Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1902-11-08

support OF all his brother fire chiefs.
| openly charged
the way into an empty sitting room,
| then cOldly addressed the visitor
What have you to say to me?'
Are you engaged to Mr.. Carew ?"
burst out Mile.
The girl flushed holly. "Yes; but who
are you, and why do you ask ?"
Because | have every right to ask
Because he is deceiving you. Because he
| is my husband"
Your husband" Doris stared at the
strange young lady who made this
astounding statement. "Oh, no; you
must be mistaken"
Mile thrust the letter before the
others eyes. You know your own let
! ter, don't YOU? Well, l found it half IA
hour ago in my husbands great coat
! pocket"
There must be some mistake. Have
you got the envelope?"
Henry Carew, of the Acanthus Club,
is my husband; ne married me a little
over month ago." replied Mile, pro-
ducing the envelope.
Il can't believe it," said Doris, slowly
but she had grown very pale; 1T seems
so impossible-and yet"
| A knock at the front door interrupted
her. THAT will be he" she cried eager
| ly; "now we can have this cleared"
She opened the door. "Jane, if that's
Mr.. Carew, show him in here"
Very family through the closed door
| the two women heard the footsteps of
some one in the hall. Mrs. Carew stood
| by the corner of the table motionless;
| but Doris, in fever of anxiety, moved
restlessly to and fro. The moments
seemed to drag, the delay to be endless,
| but really only a couple of minutes had
passed before the door opened again, and
! the maids voice announced "Mr. Carew!"
| A young man strobe in. "Doris!" he
| cried, as he came toward Miss Forbes
with outstretched hand and smile On
| his face; but she Just touched the eX
tended fingers and indicated Mile. 'Do
you know this LADY," she asked.
The young man announced as Mr.. and
| Mrs. Carew looked at one another across
the table. Il have not, to my knowledge,
that pleasure he said politely, and then
! stared with amazement at the relief on
| his betrothed's face and the bewilder-
ment on that of the strange ,ady.
| Il knew it," cried Doris with heartfelt
relief. "She said-she must be crazy,
you were her husband"
II her husband!"
as this your Henry Carew?" Mile
finally found voice to say to Doris.
yes, of course it is! Now will you
kindly explain what you mean by saying
he married you a month ago."
| - hofD
my life. | said was married to Henry
Carew; in my husbands pocket this
evening | found the letter | showed You
just now"
In fact, except being about the same
height, there was not the smallest re-
semhlance between the visitor and Mil
he's husband
'Ah, the letter." cried Doris; chats
what so bowildered me-" She turned to
Der Harry. Where is the letter l wrote
you by the first post this morning, ad
dressed to your club, which you ought to
have received"
II did receive it; at 2 o'clock today
when | went to the Acanthus for lunch
con. Il have it now," he dived into his
breast pocket of his great coat-"why,
no! it's gone"
How did it get into my husbands
coat?" demanded Mile; that's where
found it,
Henry Carew the second took the let
ter and envelope Mrs. Carew produced
and gazed wonderingly at them. This is
positively uncannyl" he stated.
HAS the coat been out of your posses
sion?" asked Doris. as he seemed unable
to give any explanation.
LET me think. | read the letter in the
vestibule and put it in the breast pocket
of my overcoat. | hung the coat on a
peg in the luncheon room while l
lunehed. Then put it on and went out.
No, didn't. / had half an hour TO spare,
and had game of billiards and gave the
coat to waiter, and he brought it to me
when finished, and put it on and went
out. All! Is your husband a Henry
Carew!" inquired the young man of Mil
lie.
"Of course said Mrs. Carew, impa-
tiently, "or all this trouble wouldn't
have arisen"
'Then | believe know who your hus-
band is" was the triumphant reply.
Nlilie. who in her bewilderment, was
bepinning to wonder whether the exist
ence of her Harry was not imagination
ON her part. gave him all her attention,
ana Doris began to think her supposition
that her visitor was crazy might be in
correct.
Hes Paul Carew, the junior partner
of stephens s Co, the wool brokers
| asked the young man.
n Eyes, YES cried Mrs. CRrew, eagerly