Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-12-27

DIu YOU HSh 'ullCl w VII ROOA IVY
He had letter saying his scrape was
all arranged and he was going home"
"He can, if they don't hang him al
Pretoria"
The customers protested loudly.
prisoners of WARP they cried. "Oom
Paul wouldn't darev'
II wasn't aware there was any wal"
said the host dryly. Not more at least
than there would be between me and
any burgher who broke into this house.
This whole business Of the raid was q
mistake"
81 wonder" said his wife again,
chow the quiet man made olt-him
that Joined week ago and was so si-
lent and sad and yet SO eager for O
fght-the one that played the piano
there so lovely for the lads when they
were having their fun here o nights.
There's the pocketbook he forgot the
night the lieutenant called them OF go
sudden. Corporal Donne was singing
the poor, wild lads, little they knew
what business they were called for
ooh, dig my grave both wide and deep, n
With jug Of punch ct my head and teeti"
The good woman choked.
Heard nothing Of him." her husband
answered. wipe your eyes, Mag.
Here are carriages from the station,
The train must be in from Kimberley =
Two Of the station traps drew up at
the entrance The little hotel had to
be entered through the bar; but, as few
ladies' stopped in the little town on the
yeldt, that was no great Inconvenience.
One Of these few had arrived now. The
little crowd drew back to let her pass
ia. and when she was once inside and
had inclined her head slightly and
little nervously toward the men, tn-
Guiding them all In one courtly bow. all
hats came OF. She was not young. =
woman between thirty and forty, and
il ever she had 80 been, she was not
now beautiful Her brown hair was
busted with gray, her face was pal6 4
and thin. her eyes were deep set and
sorrowful. She was accompanied "
boy OF ten, nattily dressed, ana ! mid
die aged man, on whom the stamp Of
Chancery lane was indelibly branded
nj, unmistakable lawyers clerk. The
hostess was a little furried. Guests
Of her sex werc rare, but rarer yet Ia
dies SO evidently Of high breed a.
this. The clerk asked at once for =
parlor. He was not sure, he sid,
whether the party would remain o. MOI,
but at present the lady would lfks
private room and word with the
landlord or his wife. The bar was
turned over to the caro- Of youth Of
ali work. and the host and his wife
led the way into the only parlor II the.
house, that In which stood ths piano
round which had eathered OF nights
the reckless troopers a Iea5s frum the
barracks before thsy had vo) nesGfs1
for the unfoetunoee SJamespnss raid.
They closed the door, and the hdys
seating herself, looked to IT, lAwysra
representative. who spoke q osce.
en-" he began, with a little cough
like hts masters in court The-ah--
facts Of this case are thetes Az am
Instructed 70 state that my t1leos has
been cre1ibly infus1nsd that yeur-
as the propriGtsrs, lessees or managsrs2
OF this INN, hosiery or hotel have re-
Gently given shelter and In all
sprohahinty have had transactiaDs with
"a gentleman whom my client = very
anxious to meet I should say-en
that Il = possible ah-that u ne use
Of the word gentleman naay uncon.
sei0usiy 30 nfEeprese renting =
The lady Anshed. and tns 81 I
corrected hhnaself hurrtedly.
sMisleading,-ah-t beg your luons
my laAy mislesdluR JON fron iniof-
nation received Ct Cape Town ana 81 ~
Kimberley We are q opinion tnss SneS
gentleman may hL reasen q NM = -.
tune and Of hayint asamned % 49,
natural exhnt the qus ~ lN1I 81 I
somewhat uncoum dress an
maunerisms OF - h. u
-ah-unconventsonal We0eesls 49, j. ts 3 4
Gently presented the Apearanee - = - -
ing -ah-not Q Esatlen1a n. DE
WHATS the mans naaae tns isll'
lord asked briefly. Il
The arrivals looked at eecn etneE s.
again the lady dushed
We don't know" said the nv "a 3. n
clerk slowly. That -. mis- name
may have-in fact ne MAY naSs Dsen I'Ass
travelling incognito