The Delta independent., 1894-11-28

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when her twin babies are only .
month old, SO she can't follow you
oh. yes Will Lorrimer-"
Mr.. Lorrimer gave a hoarse shrek
and fell back on his folding bed SO
heavily that it nearly closed up with
him Chris, having heard the wild
cry. banged the door shut in the furi-
Gus woman's face and came in, look
ing scared
My, Mr.. Lorrimer, but she's got
'em bad! Wouldn't blame any man
for leaving her Golly, but she's
mad!'
oh, Chris" returned the gentle
man, family. IL swear don't re-
member any woman out west There
was girl, but / didn't LOOK at her
much. Bat she-she seems TO know
my name and the time l went out
what does she mean--what does she
look like? Quick, tell me; she's kick
ing the door in The people down
stairs will be up In q paAute What
shall | do?'
Perspiration wa on hia forehead.
She Amt bad looking" said Chris
she's kind of short and thick. She's
got yellow hair cut short and curly
and seems like she touched up her
cheeks with paiut Looks kind O
tough"
Lorrimer groan
She's yelling again Go there,
Chris, go and save the door Hear
her. She says shes got the twins
down stairs Oh. what will | do If
the squalling b'>ats come up here.
She's telling ;he I-ames of the fellows
l was with-see u sby-Ruttan
-. oh. she knows something. What
II I did it when | vas drupk-married
that slangy, horr'i thing? She had
yellow hair that curled-she might
have cut i,-what il did this dread
full thipg-and haC twiLs and deserted
them-ob. but trat couldn't be
wasn't drunk for year. though
might have been f.r q night Chris
go ou, ayain-and- sud-Suestion her.
Say I'm sick and ask her all about it
Tell her l never did anything SO
wicked-and all the circumstances
have slipped my memory. Get the
particulars"
Chris few out and shut the door be-
hind him AT that instant the street
bell began to ring again. Lorrimer
buried his face in the pillow and
stopped his ears with tho bath-robe-
/, was the twins perhaps He forgot
that two yoars old is young to reach
n bell-bntton
The next he knew Chris had re-
turned, letting himself and another in
with the latch key. LorI'ner felt a
hand on his shoulder and heard the
voice OF former college cSam and in
innate friend.
"IIazardr' ne gasped. "Is that your"
whats the row?" askei his friend.
"Oh. Hazard. that woman-you saw
her; what shall do? What will peo-
pie think?"
"Well," said his friend, judicially,
" ou know it nigh, seem queer to see
young blonde female at the door of
straight laced fellow like yourself
early. my boy, or else it's quite too
late, You ought to manage better"
"l think you might leave out your
joke and help me a little" Maid Lorri-
mer. scrambling to his feet in n fit of
desperation. Wont you, for heavens
sake go out and send her away? It's
easy to say I'm siek-say I've got
smallpox or whooping cough or any
thing horrible l beg Of you. Offer
her any thing to SEQ away. Tell her |
don't RENE mber the least thing about
it."
"l'll do my best old man." said
Hazard. bravely, and hurried out
Lorrimcr held his breath and crcpt
near the door. Hazard wss succeed.
ing it seemed lie had reduced the
conversation to whispers, broken now
and then by something like sob
After many moments Hazard came
TO report
I've fixed It old fellow. She's
agreed to compromise. fve promised
her a lot of things-had to-"
What did you promi,e?" Lorrimer
wrapped his bath robc closer and
looked resolute.
We'll, first she says IS to-dny's
Thanksgiving she reauirca = good
dinner She doesn't insist on Del
monico's-in fact there are other
places she might prcfer-mor ore select
and expensive. A party Of six would
suit her - including herself and
you"
"whatr' roared Lorrimer "She
thinks III appear In public with
her"
Hush, Go slow. cid man. The
twins won't be in evidence. She'll
look better in evening ircsA Then
as to tho vino. There must bs At
least n dozen of champagne and . box
Of cigars for each Of the ak"
Drive her awayr' cried Lorrimer.
She'll ruin mol Drive her awsyl"
"nuah, hush, Thcre-she heard
yoss shs's kisktAe the door again.
Oh, we'll you've spsllsd Il all; there's
no uss trying 20 hslp Some people"
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