Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-08-18

"Why did you have me watchedW
asked George sternly.
II want to know Of the other wo-
man" she replied sullenly.
'There Is no. He broke of. 1T
has nothing to do with you"
Lola sprang to her feet with fierce
eyes. Then there is another-another
oh, you cruel! Name Of names, but
shall find her. / shall tell her.
You shall tell her nothing-you shall
not see her"
"But 1 will. Eth, yes. You do not
know me-" This with a stamp.
| II know you cannot behave decently,
Lola. If you have me watched again,
| il you dare to-to-bah!' George
stamped in his turn. II have had
enough of this. Behave, or 60 and
will not return"
| She flung herself at his feet with
wall. "Ah, but no." she sobbed, Il
do love you so dearly-I will die ii
you love me not"
George drew himself roughly away,
and taking her by the hands placed
her in chair, where she hid her face
and sobbed. "Who was 1t you got to
watch me--you hired to watch mel"
George advisedly used the word
hired" as he thought she might have
i engaged one Of her friends to do the
dirty work instead Of engaging a pro-
fcssional Yet he knew she was quite
capable of going to private detective
Office
II shall not tell you" said Loln, sit
ting up with hard expression On her
mouth and in her eyes.
"Did you pay him much?" asked
Brendon dexterously.
81 paid him what l chose" retorted
Lola, falling into the trap.
"Ah! Then it was professional de-
tective you engaged. You have been
to one of those inquiry offices"
4 "That is my business" said Lola,
who, seeing she had made slip, be-
came more obstinate than ever.
4 George shrugged his shoulders. he
1 was not going to argue with her. Re-
Numbering that Bawdsey had men
4 toned her name, and that Bawdsey
appeared to know all about himself, he
began to put two and two together.
Certainly he might be wrong, and
Bawdsey might have nothing to do
j with the matter. Still 1t was worth
while trying to startle Lola into con-
fession by the use Of his name. His
rescue of Bawdsey limited that the
{ long arm of coincidence might be at
work
~ should have thought that the red
man was clever enough to- began
George.
/ She rose to her feet with such mani
fest alarm that George knew his guess
was correct. "You talk foolish" said
she.
George looked at her angry face Sc
renely. Did Bawdsey when he said
you wished me harm?"
"What?" She flung up her hands,
with blazing eyes did he say do
wish you harm? Was it-that-tllat
cow-pig"-
/ Don't Gull names, Lola, and don't
distress yourself. 1t was Bawdsey."
Lola saw that she had gone too far.
4 6uC lllGu W lCCOtGA lOoS SAOuAus
do not know his Names" she said sui
lenly, then burst out: But wish you
no harm Eth, will you believe that,
my presc er?'
I'll believe nothing if you will not
tell me the TRUTH" said Brendon, a
little cruelty Come, Lola, admit that
you paid Bawdsey to watch me"
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! did it for love-"
ooh, indeed! So Bawdsey is in love
with your"
Lola threw back her head defantly.
eyes, he is, and | care not one, two,
! three little tribes for him. Chup! He
is old-he is red-he is one big fool,
1 that 1 can twist and twist
land you apparently have done so.
Well, then, Lola, did you get him from
a private inquiry Officer"
/ mo, I did not SO. He loved me, and
sent me flowers-oh, many, many
| fowers-those roses" She pointed to
q silver dish filed with roses. He has
flowers from friend in San Reno"
Brendon sat up with an eager look
in his eyes. So Bawdsey knew some
one in San Reno. Brendon began to
think that there was some meaning In
all these things and piled Lola with
questions. She was sulky at first and
would not answer. But Brendon
knew how to manage her, and before
the conclusion of the conversation he
got the whole truth out of her.
$50 Bawdsey knows San Reno, and
he is fifty or over fifty years of age.
HIN! He knows all the history of the
place, / suppose"
II know not-nothing do know"
"Ah, that's pity! Bawdsey could
tell you some nice tales" He fixed a
keen glance on her "About some vel
low holly, for instance"
/ Lola WINGED, for the shot had gone
home. But she still held to her decla-
ration Of ignorance. II know moth
i ings-absolutely."
But apparently this man knows a
great deal. He is in love with you
and must have told you much. Did he
inform you of certain murder which
took place at San Reno"
"Ah, bah! Why should he7 I knew
of all already"
/ "You! How did you know?"
"My father and my mothers. they
/ lived in San Reno when-oh they did
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