Mower County transcript., 1903-09-02

you 5think, fiss arsll
.'I dong zee how they stand 81 t.s'.. 4. SIsu.
ella managed tOsmurmur.. Es
! tand sit! want To wash out ms
mouth with peri fumes for d week !, e said
Archie with an air Of disgust feel
as ifsI had 5breat thed inf all sorts off dis.
eases
It would be healthier for you ia
keep your mont Ii shut more of .th,es
time. Archie" 81 said his aunt; h that is
healthier for other people RI She spoke
with q savage disregard of any ones
feelings that did not take, account B Of
] any results to herself. II was that that
made Archie fear her.
The carriage rolled along, and no
one spoke for several minute Luella
was dumb She Looked out OF of the win
dow on her side, and Archie fdgeted IN
his corner opposite. 81 5siff
I That's a remarka BILE situation down
there Mrs. Penrose spoke contem-
plativ ell ."T wo hundred thousand dol
lars to spend and checkmated by Tom
my Randall. It looks Like a hopeless
case for them. OF course he won't sell
his lots. or If he does It will be at
ruinous prices. The devil seems to be
on top all around at Hope House. The
only chance is that Gordon can il
some way bring Randall to time, on the
ordinance violation. Do you think he
will do8it?" ss3 $% .@ 5@t tas. H! U ~
& T know lie win try Luella ma n
aged to say. Nh ,fss B s 3
.Try! But will he succeed ~ 4
He will if any one ca ~ 3 II $ssSs H,t III.
ut isn't fair to ask him to face all
that horror alone. He needs scompan-
innship." Luella started. Mrs. Penrose
saw it, but went on. Il = He ought to have
| a wife. Miss Andrews and he seem
made for each other, don t you think ~
'Luella coldly returned Mrs. Penrose's
smile and then looked out Of the win
dow again. "a BIZ. e ,#s ,#s Is; 0 SSst 4 n! 5
Miss Andrews is only eight or ten
years older than Gordon, I should say.
| But that's no obstacle. I've always
held that the woman ought to be older
and more experienced at the beginning
of marriage. Then the man can catch
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up, not in age, but in everything else.
Don't you think SO, Luella ~ s,5 Il e Il.
S"Im not a judge Luella answered
in an icy tone. If the carriage had not
been going so fast she would have
opened the door and stepped out. n&z +
Archie broke in with his drawing
| note. Il $;.. J j.S i .s5... i HE s&s3 81 <S
''It's easy enoughvto see that they are
good friends. ! should say 1t would
make a good match" ,.tS .S..l Y? " > :s4.sI s Nj
Luella was enraged at them both.
| Mrs. Penrose, whatever her reason for
saying: what she did, saw that she could
not safely go on. # 3: II ,ls>5 4 */
There's Cousin Julius. believe Cor.
| don can get help there, if he could only
bring q case against Randall in Cham
bers' court. Julius doesn't fear man or
devil It is worth Considering Z,
The carriage drew up at the Penrose
mansion. Luella lived three blocks
farther down the avenue. sl#aa} n sss \
CPL see Miss Marsh home,,'' said
| Archie Mrs. Penrose hesitated mo-
ment as the carriage waited. g#s9 .t3 =
r%"Very well,'' she said, and with a nod
to Luella she left the carriage, and
Luella and Archie went on. ]
Luella did not say word to Archie,
but stared straight out Of the window,
| When the house was rea ached, she said
mechanically. ''Will you come in ~ n
..Thank you, I will be glad to,' Archie
replied with alacrity. < Il. }.s%5 3ys !. #st7.
When they We're in the drawing
room, he gathered up courage to say,
Miss Marsh, will you give me IA few
minutes to- to make a few remarks n
He did not mean to say that lat all.
For the first time in his life he was as
near being in love as it was possible
for him to be, and in so. far as the ex-
| perience was new to him he was emo.
bled by 1t. Between the, two unusual
events in his life he presented a curt
GUS combination Of bashfulness and
enrontery. He had chosen the time for
telling Luella OF his feelings with sin
gular misfortune to himself. He SUP.
posed she was smarting from quar-,
rel Of some kind with Gordon. His
shallow reason led him to believe that
her feelings would be soothed by the
devotion OF another suitor, and SO he
bl1ind1ly went On, gaining conf dence az
Luella sat perfectly still, her hands ii
her lap, apparently listening to him. q Il
Miss Marsh Luella 1T Is no secret
to you, am sure, that II have. lone
adored you he was nearer the; truth
than was usual for him q but my de.
votion will surely count in my fayor. l,1io1.
Will you will you ente rtain the
thought OF me as q y suitor Will
you permit me. Luella, stto have some
hope Of some time winning your affec.
stions? 4 love you truly & He spoke sin
q sincere manner. for he felt what lie
said - Don't say no to me. Think ii
over. i've me some hope Lue La
He was astonished to see her slowly
rise and thout even looking at him,
without so g much as = gesture 81. Any Bll.
4 KIND Kin room. US
/ him sitting there on The edge 81 shliis
81 chair, q with his hands clasped III al
appealing manner
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