The Farmington times. [volume] (Farmington, Mo.) 1874-1902, 1900-08-30
SOME THIEVES AND
A LOVE AFFAIR.

TIER horse had SHE'D at the sudden
appearance 81 an automobile and
with terror had bounded forward down
the drive, throwing Eleanor from her
seat and hurting her into an undigni.
fed heap on the pavement. The man IN
the automobile stopped his machine
with a jerk. sprang from his seat and
ran 10 her. lie leaned over her for
moment, white with fear and excite
mcnt Then, picking her up in his
arms. he held her against his breast
and looked searchingly into her face
In moment she opened her eyes and
laughed, In a little awkward gasp. He
saw that she was not hurt, only little
stunned, perhaps from the shock Of the
fall, and he felt greatly relieved. But
she was pale and she held her hand
ever her heart as " the beating Of IL
hurt her.
Others had gathered around In the
meantime. go he carried her into the
house which stood directly opposite the
place Of the accident. They were
strangers 20 him and TO her. but they
opened their door Hospitality and the
servants made the startled girl com
Portable. and the physician whom they .
called In gave her q sleeping draught |
to quiet her nerves and al seemed well. |
When Miss Dceriug eventually |
opened her eyes and sat up In the |
strange room and looked about her in |
a cooler frame " mind. and found that |
her rcscucr bad disappeared before she /
could even thank him. She felt uneasy |
and unhappy. She had not done her |
duty in the unfortunate episode. and /
had created a street scene. and had not /
rycn expressed her gratitude TO the
man who had been 40 thoughtful and
kind.
As she recalled his face now. = sud
den, peculiar tumult filled her breast.
Something In those eyes. some hesting
expression OF the lips was strangely
familiar 10 her. When her hostess
finally accompanied her home she even
confessed tho mysterious man had not
left his name. that he had remained
only until he knew that Eleanor WIS
not injured, and then had left as IL
greatly chnRrinsd with himself because
OF the accident.
months afterward his face haunt
ed Eleanor. She watched the passing
crowds, searching the couutenance Of
each pedestrian for a change glimpse
OF tina, dear head. grown sweet and
idealiEtlc 20 her because Of persistent
thought. Every avenue, every thor
oughfare was sacred because she
faneied that some time she would
encounter him again. AZ last, just
once, she passed him in the street She
looked at him scnrehingly. lie was tall.
his figure was fine and strong. There
was calm dignity about him that
pleased her. She noticed a iinge Of
gray in the hair at his temples. but
he carried himself with the buoyant
swing of youth and vigor. when she
had bowed TO him he returned her look
inquiringly, wondering where he had
seen or met before. He CROPPED in
his mind for some vague recollection
which annoyed him for time and then
dismissed the matter unsolved.
Miss Deering was an intellectual and
progressive young woman. She had
been called intelligent, even clever. and
though she resented being elassed with
brainy women. nevertheless she con.
tinued to do those things which went
far to dub and BRAID her as n buestock-
ing. Her latest fad, into which she was
putting her whole Eoul and energy, was
the writing OF novel. the purpose OF
which was 10 extol and beautify the
lives OF little colony OF Huugarians
who had lnsinuated themselves into the
Ghetto and had lived there apart from
the world, seemingly untouched By the
degradation and poverty which sur ,
rounded them.
Her vislts to that colony were FIRE.
queni. She dined with those members
whom abe knew; she entertained them
with music; she talked politics and the
mother country; she Applauded their
own patriotism; she unparalleled with
them; she insinuated herself into their
hearts and became temporarily one of
them. On one of her little jauntn into
the distrie. she was calling upon a
family who lived In suh-basement.
Daring her sojourn there In the evening
she overheard accidentally the name Of
\ weil-known man through thin par Q
sitipn Of an adjoining room.
"John welton---Jehn weiton,- they
kept repeating between anatehss Of
hurried blasphemous talk. swclson--t J
blocks club Michigan
--drunk--friends--" these were the
Astarhed words which she caught. and :
hey seemed TO thunder In her care like
! knell Of destiasd evil 10 an unknown '
human being. Suddenly fhr talk !
seemed 10 cease, and she could hear no
more, but that name had scared itself 9
INTO her brain. II was familiar oae TO
her. She bad heard I, often before. ard ,
shs remembered that the John Weiton
whom she had heard about was club
Dsn. and that once she had been Ne.
Iualntsd with his sister.
She inquired Of her humble Ghetto .
hostess who her neighbcrs s.sre. hue 1
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