Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1911-10-25
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REIMBURSEMENT
By SADIE OLCOTT
Copyright by American Press Asso-
citation, 1911.
By SADIE OLCOTT

suburban residences, a couple of ladies
dressed in the height of fashion sat
together and chatted.
What do you think, Mrs. Runion."
said one. ''of the admission of Mrs
Whitley into our set at Lakeside?"
Il don't see anything the matter
with her, Mrs. Dugan."
"Of course there's nothing the mat
ter with her: but. laws a mercy, just
think of woman who is making her
own living trying to move among peo-
pie with fortuncsv'
what does she do? Nothing disrep-
utable, I'm sure"
'She's forewoman at Sturdevant's-
In the cloak department, l reckon
''She seems very ladylike. I've been
tod that She's better educated than
any woman in Lakeside"
whats education nowadays? tell
you, it's money that does the bust
ness
I'm sorry TO admit that"
"How's Mrs. Whitley going to re-
turn the invitations she gets. I'd like
to know
81 have understood that she hasn't
accepted any OF them yet. Mrs. Bar
bour and Mrs Trask have been trying
to get her "out" because she is 50
Intellectual. They say we need more
Of that kind in our circle"
'That would be all right. but II
you're gOin to bring in shop people
you're not goin' to keep the circle very
select, you can Just bet on that"
When the train reached Lakeside,
each of these ladies entered her auto,
mobile and proceeded to her home
Mrs. Dugan pic.,ed up an open letter
addressed to her husband, lying on his
desk, and read it. The following para
graph brought a pallor to her cheeks.
? ,"It is only lately that have learned
through my wife that you are living in
Lakeside. She recognized Mag Bun.
ker. whom you married, as one Of the
leaders of fashion in Lakeside. | have
instituted proceedings against you for
obtaining money under false pretenses.
in that the goods you sold to me in
Wyoming were spoiled when you de
livered them and received pay for
them.
II have not before this had the
means to prosecute you, even if l had
known your whereabouts. But | have
just made big sale of land to a rail
way corporations on which my com
missions are couple of hundred thou
sand This shall all be spent, if neces-
sary, in landing YOU in Jail"
Mrs. DuEan flew upstairs and found
her husband In his bedroom in deep
detection
We'll" she said II see that Whitley
has found US. / smelt danger as soon
as l saw his wife"
YES" he replied. And it will tax
all we've got to settle and keep out
of JAIL
Cant you make a bluff"
mo"
"Well, brace up We must go to the
Turner's tonight 1t won't do to give
up our position in society till we have
TO-" 4ays" 4stssgasasf' saa' ."1e",-"rr-
"All right. Mag. haven't seen
Whitley yet. don't know what l can
do with him. | may save some
thing. Hell probably be here tomor
row" ;s.. = z Z sis. :.
sTbe couple "braced up and went to
the Turner reception. They received
a shock there Who should enter but
Mrs. Whitley on the arm Of her hus-
band.
Hello. Pat" said Whitley Hello
Mag. When did you drift east?'
d I'll see you in the morning, Mr..
Whitley" said nugan obsequiously
Where shall find your
II have no place for talk. Suppose
come 10 your house?'
"Say 10 o'clock in the morning."
''Ten o'clock it shall be. You're
looking WELL Mrs. Dugan. saw you
yesterday in the train. l was sitting
in the seat behind you"
Mrs. Dugan turned as red as boiled
lobster.
Neither Mrs. Whitley nor her hus-
band interfered during the evening
with the social standing Of the Ia
gans. but the latter left early. The
next morning Whitley called at Du
gan's residence and was admitted by
q butler in livery. introduced into
Dugan's library-the books had beer
selected for him by another-the twC
sat down for a conference. Dugan of
fered $4,000 in settlement. Whitel.
said his loss had been 100000 and b,
must have every cent.
II can't raise the cash for a lon
time to come" replied Dugan, but Il
tell you what I'll do. This house an
lot cost me $4,000. give you S5O.OO
In cash and throw in the property"
Whitley accepted the proposition an
the matter was closed.
The very next day the Dugans lei
their residence and the Whitelys too
possession. Mrs. Whitley gave up he
position. Pat Dugan was obliged
go to work bossing a gang of laborer
and his wife took in sewing But Pf