The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1894-10-26
THE SECOND SIGNATURE.

w - MN govne, with cavalry
~. 1MzlXy -35 (uninc cum
>>SSS% Dered) summers
Mrs Alice Mordauut
widow-3O (confessed) summers.
Eunice Hardy, an orphan-2O summers.
The Colonel Seated alone and look
ing down the beach Eyes 1t is
Mrs. Mordaunt. What handsome
woman! What dashing womanp
Uspham enters, hopping his rubi-
cund countenance with his handker-
chiefly
Lapham-"Whew-ew Ny! But it's
hotl Hello! Hello, Bob! (Looks
down the beach What is it? A fire."
The Colonel-"Oh! N-n-nun-no-
OIL Why, it's you, Morley This is
an unexpected delight"
(Rises, shakes Laphams hand and
sits down again.)
Lapham-"Where are all the folks?"
The Colonel Cooking down the
beach again)-"Down boating, or
bathing, or somewhere. aside
Hes caught up to her Confound his
gray hairs and presumption. [ be-
ieve the old fool is serious. TO Nor
ley)-Ahem Got too hot in town
for you, did it? No wonder ] have
campaigned it in Arizona in August,
out it's nothing to Broadway on a
lay like this. -
Lapham-"Hot? Simply seething,
zzling hot! But you slim fellows
ouldn't complain. Wait until you
.gh hundred and seventy-fve."
he Colonel pushing an electric
ton -"You make me thirsty. Will
4 have lemon and seltzer?"
apham Every aproposl The
cker the better, Bob. l simply
lie time in order to get down here.
otter it Is, buster am. [ sail for
London tomorrow at II for the Atlas
Company. Capital ten million and
they've made me their attorney, Bob. "
The Colonel (endeavoring to be en-
busiastic) -'Lucky dog! Every
ing comes your way. We poor chaps
the army never get any such
lances. "
Lapham-"whcro did you say
mice was?"
The Oolonel-"out with young
radsleigh.
Lapham (tugging at his mustache) -
'Oh, the son of the millionaire"
The Colonel--''Yes. His heads as
empty as his pocket is full"
Lapham-'Bob"
The Colonel -"Well?"
Lapham-"Bob, [ came down here
to see Eunice charlottesville little
matter. Eunice will be twenty -one
before return.
The Colonel-"And you are in Q
trap?"
Lapham-"Yes-yes - that's it
that's it, Bob. "
The Colonel-"When her fathers
estate was settled there was nothing
left and you have educated her and
cared for her practically out of YOU
own pocket because of your love fol
her dead brother-dear old Tom.
can see him now rushing in at the
head OF his men, and can hear hin
saying as he lay there in the dust will
that red imp's bullet in his breast
Go on Go on Run the dogs down
Don't bother about me 7 "
Doth use their handkerchiefs freely
principally about the eyes.
Lapham-"No, not that. You didn't
understand me. made a very lucky
investment for Euuice-very lucky in
vestment-very, Bob. Whew-ew
But it's hot"
The Colonel-''Yes."
Lapham Suddenly and anxiously'
Don't you ever let Eunice know
word"
The Colonel rising in his chair an(
with emotion) - "Lapham, aftel
knowing me all these years, do yol
think am that sort of a man?"
Lapham-''No, no, dear old fellow
I smoke before l thought. You see
Bob, get very Lonesome IN my bach
elor quarters, and
The Colonel (aside)-"As I sus
pected. He's after her, too. III
Morley)-Yes-yes; I'm listening"
"a piece of paper futters out of
window directly overhead and land
Ak Morley's feet; but neither he 10
TIC Colonel sees it