Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1916-06-23

OTulndTliy IL was VIII pledsdul du-
ticipations that called on the Neiffs,
so sure was of an effusive welcome,
even though 1t meant promised thea
ter tickets and cajoled cabs; but now
i felt like death rapping at the bridal
chamber
Indeed the sense inside was fitted
to rouse computations. The floor was
bestrewn with string, tissue paper.
snbroken packages and broken boxes.
Before the large mirror Louise was
trying on an impossible new hat Leu
was adjusting a flashy tie with q
flasher pin at the smaller glass of
the bureau.
Come in, come I'M" cried Louise,
"and sit any old where: we don't mind
you. Looks like Christmas doesn't It?
Well l guess! It comes all the time
now. See what Lem bought me this
afternoon at Gouquin's; isn't 1t
screamer?" she held up the flowery
tub. "Now isn't he just the Quickest
dear?"
IF you could see all the glad rags
she has been shipping to me. Sniffen,"
said Lem. you'd think that / also
had struck 1t rich"
"Oh, that reminds me-" interposed
Louise, her head on one side in a cap
very near forgetting, Mr.. Sniffen, 10
give you the chance to take a dozen
tickets for those embroidered dollies
! am going to rattle off. Only dollar
apiece, and no such work, IL / say II
myself
Louise, darling" protested Lem.
"You are right, ducky. you are per-
fectly right; / don't need to do that,
thank goodness since"
"Since?" l repeated pointedly.
do let me tell him darling; he new
er will peep, and our news is too good
20 keep bottled"
"Just as my news is too bad to
keep
eff it's about that twenty you were
so kind as to let me have the other
day, Sniffen, take pleasure in re-
turning it now" said Lem, and I'll be
blest if he didn't hand over another
new bright gold piece to me.
That was too much for sanity with
out the relief of revelation. broke
my tidings to them as gently as pos
sible, but even at that the shock was
so terrific as to send the tub. the tie
and the pin to the floor and the white
faced pair into each others arms.
Mercy, counterfeits!" moaned Lou.
Use. why We'll have the whole secret
down upon us duckling There's Gou-
quin alone, to whom you gave three
of them. He has never liked me since
| returned the hat he said he saw me
wearing at the opera the night be-
fore"
"Flewcomb is hot enough about that
old dog of a balance without having
stack of pewters to cash in" mutter-
ed Lem, darkly. 81 see my finish all
right, all right This will sure queer
me with the firm when they hear of
it. I'll be down and out"
"Oh, and / gave one Of them to
Florence Bullion this morning." broke
in Louise. Il thought she might have
waited longer, but she seemed SO
queer and pressing. If she asks her
father to change il he'll detect il at a
glance; and he's as hard as nails; oh,
dear!'
Eyes, and Billy Precedent struck me
about the same time for the twenty l
had from him." walled Lem. 81 had
forgotten all about it. but he hadn't.
If his father the judge sees it. look out
for the black CAPT"
There was rap on the door. With
a warning glance for control, ! an
swered il myself. In stalked the Rev.
DR.. Mincey, who officiated at a little
chapel not two blocks away.
while am alive to the condolences
of my sacred office" he announced, II
can't allow it to be used as shield
for fraud and theft. am well advised
that these two denominations Of the
Lord came primarily from the Nctffs,
male and female. Unless am at once
recouped l shall deem II my painful
duty"
took a roll of bills from my peck
ct; l paid over forty good dollars In
redemption of his two gold pieces.
"You will do well to preserve 81
lence," warned him as escorted him
to the door, "if you got these pieces
in he way / think you did"
Nov, my dears." ! said returning
to the stricken, the speechless pair;
tell me how you got all this-this
queer, l think they call 1t; IL they
don't I'm sure they should
Without a word Louise disentang-
ling herself, fetched me letter from
the desk with heart rending gulp. II
was dated from Havana and read:
Dear Friends: AS l am warned by
my physicians that my days are few,
/ write just line to tell you that
give you the contents of my trunk
left in your charge as slight token Of
my deep appreciation Of the many
kindnesses received from you by me,
a stranger in a strange land. Crate
fully yours. JULES GUERlN.
Here the gulp became a gale.
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