The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-08-07

III you 90 on talking about suicide
whenever you're in ono Of your messes,
one of these days you'll forget yourself
and go and commit II. said Mr. James
coldly.
We'll. what am I to dor
Either ron must marry Ermyn-
trude, or square her, said Mr.. James
She shall be squared!- cried Mr..
Hilary Vance with an heroic mir. Then
his face fell: and he added, But am I
justified? Suppose the poor girl AZ
ready loves me You say / was very
impassioned; and when am impaa-
stoned"
"Oh. get outi" said Mr.. Jamea
For the next few days Mr.. Hilary
Vance sighed and groaned heavily be-
fore he became absorbed In his work:
and all the while Pollyooly wondered.
whether Ermyntrude had been
squared, and what she looked like now
that she had lost her rounded CON
tours.
She was much distressed By the ar-
lists suffering; and after some
thought she resolved to consult the
Honorable John Rufin In the matter,
for she had the highest opinion Of his
wisdom. As he ate his breakfast one
| morning, she told him the story Of
Ermyntrude and the artist
Seeing her gravity. he heard her
grarely. and questioned her gravely;
then he said: "A very sad case, and
one not unparalleled In my own per
sonal experience. Only the lady in my
case adorned the second row of the
I Gaiety chorus, claimed to be the daugh-
ter of q Post Captain on active service,
and, ! assure You, never missed an
aitch. James, his friend, was right;
Ermyntrude must be squared"
Yes. sir" said .Pollyooly. She hest
tated and added, win they squeeze
her square, sir?"
The Honorable John Rufin gasped;
| then with firm seriousness he ex.
| planned that sQuaring Ermyntrude
meant paying her money to withdraw
| her claim to the hand Of Mr.. Hilary
| Vance.
"It would be pity to pay money
to girl like that, SIR" said Pollyooly.
ut would" said the Honorable John
! Rufin. But 1t will have to be-"
/ On the Sunday the sun was SO bright
that the roaming spirit came on Polly.
dolly; and reckless OF extravagant
tram-fares, she took the Lump to Bat
/ tersea Park.
They went down side-path. and
were entering shady lawn. when the
| Lump extended an arm and said,
Pretty"
| To Pollyooly's surprise, he was point
/ Ing at the execrable feathered hat OF
Ermyntrudc. That forlorn one was
sitting on bench. but not alone. A
| pasty faced. loose-lipped young man
sat beside her; and his arm was
around her slender waist.
Very quietly Pollyooly drew the
Lump, whispering to him not to make
/ a sound. into the bushes. and stole
through them to position where she
could see the false Ermyntrude, and
4 hear her talk.
! She was further shocked to observe
the pasty-faced young man kiss Err
i myntrnde: and she was stirred to the
warmest indignation by their talk. 1t
/ ran on the amount Ermyntrude should
exact from Mr. Hillary Vance. of whom
! both of them spoke as "a fair old Jug
/ gins"
1t ran on, broken by kisses, for half
an hour; then the young man said,
You touch i'm for fifty guild, an III
marry you on Wednesday week.
Right o! Ho. Emery, won't It be
bit of orl right?'' said Ermyntrude.
With that they rose and proceeded
briskly, not at all on the lingering
1 feet Of lovers, to the gate OF the Park.
Pollyooly and the trptting Lump fol-
| lowed them to the foot Of the Albert
| Bridge and saw them take bus
1 across 1t. Her Indignation was too hot
1 to let her wait; she must inform MI.
4 Hilary Vance at once Of the treachery
! Of Ermyntrude. She took the next
bus
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