The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1900-06-24

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to have him tell her bout my .bein' q prop'ty
give no name cause. / want to be dead SURE
snss SQUARE reckon she'll be reasonable
Yeah" Emanuel, shifted uneasily from
S iaSel. io9 Hone TO v ISe h o,ne r,c. .qa sm your heads
Thanks" said Lemuel. I'm goin' down
TO zee young Spriges now"
and Emanuel sprins-halied away down inc
road to attend to a little business matter OF
The friends. for some reason, did not see
each other again for a week. At the end Of
that time Lemuel appeared at the shanty OF
EMANUEL; His, face was flushed by excite
I've got her, Man" he called, i've got
Emanuel quickly slowed a letter into his
Have. 'hey9%, said he.
o Cgp,ds Dart She says for me TO come up
where srowed up-the first O. next month.
She says to come by the Milwaukee, road. SOS
she'll know I'm comm when she hears NE
house where she's stayin'. She says she Knows
In a good business man cause I'm so cautious;
Snsin seys m sss So smTselSS m sha ols 1S1 %feIi. sc0a
When IsmSsi had rome Re drew The Letter
lt0 iqie nd RRSsdff read ana !! 'p 70 I'm II ,S Sss' a f%fflot,S.
and he was able 10 follow II with something
approaching accuracy. He had dcne little
a young lady at Tunkerton. II told him
that she believed he was precisely the sort of
q man she wanted. II told him TO come TO
over the 81. Paul road. so that she would know
he was comm when she heard the train whistle,
and gave him careful directions for finding the
honse where she was staying.
Il s'pose." thought Emanuel. that she wants
to compare US and take her pick. II pears.
II Harknn" n ytai nc IN lnnk as hIvnSalf in q nrapkad
mirror,"tha can hold ny own. and more.
On the last day O, the month Iemgel anne
Com, are your" said Emanuel. well.
Thanks. said Emanuel. Il wish you was
goin' 70 get a wife some sweet creature to
love, cherish and protect wish"
e!n ING hs sSnf hi m faSe Wsil ! do sS;S . e% q he I SasiS:
..Good-by'' said Iemusi.
stree, running from one end Of the village 70
the other. At one extreme Of this street is
the station Of the Milwaukee, Railway. az the
Al point nearly midway between the stations
Is a small brown house.
iemueI knew the place, well, As a boy and
was much impressed by the coincidence that
was bringing him TO visit 1t again. He stopped
behind, a tree at the. corner. TO wipe his lace
uDtUd DhuudIlUd ndIluhVfCupVA uiN w ~ 10
breath before taking the final Plunge. He
wondered II she was. peepinR coyly. from the
window. and peered f%urtiyely around the tree.
house. But beyond the house. down the street
where the heat was rising and falling in waves,
h he saw ss that which Il. c SssSsd hin I'm s to SstG aorn his
his eyes. and looked again. II was no delu-
sion, Emanuel Croster, gently springing pp
a assiIS down rh sns S SS@i a sm ifs% ap sas h GipP}S Scs' and nd
a white stand up collar upon his neck His
eyes were upon the small brown house. There
Il "a Sst to IsmSei i Ike a Hash that Emanuel
had been false to him, Emanuel had repaid
his kindness by vile treachery. Lemuel's
quickly, his face darkened by a frown his huge
nst doubled. At the gate they met Iemnel
spoke not a, word Emanuel opened his lips
words down his throat. The blow was sufi-
Gent, had the DISTANCE been better Judged.
to have sent Emanuel into, a long sleep. As
and raised one Of his feet. implantine a kick
upon Iemuel's Sunday trousers, Then they
clinched, rolling in a cloud Of dust.
s'Gentiemenl@ she called to the twisting.
wT Ths su. xid ss,tisd s sEsasalfi%len' There was a
snirins, dust smcarrd, bloody faces became
retained r't1R", h hS'f hold d"' "ron the collar Of Emanuel.
Gentlemen. T."
The woman was unable to control herself |
longer. She broke into a laugh that sounded
in the dust filled ears Of the two %widowers ike
the cracking Of n number OF dooms. They 1
sat as II paralyzed. their mouths open. At
length the woman spoke.
"Gentlemen-O. you fools! Didn't you think
knew twas yon. Lem Bicketts. and you, |
Man Croster' Bill SprigRs told me all about
IL. Him and mes goin' to be married next
week. O-vou--fools!"
She laughed again. and Iemuel rose dazed-
" to his feet. Emanuel arose also. They
gazed speechlessly at Iemuels divorced wife
for one long minute. Then they gazed at each
other. Involuntarily their hands mot.
Come on. Man. said IRmuel.
you bet!" said Emanuel.
And they trudged hriskly away through the
dust, the sound of laughter following them.
In n secluded place near the railroad they
stopped. and threw themselves upon the
ground. Iemuel broke the silence.
Her" he groaned. 20, Lord, She's got
$3.50. made while she was subsstin' on my
bounty. She's a thief. Man. She stole the
money she got for washin' and i%ronin'-
stole Il from me" |
Emanuel Rroaned sympathetically.
woman IL a delusioner and a snarer."
she ara" affirmed Emanuel.
A frog crawled from a puddle at q little dis
tanco from them. and bllnked wisely.
"Chump," he croaked. "chump, chump!"
"TIe means us, said TNmuel. |
"He do" said Emanuel. |