Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1903-05-27
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IN AFRAID you and l shall part
company before a few weeks are
over,' said /; lin fact, that is what I
asked you to come in here about
this morning.
l saw the deep color creep up I'M
der her pallid skin as I said these
words. Her eyelids trembled, and I
.-szS almost sorry for her.
"Will you tell me why?" she asked
en- a low voice. Tell me at once
please. Have you heard-have I
done anything? You said yesterday
that l might come. 1t seemed such a
rest to me, such an ideal home, and
now you want To- She had pro-
ceeded thus far with almost passion
in her voice, now she dropped back to
| your reasons"
Il saw your meeting last night"
She sat up, opened her eyes, and
laughed. "Oh, is that all? My meet
ing with Waldemar. That wasn't
anything. Why, he's my brother.
He's employed in an automobile fac
tory, Waldemar. Mother sent out
my slippers by him. She knew how
careless I am, and
How did he make himself known
to you?" said I severely. How did
he know where you were?"
''Well, as to that, 1 could as well
| make my whereabouts known to nv
own brother as to anyone else, 1
suppose. We rode out here last week
on our wheels, Waldemar and I. He
can't get out until the day class in
learning have got through. So we
generally go out in the evening about
six o'clock. We rode past your
house, and l told Waldemar that if
went into the country to stay, it
should be here. l told him, too, that
1 was coming out yesterday to see
| if you could take me in, and if /
wasn't back at tea time, to ask
mother to send out my slippers
They're awfully good to me, mother
| and Waldemar, and Jim was until he
l-he-went away" The girls face
flushed, her eyes grew moist, and 1
began to repent me somewhat of my
suspicious. However" she resumed.
'since you seem to have these sus-
picions of me, and as my trunks
have not come, L suppose 1 had bet
ter go. Perhaps l can find some
place farther out in the country.
Oh, dear! It's awfully hard, just as
the apple blossoms are coming on.
see you've got lots of 'em in the
side yard. Well, there is not much
to pack, and PHI
Il don't want to turn you out" said
I. Certainly you must stay until
have worked out your weeks
board"
"Oh, no." said she, 81 don't think
that at all. Perhaps you had better
give me back the amount that [
have paid for my meals, but rooms
are always paid for in advance, I be-
lieve, and l must lose that, I suppose
1 can ill afford to-" She sighed.
you can stay your week OUT
said 1. Where was 1 to get the five
dollars that she had paid me for her
meals? Perhaps when the other new
boarder came, might get it from him
in advance, and pay her and let her
go, but it seemed as if the question
must be settled, now we had begun
to argue it out. Why had 1 not had
| little more prudence, little more
| forethought? Had 1 waited few
hours, the lower-back would have
| arrived, and out of his advance pay
ment could have reimbursed her
for what 1 had taken.
IF l were sure he was your
| brother" said I.
What if he isn't? We didn't do
anything wrong, did we? lust
talked with him about fifteen minutes
in front of your gate in the bright
moonlight. But it was Waldemar.
That I'll swear. I've half a mind to
ask you to go to town and see mother
to-day, since you are so suspicious:
but no, won't. feel really insulted
that you should suspect me so. A poor
| tired nurse, who is worn out in tax
Ing care of sick people; and 1 think
I'll go anyway"
very well" said I, perhaps it is
better, but before you go, please wait
a moment to see me. You know YOU
gave me last night four bills. two
| tives, one/one-hundred note, and a
fifty-dollar bill. Did you know it?"
"Oh, yes" said she. "Of course I
did. See how trusted you, and yoa
are suspicious of me just because
my brother comes out from town
with pair of old slippers for me.
Well, I'll go and pack, and when I'm
ready I'll whistle up the STAIRS