Mower County transcript., 1903-07-22

q wish you would 3 Gordon replied.
And he added in q tone that spoke of q
personal passion that was nearer anger
than any feeling he ever experienced: !:
III he doeAn't come down here before
night, i mean to 60 and nee him myself.
I want to know from his own. lips the
cause Of his absence III. =
The day went by, and Mr.. afsh did
not appear. That evening &3ordon told
Miss Andrews his intention. She made
ne comment Of any kind. Gordon wait
sedl#a moment and then asked q,uiess
tion: . e
IA, Low .fars.seMr. MafAh resppo lille
for! r!all this sui lefing for these dea ths y
sod viii Judge him, not 3 she an IL
Swered, her blue eyes filled with#a :ltEht
that more than once during thesWe
Gordon had noticed % peculiar IS he1.
IT want to say the right thing to HIN.
But am fraid shall lose my iudk
naent inf the ina Her, z, Z he said as re he's
ttated. fiss Andrews did not sofer ,ally
i Fsuggestion, 4;and Gordon at once went
Z ont and took the first car that made
connections with uptown lines
ssssssIt4wassnot until he stood Oh theta.
miliar steps that he realized in some some
degree what he was about to do The
chance Of meeting Luella was so small
that he had not given It any thought.
He had not seen her since his inter-
view with her, and while he was heart
hungry FOR the kind of love that was
being denied him, the experiences
through which he had been since go
ing to Hope House, the appall ling char
acter of the disaster for WHICH Luella' s
father was at least id large part re-
sponsible, for the time being obscured
his personal affairs. It can truly be
said that as he gave his name to the
servant and asked to see AR. Marsh
he was nerying himself for the inter
view, with Luella iii second place ut
least. 5.55 .=. d ri Il.
He went into the hall reception room
and had only just sat down when Lu-
ella entered. He rose and faced her
and saw at once that some mistake had
been made by the servant. Luella was
deeply agitated. She was hardly able
to say: ~
80 was told q. visitor wished to see
me- j&3 is $s5 559 s#5:= ,5s n ss 81
called to see Mr.. Marsh z said
Gordon quietly, but his pulses were
beating high. sss 5.
For g moment they stood looking at
each other anN each noted something
even under the stress Of the ituation.
John saw that the proud attitude was
marked by sadness that had left its
mark on a. beautif full face: SO clearly
h that he said to himself, tShe loves me
still" Luellas noted in her former lover
an added dignity aud nobility and said
t0. herself, 3 8 He is "a man; not store
model like Penrose r And there were
two hearts beating high in the short
silence. ST. 81 5sss: u
Father is not at home. He is out Of
the city, she managed to say; but her
lips trembled in spite Of all her efforts.
Gordon took q step toward the hall !;
May T ask when he went away??,'
II believe he left three days APO '' 81 I
The morning after the fire arounu
Hope House r. .s;StSsJ
81 s5 s. h
There was anothe silence. Gordon's s
mind went into d tumult 81 81
Z Nay e ask when he expects to ne.
turn n r. L
think tomo orroW5 OF the next day =
She was recovering her ed ninity.
|#but she resented his questions.
III you kindly ask him. to come
down to Hope House and see me on
matter Of busines 81 hen lie returns? e.
Will you state the blsi ness z, She
put thesq question as coldly as lie Had
put his. .3s u
Certainly ssioll had the reiins
nov iii lGlItl III s
tell Sls SIS sk hilll 6,5v
far he sconsit ie1ss Ii hinlself resp ponsib ble FOR
them murder of oye yer sixty children sanu
the nlailnin q score more 81 az 4
count Of the Illegal ment l,e con
structed on Bowen stree t. 81 & M Ma q 4
the seyerest thing he had ever Slid
Ito SLuell but his excuse was fo,Ind
5in the agony that d He'd Hope Houssa9 &C
that minute
uraer yo,l sa y ewes
blazed. She step ped toward j Dim Cor.
don and confron de liant rs 81
you Arealiz ,yhat you are say n
Do Is OH Sc Sshad seen
wllat a have seen during fheE last fhreee
Gordon brok so antla fSen,. !.
that Lalella was oVerwhel 1ni inpl pn,.