The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1875-04-30

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WHO MELINDA MARRIED
"so yss'w baet agasn with yeas ela em.
players. and ~ hrss.rla.s salary I'm
sery giaa. ! ASSURE yoa. and - will my has.
EAAa ~ when s~il hsaa. SORRY yea can
stay 10 tea with ~ en- account u The eh.l
dfen. How oli i yoar eiass,, Tonmsf'
"i.et me see" The individual addressed
balanced his hss between his knees on both
hisls fingers. and carefully studied IL In,
tericr. ~ though THE Information hs sos,eA,
lualel soneshsra under the lining. A
great, hlonde.n bearded man. but he always
waa and always would he T'mmmy. Neyas
being able 10 r.d himself u certain awk
wari bashfalncE., nvr ever having lost ,hs
sis. innocent eyes. homes. moath and rudy
complexion HAT made him look like an
ov.rgwwn schoolboy. "Amandas eleven
this June. Lucy WAS nine In February
Melinda scyen, ani vinnic--shat's the baby
my wife Isfs. yoa know will bs three 10.
morrow"
"All girls 7"
"fcs maarn, Ill girls"
allow hong ain.. you lrft the city
"Let ne see, ani romnl, again consult.
Cd hia hat. = left the spring | was tw.n.
ty.one. didn't II W.ll. l'vo hccn away
thirteen years. married Amanda Whit.
jus, six months after left"
'She made ga,l wife, Didn't she z"
"The very tra, hut, then. II wasn't ~
though I'd married Melinda"
"No. sarIuaa Eo' and vt, Tamay.
toll you. M Two always told you. Melinda i
not altogether worthy of you. NJ, tha, MI.
lsht gooi.princip,ci. warm.hnarteI. and
All that. but hur s,sws ci lifr arc f.lse."
"Ihen you thi,k there's no chance for
me. Il anybol, elsc III the ways'
Nobody. md never h,s been. excepting
tho girl hcr all. IL my ccrt.,in Knowledge,
shc's had but onc o.rer beside yours. That
was from oil Ar. Iltiks. t.ss Agcal shipper.
thought Melinda would te..r his ayes o,.t
W. you see, sa. won't marry merely tol
money"
"S,ill. .onthink thsrs'snoeh .aee for mo
tlarcn't ask h.r, you know she aail the
lust t..no--when came on after Amand.,
died. you remcmher--shat IL over did II
ngain. she'd never eraak - me.
Saying that sha mtaal IL. hrss not u
venture. Let matters t.lkn their ee,irse
See her ss uf,un as possible. but keep Il
certain aistsacc, Maybe lhin,s will work
around somehow. She's gpt la with new
aei latsly--eleyer peopl.--hnt they hava 4
fancy They've discovered new way to pul
thu world to righsa. Aad ar just tho ones
10 do II. It's all we'll enough. | suppose
Amases them anl don't hurt anybody. bul
I'm out of patience, for all. 500 hore
Tommy. rvn An idca. She visits the rark
the day the society meets that's to-mor.
row--,o commune with nature, shs says.
know her favorise spot, she's always alone,
you 70 there, take the children, and 70,
somewhere near her"
"'l'ake TIM chilLrenl I'd frishten hsl
milcs and miles away"
mo. you woal..at. The more | rciicc,
on this plan, tho better | like II. AL
Tor half.holiday. gathor up your girls. and
CO.
Tho .iny was MI that could 10 desired
A May.biue sky, with DRIFT VI rloula lii,
departing SNOW across II; warm. pcnutrat.
ing snnb.aMri soft airs, alive with chill
drcn's voices aud bird-warb.ings Yet could
not my heroine find herself In harmon,
with tho scene. she succeeded In securing
her favorito scAt In tho Park, n niche o,
the hillside. with Nh intcrlacng u bonghs
and Hlimpses of rock aud river u con,
tanned only Two setsees.
Melinda met Tommy Whittlosy Just d,
ha Maa leasins the afternoon previous
Somehow ,hesn hig, line. rsproaehfnl eye
Met hrla whichever NY sha looked Nor.
ssr~tially ia they haMn. the pago sh,
..iei In vain 10 rrli. anl moved In hsi
pencils VI * whom sap turned III writln,
tos relief, Mt that xho caroi ior lhei
owner. oh. never particle. Any tim.
rincu hcr fifteenth birthday. Hl,e hal hnt I,
say. II love you.' 10 mako Tommy til. hap
pics, "a iurn. Vt III. ilrsur did aay IT.
newer intended saying II. True. 'ife WI,
unsatisfactory. One dream after another
faded still thoro waa hupo of hor he
coming something. hring .omelrly tis
" Tommy. that was gone, Az Mr.. Whit.
tlcsy. her da.s WOULD bc bounded On III,
east by b,.akfast. south hy dinner. north
BY supper. md west hy basket of unaarn
ID stockings.
Was tharc uver,--no. thcrc mover was
such iinpuience Tommy Whittle~y m.
ono. two. three. four fcmininc Whittlcye
walking In upon her aeclusion quite "A
matter of course. Yct. no. not altngcthc
=. Tommy awAycd awkwar,lly from Vii,
% sidc m instant. thnn, With lit VI thu
hat and seraps meant for bow. turned
q rod ~ III. alsnt ii i,sssles. and drop
pod upon thu ot..er bench. Alao upon her
shawl.
"l'his II Mlxs Denver. children md
Tommy almost stam,narci In hia emhar.
rassment. Como ani speak u the
lady"
10 rise and leave would 10 IN nrLnowl.
sigomvnt u weakncas. ~. ontwardly cool.
~ in~ar,lls burning. No n keit h1r
evnt. turning h.r attention \. tha children.
4 plnk-il,saed Lrooi. each onc sri0e