Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1905-08-04

1 think" said the bishop, grimly,
Win a significant glance at the dow!
aeer, as he turned Just then and sswi
the old cock ogling me, the young
lady is wiser than we. I'll take her
10 the station" 2,
. Inc station! Ugh! Not Nance Old
en-, with the red coat still on.
o impossible. my dear bishop" in-
terrupted the dowagef. "She can't be .
permitted to go back on the train
alone"
Why, Miss-Mss Murieson. I'll see
you back all the way to the college
door. Not at all, not at all Charmed.
First we'u shave dinner--or, first I'll
telephone outthere and tell 'em you're
with us. $50 that If there's any rule
or anything Of that sort"
The telephone! This wretched Ed
ward with half his wits gave ME more
trouble than the bishop and the dow
ager put together She jumped at
the idea, and left the room, only to
come back again to'whiper to me:
What name, my dear?"
. What name! What name?" re-
peated, lblankly. What name, indeed.
i wonder how Nance Olden" would
have done.
Don't hurry, dear, don't perplex
yourself" she whispered. anxiously,
noting my bewilderment There's
plenty of time, and it makes no differ
ence-pot a particle, really" -.
| put my hand to my head.
v can't Think can't think. There's
one girl has nervous prostration, and .
her names got mixed with mine. and
can't"
Hush. Hush! Never mind. = You:
shall come and lie down in my room.
you'll stay with US tonight. anyway,
and well have doctor in. bishop"
That's right" assented the bishop.
I'll go get him myself" "a
"You-you're not goingl" cried, in
dismay. It was real. hated to
see him 90.
"Nonsense-'phone." II was Ed
ward who went himself to telephonei
for the doctor, and saw my time
getting short. ,,'o !
But the bishop had to go, anyway. !
He looked out at his horses shivering;
in front of the house. and the sight
hurried him.
MY child" he said. taking nv,
hand, lust let Mrs. Ramsey take care,
OF you tonight. Don't bother about
anything. but just rest. III see you,
IN the morning" he went on. MOTTO,
ing that kind Of chung to him. WE'LL.
| did. Cant you remember what 7;
said to you in the carriage-that I;
wished you were my daughter. Z,
Wish you were, indeed I do, and that.
| could take you home with me and;
Keep you, child
"Then-to-night--if-if when YOU
pray-will you pray for me as if was
your own daughter"
'' Tom Dorgan, you think no prayers
but a priests are any good. you. bigot-
ed. snickering Catholic! tell YOU, if
some day cut loose from You and
start in over again, it'll be the bishops
prayers that'll do it.
The dowager and passed Edward
In the hall. He gave me look be-
hind her back, and gave. him one
to match it. Just practice you know,
Tom. A girl can never know when
she'll want to be expert | in these
things
She made me lie down on a couch
While she turned the lamp low. and
then LEFT me alone. in a big palace of
bedroom filed with things. And Il
wanted everything I saw. i'll could. :
I'd have lifted everything in sight. /
But every minute brought. that doc
tor nearer. Soon as | could be really,
sure she was gone ! got up, and,
hurryins to the long French windows;
that opened on the great piazza, | UNI
fastened them quietly, and inch BIZ
Inch | pushed them open.
There within ten feet Of me stood
Edward. No escape that way. He
saw me. and was tiptoeing heavily
toward me, when l. heard the door,
click behind me- and in walked the
dowaeer back again. .;
J few to her. 20 :
II thought + heard some one ont
there" | said ut frightened me So
that got up. to look. Nobody could
be out there. could they?"
She walked to the ;window and put
her head out. Her lips frightened
grimly
NO. nobody could be out there"
she said breathing herd. sbut you
might get nervous Just thinking there
might be. Well go ito room up-
stairs."s
And COVE did. in spite OF all ,
could plead about feeling we'll enough
noT to 90 alone, and all the rest of il
Row w5S ! to get out of second or
third-story window?
| began to think about the correc-
ton again as / followed her upstairs.
and after she'd left me just sat wait
ing for the doctor to come and send
me there. | didn't much care. till I
remembered the bishop. | could al
most see his face as 1t would look
when he'd be called to testify against
me and I'd be standing In that r,,iIO