Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1921-02-11
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rapidly down the track to Car o.
climbed aboard, and made his way to
Lower g. The young lady in the green
tailOr-made suit was there, looking
idly out of the window
young lady" Jerome began, may
presume to address you for a mo-
ment Oh a matter of great Importance
to you? Don't be afraid of me. my
dear I'm old enough to be your ia
Their, and besides. I'm one of the incest
nd mon you ever met"
She could not forbear a smile.
every well, sir" she replied.
Neddy Jerome produced pencil and
card. "Please write your name on this
card" he pleaded, land I'll telegraph
what want to say to you. Therell
be man coming through this car in
a minute, and l don't want him to see
me here. Please trust me, young
lady
The young lady did not trust him,
however, although she wrote on the
card. Jerome thanked her and fled
as fast as his fat old legs could car
ny him. Under the station arc he
read the card.
Henrietta Wilkins" he murmured.
"By the gods, one would never sus-
pect a name like that belonged to a
face like that. BY lingo, it would be
strange if that mailman persuaded her
to marry him. hope he does. If
I'm any judge of character, Jack Web
ster won't be cruel enough to chain
that vision to SObrante; and besides,
she's liable to make him decide who's
most popular with him-Henrietta or
Billy Geary. If she does, I'll play
Geary to lose. Well! Needs must
when the devil drives" And lie en-
tered the station telegraph office and
commenced to write.
An hour later Miss Dolores Ruey,
alias Henrietta wilkins, was handed
this remarkably verbose and truly
candid telegram:
Miss Henrietta wilkins, Lower g,
Car o, on board train "a
do you recall the bewhiskered,
ragged individual you met on the S.
P, L. A. & S. L. train in Death val
ley ten days ago? He lifted his hat
to you tonight, and you almost killed
him with a look. 1t did not occur to
him that you would not recognize him
disguised as a gentleman, and he lift
ed his hat on impulse. Do not hold 1t
against him. The sight of you again
set his reason lettering on its throne
and he told me his sad story.
"Thls man. John Stuart Webster, is
wealthy single, forty, fine and crazy
as a March hare. He is in love with
you. You might do worse than fall in
love with him He is the best mining
engineer in the world, and he is now
aboard the same train with you, Ell
route to New Orleans, thence TO take
the steamer to Buenaventura, SObran
/ te, G. A., where he Is to meet another
lunatic and finance a hole in the
ground. | do not want him to 60 t
SObrante. If you marry him, he vii
not. If you do not marry him. yoI
still might arrange to make him lister
to reason. If you can induce him t
come to work for me within the mex
90 days, whether you marry him o
not, I will give you $1,000 the day hi
reports on the job. Please bear II
mind that he does not know | am DO
ing this. If he did, he would kill me
but business is business, and this is
plain business proposition. | am put
ting you wise, so you will know you
power and can exercise II If you car
to earn the money. II not. please fol-
get about 1t. At any rate, please d
me the favor to communicate with m
on the subject. II at all interested.
Edward p. Jerome. President Cole