American Fork citizen. [volume] (American Fork, Utah) 1912-1979, 1916-12-09
|THE NEWlYWEDS' TRAGEDY
BY LOUISE OLIVER.

turned the corner from the station his
eyes eagerly sought the veranda of his
four-months' old bungalow upon which
Clara, his four-montils' old bride, just
as eagerly waited his return. 1t was
with vague misgivlng that he saw no
sign OF his pretty little wife behind
the pctunia-iilled veranda boxes one
swcltcring evening when he came homo
from town.
Just inside the screen door, however,
as he came nearer, he caught a glimpse
of checked kitchen apron and, be.
hind it, Clara.
whats up?" he demanded anxious
ly.
''Li2zie's gone"
"Wcll, did you evcr!'
sand l burned the steak |"
"And tho mayonnaise won't get stiff
and the asparagus won't get soft and
and everything's spoiled" Clara sobbed
Historically.
Bob pulled her hot, tousleG little
head TO his breast. "tt's all right, lit.
llt manu. N'i ybu Nuit. We IL lliTOW
the old stun out. Let's make some
lemonade and have n sandwich. What's
wrong with Lizzle?"
81 don't know. Somebody sick or
dead or something. was out and
when | got back she was gone. Left
word with Mrs. Smith next door.
Someone telephoned for her"
And so closed the first chapter of
the Brixton tragedy.
That night, or rather mt IA. m. next
morning, Clara shook Bob. "Bobby,
Bobby, wake up! Oh, please, Bobby,
wake up! There's somebody down
stairs.
II think it's the bench on the back
vcranda Someone pushed It,"
Bob descended the stairs and turned
on the lights In the downstairs rooms
even into the kitchen, and found
nothing! Then, hearing something
outside he opened the back door. The
bench had been pulled across the door
way and Oh the bench was u basket.
And In the basket was something with
n good pair of lungs, whatever else 1t
possessed.
Bob mounted the stairs, and laid the
basket on the bed.
Here's your burglar" he said grim.
ly.
Clara looked aghast. The lungs were
still working. "A baby!" she gasped.
"What In the world" Curious and
bcwildcred, she pulled back the cover
and bchOld--two of them!
Clara was lifting the twins out by
this time and examining basket anc
clothes for signs Of Identification. '"rhe
dearsw she cOOed. "And listen, Bob
by, they're hungry. Go down to the
box and get some milk. Warm II, not
too hot, and bring 1t up-and spoon.
Aren't they darlings, Bobby?"
NO snarled he. "And I'll be dashed
If keep those kids In this house after
the first streak of dawn
And thus ended chapter two of Bob's
tragedy.
But the BriXtons kept the babies
That Is, for some time longer than the
limit set by Bob. 1t was this way:
Next day the phone rang and In an.
swcr To Clara's tired Hello" some.
one Informed her that certain Lizzie
O'Bricn had been hurt by an automo.
bile and asked to see her mt st. Steph.
ems hospital.
- can't gO." answered she, "but I'll
send my husband as soon us possible"
So Bob went and found Lizzie, the
cook, in bed, plastered and bandaged.
"Wcll, Lizzie, what's all this about 2"
III tell you, Mr.. BriXton. BIT, first,
how's the babies? Are they safe?'
Babies" Bob jumped. what do
you know about them? Quick"
swell, Mr.. Brlxton, Molly, my young.
est sister, married Dan O'Grady, a biz
good-fOr-nOthing, bad cess to him!
And him and Molly couldn't get
along. The twins only seemed to make
things worse. So Dan up and leaves
Mol and his folks tried to get the
twins and Moll found it out and sent
for me 10 go get them till things were
settled. And here l up and get run
over and Mol didn't know 1t and last
night she brought them herself and
put them on the porch under my win
dow, not knowing | was here. She
was afraid If she'd ring the bell you
wouldn't let them In.
To-day" Lizzie went on, "the case
is to come before the esquire and it's
To be settled who's To get the darlin's.
| thought I'd tell you 50 you wouldn't
worryw
But that evening when Bob had jrbi.
lantly told Clara the good news he
opened the evening paper and read
In the disagreement case between
Dan and Molly O'Grady, in which the
latter charges desertlon and both are
trying to get custody of twin boys, AL
derman McManus decided that for the
time being the children should stay
where they are"
End of chapter three!
Then they couldn't get a girl and
Clara got sick. Bob had to stay home