The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1905-01-13


me badly, ciemsntinaf' argued the law
yer. 4 have . right To kncs the reason
you are Hitting me IL isn't fair to me.
Il guess it's fair.r than II ! married
you said CiePentira. with a little
shake In her voice. But when We Amer.
lean girls make up our minds. there's
nothing more To be said. We'd better
aay good. by here. Pops waiting for
ma y, the station. and I've got two OF
three more visits TO make. Say. you've
never kissed me before. and we've been
engaged for a long time. You can just
once nov. II you want to"
Miss Potts lifted . slightly blushins
cheek. and. as Mnrmadukc accepted the
~ipsitstion u struck him AZ a curious
coincidence that he had lever been
tempted to kiss those pretty, pouiing
lipsbeforc. Hcreallted then wha, q false
hearted knaye he had been, C'emen-
tina's trem uious Kiss Sent thrill 10 his
heart. which swept over the PANS Of
conscience. For a moment be wis In
paradise. ard when he returned to earth
Clrnentina had gone
Then he called himself all the names
he cogidttInko OF lie was a brute. a sof.
DID wretch. a p,ltry fortune hunter, and
dctcrvcd little short OF hanging Gle
mentina had found out IN time he was
oniy marrying her for her money. and
had gone without a roproach-unless ~
was her klss-on her lips. And nothing
could be done. She desplsed him, u
course. and perhaps she suffered. too
Poor lttlc clemontlna! How pretty she
had looked and how generous she had
been'
Marmaduke nung the clothes brush At
his wis and gown TO express his disgust
at the barris,cr Who owned them. and,
putting on his hat and coat. strobe mood
ily home.
Arriving there, he took hendish Dc.
light In acqualntlng his venerable pa
rent Of the collapse OF his cherished
scheme. but. at the conclusion Of his
story OF ~Clementina's flight, he found
tho astonishmont was solely to BE- on
his side.
I'm glad to hear II. Very glad. e said
his father Not that | was afraid you
would be mad enough To stick by the
engagement, my boy"
What on earth are you talking
about" said Marmaduke.
You haven't heard. then. said Mr.
Egmont. The little mink didn't tell
you that her father has jus, been made
a bankrupt. We'll, I ncyer."
'Tlna's father a bankrupt"
Yes went on Mr.. Esmont. testify.
y thought they would come q croppcr
the rate they were i~iying-balis. parties,
thcaters galore. 10 say nothing of dia.
monds and Paris millinery. The only
thing ! have to b. thankful for is the
Girls honesty. Her father would have
insisted on the marriage II II hadn't
been for hor"
For q few minutes Marmaduke sat as
" he was stunned. Then his face cleared
In a remarkable way. He pulled his ha.
and coat On again with fevcrish haste.
and without returning any answer I o his
fathers questions. out Of the house.
He took n cab to the hotel where Mr.
Potts and his daughter had been stay
ing. and found out the boat they wers
going BY and the time II started. and
-.
iouhp ne . oh'y an hour 70 achiese DIS
puIPose iah'ns sho,her CAP he prom
ised the driver countless wealth II he
Aal''u ""'
oooahess me Ilha' u mat n thai
Souhs name OF yours coming Along tho
quay salu ar fot's, looking over the
sue Oh IN. N"fs' thht was thke them
Uaeh 70 'he'i naive anu fears a.
'"onsh h's I"oAlns Tor something
clcmchtlna loohed up with a deep
nnsh on her cheek aud n Wild throbbing
at her heart What had he come for