The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1913-08-12
THE
HUSBANDS
OF EDITH
GEORGE BARR
n'CUTCHEON
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SYNOPSIS
Roxbury Medcroft persuades his fr1sna
Brock TO publicly impersonats him In N.
emma ~ the husband Of Medcroft's VITA.
Edith. while Medcroft remains In London.
Brook Tssets Edith and. lacking seoa.
rate accommodations. has to sit up alone
all night In the sleeping car
He makes many amusing mistakes and
meets Constance, his alleged sister-In-
law, who insists that he call her Con
mia"
The party meet the Rooneys and Fred-
die Ulstervelt, who almost discovers that
Brock is an impostor.
Freddie annoys Brock by counting Con-
stance. with whom Brock has fallen des-
perately In love.
~Oh. I say, Edith" exclaimed Brock,
with a dark frown. I'D rather you
wouldn't be forever extollinR the coed
Brock meets the Odeii-Carnsys. London
society people Freddie tells Brock he 10
In love with Constance and wants to tilt
Katherine Rodney.
The Odell-Carneys have unwarranted
suspicious OF Mrs Mederoft. ana kath.
crime discovers that Brock 10 In love With
his alleged sister in-law.
The tongue OF scandal continues to
busy itself with the names OF Mira. Msd
croft Brock and Constance.
CHAPTER XII.
III do love you,o
II II EANTlME a telegram had pre-
|" coded u lengthy letter into tl.v
department OF the police, botf
directed to Herr Bauer, who
In reality was James Citizens of Scot
land Yard. The telegram had said:
why do you say NJ Is theres He IL
In London. Explain. Letter tomor.
row." The letter had come. and MIR.
Citizens as well as the local police OF.
fiee was "bowled over" TO express It In
Scotland Yard English. He had wired
his employers that IN. Is still In Inns
bruck. Cannot be In London" 1t was
very clearly set forth ia the letter thai
R0xbury Medcroft was In London and
that MIR. Citizens of Scotland Yard had
betrayed his trust. He was virtually
charged with playing into the hands OF
the selling out" as 1t were
II readily may be expected that Mir
Citizens was accused Of being In the
employ of the opposition. Moreover,
1t Is but reasonable to assume that he
took vigorous steps at once to vindi.
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woe that lurked close behind the heels
OF man named Brock.
Brock and Constance had ridden off
that afternoon to visit the historic
Schloss Ambras The great castle had
been saved for the very last OF their
explorations, He had just been able
to secure permission to visit that part
or the dukes residence open GU certain
occasions TO the curious public Edith
had declined to accompany them, In
the hrst place. she was expecting the
all important message from her nus,
band. She was ION netties." to quote
her plaintiVe eagerness. In the second
place, she realized that Us the crisis
was at hand tn the affairs Of Brock
and Constance her presence was not a
necessary adjunct. Not only was SHE
expecting a MESSAGE from Roxbury,
but eagerly anticipating an outburst Ut
Joyous news from the two who had, II
seemed. very gladly left her behind.
The young couple returning by the
ower road from the schloss came to u
resting place at little eating house
and garden on the hillside overlooking
The river inn. 1t is a quiet. demure.
place among the crags.
standing In from the white roadway a
gorgeous trees and soniber cliffs. 1t
was TO this charming, romantic retreat
hat Brock led bis fair, now tremulous
ma morata. She. too, knew that the
lour for decision had come. 1t was Ia
he air, In the CLINT of his eyes. In the
Gaping of her heart. And she knew
what she would say to him and what
hey would say to the world few
hours hence. The mountains seemed
10 have lost their splendid frown.
They were beaming down upon her,
enderly caresslng instead of bleak and
as they always had been
,efore
A rosy checked girl came into the
Iarden TO serve them Swift, cool
Freezes We're SQUIRTING down the valley.
Fearing IN their wake the soft rain
LIQUIDS that were soon to drench the
arth aud then rddiantly pass on. They
we're quite alone, seated III the shelter
4 a wide, oyerhunging portiro. A
oft. green darkness was creeping over
be mountain side pregnant With suIell
{ the shower. EGO
Constance ordered tea and bite Of
to eat for both Brooks
Jaze never left her exquisite face
While she Yves engaged In the pretty
ut ratheeSFeif conscious occupation
{ instrncting The waitress. After the
fri had ispRrted. he leaned forward
cross the Htfle fable md said n ftfaa