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

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writer. It commences, Ny own dar-
ling girl; that Is bad enough. but there
Is worse to follow
4 think can make my escape for
an hour Or two on Thursday evening.
Il you can manage If, will you meet
me at Euston Station, usual place
about half-past g? / am longing to
have a chat with my dear little wife.
1t Is hard for us to be parted, but
cheer up, we shall be together again
as soon as have made enough money
out of this menagerie.
With lots of love and kisses.
CHARLEY
There, my dear, what do you think
of that?'
"But-I-what does it mean?"
What does it mean? Why, bigamy,
Of course. The scoundrel is already
married, and is only waiting until he
can get hold of your money, and then
he will desert you"
"Oh. can't believe it; it's not true"
What? You can't believe the evil
dence Of your own eyes? The letter
Is addressed from my house, and here,
on the very evening he mentions, I
find that he has left you, for the first
time since your marriage, and to go
to his club-his club, forsooth!"
"Oh, what shall do, what shall |
do?"
do? Why, get your hat and jacket,
put on thick veil, and we will go to
Euston Station and watch him meet
this woman, and if that won't con-
vince you, nothing will. 1t is now a
quarter past g. Hurry up and we shall
just be in time"
And standing under the clock,
swinging his stick with Impotence,
they discovered Charley Lovegrove,
with the three red roses stuck prom
inently in his buttonhole, emblemati-
cal of danger signal.
AS Kitty and Susan Nibler crouched
in the shadows they saw tall, golden
haired girl, with pretty, laughing
face, come towards Charley with out
stretched hand. They stood joking and
laughing for moment, and then
Charley detached the roses from his
coat and the girl fastened them in her
dress. After a little while they en-
tered a hanson and drove away to-
gether.
BY the time Miss Nibler got her
niece home again, Kitty was in half
fainting condition, and as the SER
wants were all out for the evening she
took the poor girl into the kitchen
and soused her literally with water.
Now, my dear, this is no time for
fainting; you must bear up, and Well
show Charles Lovegrove that he can
not commit bigamy with impunity."
"Oh, but, auntie, there must be
some mistaken
There is no mistake believe that
man is capable of anything, and it
would not surprise me to find that he
had a dozen wives"
"Oh, auntie, how can you?"
Il can, that's why, and you Ssee if
my words don't come true. Hark!
What is that? There is someone
knocking at the side gate"
ut will be one of the servants re-
turning"
Don't you move, my dear. will
open the door myself
Miss Nibler opened the side door,
and a young woman walked into the
kitchen. She stood for a moment star
ing in surprise.
"Oh, beg your pardon; II come to
see Charley-I mean my husband"
What? Charley your husband?"
yes. We were marrier secretly
about twelve months ago, Sut as he
lost all his money, we had to part for
time. am sorry l have disturbed
you If he is not i'm
There, my poor niece, see how my
words are coming true. A trigamist!
A trigamist, that's what he is-a trig-
amist."
'Oh, don't! It's terrible-terriDle!
ooh, 1t is nothing to what we shall
find out. The man is an utter -scoun-
dreI."
Il beg your pardon" said the new
conner, "but you are talking about my
Charley?"
Eyes, your Charley; and how many
other peoples Charley we don't know
yet You look a respectable young
woman, but am sorry to tell you that
the man you married is a knave You
say you became his wife twelve
months ago. and yet only three weeks
ago he married my niece, and we saw
him meet his third wife tonight at the
station and drive off with herr
Are you mad?"
mo, / a mnot; am very sane in