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RAILROADS.
. AlTiMORE ~
RAILROAD. X
in effect July 18th. 1896.

Schedule in effect July 18th. 1896
Leave Washington from station corner OF
New Jersey avenue and St
For ChicaSo and Northwest, vestibuled
LAM led tr.iips lU.LO Il. III. ana $50 y. III.
for CinoInDau, st. Louis anu Indianapolis,
VesIDuled Limited 3.4o u. III. eXpIess
III D night
TOR fI,lsUurg and Cleveland, express daily
1000 a. IN. ana : 40 p. N.
For Berkeley sprinss, 3.45 p. NJ. daily,
except Sunday SPECIAL, II 90 neon daily
and . % y III. Saturday only
For Deer lark, Moun,ain Lake Park and
Oakland, l2.UU. j. 40 y. NJ Il. 5 a. u. all
aally. NO west -bounI trains stop at Mount
ain Lake Fark Sunday.
For Lexington and stauntcn, 2 noon
For winchester and way stations, 10 80
For New Orleans. Memphis, Birmingham,
Chattanooga. kDoNNIlle, Bristol auu hCa-
nOkc. 1U:ou p. In. Gaily; sleeping cars
For Luray. 345 p. m daily.
For EaItinore. week days, SEQ, 80,
100. XI.U5, 10, XI 80. XS.CO, {. 80;
xs. 80. .xlu.vU, 100 n. m., xl2.U5, 2 10,
xI2.35. x3.Oo, 3.25, x4.2s. 4.32. x5.O5:
x5lV, x53U, o.35, X6.1O, 6.5U. XS.UU;
s.l5, x9.zu. Ills, xll.5U p. m. ami
xI2.O1 night; Sundays. xt;o5. MO.
/ 90, x3.UU. 3.25, 4.32. x5.O5, x5IO;
8 80. xs.uO, xS.2U. Ills. xlI.5O p. m.
xi2vI nsnt.
E-lO
NJ For frederick. 80 90. tI2 90 neon, -116.
t4.30. 1880 p. IN.
For Hagerstown. 1890 noon and
Eor oyd and way points, week days.
o 90 II. M, 4:3U. $40. 1.u5 p. IN. sun
days, 900 a. M, .1o, .C5 p. IN.
FOR Gaithersburg and way points. week
DAYS, : 90. 800 u. m., 1850, 300, 4.3O;
4 81, $40. 5.i5, 1.O3. Sop. IN. Sundays,
800 a. NJ, l. 10 5.3o. % 1 .. Is p. IN.
For Washington Junction and way points.
80 no a. NJ 81 .15 p Ia. Express trains
stopping at principal stations only. t4.3o.
For Cape May. 10 n. m, 1e noon.
ROYAL Blue LINE FOR NEW YORK
AND PHILADELPHIA.
All trains illuminated with Pintsch light.
For Philadelphia. New York, Boston.
aud the East. week days, 700. 7.05. 500.
1000 a. m., Dining Carr, 200, 12:35,
3:OO. 800. Dining Carr, 500 p- IN. ti2:Ol
night. Sleeping Car open ut 1U:O0 o'clOckl.
Dining Carl. (i2:35. Dining Carr, 800.
t5:O5. Dining Carl, 500. tl2:o1. night
Sleeping Car, open for passengers 1000
RIrfet Parlor Cars on all day trains.
For A tIantic City. 1000 a. m, 200 noon.
and 1895 p. M. week days. 1885 p. IN.
sundays.
xEXpress trains.
Raegage called for and checked from
hotels and residences by Union Transfer Co..
on order left at ticket offices. 6l9 Penn
syly,nia avenue NV. New Ycrk avenue and
5th street anil at depot
WM. b. GREENE. CHAS. o. SCJILL.
Gen. Manager. Gen. Pass. A ct.
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FOR RENT.
STORES WITH DWELLING.
Ouners actual price quoted

