Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1905-01-31

about it. She left the omnibus and
drove straight to the mans house IN q
cab and rang the bell and walked in.
The man was standing on the hearth
rug alone in the room and she ran up
to him-remember, she hadn't seen him
for ten years-and, with wild gesture,
exclaimed: Save MEL
"Yes," observed the author, you have
hit upon a strong dramatic situation
there. What does the man say.
thought"
1.-The man replies: I will proclaim
your innocence with my last breath!
or something of that sort, and she falls
into his arms. After soothing her for
a few moments he inquiries who she is.
She tells him she is her dead friend.
his sister-in-law's cousin, but the man
replies that there must be some mis-
take, as he has no sister-in-law. The
girl fixes her eyes upon his face intent
ly for several minutes before remark
ing: Then you are not James De We're?
The man answers: No; my name is
JONES' and the girl discovers that she
has come to the wrong house.
''Ah! That, too, is fine situation,
murmured the author, for the,girl."
.'Yes, 1 dc not think it is bad. But
the strange part is that Jones and De
We're are both members of club where
ladies can be taken as guests, you know
there are such clubs in London, aren't
there?'
ooh, yes. several" said the author.
$50 Jones offers to conduct the girl
to this club and hand her over tt De
We're, and they drive off together
Meantime the girls husband has dis
covered her flight and starts in pursuit.
Having heard her once mention the
name of her dead school friends cousin,
he first seeks out this lady and fromfher
learns that his wife and she met that
very morning in an omnibus. This re-
assures him and he goes home to dinner.
Jones and the girl reach the club and
Jones finds De We're taking afternoon tea
with-whom do you think?"
Il am at a loss to conjecture" said
the author, permitting his eyes to dwell
dreamily on the girls flushed face.
why, with the school friehd!" ex-
claimed the girl, clapping her hands.
The school friend?"
Eyes. She wasn't dead, after all. 1t
turned out to be merely malicious
and unfounded report. On the contrary,
she was engaged to be married to De
Vere.'
''Ah! Lucky De We're And is that
all?"
mo. That concludes the first half OF
the story. The rest is principally ex-
plantations. want to know how it ought
to be written said the girl.
Its too exciting for me to give an
opinion straight off," rejoined the au-
thor "You say the girl knew the man
for ten years?"
Yes
but the man didn't know the girl?"
mo"
ct was his loss!" murmured the -au-
thor Pray, how long have you known
me?'
ooh, ever since l was 15-or there
abouts," answered the girl, examining
the pattern of the authors carpet
And it seems only within the lasthalf
hour that have known you!" calculated
the author, rising from his chair.
What on earth do you mean?" de-
manded the girl.
Il mean" Said the author, that we
will write your story together, if you
will. but on one condition"
And what is the condition."
THAT, unlike the girl in the story, you
will promise never. never to run away
from me-nOt even for lark"
All" said the girl
"Ah." said the author. putting his
arm round the girls waist. but love
you | love you, love you!'
And the girl didn't run away.