The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-03-30

hIu. Dy tuc WY, tuut mhheS NE
think. Did l write you any love let
ters while we were engsged?'
Her Grave Mistake.
Mrs. Bowser shonld have promptly
lied about 1t and said no. She ough,
to have known thut nothing on eartn
will provoke II husband. NO matter how
good he Is, like the sight Of one Of
his silly old effusfohs. Indeed. she did
know It; bat, on the contrary, she had
carefully saved every one ana had n
| wlfely AS well as a wOnanly pride lii
them. She therefore after moments
hesitation answered! ~
II believe you wrote me two Or
three"
IL hardly think so. I was not one
of the mushy sort. After had told
you that loved you and wanted you
| to be my wife that settled things. Did
I gush In any OF the brief notes sent
you"
"some of your brief notes were six
page letters"
NO! Never!'
~ can't say tnut yor esshed YOU
tSuICu uut dh ahhV. uhA SAM yS' 'Oe'e
not live without me-
| Mr.. Bowser flushed up shd laughed
| without mirth aud asked 10 see any
such letter and added.
Come. now, let's see II was as
bad as the rest Of them. ia tuke my
| dying oath that never wrote word
OF love, but perhaps I've forgotten.
Just bring down three or four OF the
letters and we will laugh over them"
But you'll-you'll get mad"
] "Nonsense Why should get mad
over something that happened twenty
years agof"
| She went upstairs after the letters,
and Mr.. Bowser felt change taking
place within him. When Mrs. Bow.
ser came down with three or four
letters In her hand he laughed IN an
uneasy way and said:
Behold the proofs In your breach OF
promise suit! Now, then. read away"
| And you won't-won't'--
| "Go ahead
"Well, here's a letter beginning MY
little darling Of bluebell angel
When l got IT,
81 deny that II begins that way"
shouted Mr.. Bowser as the scarlet
came TO his face.
Than Trouble Began.
"But you can read for yourself.
don't see why you should be ashamed
of 1t. Here is one I'm which you say:
Heaven has no angel compared Ia
thee. IL anything should happen To
you I'd hang myself within an hour
for life to me would be nothing"
by the jumping Jericho. Mrs. Bow.
ser, do you want to make out that
was the biggest ass in America at
twenty -three!" he shouted.
"Of course not. You loved me. and
you talked and wrote like all young
men in love. 1t was awfully sweet and
nice of you. In this letter here you say
that you have not eaten or slept for
three days and nights for thinking Of
me. I cried when read the words"
II wrote that mushy stutf, did 2"
"Yes. and here you say that II we
should quarrel and l should look upon
you coldly you would blow your brains
out"
"Never! Never In this living world
did | write such stuff"
But you can see sor yourself. You
don't deny your own handwriting, do
you?
81 do! hereby declare these letters
base forgeries"
"Why. dear, how can you talk that
way? II you were in love with me.
why shouldn't you write this way|
Mrs. Bowser." he said as he rose up
In awful majesty, IL planned for an
evening Of happiness and contentment.
felt that you were true helpmeet.
and praised you. praised our home.
1t made you envious to see me happy.
letters to make me feel bad. You have
accomplished your base purpose. You
have wrecked my evening. Good night
to you"
But where are yov golng?'
"Never you mind. have been strlck-
en- down by the knife of the assassin,
and you can grin and ciuckle and en-
joy your triumph"
And with that he stslked down the
hall, threw on his hat and overcoat
and passed out into the night and
walked away. At the corner q tramp
asked him for 10 cents to pay for lodg-
Jugs. and policeman two blocks away
heard roar, yell of terror and the
sound of flying feet. He hastened up.
but all he could learn was from small
boy. who said:
"a bloke come along, and de tramp
asked him for some sugar. and de-
blOke rOared. and de tramp screamed.
and de way dey went down Plum
street beat de subway express all to
squash" NJ. QUAD.