Woodruff County news. [volume] (McCrory, Ark.) 1901-1910, 1909-02-04

There Fraser!-Te Tom to across to Uncle Mar
jorbanks with this note and hurry baok he stops
talk to Matilda Ann I'll take his scalp
But Lucy!-Lucy?-Lucy won't want to be married t.
pauper with a mansion and park-but know what i
will be:-Nothing will change me-Rich or poor l an
yours, Lucy.-Dear old girl (writes).
My darling LUCY have just had an awful shock
Mrs Mcpherson writes to that old Fudge has left fol
Australia and taken my little all with him. love yor
and shall never love anyone but you in all life but
course you won't marry beggar (even with a mansion
and park, and dear you free unless it is YOU
choice to wait until shall have recovered by hard
my lost fortune AS for me, yours until death, only
thought it right to let know and if you give
up, am your devoted slave. Agernon"
But she won't give me up-I know she won't-my little
Lucyolds letter and addresses envelope rising Fraser
-(rings NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. to door,
Here's letter from auntie and long letter from
uncle:
"Algernon-I am, I may say fatally wounded Good
heavens-has he shot HIMSELF? -treacherousy shot NOR
tally injured by member of my family-The gun that
fired the shot is other than the letter have
ceved from you,-no MartinHenry could have done its
work better This morning while a accommodating ex
petition in the village l Mrs Mcpherson As
she was flying signals of Distress halted march
her husbands partner Fudge had absconded with
funds.-The blow that | was obliged to
abandon position and retire upon the public
house, which happened to be the Awyn Arms Here for
titled and entrenched myself and it until the aft
ernoon that felt sufficiently strengthened to continue
the advance Marengo House. You can imagine my
horror opening dispatch discover the reachery
of one upon whose loyalty would have staked the
pagn Had it the reconnaissance this morn
ing should have been under the impression that still
amply endowed with the fortune father bequeathed
to you, and which you have recklessy squandered-
recklessly!)-you required a momentary
loan of $1,000 and with the motto of my house nobesse
obge ever before eyes, should have instantly
plied-I old soldier would have marched unsuspect
ingy into the ambush cunning had prepared
destruction enclose few lines from heartbroken
aunt Marengo Majoribanks
Late Major MaieSty's Dragon Guards
IN. b need not say that it will be of the ques-
ton for any member of my family to accept your
invitation to dinner this evening"
The old-the old-no l WON'T won't abuse him be-
hind his back, but when I him I'll let him know!
(Sghs), (writes):
my Dear Doctor and Ny Dear Old Friend-A calamity
has overtaken me-to brief-Fudge has disappeared
with all my money! am of course temporarily embar.
raised. Remembering your many expressions of good
will and your oft repeated request that should apply
to when in trouble, l do not hesitate to ask you
to aid by giving bearer your cheque for 600 for
which 1 enclose my O. u hope that in spite of my
misfortune you will not fail to dinner this
ing and We'll uncork bottle of IA drown our sorrow
Always your afectionae friend,
Algernon Awyn."
Ah let's what Auntie has to say "opens let
ter, reads):
MY Dear Algernon-Your uncle has lust with the
greatest decacy and with all possible consideration for
my feeble condition. broken to the fearful
has enveloped our house in its awful paTo think that
only few moments ago happy woman watering
my beloved in sunt garden when out of clear
sky the bolt fell and ravaged in instant pack
of cards, the beautiful placid which We were sail
ing peacefully To think Algernon that you in whom
/ have always had such mistaken faith should have been
the serpent to gnaw away with blow the founda-
lions of our confidence in humanity Your poor uncle
says that by your act have placed yourself within
the power of the police and without the pale of society
You will know, of course, why it would have been i'm
possible for us to comply with your attempt to rob us
by yielding up a thousand pounds: We have your
cousin Robert to consider and it is you are aware
compromising felony to rob Peter to pay Paul | am
with every expression of horror your COM
pletely collapsed aunt,
Marjory Marjoribanks,"
p Sand oh, Algernon, was looking forward with
so much pleasure to first dinner this evening that
another sad blow!-P. S. P. S-you will have To dis.
charge that expensive cook"
This is getting worse and worse-Wby oh WHY
doesn't Tom back with a word from Lucy-then I
wouldn't mind that abusive nonsense!-Six to dinner
three friends gone-No, that's not fair to Bobbie-
(writes)
Dear Old Bobbie-I suppose you've heard by now of
my smash?a gone-nothing left the house and the
parkEIave any dollars spare? If so bring them
around at dinner time if you get without row.
Wen have one more good dinner laugh and chaff
and drink brown sherynever mind about the dollars IF
you're hard up, but come! From your old fag
Alge"
(Tears letter 0pen)
"My Dear Sir Algernon" -Oh-formal-I think I'll sit
down (sits)-''My Dear Sir Algernon-Lucy being par
ticularly engaged,Mr Robert Marjoribanks is visiting
us this afternoon, damn Robert Marjorbanks-"I am
taking it upon myself to your letter AS soon
the dear child read what you had to say she was
ly distressed and came to confde in My Dear Sir