The Yale expositor., 1894-11-23

What the deuce" yelled the
young gentleman, who then made use
of stronger word. Come in here.
What are You doing with a woman
out there? Come in and shut the door
she's made a mistake. She's look
ing for another man. l don't know
her"
mo. you don't shut the door," the
woman screamed; mo you don't Mr..
Lorrimer I'm your wife, and l won't
be thrown out 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 n poor girl out in
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 Lorrmer-"
Mr. Lorrimer gave hoarse shrek
and fell back on his folding bed so
heavily that it nearly closed up with
him. Chris, having heard the wild
cry, banged the door shut in the furi-
Gus woman's face and came in, look
ing scared.
My, Mr.. Lorrimer, but she's got
'em bad! Wouldn't blame any man
for leaving her Golly, but she's
madw
"oh, Christ" returned the gentle
man, family. IL swear don't re-
member any woman out west There
was girl, but didn't look at her
Y,ntIah Rut Chn-ghn IN lrp W.
my name and the time l went out
there and came back Oh! l 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 on 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 1 do if
the squalling brats come up here
She's telling the names of the fellows
! was with-see that-Cros by> tan
-. Oh, she knows something. What
If 1 did it when | was drunk-u1arried
that slangy, horrid thing? She r.d
yellow hair that curled-s, =,
have cut it-what IL - .ot. draad'
full thing-and had, al TINS oreau,
them-oh Inn, wins and deserteI
-, that couldn't be.
mich, Lk for a year, though l
e.. AVE been for a night Chris,
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES her.
say I'm sick and ask her all about it.
Tell her l never did anything so
wicked-and all the circumstances
have slipped my memory Get the
particulars
Chris flew out and shnt 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. lie forgo
that two years old as young to reach
a bell-button.
The next he knew Chris had re-
turned, letting himself and another in
with the latch key. Lorrimer felt a
hand on his shoulder and heard the
voice of former college chum and in
innate friend
"Hazard!" me gasped. us that you?
whats the row?' asked his friend.
"Oh, Hazard, that woman-you saw
her; what shall do? What will PEG
pie thiuk?"
well" said his friend. judicially,
"y on know it might seem queer to see
a young blonde female at the door Of
a straight laced fellow like yourself
at this time of day. It's quite toe
early. my boy, or else it's quite too
late. You ought to manage better.
81 think you might leave out you
joke and help me little, said Lori
mer, scram bling to his feet in fit o.
desperation. Wont you for heavens
sake. go out and send her away? 1t,
easy TO say I'm sick-say I've go
smallpox or whooping cough or any
thing horrible, i beg of you. Offei
her snything to go away. Tell her
don't RENE m Der the least thing abou
it."
! "I'n do my best, old man." sale
Hazard. bravely. and hurried out
Lorrimer held his breath and crep
near the door. Hazard was succeed
ing IL seemed He had reduced tn,
conversation to whispers. broken nov
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