The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1908-10-21
"Ah, you will not jest when You
find yourself in the felon's dock"
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"Ah, you will not jest when you
find yourself in the felon's Dock
''Felon's dock! What for?"
"Bigamy"
"Bigamy? oh, this beyond joke"
81 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.
Il most certainly deny it. never
saw it before in my lfe."
"Oh, 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""
"No-I-oh, by Georget"
"Yes, 1t is by George! And l am
glad to see that you have the grace to
hesitate before telling another un-
truth"
1T wasn't that. 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 1t now. You men always back
each other up"
81 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 1t to Kitty, because she Is
sucha jealous little girl"
"Oh, Charley, how cruel of you"
"Wait 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 wrves about?"
"Ah, then you admit that there is
a plurality?"
"Oh, you are talking rubbish"
"You will not say it is rubbish
when tell you that your other victim
is herein 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 gratified. Come
here, my poor deluded woman. Now
sir, here is another of your victims
Deny her rights as your wife if you
can"
Il not only can, but do. The lady
is an entire stranger to me-"
Woman, is not this man your hus-
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, FoslSit, what's youl
front name?"
Charles, sir
"And are you the author of this pre-
cious letter?"
Yes, sir, | sent II to my vile oVel
week ago, asking her to meet me a
Euston Station, but she don't appeal
to have received it, and SO she didn'
turn up"
Because the family I was will
have moved, Charley, and | came herr
tonight to give you my new address.
well, | think that disposes of wifi
number two, Miss Nibler; do you hap
pen to have any more about the prem
ises?"
"Oh, Charley, Charley, and you arr
not bigamist?"
mo, Kitty, not YETI
"Oh, I am sorry doubted you! d,
forgive me! 1t was ali aunue's fault.
And this is all the thanks l get 70
trying to do my duty" shifted Mis-
Nibler.
Some people would be better em
ployed in minding their own busines
instead of trying to make trouble TO
others; but l must say that in tn
combination of circumstances thing
looked very much against me. Coin
cidences, however, have habit o
cropping up, and before pronouncin
person guilty 1t is always well t
make perfectly sure that we have no
found q mares nest."-Tit-Bits.