Sl6.OO-34P ST. NV; STORE ROOM;
iuciuding fixtures 1851
$2O.OO-2lST AND L SITS. NV
i-afSe store room and Ceiiar; used tor
grocery t253)
$16.OO-1723 PA. AVE. NV. $3.50
$2O.OO-i725 PA. AVE. Nw.--store
and 5 rooms. I35)
SlS.SO-l425 g ST. NE.-Store and
rooms (376)
S45-ll0S 9Th ST. SE.-Brick store
and dwelling; rooms; a. m. /. u14)
S45.OO-1O30 21ST ST Nw.-BRICK;
. .So.ns, aud 'UasemcnU; cellar
Under store; viii rent separate. 1885,.
S25-TAKOMA PARK-Store and d--c,i-
Ing; near both car lines (37I)
SiOO-12l5G ST. NV; 8 ROOMS AND
DaIn; yard to alley In first class cundi-
tion; viii rent store sepa rate from house if
desired; Ike y al this Office. t333)
SA5-lIO6 sTH ST. SE.-Brick store
with 2 rooms and bath. (114)
$2S-lli0 II ST. NE.-Brick store with
5 rooms. (2F3)
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Southern Railway.
PIEDMONT AIR LINE.)
fschedulei in effect June IA. 1896. }

(SCheuulc IN erect June Il, i0SoD
All trans aIIt,e and leave Penns ylvania
passenger station
IL Ia. DaiIy. local for Danville connects
ut Aarassis Ter StIasburg, DAILY. except
Sunday, ami AT LynchhurS with tie Nor
folk and Western. daily. anu with the Ches-
apeasc and Ohio. daily, for the Natural
bridge and Clifton Forge.
ll:i5a m.-DaIiy, the UNITED STATES
FAST MAIL, carrles Pullman Bdffct Sleep
ers, New YORK and Washington to Jackson-
Vile. uniting at Salisbury with Pullman
sleeper for Ashevillc and Hot Springs, n.
c Knoxville and Chattanooga, Tenn. and
Augusta, also Pullman Sleeper New York
to New orleans, via MontgoiLery- uniting
at Charlotte with Pull man Sleeper for
4:OI y. m.-Local for Front Royal, River
ton and Strasburg, daily, except Sunday.
4:5l p. .-Daily local for Cha rlott esviIie,
SOUTHWESTERN, yEST1BULED. In.
TIED, composed of Pullman vestbuled
slecpers, dining cards and day coaches.
and Hot Springs, n 6: New York to
Tampa, via Charlotte, Colombia. Savannah
aud Jacksonville, and New York TO Mem
phis via Birmingham; New York TO New
Orleans, VIA Atlanta and Montgomery. Yea
tiauled day coach Washington to Atlanta,
Southern Railway dining car, Greensboro -
ontgomery.
DIVISION leave Washington 9:Ol a. II.
daily. 100 u. IN. and .i:i5 y. m daily, el :
ccpt Sunday, and 6:2o p. m. Sunday only
for Round Hin, A:32 y. m; daily eXCepi
Sunday for Lccsbure, and G:25 p. IN.
daily for Herndon. Returning. arrive at
Washington. S:26 n. m. and 700 y. m.
daily and 800 y. IN. daily. except sunday.
from Round Hill. and T:06 Il. III. daily. ex-
ccpt Sunday from Herndon. and s:34 a.
m daily. except sunday, from Leesburs.
Through trains from the South arrive at
Washington 6:42 a. ~, 2'20 D. m, and
$40 p. M. daily, Manassas division;
1000 a. m, daily, except SuBGay, and
S:IO n. m. daily. from Charlottesville
Tickets, sleeping ear reser1aticr ana III
formation furnished atcffice> 81 and 1900
Panns ylvania avenue and at PenI.s ylyaBia
Railroad Passenger Station.
w. II. GREEN Gen. Supt.
y, NJ. CULP. Trhffic Manager.
w. A. TURK. Gen. Pass. Agent.
LIS BROWN. Gen. Agent Pass Dept.
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HONEY WANTED AND To LOAN
RAILROADS
Pennsylvania
RAILROAD.
STATION CORNER OF SIXTH AND. p
STREETS

