The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1908-10-30

ana CndTley IOVeSTON6b step WaS
heard in the hall
Kitty, you sit on the couch, and
you, young woman, step into the con-
seryatory and come out when I call
you sa
Miss Nibler sat bolt upright in a
high-backed chair, and then Charlie
entered the room.
"Halloa, aunt, this is an unexpected
pleasure"
"Then the pleasure is all on one
side"
"Well, so long as one Of us is
pleased, that is something But what
is the matter, Kitty, that you have
been crying?
"oh, Charles, Charles, how could
you do it,"
+ DO what?"
1T is useless to Drazen it out.
Charles Lovegrove; we have discov-
cred everything.
We'll, the air is so frigid that |
shouldn't be surprised if everything
included the North Pole"
.sAh, you will not jest when you
find yourself in the felons dock"
"Felon's dock! What for?"
"Bigamyp
Bigamy? oh, this beyond a joke.
Il am glad you begin to think so.
Perhaps you will deny that you are
the writer of this letter, which was
returned to my house?"
Charley took the letter and read 1t.
most certainly deny it.. I never
saw it before in my life"
ooh, we are quite prepared for a
tissue Of falsehoods; and now, per-
haps, you will deny that you met a
young lady under the clock at Euston
Station this EVENING""
e 'No-I-oh, by George!"
Yes, it is by George! And I am
glad to see that you have the grace to
hesitate before telling another I'M
truth"
ut wasn't that. l was thinking of
the coincidence that you should re-
ceive this letter and Jim Blunt should
ask me to meet his cousin for him at
the same time that this mysterious
Charley Fixes
"Oh, you are dragging Jim Blunt
into it now. You men always back
each other up"
Il tell you that Jim Blunt came here
tonight and asked me to meet his
wife's cousin, who was coming down
from Manchester did not say any
thing about it to Kitty, because she is
sucha jealous little girl"
"Oh, Charley, how cruel of YOU is'
wait a bit, Kitty, my dear. He
has denied wife number one, but we
will now see if he can dispose of the
second young woman
Second young woman! Have you
got any more of my wIyes about?"
"Ah, then you admit that there is
plurality?"
"Oh, you are talking rubbish.
you will not say it is rubbish
when I tell you that your other victim
is here in this house,
Then, for goodness sake, produce
her; trot her out, and let her fall up
on my neck and call me Charley"
your wish shall be gratifed. Come
here, my poor deluded woman. Now,
sir, here is another of your victims.
Deny her rights as your wife if you
CAM
Il not only can, but do. The lady
is an entire stranger to me-
HWO0oon ic not tIic mon uOIIr 1oi1c-
band?"
mo, no, that is not my husband
that is not my Charley"
Then what do you mean by COM
ing here and saying that he was?"
At that moment the door opened,
and Foskit, the butler, entered the
ROOM
There is my husband. Oh, Charley.
Charley"
What does this mean?" asked Love-
grove. Here, Foskit, what's your
front name?"
Charles, SIR
"And are you the author of this pre-
cious letter."
Eyes, sir, sent it to my wife over
week ago, asking her to meet me at
Euston Station, but she don't appear
to have received it, and SO she didn't
turn up"
Because the family I was with
have moved, Charley, and came here
tonight to give you my new address"
We'll, / think that disposes of wife
number two, Miss Nibler; do you hap
pen to have any more about the prem
ises?"
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