Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1902-12-04
did 1 do SO Il asked.

ana begging DR.. Low to make you hear
and understand"
What can / ever do for her to repay
halr, or for you either? / wonder that
she kept her hcalti?'
Once we tried to get her away" she
continued. And by DR. Lows orders
she went to her room. But in the night
your cries nearly drove her mad, and,
though the doc,ur said t would UNDER
mine her health, went to her. and she
begged me on her knees to let her go in
10 you, and-and--" smiling brightly,
the baron We're i'll and shut in another
room away from him That was a
shrewd little argument"
The tears stood in her eyes and in
mine, too What had the girl not done
1or me to set her mind at rest?
Where is she?" l asked, little
huskily. why does she not come to
me?"
With a laugh the baroness got up,
and saying that we We're apparently q
PAIR, went in search of her. But she did
not come and the day waned The
bright afternoon faded to shutdown, and
still she did not come. Some one
brought in lamps and at last the baro-
ness appeared with an amused, yet
puzzled look in her face.
Is she not coming to say good night
to me?" l asked.
i dc not Gu tie understand her." said
she. Poor girl, she's tired and wor-
RED"
What is it?" 1 asked again. us there
something wrong?"
She smiled again.
II think she is little afraid" said
the baroness. q"
We'll, 1 scarcely know" she ans
wered again. Il and then, leaning
over to me, Shall tell you dreadful
secret about women?"
I looked at her in amazement.
i think-I am afraid" Then she
stopped. and pretty flush went over
her face. Pm afraid women Ikea
little masterful treatment!" And as
l am sinner, off she went like any
young girl with the fires on her cheeks.
1 lay back in my bed an instant, and
then called her back.
Dear baroness" said, will you en-
ter little conspiracy with me?"
She nodded brightly.
II shall be very i'll again." said L.
And shall Shrek some more Will YOU
chance to pass by with-?"
DO You happen to have any idea,
Young man, where she has been these
three hours?"
/ had not the least, unless out walk
Ing with Captain Atherton.
She Is sitting just outside that door
by the window in the hall"
I simply signed to her to begin the
conspiracy. and she passed out leav-
Ing the door ajar. waited a moment
and then began to talk, and rambled
ON. getting louder and louder, till finally
yelled out lot of idiotic nonsense
putting In her name. Then I paused
and heard through the doorway much
whispering, and howled again, hearing
q ,nv,f {e,l H. a.
be true? Again?" That voice hit my
conscience hard, but l yelled out again.
Whereupon the door opened and in she
came running to me and speaking my
name softly and taking my hand.
In moment I had her fast by the
arm.
Where have you been all day, mad
amp"
She stood back, looked at me in won
der, but she could not escape.
Sit down, dear heart" said 1 Sit
down, sit down. IT was all conspiracy
to get you in here
Then l thought she would be angry
but with flush she said:
II am too relieved to be offended, but
t was not fair, was it?"
mo, dear, It was a cowardly trick,
But Deborah!"
Down went the face and the eyes
looked around the floor, as she sat by
my bed.
.Debby, look at me-"
The eyes never moved.
Deborah, is it necessary for me, sit
ting here done up in five miles of rags
too absurdly weak to stand up--is it
necessary for me to make love to you?
Up came the eyes straight at me with
some of the old fearless fire in them
DO you want me to ask you to me
marry me?'
There was AN instant's silence and
then she suddenly gave to a burst OF
merry laughter.
1T seems to me, sir" with a toss OF
her head, that you put your question
u bit late in the day. since we have
been married now some six months"
That sobered me, for / remembered
that L knew something still unknown
to her, and sitting there by the light
of the lamp | told her of the comradt
who had helped me in the Sugar house
and what he knew of Marvin.
For a moment sne sat quietly looking
away from me, her hstnds lying in hel
lap. Then, turning to me with a deptf
IN her beautiful eyes that seemed 81
new and recent, she gently laid her hand
in mine and sat there looking at ms
without word for minute after min.
ute; till l leaned forward and tool
her fair, serious face in my two hands
and drew it toward me and kissed ii
once, twice, and asked:
'Are YOU happy, Deborah?'
Yes dear" said she, simply
We'll, Whit the devil do care mad
am? I've got TO dress the mans
wound Egad, they can't bin and COO
twenty-four hours in the day. Let ms
I'M" This from the other side of tho
door. a whispered pleading was his
answer.
mot at all! He can't get up till he's
well. So in 1 60" And in he came
putting and Tuning, and unwound ant
wound me up again.
1t was as he was rewinding the
bandages after dressing the wound thai
the door opened and Atherton came IN
Up he strobe to me, with something Of
shamefaced look and shook hands.
"How are We, old man." said he, as Il
he had seen me and talked bue yester.
day.
Fright and fit, friend" said I, ant
then we fell to silence. II is ever {
strange thing to me, and yet something
] cannot fail to like, to see, as l die
now, two Anglo-S axons trying to hide
all the good feelings in them. Even Low
laughed out as he worked on and said
whats the price of beer?'
"'Gad! I'd like some now. eh, Bal
fort?" cried Atherton, and, growing
easier, he sat down and watched thu
skilful hands of the doctor. stretched
out and to.l his hand.
Captain" said l, you've done more
for me than any"
tut, tut. man." cried he, wringins
my poor weak hand till it ached. No
word! II was nothing. Let it pass
Doctor. for Gods sake give us drink
Is there naught of alcohol in thi!
house?"
Drink, you big fool" cried Low. do
VI want to kill him."
oh he's fit to fight again and SHOW