The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1903-01-29

wife says, !. there ever was one"
You mean the lady he's engaged
to-" | replied. ''the one who lives over
in the mansion that was robbed the
ether night?"
Exactly! Miss Belle Stetson, the
only lady that's worthy such man as
my MASTER
How long have. they been engaged
and when are they to be married?"
Now ye're goin' too fast. didn't
say they was engaged, did l: And if
they amt engaged | couldn't say when
they're goin' to be married, could I?
Some say they're engaged, an others
say they amt. How do know who's
right?"
| The man was only waiting to reveal
more of the relationship between the
two young people, and l catered to his
| natural weakness by encouraging him
to proceed.
I'VE must be stranger around
these parts indeed if ye don't know
what We ask me" he continued, with q
shrug of the shoulder in reply to my
questions.
81 wouldn't be a-tellin' it to every
one, but seein' ye're goin' to be one Of
! the family l don't mind speakin' plain
like to ye."
He puffed noisily upon his black pipe,
sending the smoke upward in dense
clouds. His name was John, and he
claimed to be an Irish American; but,
while he had lost much of his brogue,
he still retained all the loquacity of his
first ancestors.
Mr.. Goddard comes from one of the
Oldest families of this country, an old
| DR.. Stetson-GOd bless him, he was
a good man in his day-wasn't bit
behiad the Goddards I've often heerd
the old folks arguin' about their an
cestors. The doctor always said he
came over in the Mayfower. don't
know much about the Mayfiower, ex-
cept what I've heerd the old doctor say,
but she must have been pretty fine
ship She brought the doctor over-no,
the doctors grandfather or great
grandfather, | don't just remember
4 which-an' he always said that was
enough glory for any man. But old
Mir. Goddar,i would rilc the doctor NV
sayin' that he thought bein' g
man Of France under King Loui
I a greater honor an that his anct
descended direct from kings an
perors. They couldn't agree no
an they just made up long enoug
! pick new quarrel I've heerd
! how they'd talk peaceful-like a
the politics of the country till they
to goin' about ancestors, an then
five minutes they'd be shakin ii
sticks in each others faces an call
one another liars.
But this didn't seem to make
difference with their children. Th
jest played together like brothers
sisters. When they was no bigger
up to my knee they'd talk about lov
one another an about gettin' marie
The old doctor and Mr.. Godda
laughed at this an forgot to quarreI
sometimes about their ancestors Jest
to see the little ones maxim love.
"They seemed to be born fur each
other, an everybody said they'd get
married some day. But when Mr.. God
i2herited his disease an that he wasn't /
long fur this world. Nobody seemed to !
know jest what the disease was, but
they said it was incurable an some
thing not to be spoken lightly of.
But about that disease of Mr..
Charles Goddard | amt SO sure. Old
Dr. Stetson was quite riled about it.
an he said he wouldn't let his daugh-
ter marry any man that had it in his
/ SVSTnm Mr. (thorlos opf
went away. He was gone for five
years. an folks hereabouts said the
match was broken off 1t did look that
way fur time
But when the doctor died Mr..
Charles turned up ag' in an lived in the
old house jest as if nothin' had ever
happened. He made up with the doc
tors daughter, an they've been comm
an goin' together ever since. There
was hopes for time that they'd make
4 match after ALL But there amt no
tellin' jest what may happen, He new
er seemed to be quite the same after
comm home. He was pale an quiet
ike jest as if that disease was a-de-
'elopin' an takin hold of him
to look after his health. He'd met the
man somewhere when he was travelln'
/ in Paris tlinkan' this fellow il It
watches NIr. Charles all the time. He
lives over there in that old brown
house It's haunted. people round here
say, an spirits come an go every
night. But young DR.. Squires don't
mind that. l!p a;:shs at spirits an
says lie ain.t a aid of 'em. Besides,
he likes st:e!! ;, Pace, fur then people
won't be botheI.a him in his stud
les. He don't like to have folks run
lin after him. He's been studyin' Mr..
Charles disease an is writin' book
that will astolish the world. Then
he always said he was poor an
couldn't afford to rent good hor
He got that house fur nothin',
guess Mr.. Charles pays him
enough to live without staryin'