The DeLamar nugget. [volume] (DeLamar, Idaho) 1891-1900, 1897-01-01
A LOVERS JEALOUSY.

fpO fiXeQlV at the Young clerk. 81 have
10 doubt that II is Won who have -ohbed
me-
Tbe hot blood flooded Robert Ac,and,s
,sck and. face as he took in the meanino
~ the wdrsA
81 swear Won. sir, he cried mas.
s;onatelv THAT Won wrong me- swea,
Il Inv NV souIln
81 wish could believe Won Robert :,
AR WISE replied. "for I like Won: bnt
nnfortunatek- appearances arc toc
much apaiu<t Won. What. NAV I osL
we're von ddIns at five o,cloc,, YESTERDAY
evening in INV nrivate roomp You hal
M right or business TO he there"
"Nor was tn returned the voung fal
low proudlv. drawing himself n, to b;e
full height. "I have never been in III
room in NV life excent when Won have
sent me. las anyone told Won tbot
,yas here last evening s;r9-
ayes. Robert: YOUR con,rode. Richard
Starkie. assured me of II mot fen min .
Meg apo."
Orchard Starl,iel" eNcIo;med A. Gland
in treat wonderment. "Whv he mue
he mad. What can have noesessed hi,
N tell ca wicked q foIeehoo1o wo bov,
,I,vovs been cood friends ba mi
Wbv should he thus trv to rnin me9"
The words. tbe tone were those NJ
nm innocent man Mr. Vv,e hogan 10
xyaver in his oninion as IN Ac,ard,s cu;I,
"Robert., he said moro kindly twill
YOU swear to me before God that Won
are innocentpr
Raising aloft his RIGHT hand ST coll
the God before whose Indictment throne
we both shall one dav stand IN witness
that / am euiltless." he declared SOL
smnlv. "Surelv sir. Won will believe me
nowPn
Mr.. WISE held ont his hand "Yes
Robert. / believe Won he said "and 7
heg vour nordon for bavipr donbtod
Won: but what Starkie,s motive in fra
ducing Won has been am ot n loss IN
understand"
$50 am I SIR answered Aclond. "Iis
conduct is ouite reprebens;ble.
"WelI. Robert" wound nm the old
gentleman. as bc dismissed his clerl.
"vou n,ust nromise me one tb;no-tha
Won will trent Starlie inst the same as;
nothing unusual had occurred. II ism,
w;sb-
az will fry sir but If will ba harf'
tank" Acland renlied. as he united tb
room.
OF course the news that their en-.
plovcr had been robbed ran like wild
H.. throuob ths sr,oIl co,rr,rp;ty I.
was Richard Starl;ie who first mad
public the i'll news-for no official init
n,,.;on of IL was given. lint to his fol
lov.x,or,,ers no dare not FRY 10 ircrirn.
ipate voune Acland for Aclcnd was n
f,yorit.., with his colleapucs. and Sta1-
lie kne., we'll that anv remark suq-
rest;ve az his o,,ilt would he received in
stony sil.nee--the silence of sheer dis
heI;cf
That evcn;no Rob Acland won't 70 60,
fIxie vepn.r the GIRL of his heart.
-rh.re was no octnol enoogement he
;N.en thcm but. Elsie understood ouii.
well that Bob was only waiting for
rise of salary before asking her 10 be his
wifi. liz had intended TO tell her moth |
inc about what had occurred at thu
Office during the dav, but the quick |
witted girl soon saw that some thing |
was amiss, and taxed him with il. And |
after n little hesitation on his part and |
n little pressing on hers the whole story
came out.
"I cannot think, darling" finished
Bob, what has induced Starltie to do
it."
"Shall l tell you?" said Elsie, de-
your"
ayes, l. can. you know" And
then she proceeded to relate how Richard
Starkie had few DAYS before asked her
to marry him, and. on her refusal, flown
into n violent rage, not only heaping
apathemas on her head, but also on
Bob.
"And you believe he has attempted to