Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1910-11-17
A DOUBLE
REVENGE
By F. A. Mitchell
By F. A. Mitchell
Copyright 1910, by American Press
Association.

70 send out our wedding cards, If |
do bit of f1irting?'
Flirting? What do you want to do
that for, and whom do you want to
firt with?"
II wish to flirt with Ed Avery, and
wish to punish him for the way he
treated me once"
What did he do?"
"Why, he just acted as If he could
marry me if he liked. He went around
telling everybody we were engaged"
weren't you"
HIN. Do you suppose I'd marry
that stick?"
She took my face between her two
hands, pulled 1t down toward hers and
kissed me.
every well, sweetheart, but remem-
Der this is the last. In few weeks
you'll be married and such things will
be out of order"
"That's just the reason why I want
to get this one out of the way before
settling down."
l was very busy getting my affairs
wedding trip and thought very little
about Owens cleaning up" her old
affairs and getting them out of the
way. I was little surprised one day
to receive q 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 a little pale.
She said she had a superstitious dread
of putting off a wedding once the day
was publicly announced, and to make
sure she thought we'd better make 1t
month later I assented. and the
order for the cards was countermanded.
Gwen didn't seem to get perfectly
well, and there was another putting
off the announcement. One day my
sister Bette came to me and said:
"Dick, do you know that you're 60
ing to lose Gwen?'
'Lose Gwen! What do you meanY
II think she's going to drop you and
marry Ed Avery"
"Nonsensev' 1 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."
81 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
in ho
eventually do in such cases. 1t de-
ponds more on the man than on the
girl If a man has a 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. 1 didn't do much think
ing, but l did some mighty quick act
ing I wrote note to Gwen telling
her that an old flame Of mine had
come to town who had Tilted me. J.
was burning to pay her off in her own
coin. l must therefore ask the same
Indulgence l 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
eyes. Couldn't I tell by the tone of
your note that she has you already in
her tolls? 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 l 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
Il positively forbid you to have any
thing to do with her"
"You surprise me. How about
Avery"
THAT'S an entirely different mat
ter"
"Not different in kind"
II don't consent
every we'll. I 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 I will not be baked in tram
ping on the feelings Of this creature
who
was so angry with the imaginary
person 1 had conjured up for the pur-
pose that my ire choked my utterance.
'Nonsensew A forced laugh. ut is
evident you're trying to throw yourself
at her feet Go near her at your
peril"
81 will not give up my revenge" l
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 a very few days"
"ADd shall he through with nv af- !