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The Story of "Mrs.
r
A Diabolical
Plot
By MARGARET C DEVEREAUX
TheHeadof
TheHouse
Dy LOUISE B. CUMM1NGS
JR. HARRY MITCHELL
GRADUATE DENTIST.
Telephones Itd 4 605K Dawoy St.
North PU Mo, Nebraska.
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By M. QUAD
Copyright, 19H, by Associated Lit
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Wo were between the Azores nnd
Madeira, bound for a port In tho "West
Indies, hi tho Auicrlcnu ship Den Joyce
when a curious, thine hnppenod one
morning about nn hour before dny
light. I wns digging niy eyes and
lighting away sleep when a curious
Bound from over tho bows caught my
car. As I listened to the noise tho
only thing I could cotnparo It to was
the noses of sharks bumping up
ngalnst a sranll boat. It would havo
been ridiculous to call to Iho mate and
give him any such wild explanation,
Lutrl finally called his attention to tho
curious noises nnd left tho cause to his
own perception.
'There's a raft or a boat out there,"
"ho said after n moment, "and the noise
may bo mode by onrs. I'll burn a port
fire.
The port flro lighted up tho sea for
a hundred feet around, and tho first
tiling we saw was a ship's boat within
forty feet of us on tho port bow. In
the bottom of the bont were two hu
man figures, antl one of them "was a
woman, nnd nil around tho boat the
sea was alive with sharks. As soon ns
we caught sight of tho boat tho mate
ran to coll tho captain. By tho time
tho captain arrived the boat had drift
ed right down against us, and ono of
tho crew lowered himself Into her and
made fast tho painter. Then I got
down to tfsslst him, and wo passed up
tho bodies tho man first. Wo might
Just ns well havo dropped him into tho
sea, for ho had boon dead for twenty
four hours nt least. lie was recogniz
ed by all ns n sailor. As wo picked up
the woman, having not n doubt that
she wns dead also, sho moved and ut
tered a groan. Wo had her on board
after a couple of minutes, and tho
small boat, which was a captain's gig,
new", and without a name, was later
hoisted up.
The woman awoke to find herself
aboard of a strango ship, with strange
men around her. Sho was a handsome,
well formed woman, English In looks
and speech and about thirty years of
age. Her apparel was fine nnd costly,
but sho wore no Jewelry and had
neither n purse nor a cardcaso. When
asked how sho camo to bo nt sea In
the gig, what her name was, if sho
had visited Madeira or tho Azores, If
sho lived In England, sho could tell
nothing. Sho began a new life when
she opened her eyes In the cabin of
the Joyce. After threo or four dayB
both cabin and fo'castle camo to tho
same conclusion which was this: Tho
sailor must havo been rowing tho
' woman off to a ship or from a ship
to shore at some of tho Islands.
That's the way wo figured It out,
nnd It looked reasonable enough, nnd,
of course, tho right thing to do was
to leave tho woman at Trinidad nnd
report the case ns widely as possible.
Quecrly enough, sho fought nnd baflled
this plan. Our captain was a good
looking man, and, feeling that she
owed him her life and doubtless being
rather romantic by nature, what did
she do but fall In lovo with him! That
Is only half the story. Ho fell head
over heels In lovo with her. The posi
tion was' most embarrassing for him,
however. All of us agreed that the
woman was or had been a wife,
though she had no finger ring to prove
.It I think ho saw things ns nn-honorable
man should, and yet ho could not
help loving her. When we reached
Trinidad ho notified wo English con
, . sul, placed tho woman in the house
hold of a friend and then sailed for
the port of Now York.
The story of our picking up tho liv
ing and tho dead was published far
and wide. Tho publication of that
story all over the world did not eolvo
tho mystery. No husband enmo for
ward; no relatives wrote.
When threo years had elapsed and
still no news had come the two were
married. Tho woman had not recovered
f"" ono single point of memory. Sho was
a stranger to herself. Sho had no
country, no relatives, no name except
by chauce. After marriage the cap
tain left tho sea and went intb the
ship chnndlery business In Brooklyn.
