The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1910-12-01
A DOUBLE
REVENGE
By F. A. Mitchell
Copyright. 1910, by American Press
Association.
By F. A. Mitchell

Would you mind,'' said Gwen to
me one day shortly before we were
to send out our wedding cards, 'if I
do bit of f1irting?'
Flirting? What do you want to do
that for, and whom do you want to
flirt with?'
81 wish to flirt with Ed Avery, and
l wish to punish him for the way he
treated me opce'
What did he do?"
"Why, he just acted as If he could
marry me if he liked. Ee went around
telling everybody we were engaged"
weren't you?"
Him! Do you suppose I'd marry
that stick?"
She took my face between her two
bands, 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 will
be out Of ORDER
That's just the reason why 1 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 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 a 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. I 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 it
a month later. | 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 ne and said:
Dick. do you know that you're 60
ing to lose Gwen?'
Lose Gwen. What do you mean"'
Il think she's going to drop you and
marry Ed Avery
NONSENSE" l 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."
Il 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 We'll
eventually do in such cases. 1t de-
ponds more ON the man than on the
girl If a man has q 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 l did some mighty quick act
ing | wrote note to Gwen telling
her that an old fame Of mine had
come to town who had Tilted me. l
was burning to pay her off in her own
coin | must therefore ask the same
indulgence had granted.
The reply to this was, Come and
see me at once" l called the same
evening and was received very coldly.
who is this woman for whom you
have deserted me?"
Deserted you"
eyes. Couldn't 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
iect. I merely wish to win this girls
heart who has treated me so shabb1ly
and then throw it to the winds"
81 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" :
81 don't consent"
ssVery 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
Ming on the feelings Of this creature
| Who
was so angry with the imaginary
person I had conjured up for the pur-
pose that my ire choke1 my utterance'
.sNonsensew A forced laugh. 1t Is
evident you're trying tc throw yourseiI
at her feet. Go near her at your
peril"
81 will not give up ray revenge
paced back and forth like cageu
tiger. -,
"You will give it up at once or all
is over between u.s."
"Avery is still in the market.
sT shall be through with Mr.. avery
in a very few days"
r.