The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1905-07-24

tcopyrirhs. 1905. BY +. &. Mrclnrs.1

that any trouble had arisen between
him and Mabel, and be could not quite
grasp It.
You needn't come up this evening
the letter ran. Il don't want ever to see
you again, supposed that You were
manly and honest and true. / never
supposed YOU were deceiving another
girl just as you have been deceiving
me. shall keep the candy and the let
ter too. ! suppose she has the candy
intended for me. and you can easily
write another letter. You seem to be
quite apt at writing letters"
There was no signature, though 1t
needed no name to tell Jimmie from
whom the letter came There was only
one girl to whom he sent candy and
wrote letters, and he had been antici-
paung such pleasant evening with
her. He always sent Mabel chocolates
on Wednesdays and Saturdays. and a
letter was always inclosed. He could
not understand why the letter should
nave made her SO angry. II had only
contained few tender messages and
the announcement that he would be up
Thursday evening as usual lie had
hoped on this very evening TO ask her
the question that had been trembling
upon his lips ever since he had been
given that last raise In salary. Now he
was forbidden TO come, and he did not
even know why,
Somehow he Numbered along until
lunch time, and when that relief came
be wandered along the street irving 10
puzzle out the mystery So eugrossed
mad he become in his thoughts that he
was ten minutes late in getting back
TO the Office
The moment he appeared Jim Tucker
caught him by the throat and backed
him up against the wall. The other
clerks were out.
What do you mean by writing LET
ter like that Tucker shouted as he
f1ourished paper under the astonishetl
Dudley's nose
Where did you see Mabelf' demand
Ell the under man
Mabel" yelled the lrate Tucker.
What have l TO do with Mabel:"
Nothing hope, said Jimmie Dud-
ley ferventiy, but you seem to have
taken the matter up"
Taken it up" repeated Tucker.
Why shouldn't / take IT up when 1t
may cost me the sweetest girl in all
the world?"
Il thought Won were engaged to Belle
Wincheily' spluttered Dudley. who
was beginning To find the pressure
upon his throat decidedly uucouven-
lent
Il was" Kissed Tucker. tightening
his grip upon his victims throat "un-
til You, with your asiniue IDEAS of com
edy, broke it ofTt''
Then what about Mabel" gaspad
Jimmie
That" said Tucker. releasing his
hold and spreading the paper before
Jimmie's eyes
Why shouldn't write Ike that to
Mabel demanded Dudley as his eye
fell upon his own handwriting
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