The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1893-03-03

the numbers on The doors Till he
came to 92. The door resisted a
slight pressure from his hand, but
"A vigorous shove from his should.
der threw il open and he Stood in
side.
A piercing female shrek dvid.
ed The air, and Mr.. O'Mara's hor-
rifed gaze beheld Mrs. McDonag.
hue, still fully equipped in her
bathing suit, sitting on the bench
with his trousers in her hand.
Get out of this, you ba,te 2 she
screamed.
"l'll get out fast enough" said
he, "bul I'd like to know what you
are doing IN my bathing room"
''lt is not yonrs. 1t is mine.
Aud if you do not go III call the
police"
81 swear l hired this room of the
keeper few minutes ago.
81 tell you It's mine; hired by
the week."
''Perhaps you'll be telling me,
swale Mrs. McDonaghue, hat those
are your tronsers you have in your
purly hanI.'
"You are a brute,' cried the
widow, hourshing the male gar
menl-"a brute and IA lhafe, too,
tor the corset you're wearing is
mine, though yon did have i, made
expressly Tor you in Montgomery
street"
A Suspicion of The mistake be-
gan TO dawn on Ted's mind.
The laundering villian," he
mnllered. "l'll break every bone
in his body
"Are you going, Mr.. O'Mara,'
, cried lie widow, in more sub.
dued tone, cor shall | scrame mur-
der~
sand bring The crowd round
us 2" not unadroilly suggested
Ted. slow can 81 when you
have my trousers in your hand p
'lIere are your dirty old clothes
said the widow, gathering hem up
and throwing them at hlm.
"Thanks," said Ted quite polite
Ii.y. "And by the way, as you lay
claim to iris corset, shall | take il
off? | don't know trmi am una
ble to unlace 1t without assls
lance"
SO! Go! Brute Fiend! VII
lian!' And The widow, who's
muscular strength was not to b
disposed, pushed him out of tn,
bathing room.
1t is not to be supposed that thi
animated colloquy escaped tn
ears of the balhers. The keepe
of the bathing house, for pruder
lial reasons Of his own. did not pu
in an appearance on the battle
field, and when Teddy, having re
sumed his proper attire, visite
lhe office and expressed a desire 1
have a few moments cOnverss
ton with him, his wife declare
that he had gone TO Sequel an
. would not be back for day or Sc
But quite a number Of the ladie
!. and gentlemen were consume
.. with curiosity to know The caus
oi 50 warm a controversy, the pre-
. valling opinion being that the ia
Irishmaa had been guilty of crime
!, for which death would have bee
=. to Ienient penalty. Nothing bu
his decided belligerent air proven
ed his being called upon by tn
bystanders for an explanation.
"When Mrs. McDonaghue reaI
/ peared in street costume and a
q companled Mr.. OMara to the h
:, tel, the women follow ed the coup
q with sarcastic looks, and one sma
, boy was heard 10 cry
a ".Iumbo aud his wife ~
When they reached he widow
Is sitting room she burst into IA pa
- oxysm OF tears and sobbed:
"Whal am | to do 2"
4 "The siiualion,' SAID Ted, "mu
!, be admitted TO he embarrassing
g "You were seen by lots of peop
Il in my bathing room when was
:, bathing costume.
" Il am afraid | was"
Il "And the probably heard y,
/ ask me to hand you your trou
;, ers."
o CAS- we'll as your remark abo
a my wearing your corset"
q "Oh, oh, Oh p sobbed The lad
# "lhere is nothing left for me b
q TO commit suicide! can nev
% hold up my head again. 1t "
~ be all over San Francisco ne
y. week. Aunt Nora will hear of
and will come and condole WI
"a me-lhe crocodile land | wou
IA rather be dead than confess 1t
st Father Ballerly. I'll wait I'LL mig
9 and then drown myself oft t
re- pier"
S. 81 am afraid, Mrs. McDonaghl
IN after lhe-ltItle notoriety you /
quired Ibis morning the be
II, would follow you and fish you 0
10 Let me make a suggestion. Su
pose, that instead Of worry
yourself about This ridiculous
d: cident, you consent IN marry I
:. Then everything would explain
" SELF"
There was a long pause, VIII
v, Ted was too wise 10 interrupt.
~ III | marry you," said the
he dow, ut will be solely and who
-, ~, crf1or mi RI ho Iovr ri oh ot