Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1908-03-12

.what win you do then, Harriet1
You might % well declare that you
won't have toothache. Because, my
dear. bad temper never yet cured q
toothache or changed mans luck"
"Ohi you deceived me-you deceived
me-"
mo, Harriet, no." he replied, calmly.
IT did not deceive you. Do sit down
and have breakfast comfortably. No,
my dear. Don't leS.hs call things by
bad names. / only kept back certain
facts"
"You told me nothing about the trust
money"
II did not"
"You deceived me-you have always
deceived me-" she repeated, with fash
Ing eyes and red spot on either cheek.
"But it's the last time. You shall never
have the chance Of deceiving me
again."
"Just as you like, Harriet. How long
Is the present rampage going to con-
tinueY
"You have always deceived me, from
the beginning. Oh, what a fool was
to trust word you said! might have
guessed what sort of man you were
from your companions. And now you
want me to help in robblng your
cousin. Yes-in robbing and stealing.
Ohw
"Call 1t what you like, Harriet" But
he Redeemed. II am not going out of
this Job empty-handed, I promise you.
Half of it ought to be mine by rights.
And what with the jewels and the sill
yer mugs, and the wine and the pic
lures and my bill Of costs and alr-he
emphasized his conjunctions so as to
impress upon himself the power OF
arithmetic-"I intend to come pretty
well out of It, Harriet" He added a
few words of more vigorous English
with reference to Harriet's temper.
"Yes," she replied. II know you Will
get few hundred pounds. and you
will spend it all in drink and racing
and betting and billiards. and where
shall we be afterward2 No, Jem, am
not going back to the old life. Don't
think 1t. I shall go my own way"
"You have always gone your own
way, Harriet. But you are a fine
woman, and I'm proud to own you"
"Own me?" She was not the least
mollifled by the compliment to her ap-
maj II Will ehnyU
you how much you own me-"
"Proud to own you, my dear" he re-
peated. "a handsome creature, but the
deuce and all in harness. Nasty tenn
pered, stubborn, hard in the mouth,
handy with her heels, skittish. and apt
to shy. They're faults, Harriet, that
take the value off the most perfect anil
NAL. And now shut up and have done
with 1t, and don't worry me any more,
or may lose my temper, too, and that
would be bad for you. Sit quiet, do
what 1 tell you without calling 1t ugly
names, and I'll put you through"
She made some kind Of inarticulate
answer, and returned to the chair in
the window, where she sat in silence.
The door-bell rang loud and long.
Harriet started in her chair, turned
red and pale in turn, and glanced
quickly at her husband. He paid no
attention to a ring at the street door
why should he?-and folded his paper
SO as to get at the sporting news.
But he Jumped to his feet when Tom
Addison appeared.
''TOm, my dear boyv' He seized Tom
Addison's hand with effusion. "You
are unexpected, but the earlier the bet
ter. You can't come too early. Be-
sides, this is your own house. Let me
introduce you to my wife. whom you
have never seen before. Strange, isn't
1t, between cousins?" He was winking
rapidly with both eyes. Harriet has
been longing to make your acquaint-
ance, and to tell you Of the JOY and
gratitude which she felt when you
were reported safe. Nothing ever af-
fected her with SO much happiness"
"That's falsehood, James," said his
wife, quietly.
James turned pale. and winked again
with both eyes.
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