The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1894-12-01

What the deuce" yelled the
young gentleman, who then made use
Of stronger word Come in here.
What are you doing with woman
out there? Come in and shut the door
she's made a mistake. She's look
ing for another man. / don't know
her"
No, you don't shut the door" the
woman screamed; no you don't, Mr..
Lorrimer I'm your wife, and | won't
be thrown ont OH I've had hard
enough time TO find you these two
years I've worked my way across
the continent to find you. Oh, yes.
it's easy to marry poor girl out in
the wild mountains of the west and
then get tired of her and desert her
when her twin babies are only a
month old, so she can't follow you.
Oh, yes Will Lorrimer-"
Mr.. Lorrimer gave hoarse shrek
and fell back on his xolding- bed so
heavily that it nearly closed up with
him. Chris, having heard the wild
cry, banged the door shut in the furi.
ouS "o"uu idSc duo Cuhe ~, iooh-
ing scared.
My, Mr. Lorrimer, but she's got
'em bad! Wouldn't blame any man
for leaving her Golly, but she's
mad"
"Oh, Christ" returned the gentle
man, family. Ill swear don't re-
member any woman out west There
was girl, but | didn't look at her
much But she-she seams to know
my name and the time l went out
there and came back. Oh, don't know
what does she mean--what does she
look like? Quick. tell me; she's kick
ing the door in. The people down
stairs will be up in a minute. What
shall do?"
Perspiration was or his forehead.
She amt bad looking" said Chris
she's kind of short and thick. She's
got yellow hair cut short and curly
and seems like she touched up her
cheeks with paint Looks kind O.
tough"
Lorrimer groaned
She's yelling again. Go there,
Chris, go and save the door Hear
her. She says she's got the twins
down stairs. Oh, what will l do if
the squalling brats come up here.
She's telling the names of the fellows
i was with-see that-Cros by-Ruttan
:. Oh, she knows something. What
If did it when was drunk-married
that slangy, horrid thing? She had
yellow hair that curled-she might
have cut it-what il did this dread
full thing-and had twins and deserted
them-oh, but that couldn't be-
wasn't drunk for year, though l
might have been for a night Chris,
go out ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS her.
Say I'm sick and ask her all about it.
Tell her never did anything so
all the circumstances
have slipped my memory. Get the
Chris dew out and shut the door be-
hind him At that instant the street
bell began to ring again. Lorrimer
buried his face in the pillow and
stopped his ears with the bath-robe.
1t was the twins perhaps. He forgot
hat two years old is young to reach
! bell-button.
The next he knew Chris had re-
,urned. letting himself and another in
With the latch key. Lorrimer felt u
land on his shoulder and heard the
,oice of former college chum and In
innate friend.
Hazard" ne gasped. us that your"
whats the row." asked his friend.
''Oh, Hazard, that woman-you saw
her; what shall do? What will peo-
pie think?"
WELL" said his friend, judicially,
~ GU know it might seem queer to see
! young blonde female at the door of |
. straight laced fellow like yourself
1t this time of day. It's quite too
Early, my boy, or else it's quite too
ate. You ought to manage better"
~ think you might leave out your
oke and help me a little. said Lori
ner, scrambling to his feet in fit of
won't you, for heavens
'ake, 60 out and send her away? It's |
,asy to say I'm sick-say I've got |
smallpox or whooping cough or any
hing horrible, / beg of you. Offer
her any thing to go away. Tell her 1 |
ion't remember the least thing about |
L"
'1'll do my best, old man." said |
Hazard. bravely, and hurried out
Lorrimer held his breath and crept |
near the door. Hazard was succeed
ng 1t seemed. He had reduced the
to whispers broken now
md then by something like sob