Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1896-04-23

Nan lght not TO know certain rurtors
viii. we're ari0at.
Besides what" demanded Nan,
with a woman's instinct OF something
being kept back from her
Il made up my mind not to speak OF
this" began Mrs. Myers, in a retiec-
tive tone, "but perhaps sou may as
well hear it from me as from some one
else who thinks less of Loo than do.
You haven't heard of the man she was
seen with coming home from Smiths
party"
NO one came home with her from
Smiths party" protested Nan hotly,
Jim Smith himself asked me why it
was Loo never would allow any young
man to come home with her, only the
dog who went with her everywhere.
Jim offered to come with her; told me
so himself; but no, she thanked him
and said she was quite safe with the
mastft, an so she is: he's gone to the
village with her now"
That's ali true, Nan; but all the
she should have been home, talking
and walking up the wood with a man,
And not only that, but she went up to
the house and he waited outside till
she came out again and she gave him
plenty to eat and also gave him money,
The party who saw them was taking
short cut through Hills farm on his
way from the midnight train to the
village and watched the whole affair
from behind clump of bush
Nan graaued, shut her eyes and
shook her head.
The way people can make up lies
"But this is no lie, Miss Meredith.
know the party we'll who saw them.
She had hold of the dogs collar and
at first he thought they were quarrel
ing; but Loo wept and cried at least,
it seemed as if she was crying and
then she went into the house and this
party would certainly have come away,
but he wondered to see the man stand
ing still and not wishing to encounter
him he waited till he should so away.
Instead, out came Loo again with both
meat and money When the man
came down past the bush where this
party stood hidden he was slowly
counting the dollars in the light of the
moon
Nan sighed heavily and rose to her
feet,
Then you won't care to speak to her
in a friendly way, | s'pose?" she said.
ooh, yes | certainly will. | can't
think what has come over the girl;
she used to be good | know
And she is good yet, h'lieve me. |
hain't lived with her in the house all
these years without KNOWN the kind
of girl she is.
Mans positive tone carried Convic-
ton to Mrs. Myers 1t was strange
that Nan Meredith so positively re-
iterated what also her husbands firm
conviction, Notwithstanding all he had
heard.
Look here. Miss Meredith, | won't
come over this week, but next week
am going to set some hens and IN
come over and ask Loo to let me have
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Mr. Hili, she found, had gone over
toward the station-there was only the
hired man in the house when she got
back.
II guess you and | will have to do
the milkin ourselves tonight, Jack.
she said TO the man; Loo has gone
down to the village for some wool,