The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1891-08-13

turned in. But alacs day. Nick was
bold. bad man. and at heart quite unre-
generate: 50 next day. instead of plead
ing guilty and throwing himself on the
mercy Of the court. as he should have
done, lo lapsed into error and marched
into IT, l:lv's bower with cousinly
s,.aggcr. which abateI the moment he
saw the inmate. for there was an ON
nous glitter in that little woman's eye
that gave him goos"f'esh. The game
was up, he saw ut once.
Cool day. Sir said Nemesis in a
morning gown. Kindly explain this
t. me-" And She handed him telc-
gram:
"'iAs. BRsTHwaETE. Sorry couldn't cone.
Mother ill., Gaming Hsxt week.
.IoaT WHITAKER.
Not that Nick read all this lie felt
SO ashamed OF his ignominious position
that the letters swan before his eyes
all he could sec was cruel finger
and contemptuous eve directed
toward the door. which enunciat.d
'begone' more pointeily than any
words could do Nick's first impulse
was that Of headlong flight. Then his
forensic instinct, came back TO him
for he was rising young lawyer-and
he resolved To make Il speech for the
defense. so he came To grips with
Mrs. Erathwaite without more ado
My dear sir,. -er--er--er- Blank"
this in the most dryly comcal way
that male the widow. even in her
anger. bite her lips to prevent a smile,
AMI won hearing for NicSl MY
dear Mrs. Blank, will offer no ex-
cu~e for my abominablc conduct and
extraordinary tissue of lies. though
have one which ough: To plead power
fully in my behalf" Here he mad.
motion as though to point out his
client. and gestnred at those silent
jurrmcn-aot more WOODEN than many
livs. oncs-the chairs. That excuse,
madam. is your own face Yes,
madam and he grew aptly ALTER
atise-''yosr face was my fail and will
ever be my fate" Soto voce-"Sounds
like a line Of poetry. and ought to fetch
her" As fact, she did seem to be
softening somewhat. Then our Choate
in embryo went OF just picking himself
up IN time FROM starting his pcroratioa
with Gentlemen OF the jury"
Madam. speaking frankly, regret to
have To state that | am not one bit
rcpeatant As far as my own sin is con-
ccrned-for what ! have done. In such
a cause. AMI for such "A reward as q
few words from tho>. lips. though
may say ! am naturally truthful.
xs.,,,fl
moment Of the day. Any man would
have committed the same fault. tried
by the same temptation. No man
could haze helped himself. Simon
~tylite. himself and hc rolled off the
name in the most sonorous fashion
would have shown his own apprecia-
ton Of your charms in the same way as
| did il you had come mp to that ascetic
old party and looked and talked as you
did with me-
And 80 on. and - on, for half an
hour. ending mp with patching to-
gether Viola ) tHo sentences: Though
| arm not that played, | am Il gentle
man" after which came his pedigree
from the frs. generation thereof. 50
that he overwhelmed the poor little
woman in a torrent of words. Then.
too. Size vsas half in love with him al
ready. and secretly admired his con-
summate check Finally ne left his
card, begging tn lie allowed to call.
having obtained her assurance that She
would think over the matter of free
pardon
Less than a week after all this came
Il note for him:
DEAR alR WEYHaIDGE:-OGt OF my great
mercy you are forgiven. / shall expect you to
tive otcaocS ted Yours, etc,
*''tia.E BRaTHwaITE.'
Mel. went to that FIVE o'clock tea,
and IL many other five o'clock teas and
other functions at the same address.
The result Of all these visits is that an
argument la, sprung mp between them.
Belle ha, been bitten by the sacred
Egyptian bug that the Bernhardt
brought over. and is mad to visit the
pyramids and the Nile cataracts, while
Nick says that the doing" of Switzer-
land and Italy is the proper thing for a
newly married couple. A IL. Sterne,
IN Leaiie,s Newspaper.