Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1905-10-13
IntheBishop's
Carriage
BY MIRIAM NICHOLSON
Espyright, 1904 by The Bobbs- Merrill Coz
SYNOPSIS.


C1APTER NANCY 0den. Brooklyn
-. ~ confidence woman, in escaping with
Hateh which her pal" Tom DoTgan, had
Aftsd." jumps into bishops carriage
"a II taken to fashionable residence
se1 which she finally takes leavs.
CHAPTER 51Nance tets OF Dorgan's at
so0pt TO rob Latimers house, with her as
eStance Dorgan is captured. Nance es-
fApes after refusal TO murder Latimer at
Dergans request
CHAPTER Ain escape from depart
lent store with piece Of valuable lace
Nance is caught robbing apartments Of
prominent theatrical manager. who, spar
&c her from arrest. offers position in
eAorus
CHAPTER 5-Nance begins stage ca
Csr Description Of Lady Gray and jewels
Nance longs for her diamonds Steals one;
Npenting, returns ii TO Obermuller, the
manager
CHAPTER s.-Goes to Sing Sing to see
eet former lover, Tom Dorgan Being in
eeutary confinement, he is unable TO be
keen. Nance scores decided success on
CHAPTER 7-Great theatrical trust, see
Nc possibilities IN Nance, tries in vain to
secure services She sticks to Obermu..er
6he befriended her Makes hit in lead
CHAPTER S"Miissss uIden rents fiat and
attends social of Upper Ten, where she
meets Laeimer and Lord whose watch Tom
BAD purloined. Lord follows her to fat
Nance telephones to his wife.
CHAPTER 9.-Dorgan returns from Sing
ling. He threatens, but her ,Ove has gone.
Manager ships Tom to foreign country.
CHAPTER 10-Nance is arrested for al
hfed theft of pocketbook
CHAPTER l1.-Taken to station, charge
2isproved and she is freed
CHAPTER T. - Manager Obernuller
scar failure because OF theatrical trust.
Nancy In attempt to help him. pretends to
work for trust
CHAPTER l3.-Finds paper which tells
u trusts plan to .ObeTmuller On way
b station finds lost child Secrets paper in
ks skirt
CHAPTER H-Agent of trust searches
her at station in vain. Baby gone with
paper
CHAPTER 15-Finds baby: secures pa
Der, takes it 10 Manager Obermuller.
CHAPTER 16-At lunch with manager
Nance accepts his proposal of marriage
CHAPTER 7-Again in bishops car
Eage, Nance gees to the Cruelty, home of
her childhood Leaves toys and omakes
row to help unfortunate children.
TYou know, bishop said, shutting
my eyes and speaking fast to get it
.oyer-as | imagine you must, Mag,
when you confess to Father Phelan-
THAT was all "a little farce comedy
the whole business-all of it-eyery
last word of it,"
"a comedy"
opened my eyes to laugh at him:
he was so bewildered.
Il mean "a fib; in fact, many of
! them. II was just-it was long ago
and I had to make you believe"
His soft old eyes looked at me unbe-
deving. You don't mean to say YOU
deliberately liedi"
Now, that was what | did mean
Just what did mean-but not in that
tone. of voice.
But what could l do? l Just looked
at him and nodded.
oh, Maggie, felt so little and SC
nasty! ! haven't felt like that since
/ left the Cruelty: And I'm not nasty
Maggie and I'm Fred Obermuller's
wife, and
And that put a backbone in me
again. Fred ObermClier's wife Just
won't let anybody think worse of hel
thar. she can help-from sheer love
and pride in that big. clever husband
Of hers.
Nov, look here, Bishop Van Wag.
epen, - | broke out IF | were the
abandoned little wretch your eyes &C.
cuse me Of being wouldn't be in youl
carriage confessi1g to you this blessed
minute when it'd be so much easie,
not to. Surely-surely, in your .ex.
perience you must have n. Girls thai
go wrong-and then go rig..t for eve,
and ever. amen. And T. very righr
now. But-but 1t has been hard fol
me at times. And at those times
ali, you must know how sincerel.
mean it-..at those times used to IF,
to recall the sound of your voice wher
. you said you'd like to take Inc HON,
with you and keep me. If had beer
your daughter you'd have had a hear
full of loving care for me. And vet
If ! had been, and had known tina
> benevolent fatherhood. should neer
1t less-sO much less than | did III,
day | begged prayer from yol.
But-its all right now. You dom
know-do you?-I'm Nance Oldenn
That made him sit up and stare.
tell you. Even the bishop had heart
OF Nancy 0lden. But suddenly. unac
countably, there CAME queer. sad lool
over his face, and his eyes wouldp,
meet mine.
i looked atshim puzzled.
"Tell me what it is" said.
"You evidently forgetothat YOU haN
already told me you are the wife o
Mr.-Mr Ober-"
"Obermuller Oh, that's all right
i laughed aloud. was so relieved
"0f course am. and he's nv manager
and my playwright, and nv secretary
and-my-ny dear. dear 10y Therelr
] wasn't laughing at the end Of il
never can laugh when | try to tel
what Fred is to me, O
But-fuany?-that won him.
= There! there!" he said, patting m
On the shoulder. Forgive me, m
scar. am indeed glad to know tina
you are living happily. . l have ofte
thought Of you"
"0h, have you!"
Yes-I have even told Mrs. Va
Wasenen about you and how | wa
attracted to you and believed-ahem!