Mower County transcript., 1903-08-19
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q ne 4 IS no now ers 90
flowers but a crown.
n said. But the fogs9 are thick and clouds
DIR are yelling the sun
s He answered, But hearts are sick ana
souls Il the 5dark ] s one
~ said. But the skies black there Is
thing but noise and din. 81
AlAl And hesWepta aas s he led me back. p THERE'S
He said. There Is sin.
RIssaid, shall miss the light. ana friends
y n. miss me, they say
Hes sangwered,s Choose va ltonight & if Z must
8 Miss yon or thess.
u pleaded for timessto Be- given. He said.s
Is3 It hard to decide? BsF D
1 * will not seem hard Ia heaven to follow
the steps of your guide ssl
There was q moment OF. intense still
ness when she had finished. There
4 was g hint OF tears Ii Mrs. Penrose's
eyes. LuellaS sat with her hands ID her
lap gazing at Miss Andrews intently,s
s I John Gordon should love this other
woman, would 1t not be the simple at
traction OF one soul that has oIbeyeds
the voice that says ollow me- q at the
cost Of physical things, dra wing an
other soul that is also living in obedi-
sence to the same voice
s Miss Andrews ssudd denly n rose and
went to one 3iof the windows that looked
Excuse me. I am, Of course, spess
cially interested in our plans at pres
ent Mr.. @ Gordon, with some Of the
residents, has been looking over the.
ground with reference to- our new
park. You have heard Of our recent
good fortune? We are living il a high
state Of excitement down here.
friend has given us 500, OOO, and we
are trying to see how much fun we can,
havesin spending it.. If you vii come
here, can point out our proposed plan,
or would you like togo out there? 3? We
can look over the house when we come
back 8. 8
I'VE shall be interested togo outside
and look over the plan there, 81 s. Mrs.s
Penrose assented, and they all passed
out and walked slowly down toward
the group Of men who were at the end
of the street, opposite the block that
had been the last to burn. AS they
drew nearer one Of the men left the
group and came down toward them.
It8Was John Gordon, and even at that
distance 1t was very evident that he
was unusually reused a bout something.
He was SO absorbed in the matter
that was exciting him that when he
met Miss Andrews with her visitors
for the first moment he spoke to her as
IL he did not recognize the Others.
]. ] !. ..That scoundrel, IT Tommy Randall,
Miss AndreWs!N Do you know What he
has succeeded In doing? Il.
He had said that much when he real
lied who the. visitors were. But even
then The passion OF the informal tion he
had come to give Miss Andrews was SO.
strong that he simply bowed to Mrs.
Penrose and Luella as IL he were In the
habit Of meeting them every day in
Bowen street, and nodded to Penrose,
as II Penrose was a familiar sight il.
the neig ghbor rhood OF HopefH House.
hat has Tommy Randall done
now?!' !'' e Miss Andrews questio with
q faint smile, ommy Randall does;
the heavy tragedy ins Ward 4 s, she
said TO Mrs. Penrose. {5.i s5.I:.
Randall has bought up lots all over
this burnt distric CT He has closed con-
tracts for. half "a dozen double deckerss
like the one MI. Marsh had put up, ,,,s q
John Gordon continued, entirely un-5
mindful Of Luella, or, at least, careless
of the effect OF what he said upon her.
''He has worked all this timeswe have
been discussing the park plan But
how could we do any thing e. Gordon
spoke In despair, ad ddressing Miss An
drews as if no one else were present.
81 We only had the money to purchase
anything last night. We elnever dreamed
that atlanything would get in the way Of
our purchase OF at least half the area.
Randall has secured his lots all, over
the district. Ifs he puts up those dou-
BILE deckers, he5Sought to be arrested for
murder. That Is what the buildings
result In. z
Lnella flushed and then defantly
looked at Gordon as he unconsciously
said the last words looking at her. The
expression on her face snnote John Cor
don into asudld len srea lizati ion @ all his
=surround ndings. MIss Andrews b stood
quietly gazing over the dreary pile Of.
rubbish. man left the group at the
point where Cord Ion had been standing
and came lle; king deli berately toward
them a$8s
5sl ts Tommy j mn Randall. If he attempts
to Insult YOU, Miss Andrews .--
A he spoke taordon laid his finger,