Ono evening two years after the wed
ding tho captain of an English trnmp
.steamer Just in called to ask for some
information, no complained of not
being well, and, ono thing leading to
another, ho finally related a talo of
woe. Several years before, whilo his
.ship wns nt tho Azores, his wife, who
hml been sent ashoro in tho morning,
attempted to return about nightfall,
just ns n squall was coming up. The
boat upset, and tho occupants were
lost They found neither the boat nor
tho bodies, but there was no doubt
of tho calamity. Tho loss of the wife
so affected tho husband that ho was 111
of brain fever for months, and ho had
never read n lino of her rescue In mid
ocean. Thero wns tho husband nt hist
and Captain Clark realized that ho had
rights before him. They were nlono in
tho olllce, and perhaps ho thought of
killing tho man who had como to break
up his happy liomo. It was only a
step to tho edge of tho slip, nnd per
haps ho thought of sulcldo as tho best
' way out. Tho climax was a curious
one, but in keeping. Tho strnngo cap
tain, who had glvon his name ns Burko,
wus looking ut Captain Clark in a puz-
-zled way and wondering why ho should
bo so affected by tho story when a
yacht anchor swinging from a beam
nbovo his head parted Its fastenings
-and fell upon him and crushed him to
the floor, and, though ho did not die
1 for two days, ho novor spoke again.
A lady nnd a gentleman stood on tho
deck of an ocean liner nbout to depart
for tho Mediterranean.
"Upon my word," said the latter, "If
thero Isn't ray old chum Dick Thurs
ton coming nboard loaded down with
hand baggage. I haven't seen him in
four years. He's going across, sure.
I wish I were going."
"Introduce him. IIo'll servo to light
en the ennui during the voyage."
"I'll do it on one condition."
"What condition?"
"That you go for him. I'll let him
lUlnk you're my wifo Instead of my
cousin, and you must keep up tho de
ception. He's -always prating about
honor In not making love to a friend's
wife and all that sort of thing, whilo
I clnlm that if a woman can get a man
In lovo with her sho can turn hliri
over to Sntnn. body ond soul. Do you
agree?"
Miss Katherlne Mnrywenthcr in her
heart snapped nt tho idea, but sho oc
cupied tho few minutes to spnro in de
claring that sho would do no such
nbomlnable. thing. Thurston wns
brought up and Introduced to her,"
Frank Waters having given him tho
impression that he had been married
since they had met and ho wished him
to take charge of his wife for the voy
age. "itemcmbcr," said Dick, giving his
cousin n parting kiss, much to tho
envy of Thurston.
"I'll remember nothing," was tho re
ply. Miss Maryweathcr was an uncon
scionable flirt, and this request of her
cousin especially appealed to her. Slits
had brought many a man to her feet
ns Wntera well know, but she had not
experienced tho zest attending making
n man a traitor toTui Intimate friend.
As to deliberately stating to Thurston
that she was Waters' wife, sho re
pelled such a sin with horror; sho
would merely suffer him to supposo
sho wns.
The voyage consumed twelve days,
during which the weather was delight
ful, tho sea smooth, and nil were on
deck every day and moonlight nights
from start to finish. Before tho vessel
reached the Azores Thurston's con
science was troubling him dreadfully.
At Gibraltar he made a weak effort to
lenvo the Bhlp and do the rest of the
Journey by lnnd. The night before
reaching Naples he seriously contein
plated Jumping overboard, no had
not offended, indeed, against his old
friend, but he had been criminal In
word and thought up to his chin. Miss
Mary weather had bewitched him.
Once ashore, ho righted himself and
fled fled to Rome, where ho had in
tended to remain n month. But, fear
ing that the supposed Mrs. Waters
would be coming up that way, ho lit
out for Florcuec Indeed, ho never
stopped till he reached Lucerne.
Frank Waters had made arrange
ments to Join his cousin at a summer
resort on Lake Thun, nnd they met
thero in July.
