The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-12-25

l. | TtlHlnucQ ulH Unat BPClleQ money Is
not easy to deal with. and Watson
: wanted money badly, and that In cash,
and not in expectations,
Watson pleaded hard for quiet cerr
emony; but Miss MacTavish would not
be denied the reaping of the pleasure
she had planned all her life. and as a
result the boarding house laid itself
out to do honor to the occasion. The
proprietress had insisted on the we'd
ding taking place from that address,
and on the suspicious day, punctual to
the moment. Miss MacTavish was hand
ed down the steps resplendent in white
satin. lengthy train, and orange bios
SONS, to the waiting automobile.
The reception passed as do most other
similar occasions. and finally the bride
and bridegroom departed amid showers
of rice, confetti and old slippers, to
Victoria station en- route for Dover,
Calais and Paris, where they proposed
to spend the honeymoon.
For three days after the wedding cor
emony all was sunshine. Then the
storm burst
Mrs. Watson sought her husband with
a deprecating look on her face.
"Keighley, dear" she said, "I am
know that we been so very foolish
as to buy myself q new hat; it is COM
ing this afternoon. and J find ] have
not enough money to pay for it, Could
you give me some9''
The husband looked up with an in
duIgent smile.
"What extravaganza, my dear! But
really, my love, | am awfully sorry;
but I am very short myself Can you
give check on your own account9 I
could get it cashed here easily enough. -
Mrs. Watson hesitated, blushed.
"Well. the fact is, dear. that you see,
] have unfortunately overdrawn my lit
tie account So many expenses, you
see. ] am so sorry. -
Watson turned round to look at her
Overdrawn your account, dear! But,
You can't have spent $500 this yeart
iaven't you large deposit at the
His wife stared at him agbast. Had
her keighley lost his reasonH
mad enough to save anything out off,
Watson sprang to his feet with a
shout
'Have YOU or have you not got
$4,000? Don t stop, you fool, you must
know. Answer me at once. Go on,
don I tell you'll
He had seized her shoulder, and was
shaking ii violently.
The poor woman In terror could say
nothing
ANSWER met he shook her again.
No, of course J haven Z; you know
haven t. keighley," she stammered
Watson left his hold of her, and
stood still. suddenly calm with despair
- Would You mind telling me- he
asked icily, ''if you have any money
at all, and ii so, how much?"
Poor. poor Janet She still did mol
quite understand, but she managed
somehow TO convey the Intelligence OF
her El5o per annum to the raging, des
perate, disappointed man, baked of
lifetime q END and aim ooa1 IT,
his credit be it spoken, Watson wa
no fool, and realized at once that til,
- mistake was not of her making He
y manner was transparent Like a fnsl
I'd IT came 10 BIN that some one had don,
him, and done him badly. Then ant
,k there he registered a vow that h,
y would never rest till he had found ou
10. who IT was who landed him in his pres
sc cnt situation.
Two days later the newly married
lg pair returned from Paris, Neither hac
s. the money to pro 'ong their visit t
greater length. They had postponed
+, taking house or furnishing until thei
w return. which as Watson afterwards re
r. marked, was special interpositiou o
Providence, He simply took his wifi,
,r TO live with him in his law chambers
b. koodoorian was promptly on th'
~ n scene with demand for the paymen
7 Of G200O, and Watson had no alter
~ ruptcy.
crr Mr.. and Mrs. Watson are now vainl,
VI trying To exist IN an out-of he-wa,
cr village in Holland upon her income
er Luckily they have no Others save them
"a selves to provide for.
nd "Now look hero, Mason said ST
~ John TO his solicitor when their greet
ct ings had been accomplished, and thu
or baronet bad sunk luxuriously into thu
er "cIicut's chair ''This is profes
sional, of course. and ! want to know
N how | stand.
do And then into the astounded ears o
uf the man Of law he poured the who'll
N. tale with tho bare nakeduess OF fact
ending, 81 We had my revenge on tn
swine and be IS getting COMPOUND
Gehenna back in return for what h
l., gave me. 1t ought 10 be enough. o
- course but il ism t. hate the man
- and I've waited nearly ten years T.
,e,. pay him out, and ! We done it, bu
~ ! want him TO know thai il was ! VIII,
,nt did If, and ] want the beggar In know
u why I went 10 the trouble Now i
!, | write and tell hun, will any actiol
~ lie against me- myself don { Sc
~ that he can. get at me. but want Il
:. be certain
'r 1.-The only risk ] see is your posing
'e ne n solicitor They can imprison 20,
ho for that.
ne "WeII thought of all that. ! neye
= profesSed OF pretended to be sollci
u tor: | was particularly careful on tha
III point.
~ care YOU sure9 What had YOU go
on your noiepaper?
''Simrlv the name without any uccu
patton. and my address. On The outside
v. of my door is n brass plate which | ha'
50 specially made for the purpose. II
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