The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1896-10-08

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Hide brand' $ cook were clients Of
Smith, and it didn' take him long to
!! get at the bottom Of the whole bust
ness. No society gossip knew as much
about the Wetherbee -Hildebrand affair
as Smith did inside Of two months.
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It's perfectly ridiculous, Sarah, &
can't see this man"
ssl'm sure, missus knows best. It's
only that I'm thinking so much Of yer
bonnie self that I axed him to come
here. He's a great magician, mann.
Fire can't burn him.
ssOh, very well, Sarah. Show him
in she said at last, 'sbut it's perfectly,
Tiiadic ulous. Z
Smith, alias Mahatta, astrologer, fire
monarch, seventh son Of a seventh son,
i'll a very ready made suit, with no
earthly idea of what to do with his
hat, profuse of bows and painfully
fustered, did not inspire awe
You wish to see me?" inquired the
lovely widow, somewhat sternly.
Madam" began her visitor in a
tremulous voice, 81 come with a mes
sage from the stars
every well,' said Mrs. Hildebrand,
twill you please deliver your Snessage.
] do not wish to detain you from our
stars
An hour later Smith, with flushed
but self complacent, beaming, happy
face, stopped his benefactor on the
street li3
'sIf you please, Mr.. Wetherbee, sir,
can I have a few moments of your
time %
Certainly said he, wondering if
Smith wanted to borrow more money.
| "You have been a great friend to me,
Mr.. Wetherbee," Smith began, "and I
hope you believe me, sir, when l say
that me and Maria and ma and Mollie
are Just as grateful as-as anything
"Oh, that's all right, Smith,
eyes, sir. Well, now you'll pardon
me for seemin' to Interfere in your
business. But KNOWN as do about
how your affairs with the blonde lady
was hangin' fire, SO to speak
! ...rhe blonde lady?' broke in Weth-
erbee.
eyes, Mrs. Hildebrand"
'1The devil"
ssWell, sir, KNOWN that as I do, and
KNOWN that there couldn't be nothin'
to it, no lady could chuck you over her
shoulder, sir, but jist that her mind
wasn't at ease with regard to the dark
lady, whereas the stars show clear as
ever they showed anything that the
dark lady was only temporary and
nothing really serious l made
free to go straight to Mrs. Hildebrand
and ease her mind on that point; and
I did,.
"Great heayensp' yelled Wetherbee.
"You internal meddler! What have
you done? I don't know a dark woman
in the world. What have you said !?
Oh, curse it!'' he cried, when he saw
that the old pain was in his heart yet.
What have you done, you devil?''
He turned on his heel and rushed off
toward the lovely widows. house.
"9This does settle it, he thought.
s'There's no use trying to get an idea
! like that out Of woman's head"
ST understand" he said as he hur-
riedly presented himself to his lady
love, '.that a mailman has been here"
Eyes, said the widow icily.
you didn't pay any attention to his
nonsense"
ssAbout the dark Woman?"
why there's no other woman, dark
| or light
! ~ don't know whether there is or
not, Henry" said the widow, smiling,
! s.but 1 know there won't be, WE'LL after
! well. could you break off your South
American trip and look after a light
| woman, somebody that looks like me?'
| The astrologer had paid his debt
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