"Well?" said Frank inquiringly.
"Well what?"
"Did you break down Thurston's
self respect?"
"Certnlnly not. Mr. Thurston is a
very honorable man."
"Since you don't seem disposed to
tell me what happened I'll ask Dick."
"ne'll tell you nothing."
"Won't he? Do you menu that ho
will lie about It?"
"Ue needn't lie. Ho can simply re
fuse to talk."
"I won't ask him. I'll charge him
with, all sorts, of dishonorable things,
nnd he won't deny them."
"Such us"
"I'll sny, 'Dick, you've been making
lovo to my wife?'-"
"What else?"
" 'In a moment of weakness you
proposed to her to leave mo nnd tako
up with you.' "
"If you accuse him of such a thing
I'll never speak tp you again."
"I won't do it if you assure mo ho
didn't"
"You had no business to introduce
him to me, letting him supposo I was
your wife."
"Why didn't you disabuse him?"
"Why didn't I? Why, because"
no looked at her with an amused
smile, then continued:
"Dick Thurston is a mighty good
friend of mine. When I saw him go
ing nboard'tuo ship in which you snll-
ed I knew you would expect nn Intro
duction; that you would flirt him all
tho way over and send him off with
tho rest of them on reaching Italy.
What I did I did for his protection."
"How for his protection?"
"In tho first place, If ho bellevcd
you to bo my wifo it might help him
to resist you. In the second, if you
succeeded you would be so tangled up
In your deceptions that you could bo
ninnngcd. I'm going to confess tho
matter to him my past and yours."
"You'll do no such thing!"
"What shall I say to him? Ho is
at Lucerne, and I'm going to run down
thero tomorrow to seo him."
"What shall you do? Why, let him
discover that I'm not your wifo with
out saying anything nbout your detest
able plot."
"Or yours."
This thrust was received In silence.
"If I do os you sny will you treat
him honorably In futuro?"
"Yes, I Willi"
Tho former Miss Maryweather Is
now Mrs. Thurston.
.."Susie," siild Tom Athcrton in n. se
rious tono of voice, "I'vo been doing n.
jobvof thinking on our future."
"Why, Tom, what havo you been
thinking about?"
"Well, when wo'ro married thero's
got to be a head to our partnership.
There's nlwa3s a bead to every busi
ness firm."
"Do telll"
"Now, what's marrlngo but n co
partnership? Tucro'll bo you nnd I,
nnd some day"
"You'll bo mnnager, of course."
"What a sensible girl you nro! Do
you know what first attracted mo to
you? It was your good sense. You
catch on to anything so quick. We'll
bo Just ns happy as two dovos, won't
we?"
And ho drew her to him nnd gnvo
her n couple of dozen prcmntrlmoulal
kisses, Ho is content with ono now,
nnd sometimes when he's thinking on
other matters even that Is perfunc
tory. Tom's salary was not Inrgo, and the
couple had no income except what ho
enrued. The husband hnd not been nn
expert on economy, but tho wife was
a good manager. "I'll just turn oyer
to you," ho said, "my salary check
each week, and you do nil tho plan
ning. I shall need very Ilttlo for my
persounl expenses, and I can take that
as I want It. That's tho way they do
in business. Ono man attends to get
ting tho business, another, to doing It
whilo n third looks out for tho
finances."
"The finance man of tho compnny,
isn't he?"
"Well, yes, usually."
"In our case you make tho incomo
on which wo live, and I nttend to its
expenditure. In other words, you nro
head of the firm, and I'm tho Junior
partner."
"I supposo that's tho way to look at
it."
So Tom turned over tho checks each
Saturday night to his wife, and, since
she was n splendid manager, all went
very well. Thero were no outstand
ing bills, nothing absolutely needful
that was not forthcoming, while a per
centage of each week's salary wns put
away regularly for emergencies, such
ns doctor's bills, and another amount
for a nest egg.
