Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1916-11-11

.syou have your choice. ~" -
,oava this house within five minutes
or Won will take public thraShins'
TO mt on a bold front, Cadleien
u-tnrod IA though in absolute lhuii-
Ference Then. as Kingston TOOK
a,,tot eten forward, the other tuIneu
on heel and walked over 10 N'' ~"
| tess. ho eaid
.but I've Just had phone "le''"e
that calls me back TO town. fotsi''
mo for hurrving away like TINS.
On his way to the train. writhihs
over his humiliation, Cadleigh S'oppo
ot the local telegraph once anu
scribbIad a dispatch. Sinking WIZ,
3,,;afa,,ion he read what he hau
written. ,.
n,rcar billiard. t177 Blank Avenue
New York City: al.
r vour wife eloped tonight with
! Kinoston. Congratulations
t a FRIEND.
"Rush this. please" he said 10 'he
= operator. ,...,, nh.
rno telegram reached Duncan NE
lizard AT midnight. billiard vas Spei'u,
y a., tho evening at hOmc-a 'hln6 "'
ID .,roIv did nowadays. And, TO Keep
d hin, from utter loneliness. a declucuiS
cav marty had assembled about Mn,
|" marty consisting of seNcral u''
o,,+o en.about-town and as many
10 pscudo chorus girls. .r
III Irto this bcdlam came Ioo''i'"l
III with the telegram. billiard tore op''
u the envelope and read. :,
&c Tiston here" he roared 10 HI
ouosts waving the yellow slip OF ?"
ry- Gov obovc his head. Just listen
ny mis-. A dear old friend of mine sthu
uo mo the good news that my "uc
! olopod with beggarly writing cha
X named Kingston, Hurroo'
ac, After the unpleasant interruption
ma .ho Marty at Mrs. Hooper's. Eun''
Nm started for nome in her motor ca
z a AZ Prince was also returning 10 L.
'all city she offered him AIt VIII" ;
gladly accepted.
- wish I could have thrashed "a
al ,o2nb nc he deserved Kingston WI
~ ~ saving. as the car drew up at 'ne -
,.,.h lizard townhouse. MY he'0
'l'n ivory time | think Of him.
anu I'm 40 glad you didn't strike IN
-. ,A,,.,ed t!unios. YOU penav
. s-inraidls, There is no way g
lieu tharh YOU Isl defending me as y
run did Vhv. took" she broke on POI
~ a ing at the house, ! wohuei aha,
u. the matter All the hrst-noor sn 10,
NrWhf
,sted | are drawn anu
ana ing in every room -
10 IN go in there with you
maui 80 mind " he volunteered. II
mice. don't mihu' 10 rhans can be
ok in thing IS Anli'''
ID in use" IL, for
Ito, oTor and together they mounted
ooNeu toms With her latch
ickier front steps w.. door and
put nassed through the outer nan ih'o
made dining room. .o,ore
several of the nights reVeleiS
uoicb sIeening on the floor or in cha'rS
80, Oro or two men were awake;
, aud grunting. On the edge
-INJu{l ,nfo snrawled Duncan Hilliaru.
ssAsskkssssA nawIv-summoncd servant
IA fM ,oldirg out a bowl of cracked
lssaxIAs him.
z% $ "Duncan," she cried.
RTI{&W uuliard. at sound or MS
&X ,ooted up and saw her stand'n
t,Hitxx fore him. .o,
3s3Nls8 Got the blazes out of here
'T3IIIE ri .-ookad forcing the words WIFI
Il t.Itiif Guilty through his dry throat
3&B H4 are YOU doing here. anyho"
Vi oloned with Kingston dluh
+ stay eloped. I'm done VIII" y
\, good" ,, rri,o
Il ~E,ioned?" echoed his wie'
s sxs N founded. ~
..oh I'm on. all right" he q
4 II Don't try any of your none
: E>.ps.s ,hor, vays on me. It's too l
xM that I know what you are.
# going 10 tell you. You re
One moment, Mr.. Hilliaru'
- #3<$s# ,u,ornosed Bruce, stepping ior
#4sa,TW Eunice's side, you say you
sNSf$A inc 10 tell Mrs. billiard what
3g@ ~ Won tell her she is anything
$s$ host and truest wife drunke
:, husband ever had-why, II
70 tell you you lie Ana 'hen
ING to smash the words down
SS$s&sss throat. along with your teeth.
you're young Kingston
sSs vou?" he growled. Il remem
ess= l met you once. You're the III
S Tremen- stolen my wife from me- en-
Him. take her. Good radiance!
leaving you. next, for
Drains Eve warned you once
49,, Bruce with deadly qm
z Cadleigh bru'e
after him. III su,,or Dunc;
he episode. lie Eo' ~ arrors closed
n else, and ouslE ot,Io With no
,ht. he'h Va h,rlod il full
lat evening. warnlhe'
. ,,.oro soy. ston's face.
e W. - Bruce. instinctively, dodge
anu ,nam Al sile. and sprang at his ass'
tnelH close the two grappled. Ennice
oaIN n,,r. Of terror aroused the halter
he glanced ers TO sens ,,,v, LOS q hi
Eunice and duncan 10 u,ae flo
drink-fred rage.
will be able but -, 6,