Bridgeton pioneer., 1910-10-20
A DOUBLE
REVENGE
By F. A. MICHEL
Copyright. 1910. by American Press
Association
By F. A. Mitchell


do a bit Of firtingT
"F1irting? What do you want to do
that for, and whom do you want to
firt within"
81 wish TO firt with Ed Avery, and
I wish to punish him for the way be
treated me once"
what did he do"
"Why, he just acted as IL be could
marry me If he liked He went around
telling everybody we were engaged"
weren't you?
"H'm! Do you suppose I'd marry
that stickF'
She took my face between her two
hands, pulled it down toward hers and
kissed me.
Every well, sweetheart, but remem-
Der this is the last In a few weeks
you'll be married and such things win
be out Of order"
That's just the reason why l want
to get this one out of the way before
settling down"
was very busy getting my affairs
in shape to be married and go on my
wedding trip and though@ very little
about Ovens cleaning up" her old
affairs and getting them out Of the
way. / was a little surprised one day
TO receive note from her that she
was feeling very badly and feared she
might not be in condition for the wed
ding by the day she had set / went
to see her and found her propped up
with pillows and looking little pale.
She said she had a superstitious dread
of putting OF a wedding once the day
was publicly announced, and to make
sure she thought we'd better make it
a month later. l assented. and the
order for the cards was countermanded
Gwen didn't seem to get perfectly
well, and there was another putting
of the announcement. One day my
sister Bette came to me and said:
'Dick, do you know that you're go
ing to lose GwenT
lose Gwenl What do you mean?'
81 think she'ss going to drop you and
marry Ed Avery"
'Nonsensew / replied. That's SIM
ply an old score she's got against
Avery, and she's paying him up before
being married"
Don't you believe it."
II know it. She told me what she
was going to do before starting in"
"You mean she told you what she
thought she was going to do. We
women are never certain what wen
eventually do in such cases. 1t de
pends more on the man than on the
girl. If man has girl and let's
some one else take her away from him
it's his own fault"
Bette left me to think over what
she had said. / didn't do much think
ing, but did some mighty quick act
ing. / wrote a note to Gwen telling
her that an old fame Of mine had
come to town who had Tilted me. /
was burning to pay her Off in her own
coin. l must therefore ask the same
indulgence | had granted.
The reply TO this was, Come and
see me at once" / called the same
evening and was received very coldly.
"Who is this woman for whom you
have deserted me"
Deserted your
'Yes. Couldn't / tell by the tone of
your note that she has you already in
her toilsf Do you consider it honor
able for you to have had this affair
and never have told me anything
about it?"
How unreasonable Of you! You
didn't tell me about your affair with
Avery. And when you said you wish
ed to clean it up before our wedding
and get it out Of the way didn't OBJ
ject. l merely wish to win this girls
heart who has treated me so shabbily
and then throw it to the winds"
81 positively forbid you to have any
thing to do with her."
"You surprise me. How about
AveryT
''rhat's an entirely different mat
ter"
"Not different in kind"
81 don't consent"
Every we'll withdraw my con-
sent to your cleaning up with Avery"
81 am just about to give Mr.. Avery
his deserts don't care TO be thwart-
ed on the eve Of my revenge"
"And l will not be balked in tram
pling on the feelings of this creature
who
was so angry with the imaginary
person l had conjured up for the pur-
pose that my ire choked my utterance.
"Nonsenser A forced laugh. 1T is
evident you're trying to throw yourself
at her feet. Go near her at your
peril"
81 will not give up my revenge"
paced back and forth like Gagged
tiger.
"You will give it up at once or all
is over between u.s."
"Avery is still in the market"
81 shall be through with Mr. Avery
in very few days"
"And shall be through with my af-
fair tonight | shall go to see her
She will be superbly dressed. thinking
to beat me through the senses. She