Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1905-08-11

corner, and there In front Of the
church was carriage with NORWAY
just helping Mrs. Kingdom out.
Mother"
At that cry the old lady's knees
seemed to crumble under her. Her
poor old painted face looked out ghast-
ly and ashamed from her wedding
inery. But Evelyn In her red coat
few to her and took her in her arms
as though she was child. And like
child. Mrs. Kingdom sobbed and
made excuses and begged to be for
given.
looked at NORWAY. II was all the
pay wanted-psrticularly as | had
Those little diamonds. =
you're just in time, Miss Kingdom"
he said. uneasily, ITO make your moth
er happy by your presence at her we'd
ding"
I'm just In time, Mr.. Norway, to
see that my mothers not made unhap-
py by your presence"
Evelyn" Mrs. Kingdom remon-
strated. 9.
Come, Sarah" Norway offered his
arm. =.
The bride shook her head.
Tomorrow" she said. feebly.
Norway .breathed swear.
Miss Kingdom laughed.
Tive come to take care Of you, you
silly little mother dear. 1t won't be
tomorrow. Mr.. Norway"
"No-not o-morrow-next week."
sighed Mrs. Kingdom.
an fact. mothers changed her mind,
Mr.. Norway. She thinks it uDgener-
Gus to accept such a sacrifice from a
man who might be her son--don't you,
Mother"
well, perhaps. George" She
looked up from. her daughters shoul-
der-she was crying all over that pre-
cious red coat Of mine-and her eyes
lit on me. !"0h-you wicked boy. you
told liel" she gasped You did read
my letter"
| laughed; laughed out loud. It was
such bully thing to watch Moriway's
face.
But that was an uulucky laugh OF
mine: ii turned his wrath on me- He
made a dive toward me. ducked and
ran. Oh how I ran. But if he hadn't
slipped on the curb he'c have had me.
As he fell though he. let out yell.
.. stop thief! Stop thief Thief!
Thief! Thief" =. -. 49, 49,
May you never bear It. Mag, behind
you when you've somebody else's
diamonds In your pocket. II sounds
it sounds the way the bay of the
hounds must sound to the hare. 1t
seems to fly along with the air; at
the same. time to be behind you, at
your side. even in front of you. -
heard II beloved in a dozen diff
ferent voices. and every now and then
could hear Norway as | pelted on
that brassy. cruel below of his that
made my heart sick.
And then all at once heard police
mans whistle
That whistle. was like a signal
saw the gates Of the Correction open
before me. saw your Nance. Tom
in neat striped dress. and she was
behind bars-bars-bars, There were
bars everywhere before me. In fact.
felt them against my very hands, for
in my mad race had shot up a blind
alley-a street that ended in a garden
behind an iron fence.
| grabbed the diamonds to throw
them from me- but Couldn't Just
Couldn't jumped the fence where
the gate wac low. and with that
whistle flying shrill and shriller after
me ran to the house.
might have jumped from the
frying-pan? OF course, | might. But
II was all fire to me- To be, caught al
the end is al least no worse than ia
be caught at the beginning. Anyhow
1t was my one chance, and | took II
as unhesitatingly as a rat takes. a
leap into a..trap to escape q terrier
-0nly-only. it was my luck that the
trap wasn't set! The room was empty
| pushed open a glass door: aud fell
over an open trunk that stood be.
side It.
1t bruised my knee and tore my
hand. but oh!-it'was nuts to me. For
II was a woman's trunk filed with
women's things.
A skirt! A blessed. skirt And moi
striped one. i threw of The bell.
boys jacket and got into that. dear
dress so quick it made my head SWIM
The jacket was a bit tight. but
didn't button t and I'd just got stiff
little hat perched on my head when
| heard the tramp of men on the side
walk, and in the dusk saw the cops
buttons at the gate
Caught? Not much. Not yet !
threw open the glass doors and walked
out into the garden. &c %
"Miss-0mar--, | wonder II II
wsqld be Miss Omar"
You bet didn't take time to Sc,
who it was talking. before , answered
OF course was Miss Omar. was
Mass Anybody that had a right to wear
skirts and be inside those blessed
gafps.