The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1894-05-17
A NEW MAUD MULLER:
Or, The Belle of Minetta Lane Written for
This Paper by 1ngersoll Lockwood.

has come now when we need her coun-
sells.
As soon as Mrs. Finch had joined
them the Judge proceeded to lay be-
70: the meeting scheme by " hich he
hoped to give Carey an opportunity of
saving Kitty's life.
I'm member of fishing club down
on the Jersey coast, and I'll make up
party to go down and spend the day.
Mrs. Finch may invite Kitty. Once
down there the thing'Il be very simple.
Well go out for row AMI I'll tip the
boat over"
Not with me in it, Judge Plat, if
you please" exclaimed Mrs. Finch in
freezing t. mes.
oh. very WE'LL" replied Plat: then
we'll try some other wav to get Kitty
into the water. Egad. I have it. I'll
hire one of the men to take a screw ont
of the railing of The balcony which
o.ects out ever the water: then when
I see that Kitty is leaning against it
I'll simply throw my weight against it,
the thing will give way. and over she'll
go and Jimmy after her. of course"
Carey was delighted with the plan.
merely asking condition that he
should be allowed to remove the screw
with his own hands in order not to inn
peril the success of the scheme by TAX
ing stranger into their confidence.
And now, Judge Platt," said Carey.
as the color dcepencd in his cheeks,
you'll pardon me if | make still an
other suggestion. You need not act
upon it, of course e, unless you see fit"
Both Judge Plat and Mrs. Finch
were all ears.
1T is this" continued Carey. in
order to-to-ah-bring home to Miss
Nolan.s mind-ah-convincing pro If
ah-of your unfi,ness-if not asking too
when she falls overheard! It will help
thing, along amazingly"
Sir" exclaim I'd Plat in mock in
dignation. play the craven to make
your brave deed seem the more glori-
Gus. Well, it's my duty to do it.,
Jimmy, and | will, and if she hesitates
in her choice after that. egad. Jimmy,
I'll take her myself, for it will prove
that fate so wills it.
| The day was delightful and Kitty
Nolan never looked more lovely as she
chung to Judge Platts arm with rich
bic ON on her cheek and flood of soft
| light issuing from those glorious win
dows of her soul. She had none but
the faintest and most fitting smiles for
| poor Carey, who. it must be admitted,
looked very brand-rew' and store
| clothes" Like beside the clegant-man-
! ncrcd man of 80.
! \ sudden piercing scream brought a
surging crowd of idlcrs out on the bal
cony of the boat-house. Men threw OF
their coat, and women turre pale at
the sight of Il young girl struggling in
the wafer. and yet. before her bcauti-
! ful but terrified face had had a chance
| to disappear. strOng-armcd swimmer
was beside her.
Don't take hold OF me. Miss Nolan, "
he cried in clear ringing voice, I'll
save YOU" ana the next moment she
felt herself borne along slowly and
gently towards the shore.
While the janit "ess. aided by Mrs.
Finch, was engaged in drying and iron
! ing out Miss Nolan 81 ,thes, she turned
the young ia1ys father had fully re-
covered.
Kitty caught her breath and leaned
/ forward.
Poor gentleman" said the woman,
"hc was so frightened that he tainted
de i'd away"
i've paid dearly for my folly. very
dearly exclaim I'd Archer Platt wher
he found himself alone in his ROOM
that night; hut I've done better by
her, thank heaven, than my coll ayue
did for the first Maudc Muller"
Shortly after Kitty Nolan became
Mrs. James Redmond Carey, Judge
Archer liatt was called west by i'm
portant litigation which involved the
title to valuable mining lands in Colo
RADIO. Several years went b. and the
constant worriment TO which he wa:
subjected in his struggle against UNI
scrupulous SPECTATORS, together with
poor health in the form of chroni.
rheumatism. untitled him more ant
more every year to keep up his CORE
spOnlence with Eastern friends.
At long intervals came letters from
Mr.. finch. in which 1ne,e was nov
ami then brief mention of The
Ca,eys, who we're spoken Of as get
ting along very we'll.
Most OF my money is gone and all o
my health. he wrote to Mrs. Finch
and no doubt would be happier if
were back in New York again. but
hesitate to exchange the dry atmos
phcre of the Color ado park lands fol
your wet air and moist Winds How
ever, | may get So lonely after few
years more of it that | shall take tn,
risk any way. The gods have thci
garden in this State, but I'm thor
oughly mortal.
At last. after a ten years absenc,
from New York, Mrs. Finch. who's.
hair had whitened in the service 0
her boarders. received a letter from
Judge Platt. the handwriting of which
showed that his fingers must row b,
pretty securely licked by rheumat;,
troubles, telling her of hi desire to re
tul II East and pas, the remainder o
his days in surroundings more con
genial to man of artistic and bcokisl
| ia ties.
Mrs. Finch was requested to prepar,
Il room for him in her own house
possible. if not. to engage a room 20
him in some family boarding hous,
where they would be little patien
with Il Grabbed and crusty old man.
In Il letter full of sympathy tor "th,
man of sixty" "a he had signed him
self Mrs. Finch informed HIM that III,