Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1894-03-22

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No"
"llnve you seen Tom Tom Roy.
lancer" asked Savannah.
"No. What of him?"
NAY. That's what | would asl;
you"
as anything wrong, SAVANNAH
What is it2 Tell me quick. Don't
keep inc In suspense. What IL itP'
Mary spoke rapidly and eagerly.
~ don't know what IL is," answered
the other girl, not meeting Mary.
eyes, which were fixed upon her fnce.
"liut have heard"
"Then what is II? Tell me. You
have come to tell me; why don't you
do 10 at once? II he is not ~. md
nothing has happened to hurt him, II
cannot be- unythinR very serious. Is
he leaving the ndll, or has Le quar-
relied with Reuben Gnrringe?'
Savnnnuh bent her dark eyes on the
odhcr, farc. AZ the lnul Mary seemed
o." feet n strange fear chm her heart,
Jiu She wnulC not siiuw IL, uud Gntiicu.
"Wbnt / have TO- tclI SO" win Ne a
shrrli t. ypu,' sad Savannah, d"libcr-
HItlN. ''Hu Np'a W'hT ~
~ can bear II better than ynur mrs.
tcrious silrncc. What IL IL they say,
aud who are 'thcy?'"
"Th"y say that Tom Eoylance IS a
thief said Savannah, in the Same dc-
hbcratc and impressive tone.
MARY AshWOrtb burst into u laugh.
Then they are fools, whatever they
are" she said. "1'om II thief. The idea!
why is prcpostcrous." Then her in
diguatipn rose fast But who are
they who dare to take away his char
actcr? And what Is IL they dare to say
he has stolcn?'
Money" answered savannah. "1hc
money Of the sick fund of which lac Is
secretary. and his nccuscrs are thc
trustees. The money Is missing"
"Shame ON them cried Mary, FUN
ing with indignant anger. Its u
sock and bull story at the best. Where
IL he?"
Savannah did not notice the qucs-
tiun.
They say the books have been cx-
amincd and IRE found to be wrong,
and that there is considerable sum
of money which ought 90 be in hand,
and that they can't get II. lie hasn't
IT,"
"Silcnce, Savannah" cried Mary,
with sudden, fierce energy. I'm hear
no more against him from anybody.
IT'S all pack Of lies from beginning 10
end, and won't have 1t even spoken Of
before me. Whore Is hep
without waiting for a reply the girl
rose from the easy chair in which she
had been sitting, aud taking down her
hat and jaclSct from behind the door
began to put them on, her hands
trembling and quiycring with sup
pressed excitement
Before she had finished her mother
came in.
BLESS the girl, what's the rattcr?"
cried Mrs. Ashwurth.
I'm going out. My Toms In trouble,
and I'm going 10 him. Some villains
dare to say he's stolen some of their
paltry money, aud I'm going to see
what II means. I'm going to him."
"lon cant do that" said Savannah,
quietly.
Mrs. ishworth looked from one to
the other Of the girls in wonder.
"Who says that2' replied Mary,
laughing scorpfully, who'll stop
mc? Where my Tom Is there IN go"
You can't 80 10 him now where he
TO- said savannah again.
why not?' said Mary, her face
flushing.
where is he, thcu?" asked Mrs.
hslworth In the Same breath.
lies probably In gaul by this time"
answered savannah; aud at the wortla
Mary cried out, ana would have fallen
Ia her weakness II her mother had not
caught her aud half led half carried
her back To her chair.
Her weakness lasted only II minute,
however, and then she spranS up ana
crird
II don't care where he IL. Whore
my Tom is there mean to be-" and
with that she turncd to leave the cot
tagc.