THE DECEIVER.
«. V wa j nS«,-,* e- loss o£ the • half-crown' that made Wilkms. look so .sad as'he left the dimly-lit portals of the magician's tent. ,- : His anguish was too bitter to bear. He had cannoned into a friend before ho began to realise that the world still moved around. ■•' -..' ■■•■■■ _ "Wilkins," said his/friend, "whatever ls^tho matter?" "The palmist told me," said: Wilkins with a weary sigh,/'that my wife would marry (twice, and that the second husband would be' a remarkably clever and handsome man. ' ( i . «,n? fell> A°nt worry." said the comforter Whatever she does after you're dead wont matter much to you." ."It's not •■■that," said Wilkins.',' "I'm hurt to think that Ethel must have been married before I met her and never told me about it. . . ' •.-•.■■,
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/EP19240412.2.158.13
Bibliographic details
Evening Post, Issue 88, 12 April 1924, Page 17
Word Count
128THE DECEIVER. Evening Post, Issue 88, 12 April 1924, Page 17
Using This Item
Stuff Ltd is the copyright owner for the Evening Post. You can reproduce in-copyright material from this newspaper for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons BY-NC-SA 3.0 New Zealand licence. This newspaper is not available for commercial use without the consent of Stuff Ltd. For advice on reproduction of out-of-copyright material from this newspaper, please refer to the Copyright guide.
Log in