The evening Republican., 1902-07-17

willing to help them adjust matters.
They had been engaged in this disagree
able quarrel since stepping from carriage
at the door, and there was suggestion O.
one OF those terrible hotel tragedies which
occur so often in their expressions of rag.
and defiance, and the hatred which fashec
from their angry eyes as they g.ared at each
other.
Clarence Wilson and wife, St. Paul
Mlnn.,' was the inscription recorded on tlre
hotel register, and several guests who had
been interested in the quarreing couple
sauntered up and glanced at the bold aceus
toned writing and speculated over the new
arrivals.
THAT isn't the handwriting of tough"
commented the clerk
Must have money by the way they are
logged out"
1T will be either murder or divorce"
They're too young to have good sense
oh, they We been married some years. I
heard her twitting him with it. They are
not so young as they look"
The pair entered the hotel dining room in
pacific silence and but for the traces of
their previous i'll humor would have made a
very good impression. However they went
at it again hammer and tongs before they
had finished their first course
Did YOU secure good tickets for the the
ater or did you get any old thing. as usual ?"
"There You go. jumping at conclusions!
These are the tckets-perhaps you will con-
descend to approve them. Best in the
house.
six rows from the stage and not end
seats. Suppose the theater should be on fire
how would we get OUT"
Il could skip over the backs of the seats"
~ es, and leave me to perish! Oh, this is
too much. Yet, years ago when VIC were
first married, Nlr. Wilson, and you were not
The cruel wretch you now are, You said"
"Oh, never mind what said Eat your
fish and give me chance to finish my din
ner i'll peace. little thought in those days
that | had married termagant!"
"Nho made me one? You-nobody but
you. My--my mother"
Never mind dragging her in. Ii her
daughter were half as amllble as she is I
wouldn't be leading such dog $ lic.'
Mr.. Wilson seemed to have had the last
word, and although the pair spoke unce or
twice in an undertone, the attentive waiter
had no further parley to report to the head
clerk
But the quarrel was resumed at the cle-
vator, wAere they snapped and snaltd in
such vicious fashion that the boy related it
at the desk, where he was told to look out
for concealed weapons and to report any
loud talking he might hear in the apart.
ments oi the new guests
we don't want any coroner's inquest
here, said the clerk. "Just keep tab on
them, and if you see anything suspicious let
me know
Nothing was reported, however, until late
in the evening after the return OF the cJuple
from the theater. They had been talking
loudly and disagrceably when they went
out, but had returned in a more peaccatle
mood, although looking Gaggers at eacn
other as they went up in the elevator. A
call tor ice water was responded to by bell
boy, who came down from their room with
eyes popping from his head.
'There'll be another murder done in this
house sure, he exclaimed. Them two have
got it in Tor one mother, for she called him
a rutfyan an he said take that back or yer
life will pay tn forfeet, An they jist
gared at themselves like catamounts."
The clerk sent for the landlord. Il
think we should look into this" he said.
"The couple in parlor rs have been fighting
ever since they came into the house We
don't want another tragedy"
'Who are they?" asked the landlord
"Nice looking peope-young, too--but en-
gagged in the worst row you ever heard"
MARRIED."
"Oh, yes, they're man and wife all right
looking for divorce, ! should Say But
there'il be mischief done il you don't in-
tertere and settle their quarrel for Them or
find out what it's about
I'm so up and STE them" said the land
lord, "and you might AS well come along as
witness. and bring the boy-he may lave
to tell what he heard. Come on
Arrived opposite parlor rs, tie landlord
and his suite, reentoic9d by several curious
guests and Il few chambermaids, stopped TO
rcconnoiter. All was silent, and the party
looked at each other with gloomy iorebod.
inss OF having arrived too late. No quarrel
wa. in progress, bat instead peals of gi,lish
laughter saluted their listening ears, accum-
panied by series of masculine ha ia 5 and
a festive bass voice saying:
Such a lark, Nellie! | never would have
believed it possible never had so much
fun in my life. Why, you looked like little
savage
"Oh, you should have seen yourself!
Why, Clarence, dear, there was malignant
hatred in your face every time you spoke
to me. hope we didn't overdo it. You
called me a termaGant.'
eyes, dear, but you called me wretch"
Z Here there was sound SO suggestive of
. tender reconciliation an explosive kiss
that the landlord deemed it cxpedic lent 10
beat hGsty retreat with his accumulated
forces, But not heIe!ss they had heard
through the panels sweet cooling voice in
the triumphant rsnark;
And not soul OF them will ever dream
that we are Just married and on our we'd
ding trlp.'-I Ihicaso Record Herald