nAuInOAO.
STATION CORNER OF SIXTH AND p
STREETS.
In Effect September 8. 1896.
so A. N. week days. 20 a. ii. sun
DAYS PIT BURu EAfkE SS.-far-
ior and Dining Cars Harrisburg to PITTS
1850 A. M. PENNSYLVANIA
LIMITED.-Pullnian Sleeping. Dining,
smoking aud Observation cars Harris
Strg TO ChicaGo; Cincinnati; Indianapoiis::
PaIior Car to Harrisburg
1890, A. M. FAST LINE--PuIlman
BuIiet Parior Car to Harrisburg. Buffet
ParioI Car Harrisburg to Pittsburg;
EAfhEss- Pullman Buffet Parlor Car
to Harrisburg. Sleeping and Dining
cars Harrisburg :" st Louis, Cincinnati.
ITO r. nI. WESTERN EXPRESS
Pullman Sleeping Car to Chicago, and
Harrisburg TO Cleveland. Dining Car to
ITO r. n. sOUTuwEs TERN EX-
fkESs Puiiinan creeping Cars Wash
inGt0n TO Pntshurs and fittsburg To st.
Louis, and Dining ar 10 Cincinnati.
1910 p. ID. PACIFIC EE PRESS
Pullman Sleeping Car 10 Pit;shUrg
?:SO A. M: for Kane. Canandaigua.
Rnches,er; a,I, aud Niagara Falls daily. ex-
1890 A. NJ. for Elmira and Remove
daily. except SUNDAY. For Lock Haven
wrss-payv y ad 3 Is and wi!liamsport Sundays.
7IOP. NJ. for Villa msport. Rochester.
BUFFALO, and Niagara Falls. daily. except
saturday, with Sleeping Car Washington
70 Suspension Bridge via Buffalo.
Rochester, Buffalo, and Ma cara Falls
daily. Sleeping Car Washington to e.
For Philadelphia. New York snd the
East :.
a nn % NJ ..,,t>,,rE Sstnyar I'm,
ITED.' daily. all ParlOr Cars, with bin
Ing Car from Baltimore Regular at
100 Dining Car!, 30: sec: 1000.
6.4o, 1910, and / IS p. ~. on SUNDAY
700 dining Carr, 20. 9GU. uO0
tDining Car from Wi!HiigtonJ Il. m,
I215. 10, 20, s. 10. 1000 and II. IS p'
IN. For fhiiadeiphia only, Fast Z xprcss,
80 a. IN, week days. Express, l2I5
weeE,days. 2:9I and $40 p: N. daily
weekdays, and 8 10 p. m daily
For Baltimore, 6:25. 700, T20. 100,
800, 1000. 1870. 11.oU and II 80
a; m, 12;15, 1915. 2ol. Bis. $40.
go. 7.IO, 1000, IO.IO, II.I5 and
11.3o y. m, On Sunday. 700, . 20,
800 S,o3' 1850 II 90 a; M. 1915.
40, 5. 40. sos, s. 40. no. Io'Jo.
40 and l1.3o p. m
For Pope's Greek Line. : 90 a IN. and 4 rs
>
S05 u IN.
For Annapolis. 20. 900 a. m. .12.15and
20 D. III. daily, except Sunday Sun
days, 900 a. III. and 4 20 u. m.
Atlantic Coast Line Express, 80 u. m
3-i6 p IN. daily. ldShmODd only. 10 81
a. m week days: Atlanta Special, via
Richmond anu Seatoafd Air Line, : 40
p. IN. daily. Accommodation Tor Quar-
tiCo, 1.io Il. M. daily. and 425 d. Il.
week days.
S-ashcre Connections.
For Atlantic CITY tyia delaware River
Bridge. aii-raIl rOute.b 3.l5 anl / 81, ID.
m. Gally; tyia Market Street Wharf,)
1000 u m and LIS p. III weekdays,
and 30 p. IN. daily
For cape Aay, 600. ii OOa. IN. weekdays,
1l.3o p. m. daily.
Ticket offices, corner Fifteenth and q
streets, and at the station. Sixth and
streets. where orders can be left for the
checking of baggage 10 destination from
hotels and residences.
S. II. FREN0ST. ]. r. WOOD,
General Manager. Gen. Pass. y gent.
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CORNER TENTH AND
FOR RENT HOUSES.
(FURNIsHED.)

S4O.OO-20S N. Y AVE. NW.-Frame,
. stories. rooms and bath, stable on
lear, completely furnished t40Y)
S?S.OO-Q ST. NV. BETWEEN 18TH
AND l4TH-Completely furnished; 10
rooms and bath. 1881
$4,000 MONTH-N. H. AVE. SOUTH
DUPONT CIRCLES rooms and bath;
completely furnished. t37S)
S6ss-oO -f.UI 1ITI ST. SE-Brick: fur
nished; oto0ms and batI:a. mi. C113l
S1S5.OO-ISr. NV, NEAR 18th ST.
Brick; stories, y rooms, and bath.
completely furnished. ta67)
S125-P ST. NEAR DUPONT CIRCLE
Brick; stories; l rooms and bath;
heated by furnace. t3+2)
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LEGAL NOTICES.


