The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-11-21

two together knows what that means.
l need go no further. That is, no fur
ther than to my lawyers"
lie flung himself into chair and
gazed modify at the ceiling.
If that isn't womans perfidy for
you!" he moaned. Here / have given
her the best years of my life and the
most constant, unwavering trust-and
this is the end. I wonder who this
up-start of an Anderson is, anyway.
I'll fix him. I'll teach him to enter
another's home and destroy the peace
and happiness of a mans heart"
He looked again at the three letters.
They were in plain, neat envelopes
that gave no hint as to where they
We're from, beyond the local postmark.
Dumlegh shook his head sadly and
said;
And even now she is on her way
home, thinking of her poor fool of a
husband, who is so blind as not to see
what has been going on under his very
nose. Humph! She's going to find out
that Rufus Dumleigh is no longer a
lamblike person who has worshipped
her with blind, implicit faith. But I'll
be shrewd about this. I'll let her go
just so far, and then I'll thunder forth
my denunciations, and she shall see
what it means to bring lion to bay"
At that instant Mrs. Dumleigh ar
rived at the house and came into the
hall, calling:
Where are you. Rufus?"
I'm here" he answered, still staring
at the letters, forgetting all his plans OF
81 TSes-vdness.
So that was how Mrs. Dumleigh
found him when she reached the room.
What have you there, dear? on,
good gracious, have you found 1t out
eli en-
Found it out? Yes, woman, ! nave
found it out" he roared. And you
have the-the-nerve to smile at such a
time as this'
What do you mean?"
Mean" continued Dumleigh, now
thoroughly aroused. MEAN? Why,
YOU and what d. you call 'im-this per-
son-this Harold-this Anderson--you
have agreed on your designs, have you
And you will have no trouble in ADJUST
ing matters, will you? And you are
going to observe the most absolute Sc
crecy. are you? Oh, yes, you are. And
YOU think it would be fatal to have me
even suspect anything about it, do you
Best to drop in while l am at my Office,
is it? HUH"
The last was a snort of rage.
Mrs. Dumleigh was staring at him
with wide eyes. She exclaimed: why,
Rufus Dumleigh, have you lost your
senses?"
Lost my senses? Well, 1 should say
not. Best to complete arrangements
next Tuesday, Ell? Why? Because l
am lulled into unsuspectingness by
that fake dinner you have been talk
ing about for my birthday on Wednes-
day. Oh, yes, l think l have lost my
senses"
Here Mrs. Dumleigh began to laugh.
She laughed until the cried. She
screamed with laughter. while poor
Dumleigh sat there, the picture of
open- mouthed amazement. When she
had sufficiently quieted to speak, she
said:
"Rufe. you big goose, those letters
are from Mr.. Anderson. the silver
smith, and refer to a. chased silver
smoking set I was having him make
for your birthday present, and that
explains the secret. Now, aren't you
| ashamed of yourself?"
Rufus Dumleigh rose to the situa-
ton, put on feeble smile, took his
wife in his arms and said:
why ! was just joking you. I knew
that it was something like that, but !
wanted to have a little fun. That was
all But next time you get me pres
I ent. please arrange for it over the
telephone, if you must have conmuni-
cations with the makers. / don't like
these sudden shocks