The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1874-03-20

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Are yca sure Sasah Anews aa,h.
ias'" asked Robert, eagerly and ~.
citeslly.
She declares rrativsly that M.
knows ne.hine = all ahea, IL .rus,
yoa would ~. have mo believe .ha,
m, daughter could
No NJ. no!" broke Ia Robert,
quickly, Then he sasrea and .rem.
hlel.
What more have you 70 say. Rob.
er.,"
"Nothing, SIR"
"No.hing,"
"Nothing!"
"You can leAve mo-"
And the young man won't out. pale.
bowed, and s.rickea. The merchant
saw. and waa sorry. II w ! grief 10
him deep and heartfelt. Later In the
day No wont out aud told Robert hs
might 90 home.
Il Win send for you when ! wan.
you"
"Mr. powcrs!--"
What would yoa ssy. Robsrty"
"Nothing!"
"1Asa you may ., | will send for
you when ] an able 70 80 you again =
Aud Rsbsss veasls went ont from
the store; ba. he dared not 60 homs
thon 70 his widowed mother, Tho fear
tha, came crushingly upon him was
of Sarah. Did she lcvo him W little
that she could $40 him thus sutFor aud
b. silcnt' Wasi, possibls that But
hs dared not think, lie must walt
until those ar1t whslming emotions
were passed.
Tha, evening Mr, Powers aud nj.
wifa talked the matter over; aud after
long aud careful delihcration II was do.
rilel that Robert vcaxie should bc dc.
nied tho house. aud. u eouras, that he
mus. b. discharged from tho store,
They would MT publicly expose this
his hrut known crime; hut they could
give him thcir confidence never again.
Aud they muss inform Sarah. Tha.
was tho harlos. part of all, They ssn
Tor hcr 10 como 10 them They would
have Il dono 1t once. She came In, and
aat down.
MY iear ohlld." said hsr father,
III tenderness aud compassion. "we
have painful duty 10 perform. Va
must toll you Of Rsbort's entire IN.
worlhincss. "
Shs claspsd her hands. and gaspea
Tor breath, What did her father
meanl
He told her tho story. directly and
clearly, of hin discovery Of Roberts
guilt; and hs told how broken and pen.
|ten. tho young man had appeared.
This las.er ho added BY way ofshowing
sha. tho crimo wAa acknowledged.
palo n death, and with eyes fright.
fully 6xoi, Sarah asked II Robert had
not mentioned her namc.
"lio only asked mo. = said hor faith.
~, III had spoken with you, liz you
could not throw some light upon tho
monsy, answesed him. prompt.
y, that yoa knew nothing whatever
about \, iils salls va apparent from
that momsnt HlsshAme and reuorse-- !
stop. stop" er,ea Sarah. starting
70 hcr foot. Shc stood Tor little .inc
liko one frantic. with hcr hands clutch.
Cd In hsr hair. and her tooth aet. Then
she staggered forward, and saak upon
her knoes a. hor fathers ssst
'aD' father! hthsr!" ahs moAnsd,
"hAye merch--havs pisy--upon me!"
My child"
No. no--liA - aos up. IL. mo
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Up. O. ] - ) miserable. wicked
glrlY ldMh sn!-l did Il! Robert
ha1 sa6srvd rather than bssrAy ne"
And when she could control hcr
speeeh sha told tho story u tho burning
paper and shs triod 10 toll how she