Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1900-07-27

her going into tantrums like this? BY
Jove, he would teach her a lesson and
have his fling at the same time! He
wouldn't go home for two or three days.
That would bring her around.
He had little conscience about leaving
her alone, however, SO he telegraphed to
an accommodating spinster aunt:
Going away for few dayS Please stay at Brock
hurst until return. j. W.
Rejoicing in his recklessness, he sailed
forth, a free man once more. But his
citation was short lived. Ten minutes lat
er he ran into Mrs. Frewen, the last
woman on earth he would have chosen
to meet just then.
"Oh, Mr.. Wynne, isn't it the strangest
thing should see you just as | was
thinking about you? Won't you take
your dinners with us while Mrs. Wynne
Is away? 1t is so desolate for a man to
dine alone"
She's crazy" thought the confused
Mr.. Wynne. "Why thank you," he re-
piled aloud, "but l am just leaving the
city"
Are you going to Rochester tooY'
1t certainly had not occurred to him
to travel in that direction, but since she
started him that way he wouldn't refuse
to go.
Eyes, short time only; must rush for
train. Goodby"
What the deuce" muttered Mr..
Wynne, could she have meant by Hell
ems leaving me to solitary dinners, and
why did she ask IL | was going to 'Roch-
ester tooY | must be In a precious bad
way, but l can't make out this muddle.
| Wish my head did not ache so. Guess
| I'll get boy to telephone and make sure
Helen hasn't started for Rochester, as
| that Frewlen creature insnuated."
event away this morning? Didn't say
when she'd be back? Told coachman not
to meet her? You are sure you under
stood the maid? All right; you may 60"
at looks" soliloquized Mr.. Wynne
when the boy was beyond hearing, "as
il my wife has gone off on little tear
of her own and as il she had got the
start of me. l believe she did threaten
to leave me this very day. But why
should she choose to go to Rochester ?
Doesn't know a soul there. That's the
reason probably. Little fool! Well,
don't see that there Is anything for me
to do but to follow her and bring her
back. Looking for excitement; here it is.
1
Rochester is not as large as New York
city, but it isn't the easiest thing in the
world to find a woman there when you
have no idea where she is staying and
when your controlling desire is to avoid
publicity. Satisfied that his wife had
not gone to a hotel in Rochester, Julian
Wynne, now thoroughly alarmed, return
ed to New York for further information.
"How is everything. auntT' he asked
with as much uncOncern as he could
muster, presenting himself the next day
at his own house.
every well. But you did not tell me
that Helen was going with you. Didn't
she return with your
mo. You see, l came sooner than
thought for and am going back again"
How much longer are you going to be
away"
Cant tell. Few days only, hope"
"You don't look a bit well. You had
better stay until you get rested"
"Yes, certainly. Send my letters thai
come to my office at once, please, and you
will stay until we come backP
This is situation" exclaimed Mr.
Wynne as he hurried back TO town. "Iv'
got to talk it over with some one.
wish George Allyn was at home. By
| lue way, WHERE Is ltlltI' IN
wrote that he might arrive today. Yes
here it is. That's right, today.
"Well, l will betake myself to West
chester and deprive his wife of his de
lightful society. He's got to help me.
can't stand this much longer"
Mrs. Wynne was the sole occupant o
the Allyn library when Mr.. Wynne enter
ed, and the two stood staring at each 9th
er in complete bewilderment for a full
minute. Then there was something tina
sounded like simultaneous sigh of relic
from two persons and some exclamation
that were not especially Ineligible, bu
seemed to be satisfactory to those con
[ cerned.
"How did you know l was here" dc
manded the injured wife when articula
ton became more distinct.
I 81 didn't" replied the desperate hui
. band. 81 came to get George to help m
find you. But why did you tell Mr.
= Frewen that you were going to Rochei
teri"
l. 81 never did. She heard Rochester;
I said Westchester."
[ "Well, l think we had better go u
= there for a day. 1t is the easiest way
o can think of to battle Mrs. Frewlen an
e escape letting Brockhurst into our col
o fdence."
|. "Oh, Julian, that is a beautiful schem
e I've just been wondering how l was
/ face that woman. You are so clever!'
And a sense of the beatihc present bio
e ted out all memory of yesterdays miser,
New York Press.
II The jig Up.
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