Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1891-03-05

s.SoHe trifing disagreement, said the
RevsMr. Knowles, smiling good-natured-
ly. 81 have no doubt that 1t can be re-
paired as easily as the loss Of the GER
tificate."
'sSir," said Drane, breaking loose from
the restraining hand, 81 assure you that
it is your duty to-
"And / assure you, sir" said the old
clergyman, with dignity, shat 1t Is
your duty, as it is your privilege, and
should he your delight, to be ever kind,
forbearing and gentle with the woman
who has given you tho honest affection
of her heart, and whose hand ! joined
with yours in this very room. Look at
her now"
Nellie had fallen upon q sofa and was
sobbing with industrious vigor. You
have brought tears to her eyes," Nellie
pretended to wiring out her handkor-
chief. .'She might faint with the disap-
pointment at your very feet!'
Nellie began to faint with rigid do
termination which alarmed Drane, and
called forth moro circumstances from
( the kind-hearted old man. Together
| they made her comfortable upon the
| sofa and famed her till there was a
/ small cyclone in the study. When she
J was QulGb DEdIle saw
! and, in q voice as calm as he could make
! it, he said:
my dear sir, you are wholly mistaken
! in this matter. am not the man who
married this young woman, and have
never had the pleasure of seeing either
her or yourself before to-day"
"Do you mean to say that she doesn't
know her own husband?" asked the
Wif
prise. ''This is preposterous."
"She knows perfectly we'll that am
not her husband" said Drane. .'For
some purpose Of her own she has lured
me here, and has claimed me before
you, and you have pretended to recog-
nize me. But for the honesty that read
in your face, sir, should be tempted to
say that this was all great conspiracy
to entrap me-"
"Young man." said Rev. Mr.. Knowles,
with deep severity, Il never forget a
face. l knew you by your necktie!'
1t was the one article of conspicuous
apparel which he had retained since
the first exchange with the tramp in
the Turkish bath. He cursed it in his
soul.
But look at me more closely; look
into my FACET he exclaimed.
Rev. Mr.. Knowles pulled a pair of
spectacles down from his forehead and
approached Drane with grim de-
termination to mako sure of him writ
ten all over his usually benign coun-
tenance. Drane lifted up his head and
looked straight at the glitterihg gold
rims Of the glasses. He felt certain
that he should not fail of an acquittal II
once he was properly inspected.
But Rev. Mr.. Knowles made an error
which is alarmingly common in cases
whore personal identity is at issue. He
fixed his gaze rigidly on the one thing
which had previously misled him-the
necktie-and to all intents and pur
poses his scrutiny went no further. And
= oh, how he did identify that necktic
How no reached in and pulled its secret
outl How dead certain, how immovably
unutterably positive he was, when he
r raised his eyes from it and pushed VI
his glasses again, that that was the YER
table necktie with which he had for
ever united tho fate of Miss Nellie
Blake. Then he glanced at Drane':
: face with his unassisted eyes; saw
simply a physiognomy with the Gus
; tomary number of features on it, an(
was convinced.
i. 81 was not mistaken" said he, land
am at q loss to understand your con
duct"
1t takes really good man to be fixeC
in error; but doubt is the eternal por
ton of the unregenerate. The Rev. Mr.
o Knowles was more certain that he haC
married Drane, than Drane was that b.
T. hadn't.
l. "Why," continued Mr.. Knowles, 81
: it was your intention to cast this woman
s off did you bring her here where you
s iniquity was almost certain to trans
pire?'
e ~ didn't bring her here" said Drane
o despondingly, ''she brought me-
d $50 supposed; so /. supposed, younl
g man, " and the Rev. Mr.. Knowles frowne
o in great disapprobation, "but now tina
IS you are here let mo exhort you to d
your whole duty. What reason you hav
T. for denying your wife do not know
l. Have you any thing to say against he
, character?"
n Heaven forbid" said Drane, hastily
j. THAT is subject on which l never sa
! any thing"
t; "You have the instincts of a gentle
a man." the old clergyman said, slowly
IT ~ noticed that when you were here bC
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