Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-04-01

and amber hued. sparkling, cold and
redolent of the sweet smelling orchard
where it was born Behind Miss Bris-
coe came Mildly Upton with glasses and
fat, shaking, four stored jelly cake
on second tray. The judge passed
his cigars around, and the gentlemen
took them blithely, then hestitatingly
held them in their fingers and glanced
at the ladies, uncertain Of permission.
LET me get you some matches"
Helen said quickly, and found box
on the table and handed them to Keat-
ing Every one sat beaming, and fra
grant wells Of smoke soon draped the
ROOM
"Why do you call her Miss Sher-
wood % Boswell whispered In Keat-
ing's ear
THAT'S her name"
"Ain't she the daughter Of that old
fellow over there by the window? Amt
her name Fisbee?"
"No; she's his daughter, but her legal
names Sherwood She's an adop"-
Great Scott. know all about that
I'd like to know If there's man, wo-
man or child in this part Of the coun-
try that doesn't guess. 1t won't be
Fisbee or Sherwood either very long.
She can easy get new name, that
lady. And if she took a fancy to Bos-
well, why, I'm BACH
II expect she won't take a fancy TO-
Boswell very early" said Heating.
go way" returned Mr.. Boswell.
what do you want to say that for?
Can't you bear for anybody to be hap
py minute or two now and then?"
Warren Smith approached Helen and
inquired If it would be asking too much
if they petitioned her for some music,
and she went to the piano and sang
some darky songs for them, with a
quaint suggestion of the dialect Two
or three old fashioned negro melodies
of Foster, followed by some rollicking
modern limitations, with the movement
and spirit Of tin shop falling down a
flight Of stairs. Her audience listened
in delight from the first. But the latter
songs quite overcame them with pleas
ure and admiration, and before she fin
ished every head in the room was jog
ging from side to side and forward
and back In time to the music, while
every foot shufiaed the measures on the
carpet
When the gentlemen from out Of
town discovered that 1t was time to
leave II they meant to catch their train
Helen called to them to wait, and they
gathered around her.
poured all the glasses full to the brim.
Then, as she stood in the center of the
circle they made around her. she said:
Before you so shan't we pledge
each other to our success In this good
home grown Indiana cider that leaves
our heads clear and our arms strong? |
II you will-then"- Size began to
blush furiously, and her voans tren-
bled, but she lifted the glass high over
her head and cried bravely, Here's to
o.. candidate!"
The big men. towering over her,
threw back their heads and quaffed
the gentle liquor to the last drop Then
they sent up the first shout Of the |
and cheered till the rafters
rang.
MY friends said Mr.. Heating as he
and Boswell and the men from Gaines
drove away from the brick house" my
friends, here is where / begin the
warmest hustling l ever did. Now, I
guess we all think this is a great
plan
ut is a glorious idea,'' said Mr.
Bence. 1.-THE name of HAIRLESS
Heating drowned the oratory: "But
that isn't all. That little girl wants it
to succeed, and that settles it. He
goes.'
That night Mr.. Parker, at work in
the printing Office, perceived the figure
If Mr.. Tipworthy reckoning him mys-
teriously from the pavement.
What's the matter, Buddie?"
Listen. She's singin' over her work"
Parker stepped outside. On the pave
ment people had stopped to listen.
They stood in the shadow, looking up
with parted lips at the open, lighted
windows whence came clear, soft,
voice. lifted ineffably in song.
Now it swelled louder unconsciously;
1ow its volume was more slender, and
It melted LOUDLY into the night; again
t trembled and rose and dwelt in the
ear, strong and pure, and hearing it
,ou sighed with unknown longings. It
vas the Angels Serenade."
Bud Tipworthy's sister, Cynthia, was
with him. and Parker saw that she
urned from the window and that she
vas crying quietly. She put her hand
IN the boys shoulder and patted it
With q for1orn gesture which to the
'oreman's eye was as graceful as it
vas sad. He moved closer to Bud. and
lis big hand fell on Cvnthia's brothers
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