Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1903-05-27

stamps at the post Office, and 1 may
as well see to it myself"
Very well,' said she, turning away
stiff1y into her room. Perhaps, after
all, as you're the one to be benefited
you had better do the walking
This was SO entirely what 1 should
have to do that 1 smiled family. ]
looked in at her door, and saw that
| the work was yet for me to do.
Il must make that bed first, 1 sup
pose," said 1, with sigh.
"Oh, no, you needn't; I'll make the
bed; just as lief as not. Besides, as
1 am going, and you'll have to put
on clean sheets for the next conner
perhaps I'd better leave it as it is
Il can't bear to think of it," said
l. II never left a room like that
after nine o'clock in the morning."
Your rooms don't get much air
ing that way, do they?" said she
This gave me something to think of
Just go along and don't bother
she added. ''I'll make the bed" And
/ went.
When had walked about quarter
of a mile I suddenly remembered
my sunshade, which I wanted mended
at the village store. 1 turned about
and walked quickly backward. As
[ went swiftly towards the house,
raised my eyes to the window of my
| room. A woman was standing there,
examining something which she held
in her hands. What it was 1 could
| not tell. / came towards the house
as fast as I could, and as I got near
the gate I raised my eyes again, but
there was no one in the room, at
least not at the window When ]
came up the steps 1 found Miss
Dacres' room-door was closed. ]
| opened it unceremoniously. There
| she was, pulling and stretching the
| sheets, patting them in place-in
fact, going through with all the mo.
tions of making a bed in the most
| approved manner.
"Who was that in my room just
now:" said l.
How do 1 know?" she answered
shortly.
Were you up there?"
| Miss Dacres stopped her bedmak.
| ing and stood upright. 81 declared
said she. 81 think you are the most
suspicious person 1 ever saw. I'm
glad I'm going. Why should 1 go in.
to your room? What should 1 get
| there? Not much, I should think,
| from" She stopped short. She
meant, 1 think, from my appearance
| "You needn't flush up so. You've in.
| suited me more than a thousand
times since I came into this house.
and as soon as I get my money I'm
going out of here, if 1 have to walk
| back to town.
Haven't you been upstairs?" asked
| 1 again, scrutinizing her narrowly.
"Yes," she admitted, 81 have been
| upstairs, but only to see how your
aunt is getting on. She wanted some
breakfast, and I'm getting it for her.'
"And you were not in my room?''
mo! No! mol" said she, "and NO
again. What should / want but my
own money, and that, apparently, ]
can't get. Why shouldn't 1 be ,sus-
picious of you? It's probably that
| w OIIldH OuO IIleTc III GIlo klUCn6u.
What woman?"
you'd better ask her. How should
[ know?" With this short answer
Miss Dacres returned to her bedmak-
| ing, and I went up the stairs. All
was apparently as 1 had left it. The
| key was still in the lock, still broken
off, still stuck so that it could not be
moved one way or the other. Aunt
Jane Mary was sleeping as if she were
dead. So descended rapidly and ran
out to the kitchen. Glorianna Tow.
ner was sitting by the stove. She was
holding in her hand spoon, with
which she occasionally stirred some
thing which was heating in pan.
"What are you doing, Glorianna? '
asked I.
"A-stirring the posset," said she,
without looking up.
$50 I see. What were you doing
in my room just now?"
| Declare to God I hain't-"
STOP" said I, 1--WE don't use such
language here. Answer me without
prevarication. What were you doing
in my room?''
| "Only come jess as you left the
| gate-come across the back PASTURE ~
said Glorianna. "Hain't done a thing
but set here an stir as she told me
to. She was coming downstairs as
come in the back-hall door,"
| "Who?"
eThat stranger. Said she'd ben