The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1895-12-12
A CASE CT PLAGIARISM,

hat small house boat with something
ess than feeling OF ownership than
hey had hitherto experienced. Afiery
title steamer went up the river, and
he waves, taking advantage of the
confusion, ran and kissed the green
,ank and were off again before the
-reen bank had time to protest From
.he top deck of the Gadfly came song
% the ears OF MIR. Stewart. of Throg-
morton street, and of young Mrs,
Stewart, that they were beginning to
know quite well, albeit Miss Bagge,
the singer, had only been there since
the morning. Miss Bagge accom-
panied herself on the banjo, and ac-
companied herself all wrong:
"Tm little Alabarmer coon.
Ant been born very long"
az wonder" said little Mrs. Stewart
81 wonder, now, how many more
times she's going to play thatf"
"My dear love-" said Mr.. Stewart,
tting down on the bank.
Don't call me your dear love,
nry, until that dreadful girl has
le."
My dear Mrs, Stewart, what can !
(? / can't treat her as we brokers
at stranger who happens to stroll
ito the house, can /? You Wouldn't
are for me to catch hold of her and
uash her hat in and hustle her out Of
he place"
81 shouldn't. ALI you have to do is
be distant with her"
"One can't be very distant on small
iuseboat"
Il believe you like Miss Bagge still,"
sid Mrs Stewart
II don't mind her when she's still" "
aid MIR. Stewart tits when she
bobs about and plays that banjo OF
hers that she makes me hot
The shrill voice came across the
stream:
aHush a-bye. don't you cry, mammys little
darling;
Papa's gwine to smack you II you do"
BOAT ahoy," called Stewart
The boy on the Gadfy came up from
somewhere and pulled over to them,
and conveyed them to the houseboat
Miss Bagge, looking down from be-
ween the Chinese lanterns, caves lit
lie shrek of delight as their boat
Jumped at the side of the Gadfiy.
''Oh, you newly-married people, she
aeied, archly, as she punched up her
.irts andScame skittishly down the
cps; where have you been? Leaving
0sr little me alone with my music for
ach time"
did you say music, Miss Bagge7"
''Yes. dear Mrs. Stewart My banjo,
ou know"
'0hin said little Mrs. Stewart.
Afraid you don't like plantation
melodies, Mrs. Stewart"
Il used to think did, Miss Bagge.
Stewart had gone along to get some
thing iced to drink and something in
the shape of cigar to smoke.
"How things change, Mrs. Stewart
don't they2 I'm sure it doesn't seem
six years ago--hem-Mr. Stewart and
I and ma and two or three others came
up to NARROW. / think that was long
before your day, before you came ovel
from Melbourne, and we did really
have the most exquisite time"
"Hate yon looked through the even
ing paper, Miss Bagge?' inter
rupted little Mrs Stewart, hurriedly
"oh, yes, dear, I've looked through
it twice. One or two most interesting
cases.
"Nhere did you put it? I want t
see what O'Brien has done for Middle
sex"
I've dropped it somewhere, sai
Miss Bagge. Gould the boy go u
fur my trunk before it gets dark?
left il at the station, and l shall hav
some more things down next week"
Next week!''
Miss Bagge put her hand to he
brown thin neck and gave cough Q
apology.
IF | stay longer / shall have to ru
up to town one day to do some shoE
ping"
There was a pause. The rings G
smoke from Stewards cigar at th
other end Of the boat foated down b
them. The boy below broke fe'
plates and danced a few steps Of
breakdown to cover the noise.
'Dear Henry How the scent OF hi
cigar does remind me of old timesl
remember SO well that night Ut MAJ
low"
Miss Bagge, will you go and pla
something?"
Miss Bagge went obediently an
strumined her banjo, and mentione
once more that she was little Al;
bama coon, and young Mrs Stewai
ran hurriedly to her husband.
'1'm going to quarrel with her." sh
said. breathlessly.
That's right said Henry, calml,
anything to stop that row"
'I'm going to ask her to go back
town tonight, Henry"
But. my dear, isn't that rath'
rude?'
'.0f course it is. That's why ! .,
doing it You'll have to see her to Il
station
The psivate row was quickly 81
quietly 5ger. When the last word hf
beeu po5cn the self-invited que
begRea Jjn minutes to write lette
and then she pronounced herself reat
for ieeaEs escort to the static
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