Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1906-04-05

head. 1T wur summit awful"
"And what happenedf" asked Eva.
softly.
She was finding this most interest
Ing. He reused himself from his
lsthargy.
ut wur loike this" he said GET
wur jealous. Thur was backbolters an
slanderers an free-thinkers an sich
loike." Yet another pause.
What did they do to your"
They was a-tellin' 'er that OF wur
carryin' on loike WI another young
lass-she wur foine gal. too, she wur.
Of can tell thee" he grunted with APP
probation. "An' Eloiza. she wur jeal-
Gus. She said as she zaw Of a-touchin'
tn an o. Z other lass an whisperin'
In FER ear loike-" He paused rs II
overcome. The mournful cadences OF
his voice thrilled q chord In Eva's
heart. Was she thinking Of q tragedy
that had happened far, far less than
fve-and-fifty years ago? Can q wom-
ans thoughtless jealousy thus wreck
q human life? Five-and-hfty years!
Truly, still waters run very deep.
"And-and did she never forgive
your" asked Eva.
The poor, rugged old man shook his
head and once more drew his hand
across his nose. Eva's heart bled for
him.
And all because Of wicked. untrue
stories" she began Indignantly.
links interrupted her. He shook his
head again.
Jaw do-an' knaw," he said, "as Aw
shud sa-ay ontrue. Not azackerly on
true" he repeated. thoughtfully. She
wur foine gal, wur Polly"
IL thought you said her name was
Eliza?" Eva corrected him gently.
Polly wur t na-ame o. Z other
lass"
Obi" said Eva.
1T was Polly Aw married." he con-
tinued, when 'er fust 'usband died"
"Oh!" said Eva again.
Begin yer pardon. sur" said
links, suddenly.
He stopped. dropped the oars and
began lurching towards them.
He Just glanced behind them at the
rudder and his face cleared. He re-
turned to his seat and began rowing
again.
Begin yer pardon" he said, apollo
getically. Jaw thowt thur wur sum-
NUT q stickin' to t roodder. It wur
on'y yer and creepin' round behooind
L young wu-man's wa-aist."
Lord Bobby quickly put both his
hands in front Of him and Eva blushed
furiously.
Thank you, links" she said in q
low voice.
Lord Bobby was pale with fury.
The boat had to come alongside q
grassy bank under overhanging trees.
Some Of the others had already arrived
and were waiting for lunch.
Lord Bobby stood up. caught the
branch of Q tree which stretched out
some yards over the water and began
pulling the stern In towards the land.
He turned to Eva.
II apologize, Miss Rowen," he said.
In q low tone, for giving that old
brute an excuse for insulting you.
You don't believe would really
have"
Nobody saw exactly how 1t hap
pened. It was probably the result OF
Lord Bobby's trying to do two things
at once; but there was jerk. Lord
Bobby staggered, clutched at the
brapch with both hands, pushed the
boat away In trying to recover his
feet and was left hanging gracefully
while links and Eva were carried
down the stream.
"Coomin', sur; coomin'," said links,
whose movements were most exasper-
atingly slow.
"oh, do hurry" said Eva. II hea'
the branch cracking"
He began padding gently.
He did not seem to think the matter
rs serious as Lord Bobby did. Neither
did anybody else, II you could Judge
from the sounds coming from the
bank.
Human beings are brutal to one an
other.
"Oh!" Eva gave a little scream.
There was q crack and with q spasm
and q splutter Lord Bobby went under.
He came splashing to the surface and
yelled: 81 can't swim!" The stream
carried him at once under q mass OF
,verhanging foliage. links style Of
rowing changed at once and three
powerful strokes brought him TO the
,pot. I'VE can't get under there" said
Eva, terrified. links looked around.
Afraid we can't" he said. Quickly
he threw OF his boots and jersey, re-
1ealing q most unnautical blue shirt,
aid: "You take the oars and hold the
boat here Eva!" and was over the
Tide before she had time to realize
hat BERTHE himself was rislIing his
lie for the friend who had wronged
him. Nobody had time to think. Sir
John and the rest on the shore were
,lunging through long grass with oars
md boathooks and Eva was frantical-
y pushing the branches aside and do
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