Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-03-25
CfTNTER XIV.


WAYS OF our lives which had seemed
SO porfectly we'll ordered; not that /
fanciod they could ever he the same
again. Upon the contrary. perceived
clearly enough that Archer must be
scnt ny,v FOR his own sake and the
ne,ce of MI Of MS
blamed him bitterly. There was
never less excuse for any mans folly.
In thc sixtv years that | have been in
the world have never seen n woman
wbose baart could he road moro cas-
ily thop Dorotby,s nor man whose
onilty tborglt Ind heen- hidden behind
\ mask 50 impcnetralle MS that which
carl Ind worn If he Ind been mis-.
taken in her. he must he mad. but it
seemed 10 me that NOT even the myste-
rlous mower which she had once pos
sessed could have warned her against
hin, Iris p3anfrr ,oward her as I
I wnlll bnye sworn from constant OBJ
seryation. had alwuvs been perfect.
Yet If is tyuc. of course, that those who
sta,,a nearest IN su,.,, trnyedies of the
home arc ogfen NEST blind to their be-
aipnines. Mrs. KeyIn's hint about
Donnld rec,it.ed "a mo. and i wonder
ca With n shn,,dcr whether he had
locked i3to, >rcher's huart. If that
were true. 1t could have been only TO
hnte HE man. never 10 fear him.
When 7 camr out upon the veranda.
Dorothv Was sitiint, I'M bio chat. With
her so1, r,.on The arm Of ii. i saw them
n.oinst ,i,e ,rl,l,toef ~ fl,e 0oouli.rht.
md tlis made r,on,ld loom dnrls. like
n rra,t statrn az b,onzn
ey,rbera, IL vonr fatber Dons, she
vas ,skinc lin, as SEEMED ont
.In, Nc .rno,, r,ritf,o ), he anawered
asst,5n ! all, ,,i,,,s,,
$40 3,,,,,ar,d .sN,.u th,t she wo,,,d
..I,ii ,.,,,.,. ,,o,, ), coil no and in an
instont nn Ind liften her with his RIGHT
,,,n .Iene Nv : ponpli,r knocE which
nod meyer s;een Inc li,,e Of before 1t
n.as ,.o,,, o,s,. .,,,a ,,ranef,,I ana noro-
~, ,,o,b,,sa -, nc ,,, ,,I,o q
hi;a on a ho,,o,h
sob no,oh, ), sho cr,od s+oody;,y
.o,.sa,e ,,,,t,, t,o,a 49,, l;o i,.ro
noaa ..,,,, Ia ho.,,,, IN tot,,le Won
go.
81 have nond Ill, in NV h,ftnnhoIe
~ mo ot,ar siSav sold ba .,T,,n hal.
on the oti.er sue saiu ne. III pai-
,na 10 st,.cda o,.y with ber into
Ana ne stroae away Win her my
inc mouse.
wlited there long tiiae ier Sarl'
nada ~, nv mind not "a sneal 10 lin
- nv, ,,Ion ~. sanai,,,. linn AWAY mill
i had had more time TO mature u. 40
Y immediate action WAS necessary ipi
upon the following Jay Carl Went 70
vista friend OF MS VINO liSed III u liiie
country house about haif way between
Tunbrldge and the junction. re nae
made such visits before ana II \ mac
not had the wretched fortune 10 pay
eavesdropper | should not nave fei
the need of any explanation OF nus de
parture.
A day or two later Donaldson hl'
the whole ease before me IN a mahhel
most delicate and most affecting III
spoke as If had been ms tather
Archer had come TO him, he said, il
such an attitude OF mind as TO altc
his own feeling materially. lie wa
inclined 10 believe that the man ha'
been greatly oNerwrouglit by the eX
igeacics of our common business al
fairs.
"Ire. believes" said Donaldson. "tha
Kelvin will win in this fight and tina
it win be tllc beginning Of the end, S
far as this business is concerned. I'll
has brcoded over it and gone sleeplesS
as he tells me, and know villa
strange things, contrary to his ow
real nature, Il man may do when sui
Jset 70 sucn STRAIN, !. isa We.lh S s..s
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re nus peeh Jesiue riiiseii ~ W.T., ,s
INNS ms 1l,i'uie 'oMalu i'oi y.
peei' INC result ~ puie uei o'is,,es
Az any RATE ae'iiis uiiuer i'oiotns