The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1876-01-21
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lshs ~y<iAa Y saia MsIsrA. t~elAnIse " kns.
isk Ahomt ths svssm N msklha veAAS. atAa
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fswsa NJ main sts~st snss h<lee AMI lnlles
: pAth thvcNRh tAe tvrts4 N wtit W lstk
M 80 tine ~ ~ started. asA thsss ~ill
~l1,ss ciAyscn." salA hs,asA, ai,rs .
pAast silenee. an vtsy sovYs that se~ns
.~ra.trA this mevs'ns, here n ~i,l isAA
u M aerl~Aseelnssss
IA ~ill All " ssrlAlMAA IN lsw aAya, /
earrcss." saA Fanny.
II hulw ~" wA ths s~rly. ~ eAnN
te<s shsa mystery. aaa sAali 40 Ill 1 saa 70
bring " W IN end Immediately"
What 10 yoa imsgiss iss.tha viii
ssyw asted hs'aad. Atssr thsy we're on
their wAy.
II hAss % idsA*
A. thsy tarnea irssn M street iaAs ne
ross fAnny hsA meationeA. Roland leIt
The ycssnx girl clutch his arm sarsi~.lly.
"scsns oas y following wsr shs vhie.
rersd. IN frightened tnnsa.
II - - sas." aald kn,Aad siancins
aecnnA.
lie Just crossed ne ssssss and van.
Into shs grove iittls vay up." vas Nv
"WAa that ths hsss ron saw u MIN ="
mo, he came out NJ vacant lot lust af.
~. ~ lsft the hoass,' wAz the ssvly. "and
- hAs bscn following W svss sinas. 1hAll
~ turn hack ="
"csstALnly not" said Roland. .srhs ie,.
low nsAy have uiistatan ~ Tor scms ons
slss. Besides. ana wsli Ass'sI v hs should
nasn mischief"
In ths csnssv n ths grove shs path vSs
borisrsd % both sldss by tangled thick.
q. snd - they reached this piacs crack.
ling wns heard In ths brush short distance
" the right.
lilo u hidden In the thickot," said
FANNY, rlin9ing In terror " Hollands arm.
"plsass relaA.s my AsM. and stsp tssak
little, 0iss ClAyaom." eaid Roland. ~
must hsvs 10th ssias fsas Am attacked
hssldss, yoa win NOT bs LArnsd II IL only
mn tk~y sss Aftsr."
Fanny did ~ requested. and Roland "a.
yaneed eas.sMlly .loaY ~ path. which
W. .imost hiddss by The dsfknsss u ths
s'yhs
= hard lsslinE Nhin. possession VI hIs
hsAst. II viii nSt dss without : struggle.
- l.A~t." IN nutt~sssi, ksspt0g bis revolver
sssdy fos Instant uss,
IIs stopped snd listened. And ths noise
y ~ thteket ~ rspsatsd. snd nsArsr
than lSlors.
~ this ssomsas, kowsvss. the sos,nd oi
voless wss beard coming fross ths opposite
dlsestioN.
10th Hclaad snd rAssy fsis relieved, ~
they wsse e~ytain that uothlng would b.
Atl1suptsd when others vcss % nsAs.
I'VE Will ha4t1n through now" sAid MI.
snd. giving hts asm - the trsmbitne elst.
"we have sothisg - lsas ~hIis ethsss -
y tAs grove"
4 shnst distance a,eMs TREY es,ns urn
I'M two men they had hsari talking Isoi.
aud brushed JA4s them without inokIng wp.
Tor b did not vsat = - sssosaissd ~
any Ons.
Altar tasy MA pssssd tAsm. howsvsv.
Fanny ssld. "DA you ~ whs thsy wsgsr
II did NOT" VA the repIy.
III wAs Euesns and NJ. 0fAy."
Holland stAsted.
"DlA they vseogniss uar' 10 Astsd.
~ don.t sea how they could havs hslpsd
IT, sald Fanny, In trembling tons.
In fact shs appeared n,nrs frightened
over this meeiag than shs had over the
possibility n trouble fyom The nAa vho
haA followed them.
Hpland made no rsrly. IlswAs too husy
With his own bitter thoughts fos eonvssss-
tlon.
III thsy vcAliy mesns Ia hAvs me mus.
Iered Tonight" hs thought. they have
defsassd tho p'sna of thair own suAlAn.
Hut Tor their slprosch ] should pvol,AbIy
have hrA IA hAni 10 hani with 4 cut4thsoel
hired 10 vut me ont NJ tbs Way"
His brain wns In whlrl NJ dIsNgys~ahle
thnpxhss. "thsva Ii = myatsry about II
all that can't co,npvehcnd," hs muttvvcA.
- ean't blleys that The hsoihss ol the
rlfl ! lov. II capable VI such viiiAsny. and
still fall 20 ~. motive Tor any 0ue sIse
10 attempt NY ilfe.'
While liz ~ss stili pondeslns svss ths
my.ier, Fanny paused In fsontof ths hoass
aias,s.' she ssid. "voa sss Dsrths hse
eempany. Ib@rs viii hAvs - bs n,sss
des'plng, suppose"
"I4,s eron III" wav the reply. what Ii
20 b. .ions nowp must turn bseh, sus.
lses.e
Nm" s,iA Fanny. III Isn't SAFE lcr Jon
" "" back nav. " yam have no objection
r. s'sti"s ~ tl.S kitsis.s asss Aktak san
uffarts ii
"a. IA 4 y ustthn 3"
"ys,' saia III. airl wish ssniIs q Rol.
nj #aahess Il a,il INV ym, into the
al'r' u. ! yeu n,itt sat until the way
Il tilt,r nil,l thnn eolfta in"
haand ssa y veonsnss.l u this arrange.
i7nnf, mi Funny accordingly passed.
10 md tis bpnse and admitted him 10 the
Kitchen. whow liz seated himself ~ the
alaye.
win vou ease ifI leave you aions for )
litilu q Y" shs asked, tlisr seeing HIN
an',,fos 'ly seated. ~ Will 10 AROUND ~
thu front .io0r and suter that way. bertha
must tnow yon are herc. ~ conrss."
"tsriaiHly," sald Roland. II shall aot
10 lonely In this pleasant rUm."
r. tell the truth. koiand was Glad n the
opf0rt nify thus offered h hs alone. IL
dll ~ howssor, tSahs mnh headway In
s0lst, tbs prsl,lsn bs desired 10 eor slisr,
for hs .,ld not help hut hear ths coaver.
atlon IN the adjoining room.
IL Was both ~t.stlsA anil surpylssd, u !
very few no,nenta. 70 hsas Engsns sntss
thu sItting.rosN.
II ws1 mt msstatsn. thsn." No sid 70
Fanny. after tin ealIars hsA departed. "tn
thinking that J pass yon In ths grove.
hut J don't sos your escort. WhVrs u
hs Y"
holasd dM not hear vssny's reply. but
II Ald n0t sns,u n satisfy h~s lovss.
"Movs mystery, Fanny" hs exclaimed,
In m sEciial tons. "YoM ars nat dealing
fslvly with me. Last nIght hsarl ! n.aa .
step In yos,v hall when urOtss sAid 10 one
wAa thovsj to.AAy. In passing yoss wisdou,
sHw man sitting by yoMv slls. bwt when
! sntss~i Ae sn,sa 80 wa1 nj In sl9ht
Just now sNw you wsittax u ths grove
with 4 stfAnRns and s0,a neluna "a fal snn