People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1894-11-22

What the deuce" yelled the
young gentleman, who then made use
of stronger word Come in here.
What are you doing with a woman
out there? Come in and shut the door
she's made a mistake. She's look
ing for another man. / don't know
her"
No, you don't shut the door" the
woman screamed; no you don't, Mr..
Lorrimer I'm your wife, and l won't
be thrown out Oh. I've had a hard
enough time 10 find you these two
years I've worked my way across
the continent to find you Oh, yes
it's easy to marry poor girl out in
the wild mountains of the west and
then get tired of her and desert her
when her twin babies are only a
month old, so she can't follow you.
Oh, yes, Win Lorrimer-"
Mr.. Lorrimer gave a hoarse shrek
and fell back on his folding-bed Sc
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"
"0h, Christ" returned the gentle
man, family. IL swear / don't re-
member any woman out west There
was girl, but l didn't look at her
much. But she-she seems to know
my name and the time l went out
there and came back. Oh! don't know
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 a minute. What
shall do?"
Perspiration was on his 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 paint Looks kind o
tough. "
Lorrimer groaned
She's yelling again Go there,
Chris go and save the door Hear
her She says she's got the twins
down stairs. Oh, what will | do il
the squalling brats come up here.
She's telling the names of the fellows
was with-see that-Cros by-Ruttar
-. Oh, she knows something. What
if did it when was drunk-married
that slangy, horrid thing? She had
yellow hair that curled-she might
have cut it-what il | did this dread.
full thing-and had twins and deserted
them-oh, but that couldn't be.
wasn't drunk for a year, though
might have been for a night Chris,
90 out OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES her.
Say I'm sick and ask her all about it.
Tell her never did anything SO
wicked-and all the circumstances
have slipped my memory Get the
particulars"
Chris flew 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 the bath-robe.
1t was the twins perhaps He forgot
that two years old is young to reach
bell-button.
The next he knew Chris had re-
turned, letting himself and another in
with the latch key. Lorrimer felt a
hand on his shoulder and heard the
voice of former college chum and in,
innate friend.
Hazard" ne gasped. as that you?'
whats the row?" asked his friend.
"0h, Hazard, that woman-you saw
her; what shall do? What will PEG.
pie think?"
We'll" said his friend, judicially,
you know it might seem queer to see
young blonde female at the door Of
a straight laced fellow like yourself
at this time of day. It's quite toe
early, my boy, or else it's quite toe
late. You ought to manage better. y
~ think you might leave out your
joke and help me little. said Lori
mer, scrambling to his feet in fit Of
desperation. Wont you, for heaven.
sake, go out and send her away? It.
easy to say I'm sick-say I've got
smallpox or whooping cough or any
thing horrible, l beg of you. Offer
her anything to 60 away. Tell her
don't remember the least thing about
it"
"rll do my best. old man." sale
Hazard, bravely, and hurried out
Lorrimer held his breath and creep
near the door. Hazard was succeed
ing it seemed He had reduced tn,
conversation TO whispers, broken nov
and then by something like q sob