IN TH z Supreme Court OF the District Of
Coluinola. the - day OF September.
1896 J. william Fowler vs.. Lila n.
Fowler, alias Lila n. johnson, No. .619.
d"cEet Al. Filed September 10. 1856,
j. X. Young, Clerk
On motion OF the plaintiff by Mr.. Wood
bury Wheeler. Ills SOLICITOR, III s ordered III ar
The defendant, Lila n. Fowler alias Lila
johnson. canse her appearance 10 be
entered herein on or before the first rule
day occurring forty days after this day:
otherwise the cause will be proceeded with
as 10 case OF default.
The object OF this suit Is 10 secure di
vorce. a ylbculO matrimonii from the de-
feDdant on the ground OF deseftion and
apan'ic'nlent TOR the full uninterrupted
spare Of two years.
This order to he published In the Wash
inSton Law Reporter and The Times OF
City.
W. S. cox. Justice. sc
j. X. YOUNG. Clerk.
true copy.
Test:
tseal) BY II. r. galley. Asst. Clerk
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Washington, rlount Vernon s
Alexandria Railway Co.

From Station. Thirteen -and-a-baif street and
Pennsylvania avenue.
Fer AIexandria-":i0 7. 80 s, .. 10. 1o:,Dex, ),
H. u a. H.. l. = 3 4l5 ::l5 5:45. 6:l5, ., .. g. l.,
II. lop. M. Sunday, first train, a. H., last
train 10 p. IN. -s .--
For Mt vernon-f0. ", Il a. m, I, 2, 5, 4:l5
q. i. ABBOT GEO. H. PHILLIPS
General Manager. Gen. Pass. Agent.
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BULLETIN....
Loans Negotiated.
Fire Insurance. z.s z ~ Placed in Reliable Companies.
Estates Managed.
THE TIMES REAL ESTATE BUREAU.
PENNSYLVANIA AVE.
FOR SALE.
GOOD WILL. STOCK AND FIXTURES.
Oieners aetua, price ouotsd.

S3OO-Established bicycle stand; low
rent; hiring machines: ION repair out
fit; a snap.
$3OO-EstabliSl,e photograph gallery
located on 7th st. NV: rooms rented III
house pays rent. .-.... 80 --
$SOO-Corner store; grocery and pro
VISION: 6, LtIaI locality. completely
stocked: low rent
$3.50 Cash -tsirber shop well icca'eu
M West End: complete: 1st class es'ao-
lished stand. -.--s ..--s.
$1.OOO-DrUg store in the NV. doing
a., good cash business: will invoice over
The price asked.
$3.50 Established corner grocery on
i3th st sw.. near government depal.
mcnts. doing good cash business, stoch'
IixtnIes and four furnished rooms III
83OO-Establishel grocery and provision
store: southeast; doing cash business
rent low, party leaving city cause OF seiiins'
VIII invoice above price ASKED.
$3.50 LOCATED ON 4 2 ST. SW.-
Barroom for sale. Including stock, ti3.
lures and ucense; house containing eignt
rooms and stable. rents for x2S nontD.
aoing q Hooc cash business: good reason
x2,.7.- LOCATED on EST NV, NEAR
PENSION OFFICE-Dairy lunch and
inS-room. doing good cash business: good
reason for selling
OO-CASM. ESTABLISHED 20
years BOOK ard Stationery store on Pa
ave, near the capitol: doing good business:
rent SIS.
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PROPERTY FOR SALE.
uMPROvED.l
0rsner's actual price qrotet.

SA.OOO-sEvENTu ST. NE: BET;
AND New brick dwelling; Two
stones and basement: Containing o I3Sn,s' I,Sah
.. tn T.: terms to suit 'sss
R6.ROO-IsT Me-. BET. N. CAP AND
iST-4-story Eay-wiDdow brick. con-
timing Is rooms and bath: III hls,Icass
SS.EOO-M ST. NV. NEAR N. CAP
ST.-Largc 4-story 1o-room house, W'o
o m. l.: easy terms. D11,
modern rOt,rns and bath, lot I6xioo
10 alley; terms. 500 cash. balance 80 Per
month. '""
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FOR RENT.
PUBLIC HALLS

SIS MONTH: 61e LA. AVE. NV.
Third floor. (81D
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FOR IsENT-FLATS.
'rners' actual price quoted

S22.5O TO S25.6O CORNER
18Th AND OREGON AVE Nw-Four
flats OF and ROOMS each: with bath
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FOR RENT-STABLES.

