git you dosed for it before many hours.
Dorisen laughed.
ST don't think there's much to be
afraid Of"
eyes, there is" earnestly replied the
girl. eff there wasn't wouldn't b.
| takin the chances am. Now, sir, Tn
grateful to you for what We did for me
and because after ye did it ye didn't in
suit me, as most men do. So said II
give you a warnin. He doesn't treat me
so well that shouldn't do it, anyhow
He's a bad one when he's reused, anG
that Teller Pittston, who hate, and him
has got some rough fellers thatll do any
thing they tell them. You've got ZEN
both down on you. What they will d.
or can do don't know, but you want Il
look out and be careful I don't know
just what they mean by dosin man
but / do know that in Chicago they
talked about dosin man one night, ant
after that he was found on the stree
nearly dead"
"What does Langdon do for living?'
HE don't do nothin. He's got none,
of his own"
'Do you know that?'
81 know he amt never done nothin
amt never done no work, and yet he ha
all the money he wants. He don't stin
me-"
"Where did you marry him?"
SIN Chicago. My folks We're agin him
My father is policeman there, and sal,
he was nothin but gambler. He wasn't
though. I ran away with him, an,
father thought wasn't married to hin
at first, but afterward he knew better
although came to know that his nam
wasn't always Langdon."
"What was it2' asked Dorison.
81 never heard" said the woma
shortly.