The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-10-24
A DOUBLE
REVENGE
By F. A. mitchell.
Copyright, 1910. by American Press
A SAnciatiOn
By r. A. mitchell.

that for. and whom do you want to
flirt withg'
1 II wish 10 ilirt with Ed Avery, and
III wish 10 punish him for the way be
treated me once
What did he do?" -
why, he just acted as if he could
marry me II he liked. He went around
telling everybody we were engaged"
| Weren't your
| "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.
Very well, sweetheart, but remem
Der this is the last. In few weeks
yon'll be married and such things will
he out of order"
That's just the reason why want
to get this one out Of the way before
settling down"
| ] was very busy getting my affairs
in shape to be married and 90 on my
wedding trip and thought 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 we'd
| 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 superstitious dread
of putting of 8 wedding once the day
was publicly announced. and to make
sure she thought we'd better make Ii
a month later. I assented, and the
order for the cards was countermsnded.
| Gwen didn't seem to get perfectly
OF the announcement. One day my
sister Bette came to me aud said
Dick, do you know that you're 60
ing to lose Gwen?"
Lose Gwen What do you meanT
81 think she's going to drop you and
marry Ed Avery"
Nonsense replied. That's sim
ply an old score she's got against
Avery, and she's paying him up before
being married" s.
Don't you believe It."
Il know II. 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
womnu are never certain what wen
eventually do in such cases, 1t de-
| rapda mora On tho man than on thu
girl. II a 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 OF in her own
coin. | 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 met"
Deserted your
"Yes. Couldn't 7 tell by the tone Of
your note that she has You already In
her tolls? Do you consider 1t honor
able for you 70 have had this affair
and never have told me anything
axkut It'll"
How unreasonable Of you! You
LII ala al wrkFh
Avery And when yG said you wish
ed to clean It up before our wedding
and get 1t out OF the way / didn't OBJ
tect. | merely wish to win this girls
heart who has treated me so shabbily
and then throw 1t to the winds"
q positively forbid you to have any
thing TO do with her."
'You surprise me, How about
AveryT'
That's an entirely different mat
ter"
mot different In kind"
II don't consent"
livery well. withdraw my con-
sent to your cleaning up with Avery"
II am Just about TO give Mr.. Avery
his deserts J don't care 10 be thwart-
ed on the eve of my revenge"
"And will not he baked In tram
ping on the feelings Of this creature
who''--
| was 90 angry with the imaginary
person had conjuref up for the pnr
pose that my Ire choked my utterance
"Nopsensei" A forced laugh. TT In
evident you're trying TO throw yourself
at her feet Go near her at your
peril"
II Will not give up my revenge" l
paced back and forth like q Gagged
gtiger.
You will give 1t up at once or NIL
ia .over between u.s."
avery IN still In the market"
Il shall be through with MFR. Avery
In a very few days.
"And I shall he through with my af
fair tonight shall go to see her.
She will be superbly dressed thinking
10 beat me through the senses. she
will give mo honeyed words. will
reply IN kind Then nj the moment
she thinks she has me in her tolls I
I will fling