Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-10-24

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IpyE IN THE HOUSE
- day Of Novemher-"Guy
81 %. in inf the old English calendar
Be- D., ',be mautelinmy maternal
'ans ~. s1rdi-used room up stairs
lsaiDs' b5,,e 10 which we had re-
falling heir to it through
ss1'0''l, ,ra.s' will, the jewellers re-
n'y l', her rather as Il winter than
N'''-D 9TH and today the wind
iinn J, - ,Se rain battered with a per-
. - to behold.
sF n' =. 'btsn,eped, was all alone in
$ !. r. " had gone to take his
1s ~ market-the apples that
a'P' lived 10 harvest and pack
DI- -,.I.-aud was not expected
i'' = ,,morrow night at the earliest.
JILL ,y was in Montreal, fitting
p' otlirs which was henceforward
!; Nv ,t,ie Jean, our hardfeatured,
old servant, had gone home
e. a...ysrrarics, as she termed it, to
'l' JJrs certain ancient Indian herb
'a... GA inst at dusk fall Peter, our
, a. had thrust his shock head
..rogion.ly in at the door.
T,.. Ruth" he had said, there's
= wood and everything's all snug
,;,5t, anil I'm goin over to Steph-
T5sr'rp in trouble there"
- ps,ers What kind of trouble9
"A man sick''
.,n.w4r to my query Peter only
inlj,rinct remark and went out,
..,tbe door behind him.
II. front Of the fire, looking down
loving embers and bordering with
II The StephensOns, who lived in
s-vst5ne house on the other side
.r-jr.tous glen, had always been a
Erre The family was small, con-
[.,rIy Of grabbed old man, his por-
e. Silent wife, and two tall, IN
sons and what on earth they did
[s. biz echoinE rooms, or how they
ri TO live, perched like eaglets on
4. q; the rock, could not form the
liza City boarders,' Peter had
,rvn,ai out in answer to my persist
.;s7o-stions. But if they kept city
5ss. why did they not leave these
r mountain Businesses when the
! ie.! and the dismal autumn fogs
mi above the cliffs? Altogether,
IVA, certain atmosphere Of mystery
these "Stepheusons' that aroused
: Erelike instincts of my nature.
lie I still stood thinking, a soft tap
...i a, the door. opened it at once,
once remembering that l was alone
house
never oughter d do that, Miss Ruth"
tie well known accents of Mrs.
2. Farmer Gludge's buxom wife.
what Mrs. GludgeN"
II the door Rrter dark, when you're
il the house, without askin who's
v did you know I was alone in the
st ne, Peter roin to Stephenson's."
y said l. But we don't have
around here, Mrs. Gludge."
lot 50 certain O that" said the
: wife, Your folks hain't lived
long as I have. We're inst nigh
70 the Canada line to have queer
.ers prowlin about when ye least ex-
T. And then there's Stephensons."
al Of o:ephensonss" l cried. eager
VINO Is Stephenson, anyway Do
Mrs Gludge."
J. ! declare said Mrs. Gludge.
7lssit!s, now, that they hain't told
: lave told me nothing" said /.
d is likely they didn't want to
u or make You nervous" said Mrs.
But, all the same, l think YOU
er know
Gladga cried I. Selling her arm,
st' Do tell mer'
private home" said Mrs. Gludge,
2 her voice to whisper, as though
laro9s and the rustling fir boughs
7srHrar.
laH -asped.
Peep Of feeble mind" explained
lan' and luuies, " tapping her fore
sue spoke
d al her.
! cried l, that's what Peter
'aen h said that-that"-
Oh the poor creatures has somehow
L tAe SIP said Mrs. Gludge--
='sn gentleman from Montreal,
ol'! been there a few days. No
/. inst how it happened, but
! o.A Ny mans gone over with
ID 70 he,p hunt for him; SO has
Agat have told me-" 1 cried indig-
way don t think he ought to have
us'e alone, said Mrs. Gludge Sc
, !, come to stay with me, Mrs.
your heart, Miss Ruth, no! Pm
d! 70 carry a letter to Mr.. Rom
,ne road-a very important let
10 haste writ on it" Cor in
~ ner duties as farmers wife and
= tsrse family Of little children,
-1se helped her husband in the
1,, OBSCURE little country postoffice
iva ~ TIE road "And-by the way,
:; forgot tive got letter for
,. Ina $ what brought me here"
le' .drs. Gludgeg"
,,,.e'y put out my hand to grasp
sure willis the woman fumbled
O4e and then in another Of her
a strange" said she. 81 made
y, ~ II; Ibid have It when / started
h. nome, but now / remember.
lL Ioot o. Gibbs cliff ! took out
,Is,enief to tie around my neck,
: came so kear, ,,.o.s