The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-01-26


OF n kind of extra berth which wa,
built in the corner of the saloon, ant
usually had curtain over it, came
the face and hand of Capt. Delisle
and moment after that gentleman
stood facing the pair
You vllain!' he said to Sherry
You Internal villain, to insult my wife
in this fashion. What do you mean by
tampering with her affections? BY
heaven, I'll give you the biggest hiding
| you ever hadl' But before he had gone
more than few feet his wife flung her
! arms around him.
mo. Jack dear, MOI For my sake,
do nothing rash. Think Of what it may
mean to us! IL would ruin us!'
sherry was no fool; he saw now he
had been the dupe of pair OF rascally
schemers, and therefore concluded he
had better get out of the trap that
had been laid for him as well as he
could so, summoning up all the dignity
he could, he said: Very well, but you
will find that is game that two can
play at
II the captain carried out his threat,
Sherry knew his uncle, whose heir he
was, would hear of it, and then it would
be good-by to all his chances of inherit
ing the pleasant place and handsome
income he had been taught would some
day be his.
ITO cut the story short, he paid, and
to the tune of G 500, for which he gave
an lou, so it was no wonder he was
upset when l fell in with him"
Having arrived so far with the tale.
Archer left off and nodded to Wilton
to continue.
Il got dragged into this. began VIII
ton, by the long arm of coincidence.
|, too, was down at Tilbury that day
and CHANGED to return to town by the
same train as Acher and Sherringham;
we met on the platform and the tale
was told me as we went up.
II asked what her christian name
was, and when Sherry told me Della
it came to me like flash, Della TRAY
ers,' | shouted; L know her. Della
Travers we called her; the prettiest
most INSCRIPTIONS hussy / ever met,
and one of the best actresses, too.
zone morning a letter came to Capt
Delisle from gentleman who was de-
sirous of taking a trip to Madeira. 1t
was written on thick heavy paper and
bore an imposing crest at its head, and
the writer asked for the answer to be
sent to one of the most aristicratic
clubs in the West End.
When the passenger arrived on the
day of sailing he was duly received by
the captain and turned out to be
young, well-dressed man, who viewed
everything with an air of languid i'm
passiveness which nothing seemed to
dissipate.
Mrs. Delisle was also on board; she
was taking voyage to Madeira for
her health, her husband said, and the
same game was played as was worked
on Sherry; the passengers sympathies
were soon aroused on her behalf, so
much so that he commiserated with
her without any hesitation when her
husband was out of the way
From his cabin the passenger heard
the captains upbraiding, the sobs OF
his wife, and the final slam of the door
as the captain ended. After an inter
val of some minutes he strolled ID car
rying revolver in one hand and rag,
with which he was cleaning it, in the
other
I say he drawled. what a charm
ing husband you have got, to be sure!
l quite love him.
80 Mr. Waldron,' she replied |
spare me! Is it not enough to be |
spoken to as you have heard? Cannot
you sympathize with me, instead OF
adding to my misery?' and she began
to sob afresh
- do sympathize with you; but
what more can fellow do? / can't
very well call him out and shoot him.
can i? You see, duelling has unfor-
gone out OF fashion,
Suddenly he laughed.
i say, fancy what would happen if
could challenge him? I'll show YOU
and taking match from box he car
ried, he stuck it on the point of the
small blade of his penknife, which he
opened and laid on the table so that
he blade pointed upwards.
He thenlighted the match and went
'ound to the other end of the saloon.
Now he said, I'll.put that match
'ut without knocking it off the knife
nd he took steady aim.
'Stop! shrieked Mrs. Delisle, 'stop,
fou'll hit
What?
1.-The bunk behind the curtain
%, never mind, III pay for the dam
ges, look out! One! Two' Before
e uttered three the curtain was thrust
side, and Capt. Delisle jumped or
ather fell out from behind it,
Il thought ! should fetch you, said
he passenger calmly, your little game
as been played once too often, and
ou'ye made mess of IL. Now I'm go-
ng 70 make an example OF you; when
se get TO Madeira I'm going to hand
on over to the police on charge of
tempting TO blackmail, and can tell
on residence in Madeira prison is
ot the thing ! should yearn after my
elf Just you think the matter over
,eil bpforp we craf tbara