$5-REAR 1343 CoRCoRAN ST. NV
room for two horses and one carriage;
In thorough condition. 1894 }
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on 3TH ST NEAR
F-Undcr good rent: lot 2lx100 to
alley. 1908,
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we nave listed many desirable piaces
ucar the city: large and smaM tracts: bn
proved and u2tmproyed. TUE TIAl0
REAL ESTATE BUREAU.
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Lady A. I suppose he is dressing.
What are we to do?
Vernon There isn't much left to do
is there? | must explain the whole
truth-secret engagement-found II
to be a istake-if he will only be-
lievc it, How long is it since the
last letter was written?
Lady \. Two years-a year before
was married.
Nerfnon. They We're rather strongly
worded letters, Isabel remember
that l thought myself madly in love
with you. 1t was because / had
known you from childhood, l sup
pose.
Lady A. l suppose so. Otherwise 1t
would have been impossible, of
course.
Vernon. Isabel, AS If I could mean
that-But it was mistake, wasn't
it? And I've been in love several
times since then
Lady A. And I've been in love once
and only once-in my life-and it
isn't with you, my dear boy.
Vernon. And now we've got to pay the
piper. Avenel is fiery man-lsabel
and perhaps he's a jealous man
It's all very well to explain, but it's a
thing that may rankle.
Lady a. | have been wrong-Charlie
1t is all my fault | ought to have
explained long ago. Butt was
ashamed. | could not bear to think
that even Il mistake had been made.
l ought to have destroyed the letters
and told him everything. Then, if
he chose-he might have-sent me
away-Oh, ! was So fOoliSh-so
foolish
Vernon. 1t was a thousand pties.
Isabel, that you did not burn those
letters.
Lady \. ! forgot them. They We're
lying in my desk-l was SO happy
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ACT II.

