The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1895-03-16

skies: but the answer not coming, she
added:
"Thesc two little dears are Saul's.
Don't you see they are just his I'm
ageT'
"Out upon you, you scandalous Old
began jeremiah, but his words were
cut short by the officer, who pushed
Inn unceremoniously into a cab, and,
taking a seat beside him, gave an or
der to the driver; and the bridal party,
minus the bridegroom, was left stand
ing before the church.
jeremiah was taken before a POM
pous official. who looked susplclously
at him through his gold spectacles,
listened to the woman's deposltlon
gravely, and ended by sending he for
lorn young man to the lookup to await
trial for bigamy.
How Jeremiah raved and stormed
when he found himself alone and a
prisoner! The thought that Minnie
would visit him made his confinement
epdurable. But the afternoon melted
into evening, and the evening deep
ened into night, and yet neither she
nor any one connected with her came
near him.
Alone! without n friend In the city
to Nhont lie could look for help. how
long the night seemed, and sleep to
one in Jeremiah's frame of mind was
out Of the question. Early on the fol
lowing day the key turned In the lock
Of the stout oaben door II jeremiah
turned, confident Of meeting his Min
ME at last. But, instead Of Minnie, he
beheld that other woman VIII, was
trying to usurp her place. Her six
children trailed in after her, and Jere-
miah, driven nearly frantic, turned his
back upon them all and put his flu
gers in his ears, fully determined
neither to see nor hear his prosecutor,
But the woman was not to be thus
easily put off.
Saul, she cried, in stentorian tones,
'shorc, alone, with our dear children,
you will surely not disown me? Only
kiss me and call me my rightful name
once more, and Their I will go away
somewhere and stay forever" and
the unhappy creature broke down
and sobbed and cried Historically.
Never! Never! Never! will l own
you as long as there's breath in my
body answered jeremiah, without
turning his head.
II will not leave you till you do. On,
Saul, dear Saul, think how happy we
have been together. Give me and the
children just one parting kiss, n then
we will 60"
To this touching appeal jeremiah
only answered one word, but louded
and more emphatically than before:
"Never!"
ooh, my poor heart! My poor heart!
Saul. you have broken 1t. Children,
your poor mother must die Take me,
Saul-let me breath my last in your
arms" and with this the woman fell
straight into the d~umbfoun1cd Jere-
miah's arms and tainted away.
Just then the door was again thrown
open, and a man, the exact counter
part of Jeremiah's self, was ushered
into the cell.
well, Polly said the newcomer
"seems to me you've raised a fine
breeze. What! tainted away! Well,
stranger, I guess I'll relieve you Of
your burden. There, just sprinkle a lit
tie water in her face So"
Polly opened her eyes to see he real
husband bending anxiously over her.
ooh, Saul, 1 knew your heart was
true to me, though that vixen beguiled
you away from me-"
Then, turning her head, her eyes en-
countered those Of jeremiah, who was
beginning to anticipate a favorable
ending of his troubles.
The woman gazed from n to the
other in blank amazement.
WELL" said her husband, with a
light laugh, (which one Of us are you
going to lay claim toy
ooh, Saul! And you have been to
Chicago, and are not married to that
other woman after all"
The man only laughed. Presently
he said:
81 rather think, Polly, this gentle
man would like his freedom, and we
had better be about procuring it for
him."
A little later in the day Minnie was
rejoiced to know that jeremiah was
her husband, and only hers.
jeremiah is now the head of a large
clothing establishment in his native
Tarrytown, and often rehearses for
the benefit of his customers how his
bridal tour was delayed by his being
arrested for bigamy.