Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-12-30
Food For
Powder
A Tale of DR.. y BY P. Y.
Jameson's Raid o BLACK
By P. Y.
BLACK
Copyright, 1901, By P. T. Black.

I'VE were m0frleQ ten years ago, duO
his father was very angry about it
You see, my husband was in the
guards, but depended on his father
He was in debt too. How could he
help that? He was SO young and his
father allowed him very little. FOR Rob
ert was q younger son. His father cut
of that little when we married. Rob
ert gambled little. They-they are
tempted SO, you know
II know, dear; know"
"But he wasn't bad. Then per
suaded him to meet his father at q
London club and make friends, and
and dreadful thing happened"
Never mind that, dear
"Oh, but I must tell you, because
Robert did not do 1t! A gentleman was
robbed in the club, and 1t was discov
cred Immediately, and a dreadful wait
er said-I can't tell you, but the money
was found on-on my husband. His
father came In during the disturbance
and-he gave Robert some money, and
-and cursed him and sent him away
And p
"Poor thing; poor thing!"
II believed 1t and would not see him
He will never forgive me. The wnite1
took 1t. The wretch confessed a yeal
ago. Now I must find my husband
and there are other things. He must
have suffered horribly, but there is
happiness for him yet. His father Il
dead and his brother. The title and
estates are his. and everybody knows
OF his innocence. Oh, do-do help me
to find him!''
"My, my. my! To think Of til" cried
the landlady, excited beyond measure
ITO be sure we'll find him: don't you
fret, dear. And this is his boy-poor
pretty boyl TO be sure, we'll find him
But don't you know what name he
went by?"
II think-he was disheartened and
reckless" said the lady. crying, land
got into trouble. That was my blame,
poor fellow! No wonder he thought all
the world was against him.
II think IN the misery and despair he
did things. said the lady, crying, land
changed his name more than once. We
found that in johannesburg he was
known as Lawrence. but he left there
suddenly, and we heard that he had
Come in this direction.
"Lawrencey' said the woman, shak-
ing her head. II know none Of that
name"
ooh. think. think. thinkr cried the
wife, rising in her anxiety and taking
both hands OF her new friend In her
own. "Thinkl In little place like
vryburg you must see everybody who
-oh. oh. ohF'
( In rising she faced the fireplace, and
!. on the mantelpiece rested a pocketbook,
ID neat morocco affair, which, as the
landlady had observed, had been left
by the new trooper on the piano in
the hurry Of the raiders preparation ia
Join DR.. Jameson.
The lady ran to II with loud scream
and opened 1t. crying:
at Is his; 1t is Roberts! / gave It to
him myself!''
III ueE hurry ueE tIemuiAS NASeI0
fumbled over the clasp. and the book,
opening suddenly. several papers fell
upon the door. The lady's loud cry
brought in the landlord md the law
yer's clerk and one other. In their con-
centrated observation Of the unwonted
feminine the hotel people had paid no
attention to the appearance of the 9th
er arrival In carriage from the train.
he was q solitary traveller and had not
clamored for attention. Now he stood
coolly at the door. watching the unusu-
al excitement within the parlor. No
body noticed his presence.
"Mr. Brown" cried the lady to the
clerk, 1--WE have found him! oh, how