Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1911-10-13
A
ROULEVERSEMENT
BY SADIE OLcOTr
copyright by American Press Asso-
citation, 1911.
By SADIE OLCOTr

.,de an aristocratic aggregation of
.ubarban residences, couple of ladies
dressed in the height Of fashion sat
together and chatted.
aWbat do you think, Mrs. Runion,"
.,id one ''of the admission Of Mrs.
whitley into our set at Lakeside?"
~ don't see anything the matter
nth her, Mrs. Dugan."
-Of course there's nothing the mat.
tsr with her: but. laws a mercy. iust
think of a woman who is making her
ovn living trying to move among peo-
nile with fortunes!"
4What does she do? Nothing disreD.
utable, I'm sure
shes forewoman at Sturdevant's-
in the cloak department, reckon"
-Sbe seems very ladylike. I'VE been
tod that she's better educated than
INV woman In Lakeside"
.Vhst's education nowadays? I tell
Won. IT'S money that does the bust.
ness"
III SUTTy " dOIult IudC.
1How's Mrs. Whitley going to re-
turn the Invita- lions she gets, I'd like
TO known
u have understood that she hasn't
accepted any Of them yet. Mrs. Bar.
bour and Mrs. Trask have been trying
TO get her tout" because she is so
Intellectual. They say we need more
Of that kind in our circle"
THAT would be all right. but If
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 picked 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.
1T 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 tn Lakeside. l 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.
Il have not before this had the
means to prosecute you. even If l had
known your whereabouts. But I have
just made big sale Of land to a rail-
way corporation. OH which my COM
missions are couple Of hundred thou
sand This shall all be spent, If neces-
sary, in landing you in Jail"
Mrs Dugan few upstairs and found
her husband In his bedroom in deep
detection.
~WeE." she said. 81 see that Whitley
has found us. 1 smelt danger as soon
as saw his wife,"
Yes" he replied. And It will take
oil we've got to settle and keep out
Of JAIL
Can't you make bluff"
'No."
We'll. brace up. We must go to the
Turners' tonight. 1t won't do to give
up our position in society till we have
to-"
"An right. Mag. haven't seen
Whitley yet. I don't know what can
90 With him. l may save some
thing He'll probably be here tomor,
row."
The couple 'braced up" and went to
me Turner reception. They received
u 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?"
IN see you in the morning. Mr..
Whitley" said Dugan obsequiously,
WHERE shall find your"
have no place for talk. Suppose
come to your houseT"
Say 10 o'clock in the morning."
ien o'clock 1t shall be. You're
'ooking well. Mrs. Dugan. I saw you
yesterday In the train. l was sitting
S ocut UeulnU you.
Mrs. DUgan turned as red as boiled
lobster.
Neither Mrs. Whitley nor her hus-
Ssnd interfered during the evening
VIA the social standing of the Du'
guns but the latter left early. The
next morning Whitley called at Du-
gan residence and was admitted by
: oatier In livery. Introduced into
A'asans ffbrary-the books had been
for him by another-the two
sae down for conference. Dugan of.
'-fNd %Nooo IN settlement Whitley
y" 'tH loss had been $10OO00 and he
'AuA have every cent.
:, can't mise the cash for a long
ua'e % come" replied Dugan. but I'll
'eh yoa what TIL do. This house and
w coss me $4,000 give you $4,000
~ cash and throw in the property"
. "nifesy accepted the proposition and
me matter was closed.
Inc very next day the Dugans left
near residence and the Whitelys took
Ssess'oa. Mrs. Whitley gave up her
Pat Dugan was obliged to
y work bOssing a gang Of laborers.
'na hs wife took In sewing. But Pat
aef recovered the grip he had lost.
.''u mn wife was thenceforth unknown
society.
When u was announced that Mrs.
Sogan had laff Takasida and the |