The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1891-07-24

men are all wild about her, She sings top
iral song, or something, called Now He's a
Married Man, that brings down the house,
Bennie says | don't know that approve
Of such things she added deprecatingly,
"but its well enough 70 80 c..cc IN u while,
especially whom everybody il. talking about
a thing; 1t makes one feel like going TO SOC il
in spite Of ones self; don't you thblk soI'
~ Isuppose IL does, Cynthia, peyer heard
anything about it,"
The operetta had begun when they entered
the theater A little man accompanied by
two handsome ladies was raising great
commotion about something with an usher.
Nettie just glanced ut them us she passed.
Their seats were in the orchestra. and the
house seemed quite fu'l, with the exception
Of one chair adjoining Itheir own, Cynthia
divested herself Of her Jacket at once, and
prepared to enjoy herself,
''We can put our things on that seat next
you, Nettie; if anybody comes we'll take
them away again, she said
Nettie plaeed Cypthias coat in the vacant
seat, and us she did so her eyes fell on the
man beyond it; he was staring ut her with
wide open eyes and hanging jaw; he looked
quite stnpetied. The man was her husband.
I "Why, Johnl how came You herei ]
thoughts this a surprise or joke-what
does it mean, JohnN
',Nettie, hs said, hastily, ''there has been
mistake; / found it out and came to-I
mean-let us SO quickly quickly, Nettiei"
He rose TO bis feet; Nettie swas quite be-
wildered, while Cynthia stared, ''Quick,
Nettier--
'.Ah, Wheatleigh, I've found you, have Ir'
cried little man bustling up; "such deuce
of time I've had. What on earth did you
! mean by sending me one ticket for this place
and two for somewhere else, Lord knows
wherel I've been having fine row back
there, and the girls are mad as hornets Maud
didn't like it when you didn't come to dinner
anyhow. Oh, can promise you jolly scold-
ing. How did you make such hulli Are
these the seats herel The usher will try to
stlaighten the thing out if these ladies' will
kindly let him see their coupons Maybe
- His words were drowned in burst of
applause FIoria De Brassi, as the young
Prince Gaillard. had bounded on the stare.-a
glory Of blonde hair and silk iieshilgs,
Nettie had not an i,lea az what the tronble
was about; she looked Mt her husband. who
was still standing. His face was white. his
lips moved, but she could not hear the words
The usher was saying something to Cynthia,
who was helplessly fumbling in her bag for
the coupons Nettie bad handed her when
they came in: but what was this tia woman
ON the stage was singing her hands pressed
to her heart. and her ewes rolled M in mock
agonvl-
An. sweet secluded ousl
All, poor deuded onei
He'll fool you II he Gun,
Now hesa a married man
-, ha-na.
o" "e +" '''''' WV nun
Neltie coinpreheha-a everything IN a HASH.
Ihe lltaie man ana tine two handsome women
standing back there belonged TO her hus-
pahN sparty-throngh some mistake she ana
eynthia were III tneir places, ana they were
IRVING 10 get them out she rose 70 her ieet
ana turned to her husband with indignant
eyes-NNettle, come with me- he said in
low voice. VIII explain everything
Nestis Ieil STRONG reVulsion' she grasped
eynthla by the wrist and hurried her away.
une moment hdies--i mean no oifenss,
sa'd the ii't'e man-Noy 9ove' Wheatlelgh'
They've gone!
In the aisle tbey almost rnn into man
staggering under great basket OF flowers;
Inc oder made Nettle faint
AS tor Gynthia, she only knew something
dreadful had happened. Nettie was deathly
pale ana looked straight before her' not hay
ing uttered word SINCE they leit the thea
Ie' lyntnla tooG her TWO hands and held
Them tight, not knowing what else TO do