St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1891-09-05
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| Turaed lnto Comedy.
A hanson cab from . railway stat1ol
drove up to the ladies' entrance 70 . ho
tel, and out of the vehicle stepped ,
heavy. dark man. followed by slende
blonde woman wearing . veil. The tw'
hurried into the hotel The womaa
waited by the elevator while the maj
went to the desk to register.
He wrote rather deliberately, yet will
mn attempt 1t nonchalant haste-as L
the name wcro not his Own-thl
| Words
Charles Woodward and wife,"
"When does the first fast train STAR
for Chicago tomorrow m0rning?" b.
asked the clerk.
The heavy man rejoined his compan-
lon and they entered the elevator. Just
rs the lift began to ascend . thin, fair
man. who had come into the hotel
through the front hallway bat . mo
ment before, happened to turn his eyes
toward the ascending car q il rapidly
new upward.
The thin man uttered an ejaculation.
At the same instant came the sound of
gentle feminine shrek, sudden, but
half-repressed. from the ladies' entrance
on the other side of the elevator. A
damask-cheeked and plump brunette
stood there. and her eyes, which bore
evidence of recently-shed tears, were
likewise turned upward in the direction
whittier the elevator had disappeared.
The thin man walked to the desk
without noticing that the brunette start
ed by a necessarily roundabout way for
the same destination.
Quick, tell me" said the man to the
clerk, "whO is the gentleman that Just
went up in the elevator? The large per-
son with black mustache?"
The clerk pointed to the latest in
scription upon the register. Before the
fair man could frame q second inquiry
a new demand was made upon the
clerks fund of information.
''Please, spoke a trembling but still
resolute voice, ''can you tell me who is
the woman that just went up in the
elevator with-with . handsome gen
tlcman?"
The thin man looked quickly from the
register to the brunette. whose eyes
were fixed appealingiy upon the clerk.
'Why do you asl?" said the thin man,
before the clerk could begin . reply.
What is that to you?" said the
brunette. now observing the man for
the first time.
"A good deal, fancy. The woman
is my wife. I've followed her from
New York and have just caught up with
her. And, IL you can tell me, I'd be
very glad to know who is the man with
her."
''Iic's my husband"
The two stared at each other, the
woman looking helpless. the man ap-
pearing to be in deep thought II was
he who eventually broke the silence.
madam. allow me to coudole with
you and ut the same time to beg your
own sympathy for me. This - this
elopement had very much excited me,
md il hadn't met you l might have
lone something that would have gotten
he affair into the papers. Now that
I've seen you. it occurs to me that we'd
better discuss the situation and zee
what is best to be done. We have never
'een each other before, but under the
I'm sure you wont |
hink me presuming il invite you to
line with me at some restaurant while |
We endeavOr to find the easiest solution |
II the problem that faces M both. We
shouldn't remain longer in this hotel |
or it's desirable at present that neither
'f--Of the two upstairs should know
hat we're on their track. What do you
ay to my proposition p
She examined his countenancc for .
and then she quietly &C.
luiesced.
The hotel clerk, who had witnessed |
he above narrated meeting and the &C.
conversation. did not SEQ
'ither the fair man or the brunette for
many months thereafter. He was
to do night duty . few
weeks after the time of the episode.
A year passed.
The clerk was sitting rather drowsily
n the hotel Office one night, wondering
the late train from New York
would bring any arrivals It did. They
we're the thin, fair man and the plump
brunette. The man looked happy; the
woman was blushing radiantly. The
nan wrote upon the register:
''Henry wilkins and wife"
Then he glanced 1t the clerk, and
'ver his face IN expression Of recogni.
ion came. The clerk himself, whatev.
r his surmises. was simply speechlesa
"Ah," said the thin. fair man; with .
mile, this is q coincidence. Do you
when you last saw NJ twcs
he circumstances were peculiar,
'ern't they? / ought to tell you how
hings came about When we had
nished dining on that day. we had
that perhaps matters were
etter rs they were. We went back to
lew York and instituted divorce suits,
'hich were successful. of course. Well,
, make . long story short. we were
larried yesterday, and we're starting
n our wedding trip"
"And-the other two?' inquired the
ERIK, recovering from his dazed eonili-
on.
'rOh, they were legally united in mar
age . month ago. hear indirectly
lat they're the happiest couple IN the
orld."
Except" ventured the brunette,
niling.
ITO be sure-always except"
There can be no doubt - to the truth
this narrative. The hotel clerk told
q the facts himaelf
Bqua1lty ANoog 0aAloss.
II you meet . sailor on the Bowery
~ can never be sure TO what navy he |
.longA To landsmen the dress Of al
lckies Is the same. no matter what tho
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