Lady A. Nothing to he afraid of? Yes
everything He will learn that the
girl he thought innocent OF So much
as II irritation had received love let
ters--written love letterS-with an
other man--had gone through all the
buSiness-befOre he appeared ON the
scene at all Nothing to be afraid
Of? Everything-everythinS If
lose his respect what will remain oi
his love? Love dies without respect.
To lose his love-to become that mis-
erable thing. a wife unloved-it Is IA
hard price to pay for girls mistake.
And l might have destroyed the pack
ct. No-no-never.-it was a cow
ardly thought-a base and unworthy
thought. Oh, Here he is
(Enter Lord Avenel)
Lord A. Good morning. my dear.
CKisses her kindly. Throws his let
ters. including the packet. carelessly
on the table, Where is Vernon?
Lody A. He was here five minutes ago
Gone to the stables. | believe-or
something else. Let us have up
breakfast (Rings bell) We needn't
wait for Charlie.
UEnter Martin with tray. places IT on
table. They sit down. Martin takes
off coverS.)
Lady \. You need not stay. Martin
will wait ON his lordship. exit
MartinD
Lord A. You mean. my dear. that |
am to wait ON you. But why send
away the faithful Martin?
Lady i. He can come back presently.
perhaps. have something To say to
YOU. first Guy--in his absence.
Lord 4. Is it something very terrible?
You look. my dear, as grave as lthad-
amanthus.
Lady A. 1t is a confession. Every con-
fession is terrible.
Lord A. Then. my dear, don't make II.
IGets up and leans over her) What
is the matter, Isabel? You look quite
pale and anxious.
Lady \. 1t is the confession
Lord \. Then, | say don't make it-1
don't want your confessions. my
Lady a. You must hear me- Sit down
and listen
Lord A. Well-you have your own way
always. Is Vernon to have the con-
fession as we'll?
Lady A. You shall answer that ques-
tion for yourself oh. Guy,-how
shall begin"
Lord \. Better begin somewhere near
the end-so as to get it over. That's
the best way, ALWAYS, with confes-
sions. Come. Isabel. my dear. one
would think you had committed some
kind of crime.
Lady a. ] believe it is a crime. But
you shall hear. It's the confession of
situation.
Lord a. A situation? Well. let us have
the situation. In IA play. they tell me,
the situation is everything.
Lady A. There was once a boy and
girl
Lord A. Not uncommon. The world
is very much made that way.
Lady A. oh. Guy, believe me-it is
very. very serious.
Lord a. Go on, dear-with the boy and
girl.
Lady A. They We're very much to-
gether when they were children.
When the boy went to school they
wrote to each other
Lord A. Dear me! This is very rare
and wonderful.
Lady A. They continued to write to
each other
Lord A. Did they. really?
Lady A. Please do not mock, Guy. 1t
is very, very serious. How can
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looks about. ] beg your ladyships
DardOn-There was "A sealed packet
| noticed it among the letters don't
see it here.
Lady A. 1t is this packet that you are
looking for.
Butler. Thank you. my lady. ,Stoops
and picks IL up tASideD It's the
packet rs has the same writing as her
letters and his. G.xit Martini
Vernon. Well-The die is east. He has
now got the letters.
Lady A. Yes-He has got the letters
He will learn for the first time that
his wife has received love letters
from another. man.
Vernon. a pleasing discovery. What
shall you do. Isabel"
Lady A. | shall tell him everything
confess all that there is to confess
Vernon. Come-there isn't much.
really-Boy and girl business. at the
worst. We thought we were i'm love
and we wrote burning letters-pity
they were quite so burning-pity
women can't burn things (pettishly)
Heavens. What heap of mischief
would he saved If women would burn
things!
Lady A. Since l was so foolish as not
to burn these letters. | have a pleas
ant quarter of an hour before me.
Now. Charlie. it's no good getting
savage. Leave me for few minutes
with my husband. Go away You
have got telegram to send. or a let
ter to post or something-You have
gone to the stables-Go now. Come
back in quarter of an hour.
Vernon. And then?
Lady A. You will be guided by cir
cumstances. Above all things. re-
member that you have nothing to
conceal and nothing to be ashamed of.
Vernon. And you, Isabel-have you
nothing to be afraid Of? exit Ver-
nonl
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against either of us? was told of
your boy and girl business before our
engagement had been made known
four and twenty hours. Yet you
both thought 1t was q secret. My
child. everybody knew.
Lady A. Oh. Guy-and / was always
afraid to tell you.
Lord A. My dear. I have known it all
along. and as for these letters Takes
up packet. Yes-this is the hand
writing of the creature-could you
believe. my dear, that | would stoop
to read them Could you really
respect for you that he would conde-
scend to open such Il packet.
Lady A. Guy-you are too noble! Say
only that you forgive me.
Lord A. No. For that would mean
that my wife had done something
blameworthy. Forgive you. Isabel
tTakes both her hands and kisses
herr Never. l can never forgive
yOu-believe me.
U.ady Avenel sinks into chair and
covers her face with her hands)
Enter NernOn-lOoks around-hesi-
tates.)
Lord A. All! Charlie? My wife and /
were just talking about you. and won
dering what you would advise in a
particular matter But the fact Is,
have made up my mind
Vernon. As to what?
Lord A. Why. as to a certain packet of
letters which some one has tried tU
misuse. We need not talk about
them. Here they are. and Throwing
them into fire) there they are. And
now for breakfast.
Lady A. (Aside) Guy-I adore you.
.t.It
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Not to tell him was cowardice. He
thought the girl was fresh and inno-
cent and had never heard any words
of love.
Lord A. You think he had that opin-
ion.
Lady A. ] am sure of it.
Lord A. l find must finish the story,
my dear. after all. 1t Is your turn to
listen. This girl did not tell her real
lover that she had made a mistake.
But as 1t was off with the old love be-
fore 1t was ON with the new, and as
there never had been more than 4 boy
and girl fancy, there was no reason
why she should tell him anything un
less she chose. Her new lover neither
expected nor desired any such con-
fession-He knew that he had the
affections of the girl: he trusted her
altogether: and II ne had known this
thing it would not have made him
trust her the less
Lady A. But she ought to have told
him.
Lord A. ! doubt it.. But it is knotty
point. We will argue it another time.
Well-they were married-these two
and they lived happy ever after
wards.
Lady A. No--they cannot.
Lord A. Ever afterwards. I tell you.
Meantime the girl had left some OF
the letters in her desk forgotten
them, l suppose. These were found
by "a maid whom she dismissed and
stolen.
Lady A. (SDrings to her feeD Guy
you know everything, then!
Lord A. This woman took the letters
and, / suppose-one knows her kind
she tried to get money ON them
from the man who had written them
She failed: she then threatened To
play her last card. She wrote to the
lady's husband and offered to sell him
the letters. When she got no All
swer she waited awhile, then tried
once more 20 extort money from the
writer of the letters, and when that
failed. she sen. them to the lady's
husband. Is that your story. Isabel?
Lady A. Yes-yes-yes! But-Guy--
How did you know about Charlie?
Lord A. My dear do you suppose that
when people in our position get en-
gagged there are not always other peo-
pie ready to scrape up anything