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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1908 edition. Excerpt: ...past rankling. I had a elk once, a murderer; he told me he murdered the man, a he told me, too, that he never felt so kindly to anyboi as he did to that man after he'd killed him! Cynthia. Jack! John. Unforgiving. You murdered my happiness! Cynthia. I won't recriminate! John. And now I must put by anger and pride! I do! not self-respect, not a just indignation--not the facts 2 my clear memory of them! ' Cynthia. Jack! John. No! Cynthia. Goes c, with growing emotion, and holds out her d. I give you one more chance! Yes, I'm deterted to be generous. I forgive everything you ever to me. I'm ready to be friends. I wish you every piness and every--every--horse in the world! I i't do more than that! She offers it again. You lse? John. Moved but surly.-I like wildcats and I like Chrisis, but I don't like Christian wildcats! Now I'm close ded, trot out your tornado! Let the Tiger loose! the tamer, the man in the cage that has to look lively I use the red hot crowbar! But by Jove, I'm out of cage! I'm a mere spectator of the married circus! He puffs vigorously Cynthia. 3e a game sport then! Our marriage was a wager; i wagered you could live with me. You lost; you d with a divorce; and now is the time to show your rting blood. Come on, shake hands and part friends. John. tfot in this world! Friends with you, no! I have a per pride. I don't propose to put my pride in my: ket. Cynthia. Jealous and plain spoken. Oh, I wouldn't ask you put your pride in your pocket while Vida's handkeref is there. john looks a?igered. Pretty little bijou a handkerchief! cynthia takes ha7idkerchief out. d she is charming, and divorced, and reasonably well de up. John. Oh, well, Vida is a woman. Business with handkerchief. I'm a man, a handkerchief is a handkerchief, and as some...
