Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1904-02-11
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gal. Here's a cove says be wants you
partIkler."
The girl lying on the bed sprang up
on her hands at once, and glared tow1rd
them both, shaking her long black hair
from her head az she did -. Her face
was flushed with sleep. but the paIlor
rapidly stole over II a. she recognized
Reuben Culwiek standing by the Ere
place observing her.
what can you wantr' she murmured;
what has made you come In search Of
meT
''To help you," was the answer. "for
am afraid that you are In bad hands. and
! wish 70 take you from then."
There's no getting away" answered
Sarah; TASK her"
"Tois wouldn't like 1t. said Mrs. East
bell, thus Appealed 70. "sally's handy"
"And Sally knows too mhch," added
the girl, scornfuIIy. land Z she moved onv
step away from home they would tell the
police where to find me-"
II wouldn't, Sally" said the woman,
raising her head from the wall, and To-
clining Il forward In her seIf-defense.
"You know who would"
"Ah! cant answer for him." replied
Mrs. Eastbell. leaning her head back
again; when bis backs up he don't mind
much what he does. certainly, and mis-
fcrtun' has soured him awful"
Il saw your grandmother yesterday"
said Reuben.
"You didT exclaimed she-"at Wor-
cesteri | hope she was well--that she
didn't know anything"
"No--she lay there just as / saw her
weeks ago, very patient. very gentle. and
very full Of love for you. She was wait
Ing for her granddaughter to come back.
Couldn't she come TO your ! don't
mean at once" he added. as Sarah re-
coiled at the suggestion, but after you
had left here and got some situation,
which might enable you TO hire room
for her. A friend Of mine has found you
a situation already. and viii be security
for your faithful service, until they learn
TO trust you for yourself"
Sareh broke down at last. The thin
little hands went up quickly TO the face,
and she sobbed forth:
God bless you, ST; but don't-oh, don't
say another word"
But Reuben Culwick, carried away by
his theme, seized his advantage and
went on. He Lad one object in life now
to get Sarah Eastbel from that house.
"Why, you are my cousin" he said
earnestly, "and why shouldn't help
you for your own sake, as well as for the
sake of that old woman grieving for you
down In Worcester"
Sally" said her sister-in-law, slowly
and cmpbatically, "lye been a thinking
II all over"
"Well2" said Sarah Eastbell.
"And II you'd like to go, I'll not blab
a single word against you, even If he kills
me, and he's often said be would He
mayn't find you out. and II he does he'll
think twice about doing you an III turn.
He's not so bad. you know, take him al
together. Go--run away--hook it." ex-
claimed Mrs. Eastball. WITH inereRaina
excitement evidencing itself along with
her slangy phraseology, while there's
| timew
Sarah wavered, for she turned quickly
to her sister-in-law.
"You-you mean thlsl You will not
tell Tom or Toms friends-you will let
the pass from this place unwatched-you
will give me time to get awayT'
"0f course l will"
81 came here of my own free will, sir.
not knowing where to go in my despair
and fright" she said. turning to Reuben:
but. oh, if could get away again. IL
you only knew that"
Her hands fell helplessly 10 her side.
and she went backward step by step to
the bed again, where she sat down with
a new horror on her countenance.
The door had opened and Tom East
bell. with his long great.coat buttoned
round him, was standing In the doorway
regarding them. Over his shoulder loom
ed the forbidding countenance of the man
who had met Reuben at the entrance,
which, by the jarring and Changing that
echoed through the house, was evidently
being bolted and barred.
Ito be contlnued.l