The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1908-03-27

Win the gold coffee spoons: he
opened a, took out the spoons and
PIT them into the Brown satchel.
lthrCwing aside the box to q number
| q others which were already on the
| hoor They had already packed
away the fish spoons and forks, all
1.-The teaspoons and the salt cellars
The man returned dozen teaspoons
to her.
No, lny dear, these won't go.
There is a mcnogfam on them ana
nobody will buy them, but for the
value OF the silver, which is next to
nothing
Klaus Bremen clenched his FIST
MY dear" he said. The scoundrel.
Now let US 60 for the jewelry, =
the man said.
/ lit is upstairs in the bedroom I
will bring 1t down"
At the door she stopped and
turned around. Her voice was
trembling q little. but you promise
me that you will not shoot if he
should really come, < she begged.
s Il won't" ahe said, with smile.
II never shot at any one yet, but
think will rather go with you up
stairs, then it will be quicker"
AS soon as they had both disap-
peared up the stairs Bremen rushed
after them.
In his hand he held revolver.
Although he did not try to walk
softly, they did not notice him COM
ing. It was evident that they were
quarrelling. His wife was standing
In the doorway leading into the bath
room and refused to let the man
enter. s
I will go alone into this room, x
she declared, but l promise you /
will give YOU everything"
Bremen really did not know what
she could bring him, and as far as
he knew there was nothing in the
bathroom but some croquet balls and
pair of skates.
The man, however, did not believe
her, for he pushed her aside and.
went in.
At the same moment the young
woman jumped out, slammed the
door, and with trembling fingers felt
for the key. Now Bremen rushed up
to her.
"Oh, I am so glad that you have
come at last" his wife cried and fell
to the floor in a faint.
For a long time Bremen had all he
could do to bring back his wife to
consciousness, while the man in the
bathroom was knocking and kicking
the door. There was no way of get
ting out of the bathroom, for there
was no window and the door was
good and strong.
A half hour later a policeman took
a well DRESSED young gentleman
down the street, and Bremen went
down into the cellar to find a bottle
of champagne to bring back his wife
to life, he said, but really this was
not necessary. Anna was busy in
the kitchen and few minutes later
they sat down to eat.
.'EoW Cell me, darling, how this
thing happened"
Yes; you remember that you said
you were going to the bowling club,
but / didn't believe that for a mo-
ment, because you never left me alone
in the house before. / figured on
you missing the 5 o'clock train, be-
cause thought you would bring me
something to show that you remem-
bered our anniversary.
When / had everything ready to-
receive you, was just about to leave
for the station, where intended to
meet you, when that fellow who
pretended to be a man wanting
names on list for some charity as
ISOLATION, came rushing in. I pre-
tended to call you, but he laughed
and said: Oh, you can't fool me;
he's not coming home until IL
o'clock He must have heard what
you said when you left this morning.
"Then he asked me for all the
money and the silverware, and gave
it to him slowly, ON, so slowly, be-
cause my only thought was to gain
time until you should come. The last
you know"
And the letter this morning?"
She blushed. ITO punish you for
your suspicion of me I'm going to
tell you what lit was. The letter came
from Erna Deacker. She had heard
that | was married, but didn't know
to whom, so she had sent the letter
to my mother, and in the letter she
asked me If she had won her bet
and if l after all had married some
body else than the awkward, fragile
lanky fellow, Klaus Bremer With
whom ] was in love when went to