The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1902-10-23
TIlE CarcwS had QuarIciicd.
] There was 10 dcuEt about it.
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| dulScd in by Mrs. CarcW be-
| cause her husband had forgotten ! cor
tain commission Sic had charged Inn
with had eliminated iI verbal warfare
| following the removal Of the cia;A at
| ter dinner, and this Was followed
shortly after by the removal OF tie
master OF the house. The act had been
prefaced by 4 statement On Larry
part that if she was going to SuiS ali
| the evening hcwould goout :Ea ani"::e
himself, and ther. hardly giving Nill!e
time to get in 4 LAST Word Alr. CarcW
had dashed into The hall. SnatcEed hat
and stic: and quilted LaEurHum Villa.
closing the front doc; behind aim WITH
vigor that shook the whole house.
When perfectly convinced that she
had driven him off the premises. Millie,
repented with the thoioughneSs that
marked all her actions; she ran into
the hall and opened the front door in
the vague hope that Harry was within
calling distance, but there was nothing
but darkness to be seen, and Size r2iuc-
tantly closed it again.
And Harry had gone out without his
great coat-he would catch cold. be
very i'll. perhaps die, and she would be
responsible; the tears came into Eer
eyes at this train OF thought, and she
felt herself the wickcdest woman in
London.
AS she stood remorsefully gazing al
the garment Harry ought to have beer
wearing she saw it lacked tie top but
ton, and remembered during dinner
Harry had said something about but
ton coming of his great coat. Mile
carried the coat into the dining room
and fetched her work basket. The but
ton should be put on at once. She laid
the coat on q table for greater conve-
nience, and as she did so letter slid
out of the inside breast pocket.
Millie picked it up. Henry Carew,
ESQ.,, Acanthus Club, Earl street, W.
c., was the inscription, in a feminine
hand, and the postmark was on that
day, and Harry'S excuse for forgetting
his commission had been pressure of
work at the office; yet he had found
time to visit the club. Who was his
correspondent!
Gle certainly Ought to tell me; it
doesn't look like business letter" said
Millie to herself, and then somehow
the letter came out Of the envelope.
She was only looking for the signature,
but the heading first caught her eye,
and it was, My darling Harry" AZ
ter that it IS needless to say she read
The letter. The address was 6, Queen
Anne Villas, Wellington Road, Kcnsel
Rise.
"dy darling Harry - Your bracelet
came by this mornings post; it's just
lovely. But you mustn't be so extrav
CANT. Be sure and come this evening
to be thanked and scolded by your low
ng sweetheart. Doris Forbes"
Milly turned very white and held her
breath. What did it mean? She looked
again III tie duuitSS, il lue civ SIope,
examined the postmarks. There could
be no mistake; the letter was genuine,
addressed to Harry, received and read
by Harry - Harry, who had married
her a little over a month ago.
Presently she rose to her feet, shak
ing with emotion. That was where he
had gone, to sec this Doris Forbes;
we'll, she would follow him. expose
him to the innocent girl to whom he
was obviously passing as single man.
Sternly repressing longing to Cry,
Millie went upstairs and put on her hat
and cloak; she would not let herself
think Of the future, but kept firmly be-
fore Der the thought of exposing Harry
to the girl he was deceivins. With the
evidence Of his double dealing in Her
pocket she came downstairs, and lcav-
ing the great coat still lying on the
table. lacking its top button, she
opened the front door ard slipped
quietly out of the house.