The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-12-16

sister take her share-every penny You
are mine-you 1 claim-you! And the
struggle between that woman and myself
Will be to the DEATH
"Dou you mean Mr.. Mantowl's step
sister, said Alured anxiously. .or Ger.
aldihe?'' - n
L fdespise your verbal quibblesr' said
Mrs. Mantowl, haughtily. ''She will de-
splse YOU too, when she knows you for
~hdt you are And know you she shall
"Nighty-nighty!" said Alured, and drew
IN ms mead. After successfully stumbling
over the fender, chair. a bootiack and
oath fuh Of cold water he regained his
eeo lie was more curious than alarm
ed ABOUT Mantowls steps.ster He won
oefed what she was like. and what kind
oI cialm she would put in; and then he
Zen asleep and dreamed of preaching his
nfSC sermon The dream came true for
he addressed the congregation from the
pulpit on Sunday.
LOU certainly possess a great fund of
knowiedge of human nature-of 2. certain
klhd' said Mr.. Gloom afterward ..T21,+
repr2cfs from the pulpit should not he
think" eiii'cuiar'
In the what?" asked A1ured
You said" said Mr.. Choom ..wban al
Iudins to drunkard: Constant neeetno,
leads to unlimited drinks: 7,n1inoi+a7
drinks lead to d. T. More. when rafor
ring TO the only really good man vo,,
mad ever known, you said: You win he
pity TO learn, my beloved brethren. that
ne IS now in heaven ;,
10, you think that people who bava
heard me preach once win coma ~ No. basT
me again?" asked AIured.
| Gloom an Saia MT
Then what have you got to COMPLAIN
about?' said Alured.
ne was in good spirits. Country air
go oiet' early hours and freedom
from duns had toned his system ana
| praced his nerves. Added to thTs ba
was IN love with Geraldine. and C.eraI.
qlhe was Certainly in love with him
Mrs. MantowI watched over the court-
/ SNIP he was aware, because. when ba
happened to have spent an unusualIv
| charming afternoon or evening at tha
Wichelms with Miss Haikett his win
| dows suffered at night The exposure
Would come soon, that he knew. Mean
| Whlle, as Geraldine was OF full age. and
! ner own mistress, why should she not,
! quietly and privately, exchange the sur
name Of Halkett for that of Cottle?
| We such a capital notionr' he said
/ coaXlngly. The Office of the district
| registrar is at Foxbush Cubbs Just three
miles from Mangold Wurzelcombe Sup
! posezI book our places at his box office
on the quiet, make the arrangements
and come home in double harness, eh?" :
''Darling!" said Geraldine, ''if 1 con-
sent toto what you suppose are Won
sure you will never regret tie There is
a great difference between poor Geral-
dine Halkett and Mr.. MantowFs wealthy
stepsister, and fear you will find it
sou
'Confound Mr. Mantowrs wealthy
stepsister!" shouted Alured; "it is you 1
want and nobody else!"
With an inward conviction that his
| stay in Mangold .WurZelcombe would be
brief, he fastened the preparations for
the wedding before the district registrar.
! The registrar himself was said to be alb
sent on continental trip, but the depu-
ty, thin man,. with faXen whiskers,
would represent him.
1t was a lovely morning in late Octo-
Der when the ~bride-and- bridegroom-to-b
met by appointm on the high road be-
| yond the Wichelms Park gates and set
out upon their ride. They had covered
q steep mile of the ground, when Geral-
dine, glancing behind her, turned pale,
and gasped, 'Lavinia! On her bicycle!
Behind us! We are lost!''
! Alured looked back. They We're on the
crest of a hill; at the bottom was Mrs.
MantowI. She bent low over the handle
bars, she pedaled furiously. He set his
teeth and met the eye of Geraldine
Geraldines eyes flashed an answer, and
the runaway lovers swooped down the
hill. AS the painting Mrs. Mantowl pick
ed herself out of the ditch at the bottom
they reached the registrars The f1axen-
whiskered deputy made the formal in.
quiries two eleanish tramps imrounded
/ from the wayside acted as wines es at
half crown apiece, the books wee sign
ed and Mr.. and Mrs. Cottle rode back by.
/ another route to the Wichelms
Il shall think of You tonight at the
hunt subscription ball." said the bride
tenderly, as they parted.
YOU viii not only think of me, but