Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1895-09-19
finished arranging these accusing wit

nesses ana STOOD up, 1ully convinced
that all men were monsters, and that
her Charlie headed the list. What
should she do? To face such an ac-
complisbed villain with such fragmen-
tary evidence would be but to furnish
him with large loophOle of escape.
How then to nail him, to staqger him? ?
"Ah!" she exclaimed, drawing
fierce, hysterical little breath, I'll
fill in the blanks and show him l un-
derstand the pureort of the letter,
even if l don't know the exact words,
and then goodbye to peace and quiet
for I'll go home again and live with
mother-Ohl" !" here. interposed a
gusty food of tears, which was quick
ly repressed as she prepared for the
stern work of restoring the fatal letter.
"Of course l don't know her name
but he will be able to supply that.
My sweet-I will come to see you
~ith all speed, 1t has been 50 long
since I're seen you that 1t seems GEN.
t,uy. l lore you so l am only happy
when spOoning with you. You are the
Sweete8t being in the world and l lore
you to distraction-n'ore erery day.
l will meet you Wednesday at the
depot at three. Don't refuse to come.
Disappointment from you means such
misery to me, dear little girl, so for my
sake, come. "
"Oh Oh !" she sobbed when she had
finished, 81 never thought he could
write such a heartless, cruel letter.
nor could be so false to me >! Why was
l born to be so tortured, for love him
with all my heart and soul-O Char
lie"
"Well, well, what's all this about !"
exclaimed well-known voice, as Char
lie opened the door and with startled
face observed Helen's dramatic atti-
tude-head down on table, sobbing for
dear life, and crumpled in her right
hand the letter she had restored.
Matter" she cried, jumping up,
"read that, sir, and understand that
your treachery is found out and that
l go back to mother today y
Mechanically Charlie took the letter
and read it through.
What's all this tommy-rot got to
do with me?" he cried when he had
finished. Where does any treachery
on my part come in? l didn't write
that-it's in your writing-what are
you talking about? Are you out ofyour
mind?"
He asks me what it's all about,
she gasped Historically. Perhaps
you'll say these scrapsOf paper do not
belong to you, and are not scrawled
all over with your handwriting! Per-
haps they aren't part of the letter
YOU wouldn't let me read this morning,
but tore up in your shame! But fate
placed these pieces in my hand and
Thank heaven" he shouted, bless
all the saints for my good habits, and
especially my habit of copying every
letter l ever wrote And dashing
into the closet he rummaged in the
pockets of coat he had worn the pre-
vious week and brought to light an
other letter and thrust it into the
hands of his astonished wife.
There, read that and compare the
words-you will find every one Of
your uuderscored words in that letter
and perhaps some others which will
change the sense somewhat"
Opening the second letter she read:
"My dear old boy My sweet lit
tie helpmeet joins me in extending
YOU very hearty invitation to spend
a few days with US at the Egypt be-
fore sailing. Do come, old fellow, it's
been so long since I've seen you, 1t
seems century. But I'm still very
much in love with my wife, so you
must expect and overlook just a little
spooning. But you won't mind that
when l tell you she is the sweetest, the
most lovable little person in the world
and love her more and more every
day.
"Say | meet you then Tuesday at
the B. & @. depot at three, | think the
flyer comes in then, and don't refuse
me, for l would be awfully disappoint-
ed, and any disappointment to me
means misery to my dear little wife, so
for her sake come.
Yours, CHARLES GRANT.
The silence was very oppressive IN
that little fiat for a short time, and
then came sobs-embraces-contrition
forgiveness and all sorts of things
of that kind
The downy wings of peace are now
gently spread over the little dOmicile'
but for some time her feathers were
sadly ruffled.
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