The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1901-02-01

Well, they are arranged in the form of
the letters &C. D." Those are my ini-
tials. They stand for Caroline Drake
Ih@t Is my name. Now are you sat
isGcd? III warrant you wouldn't find
another pocket in town trimmed like
| that. 1t was my own idea and strictly
original
My wife looked at the buttons in
differently. 4 see nothing convincing
about that she said. Wen all go
down to Sellers tomorrow and settle
the matter there
gain my heart palpitated. I knew
Sellers. and ! was also well aware that
that cape would never bear inyestiga-
ton at their hands. In order to pre-
vent still more painfal complications l
did what l should have done in the
first place. I told how came by the
cape. AS I finished my tale of trans
Fresa!on and late repentance / looked
across the table appealingly, but my
wife turned her back squarely upon
NE and addressed her remarks to the
woman.
Madam she said, take your old
cape. Pray, take it at once I wouldn't
wear ii again il it were the last wrap
on earth. I'd go home in my bare
shoulders first. To think that my hus-
band. who has always pretended to be
ST. fond OF me and for whom l have
borne so much. should insult me by
giving ne Il cape that he had picked
up in 4 pa"nshup cuts me to the heart.
] AN @rieved beyond expression. His
conduct IS really incredible. and don't
think / shall ever get over it
Mis-. Drake sighed softly. 1T was
shameful way TO treat you she said
I'm very sorry. but men are all alike
"'Cuite true assented my wife ami
ally. and now, since my husband had
the nerve to buy this cape in Il pawn
Shop, i shouldn't he ut all surprised to
learn that your husband sold it there
- lUCsci around at Drake. who
scolcu Tor a moment on the point of
vanishing under the table. He braced
tip, however, AMI spoke out with a
bravery second 10 none but my own.
q ID ne said firmly. Now that we
Gre al in for il / may as well own up.
Il was the time | had to pay that bill
OF IialDm0nQ's. CaHie, don't you re-
member: / thought | could redeem
the tG:ng in Il little while ana you
would never know it had been taken
ont of tic house. hut cold snap came
along ahead OF time, and you discover
ed your loss. didn't dare confess
then. l talked you into thinking bur-
glars had swiped it
"'Y0u thought you had talked me
into that belief retorted Mrs. Drake.
i never really thought so. | thought
all thp tine y0ur mother had stolen it.
That's he reason ! never made any eff
fort to and it. / felt sure the detectives
would trace it to her if l pushed the
matter. and out OF consideration for
your feelings let the thing drop. And
this is the reward | get for MY self
sacrifice
at was my wife's turn to offer con-
ISOLATION. Men are all alike She said.
81 looked 1T Drake, and Drake looked
at ne. They are we said in unison.
Mrs. Drake took the fur cape home
with her and l had to go up to our
house and bring down my wife's old
Jacket before she would bulge out of
the restaurant. Practically speaking, |
that ended the acquaintance between
Us and the brakes. Still, Drake and
l meet around town occasionally, just !
as we did this evening. and we always
pass the time of day. AS l said. we
understand each other, and the cur
rent OF our mutual sympathy is very
strong."- York Herald