The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1908-05-08
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"A cheat-waat do You meane" he
exclaimed.
Hyasinthine dabbed at her stream
ing eyes: WHY. that i didn't write the
hook. 1T wasn't my fault that you
tnoush.. l did. 1t wasn't. really. 1t
was that fool Ioulkes. He went about
telling people that l did. and. when
they began to believe him. NJ so
pleased That l hadn't the strength of
mind to say that ! didn't"
'But. do you mean to say'.--eon-
menced Willie. You don't think it
possibie-you don't think IT'S possible
my wife really did write it?"
II don't know Who wrote it," replied
HNacihthine, miserably. II know I
dldn.t Oh, 1 Vas an idiot to say that
l did But it seemed such am easy way
to get asked everywhere. and people
We're so anxious to swallow anybody as
the author. You don blame me very
much, do you? And BESIDES" she
stepped orward until she was close 10
him, Il knew that you admired me.
and 1 did SO enjoy YOU admlration!"
Why didn't you tell me the truth, at
any rate?' he asked. II should have
admired you just as .nuch-more for
being honest and
She shook her head. q know YOU
wouldn't. You won't admire me any
more now. For everybody viii know
that I'm n fraud and will cut me
you'll cut me too. We shan't have any
more auiet teas mere. " And she burst
out sobbing again.
Strange comforted her as well as he
could in a short time. He said that.
really. he must keep that appointment
IN st: James street, II that he was
abominably late already. Then ne
bounded down the stairs. hailed the
first hanson he saw and sped home
ward. He Il left his newspapers in
Hy~acinthine's fiat; so he bought an
other n with this he con
frorted his wife.
His wife had no need to read 1t: she
had already seen it in an earlier edi.
ton.
It's quite true.'' she said.
We'll. I'm blessed." he exclaimed.
But however did you manage to do it?
Is it really true"
wife. Surely I'm better qualified To
write such a book than most women
better than Miss Hyacinthine Thor
%cughgood. for instance"
Have you heard OF her?" asked
Willie. Ne
"oh. yes" replied the wife. "it was
on account of her that I had that par-
agraph inserted and decided to have
my name put on the next edition. n
seemed too ironical that you should fall
IN love with her on my account"
but didn't fall in love with her.,
protested Willie.
That you should esteem her SO
highly, then"
II don't know that 1 do esteem her
very highly" he asserted. Il didn't
know until this afternoon that she was
a liar" vas
II women are liars-and all men"
commented his wife. '
Willie didn't like such a tone. He
put his arm round his wife's waist
and kissed her. It vas a valuable priv
ilege to be able to kiss the author OF
THE Diary Of a Neglected Woman"
whenever he wished.
He felt, also, that he owed Soma
gratitude to his wife for placing him
In the position OF her husband nav.
ticularly If he were allowed to CON-
biEe it with that of Snowman. He nnr-
suaded her to accept an enorrnoI,
number of invitations, and, whereas
she went he had the pleasure Of see.
ing her surrounded by a crowd Of hnzz-
ing, complimentary lion hunters.
once, In a crush. Willie found him.
self shoulder to shoulder with Miss Hv.
acinthine Thoroughbred. He accented
the hand that she held out to him
with something Of an appealing man.
ner. but he accepted 1t very coolIv. On.
could not afford to be too friendir
[ With such an unprincipled person