White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1916-05-14
CHAPTER H.
@its lust the Very Biggest Thing In
the World


per. She barred her husbands way
bulldog. II was evident that she had
seen my exit. bnt had not observed
my return.
You brute, Georger' she screamed.
you've hurt that nice young man."
lie jerked backward With his thumb.
Here he is. safe and sound behind
me-
She was confused, bat not undniy go.
Il am AZ sorry. | didn't see you"
81 assure you. madam, that 1T Is all
right"
"He has marked your poor face! Oh.
George. what a brute you arei Moth
Ing but scandals from one end of the
week to the other. Every IL hating
and making fun OF you. You've Tin
ished my patience. This ends itr
DIRTY linen he rumbled.
Its not a seeret!' she cried. ID
you suppose that the whole street.-the
whole of London, for that matter
Get away. Austin. We don't want
you here. Do you suppose they don't
all talk about you? Where Is your
dignity? You n man who should have
been regius professor at a great uni
versity with a thousand students all
reyering yon! Where is your dignity.
G~eorge2"
How about yours, my dearr'
"You try me too much. A ruffian, a
common brawling r~ufian-that's what
you have become"
BE good, Jessie"
"A roaring, raging bully
That's lone II, Stool of penancer"
said he.
To my amazement. he stopped, pick
ed her up and placed her sitting upon
a high pedestal of black marble In the
angle of the hall. 1t was at least sew
en- feet high and so thin that she could
hardly balance upon II. A more alb
surd object than she presented cooked
uD there with her face conyulsed with
anger, her feet dangling and her body
rigid for fear Of an upset. | could not
imagine.
let me DOWN. she walled.
Say please"
"You brute, George, Let me down
this Instant
Come into the study. Mr.. Malone"
Really, sir said | looking at the
lady.
Here's MIR. Malone pleading for you.
Jessie. Say please and down you
come"
"Oh, you brutel Please, ~plcaser'
He took her down as II she had been
a canary.
you must behave yourself. dear.
Mr.. Malone is n press man. He will
have it all In his rag tomorrow and sell
an extra dozen among our neighbors.
Strange Story of High Life'-you felt
fairly high OH that pedestal, did you
not? Then a subtitle. Glimpse Of a
Singular Menage.' He's a foul feeder,
Is Mr.. Malone, n carbon eater. like all
OF his kind-porcus ex gregg dia boil
a swine from the DEVILS herd. That's
It, Malone-whatf"
"You are really intoierable!' said !
holly.
He beloved with laughter.
I'VE shall have a coalition present.
ly." he doomed. looking from his wife
to me and pulling out his enormous
chest. Then, suddenly altering his
tone, Excuse this frivolous family
badinage. Mr.. Malone. | called you
back for some more serious purpose
than to mix you up with our little do
nestle pleasantries. Run away. little
woman and don't fret" He placed Q
huge hand upon each of her shoulders.
"An that you say is perfectly true.
should be a better man II ! did what
you advise. but | shouldn't be quite
George Edward Challenger. There are
plenty of better men, my dear, but only
one G. l.. c. So make the best of him."
He suddenly gave her a resounding
kiss, which embarrassed me even more
than his violence had done. Now,
Mr.. Malone he continued. with n
great accession of dignity, this way.
II you please
We re-entered the room which We
had left SC unanimously ten minutes
before. The professor closed the door
ttItl uliN btnlnu us, Mptloncu Tie iQtt
an armchair and pushed a cigar box
under my nose.
"Real San Juan Colorado he said.
"Excitable people like you are the bet
ter for narcotics. Heavens, don't bite
it! Cut. and cut with reverence. Now
lean back and listen a%ttentively to
whatever ! may care to say to you. If
any remark should ccu to you you
can reserve 1t Tor some more opportune
time.
First of all, as to your return to my
house after your most justifa BILE ex-
pulsion"-he ~protruded his beard and
stared at me as ono who challenges
and invites confradictioD-'after. as
| say, your well merited expulsion.
The reason lay in your answer to that
most ~officious policeman. In which !
seemed to discern some gllmmering of
good feeling upon your part-more, at