The Tupelo journal., 1911-06-30
Lucy now found a chance to ask

Lucy now found a chance to ask
something.
What is It the man sayeth OF thee,
Harry" she asked.
Before Harry could reply to her the
General demanded:
Has my wife been here today"
Il can answer for him." Lucy re-
piled, gently. NO strange woman
has been here"
The General looked puzzled. He
took on his hat. tucked.hi cane under
his arm. and mopped his brow.
That's remarkable" he said. my
wife telephoned from this house not
half an hour ago. They told me SO at
the millinery store down the street.
l stopped there to inquire for her"
They must have been mistaken"
Harry said. ut Is just possible that
they had the number mixed. l don't
believe they even know who we are
here. We don't deal with them"
We'll, Harry" the General said,
slowly, looking from one to the other
Of the faces before him, and realizing
that he had been in error. I'm sorry
l made such an ass of myself. You
don't know what 1t is to be worried
shout . w~ife-yet. You'll pardon me,
won't you?"
Why, certainly, General" Harry
said, ~grasping his outstretched hand.
Let bygones be bygones and all that
l know how you feel. I've been wor.
fled once or twice myself-but not
about a wife,"
We'll, my boy, your time WILL
come" sagely promised the General.
Il trust the ladies will pardon me, and
you gentlemen. also"
Lucy and Carolyn, Mr.. Medders and
the Count cheerfully forgave him and
he started out, when-Oh, luckless
fate.-from the room where Daphne
and Mrs. Blazes waited, came a
sAeeze. 1t was not a stifed sneeze, 1t
was not a weak, apologize sneeze-
it was a big. whole-souied sneeze-
sneeze that told by its very sound
that it had been held back as long as
possible and was glad to be given Its
liberty! The General, famed into
wrath, and whirled on his heel to con
front Harry.
"Ha!" he exclaimed. MY wife's
own sneeze! I'd know 1t among a
million. I'd recognize her sneeze in
the midst of a battle. It's no use to
bamboozle NE. My wife, is In there!"
He leveled his cane at the door as
thought about to fire a volley through
the panels. Harry clutched a chair
back to steady himself.
Mr.. Medders came over to Harry
slowly. waving a hand at the General
to inform him that he would take
charge of the case from now on.
Harry" he said, seriously. What
does this mean?"
81 don't know Harry replied. I'm
guessing, just as much as anybody
else"
Thee would not let me look in
there!" Lucy said, accusingly.
"Oh, Harry Carolyn wept.
The Count chewed his mustache
and trembled.
The Generals eyes were 10Y blaz-
ing. He awaited the denouement.
Harry looked at them all. Save
Carolyn he could find no sympathy.
Suddenly he reflected that. after all,
he was blameless. He would open
the door, allow Mrs. Biazes to come
out, and throw himself or Lucy's
mercy. He stepped to the door,
yanked 1t open, and
With q comp.acent smile out
stepped Daphne Darlington.
That is not my wife!" shouted the
General.
1T seems impossible to escape you,
my dear General" Daphne said sweet
ly. She swept out with as much
grandeur as she could muster-and
Daphne could muster a plenty.
Disguised with himself, the General
whirled about and stamped away.
Il told him his wife wasn't here"
Harry said, turning to Lucy. But she
was weeping In her fathers arms.
while Carolyn was huddled on a couch
crying. The Count stepped up to
Harry.