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

other shoulder as he realized that req
hair could look pretty sometimes, and
he wondered why the EDITORS singing
made Cynthia cry, and at the same
time he decided to be mighty good to-
Bud henceforth. The spell of night and
song was on him; that and something
more, for it is strange, inexplicable
fact that the most practical CHIEF ever
known to the Herald had singularly
sentimental influence over her subordi-
mates from the moment of her arrival
Under Harkless' domination there had
been no more steadfast bachelors in
Carlow than Ross Schofield and Caleb
Parker, and, like timorous youths in d
graveyard, daring and hooking the
ghosts in order to assuage their own
fears, they had so gibed and jeered at
the married state that there was talk
OF urging the minister to preach at
them, but now let it be recorded that at
the moment Caleb laid his hand on
Buds other shoulder his associate, Mr..
Schofield, was enjoying a walk in the
far end Of town with widow, and it Is
not to be doubted that Mr.. Tipworthy's
heart also was no longer in his posses
sion, though, as 1t was after o'clock,
the damsel Of his desire had probably
long since retired to her couch
For faint light on the cause OF
these spells we must turn to q COM
ment made by the Invaluable Mr.. Mar
tin some time afterward. Referring to
the lady to whose voice he was now
listening in silence, which shows how
great the enthralling Of her voice was,
he said, when you saw her or heard
her or managed to be around anywhere
she was, why, if you couldn't git up no
hope Of marryin' her you wanted to
marry somebody"
Mr.. Lige Willetts riding idly by,
drew rein in front Of the lighted win
dows and listened with the others.
Presently he leaned from his horse
and whispered to man near him, II
know that song''
do you?" whispered the other.
eyes. He and heard her sing it the
night he was shot. We stood outside
Briscoe's and listened"
''So!"
cts seraphic song he said. con-
tinued Lige.
"Now exclaimed his friend Then,
shaking his head, he sighed, well, It's 4
mighty sweet"
The song was suddenly woven into
laughter in the unseen chamber, and
the lights in the windows went out,
and small lady and tall lady and q
thin old man, all three laughing and
talking happily, came down and drove
of in the Briscoe blackboard William
Todd took his courage between his
teeth and, the song ringing in his ears,
made a desperate resolve to call upon
Miss Bardlock that evening in spite Of
Its being week day, and Caleb Parker
gently and stammeringly asked Gym \
thia II she would wait till he shut mp
the shop and let him walk home with
her and Bud Il
Soon the square was quiet as before,
and there was naught but peace under
the big stars OF July.
That day the news had come that
Harkless, after weeks Of alternate i'm,
and relapse, haxardously
lingering in the borderland Of shadows.
had passed the crucial point and was +
His recovery was as
sured But from their first word Of
him, from the message that he was
found and was alive. none Of the peo-
pie of Carlow had really dogbtedt
They are simple country people. and
they know that God is good.
ITO be Continued.)