"My dear," said tho happy husband
"when I run a big business I'll want
you for my financial manager. I could
mnko money In any entcrprlso with
you to handle tho cash."
"And Isn't It nice," replied tho wifo,
"thnt you can feel that you'ro tho head
of tho house?"
"I'll admit," said Tom thoughtfully,
"that it is. No man likes to feel that
ho must bo obedient to a woman."
It was a few days after this remark
that Tom needed a pair of gloves.
Susie told him to go to her box, where
she kept the household moneys, and
get what ho needed. There was noth
ing smaller than n five dollar bill. He
took it, expecting to return the change.
TJnfortuuntcly, during tho day un old
chum thnt he hadn't seen for years
came in to see him. Tom took him out
to lunch and when ho went homo re
turned 3 to tho cash box instead of
$1. Tho result wns that when Tom
gavo his wifo tho marital kiss she
smclled beer. She said nothing,, but
nfter ho had deposited tho balance of
tho ensh sho went to the drawer nnd
found It a dollar short.
"Tom," she said, "how much did you
tako from tho box this morning?"
"A (Ivor. Thero was nothing sranll
er."
"How much did your gloves cost?"
"A dollar."
"That leaves $4 to go back. Have
you put it all in?"
"All, except n dollar."
"What becamo of thnt?"
"Well, you see, Peto Hathaway came
to town today, and I took him out to
lunch with me."
Tho look on Mrs. Atherton's face
was lowering, but she said nothing,
Thero was a silent dinner between
them, nfter which Tom said:
"Susie, I wish you'd get that look
off your face. It's all because I spent
n dollar today a mlsernblo, slnglo dol
larand thnt entertaining an old friend
I haven't seen for several years."
" ho nutliorlzed you to spend n
dollar for such a purpose?"
"Who nutliorlzed me? Am I account
able to you for tho money I spend?"
"I thought I wns to bo tho financial
member of our firm."
"So you are, so you ore, but nm I
not the bond of thd concern?" '
"Of course you are! But that dol
lar you spent today I Intended for an
other purpose."
"What purpose?"
"I hnd Just enough with it to buy
our Sunday provisions. Now wo'll
have to eat canned salmon for Sunday
dinner."
Thnt was tho beginning, a now light
brenklng In on Tom's brain, nis wife's
miinngcment of their nffnlrs was so
excellent, produced such beneficial re
sults, that ho became raoro of a slavo
to her every dny. True, thero was a
profit tn It all, but Tom was a slave
all the same. "Somebody once de
clared," ho snys, "that ho didn't care
who mado a nation's laws so long ns
ho could write Its songs. My wife
doesn't caro who makes tho money for
tho family so long ns she disburses it
Head of tho houso be hanged! I have
to account to her for .every penny I
spend."
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We carry the "best in the land" in lumbornnd building material
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represent the power and
scope of the Bell
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United States.
All Europe, with
four times the pop
ulation of Amer
ica, has less than three
million telephones.
America has a telephone
for every ten persons
Europe has one for ovory
150 persons.
Bell Telephone Service Has Set the
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Tobacco users can bo supplied with
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We pay $8 ner ton for Bones and $3 to
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Public Sale
Notice is hereby given that I, Corda
V. O'Brien, administratrix of tho estate
of Dennis J. O'Brien, deceased, will, by
virtue of a license granted mo out of
tho district court of Lincoln county,
Nebraska, in nn action ponding therein,
oiler at public sale, to the highest
bidder for cash, on May 27, 1914, at tho
hour of 2 o'clock, p. m., at the east
front door of the court house in North
Platte, Lincoln county. Nebraska, the
following described real estate situate
in Lincoln county, Nebraska, to-wit:
Tho East Half (El) of Section Thirty
(30), Township Thirteen (13), North of
Range Thirty (30), West of Sixth P.
M. Terms cash in hand. Said sale to
remain opon'for one hour.
Dated at North Platte. May 4, 1914.
Corda V. O'Brien, Administratrix,
m5-3 E. H,. Evans, Attorney.
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