New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-02-02

I declare nv hair STOOD on eHU as HtfTU
self. a cantonment magistrate OF forty-hve, pro-
pose an eIopement 1t must have been tenn
pOrary insanity. . .,,,,.
cunning fortified me- Either Il devil possessed
me or I'm some pr. vous state Of my existence
moonlit fittings were my daily round my com com,
task The river IS out. ana no p2 pno WI
cross tonight. but my horses are laid 70 BogsF
wailah You must go in NY buggy from mere;
change to my dogcart at the tweith mlie anu
drive to the first point on ne railway you r oa
~ cover these fal-las. Tell your ayah you nave
a headache lock your door. and come out again
by the window to the buggy. III nave II 'sa'S
a, the back If the garden. d.
My decision seemed 10 inspire her and I'VE
minutes afterward was kissing her ana thrh
turned to wiring Hamilton's hand. 49,, .,.,,
III YOU don't act square by ner. salc' MUSK
uv I'm hunt you down and shoot you Ike a
dos" " . ,s
I'm do it myself, and save you the trouble he
replied 49,. ...,.
Ne were certainly insane, for neither Of us vas
by nature meodramatc. set some Vesuge OF
sense remained to me: for called OUT after MN.
"And look here, | can't br.be my own ser-
wants So Just tell the groom that you VIII pa!
him fifty rupees by monthly instruments II this
business does not leak gu ~. .,roaa,r,
As walked back I whstled the eddins
March" though | was the father Of four niue
lassies In due time. please Goa 20 grow 10 "o'''-
ans estate and have lovers OF their own; bo,r,
In fact | felt nsaney happy. until. through
the cloud Of carriages. caught glimpse OF pea
green and scarlet livery behind buggy that was
rapidly driving off. Great heavens what cos
How late YOU are said my wife when
sneaksd home to bed. feeling horribly guilty
And | didn't hear the buggy wheels
mo. my dear | Walked mean -
The GUY Fawkes mood was evidently over, so
took refuge in silence and dreafs.norr.o,SS
dreams Of Mrs b. in dressing gown, ciscro"heu
OF that beautiful yellow hair
Yet when morning came refused to get up ana
face the turmoil which | knew the day must
bring forth Sooner or later Tinys escape wou .lIa
De discovered and note be sent pos.l"s.e - IN,
as cantonment magistrate-to ME the a'cH-Co'l
snrator So | lay feigning sleep. nor even sur
ring when my wife. admirable woman; STOOD over
me and said with frown. ne must n.y. 'an M
too much champagne. l pore tne unJuS' sus
nicIon simply because | argued that II / were
asleep she would open the note and would thus
be saved from breaking the news 10 tha' s'"su
And a. was right Ere long she burst into my
room wildly excited Get up. BOD q ulch
Tiny's gone off and the Butts want you az onJs
I suppose | must have acted surprise falrly
VOL for she ran on unsusplciously unul-moN'u
thereto by her increasing condemnation Oh sun ,i
disgracefu conduct on Tiny par homiS mn
remarked that didn't see why she shouId tui Il
round and abuse the girl for running away WIN
her pet Captain Hamilton .,.a,ou,
Captain Hamilton" echoed my we anu Anu NOW low
on earth do you know X II 'ap'al'' i''ii''''o' '
has gone off win! . ,, 49,, -,
tried To gloss my slip by asking her VINO
else IL could be. and saying she heisel, iii,' "a,
WAYS givcl me To understand, etc. etc Du' Ic"
rar len cves upon me- SO | escaped hurriedy to
ni ,h. Guoov and when | came back begged
her like a dear SOUL 10 get me SUN glass ~
brandy and soda since the rice pudding some
tbinc ~ that eort-had disagreed with me.
felt better after / had drunk it. especially as
7 had taken the precaution of telling the groom
ne need not put his livery, ana hoped 10 thus
avoid further complications but just as was
driving of out came my wife with her nat on
Take me 90 far Bob for the drive; 1t Is love-
IL cool morning" And then her eyes fell on the
groom. Gracious heavens what fcol that
man is. lust because scolied him for putting on
his new livery last night. he appears IKE scare
crow by broad daylight. Won 60 10 the butl Is
with him In rags, so wait Dr. A'oo' hc WIN w
Nv agony was indescrib ,ble for long ex-
perence had taught me toe futility or ordinary
resistance Then heaven-sent inspiration
came 10 me. took out my scarf-pn and de-
lberately Jagged II into poor old Barebones tan
as | reached forward on pretence of straighten-
IAN right" I said. III the horse will stand;
but he's apt
| Apparently to stand first on his tail and then
on his head: the result being that. on the hrs'
rity and | saved AS we drove along
! felt half inclined to confide in the extremely
| astute lady by my side; but despite my degra-
dalton had one virtuous impulse wished to
save my reputation for my daughters sake So
I refrained.
| OF course my wife came in with me TO the
Butts where we found Madame in pitiaple.
! state OF helpless rage. ! was not in the least
sorry for her, for | had visions OF stolen letters
and relentless murder done to a young girl III,
nocent faith. but as In duty bound promiseu
to leave no stone unturned to catch the fugitives
They cannot have gone far" declared MIS-
Butts THE river was out and no boat crossed.
And no dak left the station. For all KNOW
| the. are In 1t. still blaZening II out under my
very nose but I'll teach Captain Hamilton
Captain Hamilton" | cried. taking a leaf our
of my wlfe's book How do you know 1t was
he? Come come. my dear madame no sh'i's
shayng II | am To be of any use must kho"
| all. Was there OF was there not. any reason,
to suppose some secret understanding existed
between the two? Did he. for instance. to your
| knowledge ever write to herr
| Mrs. Butts's complexion was no longer orange
| 1t was beetroot.
| II am not likely to know II that shameless
mink corresponded with that unprincipled roue
| the
Captain Hamilton happens to be friend OF
mine" said quietly. "and cannot listen to
| such accusations unless you are prepared u
prove them
| She fell into the trap. II have ample proof
| that he was trining with my niece In a letter