Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1907-01-10
copyrish.. By Lothrop Publishing Company.
CHAPTER xxx.-coSrlsuED.

coPyrishs. By Lothrop Publishing Company.
CHAPTER XXX.-coNTlNuED.
Under her directions and with her
help he took out the light summer
things and replaced them with heavier
gowns, STOUT shoes. golf capes and
caps.
Wen be up on the Bitter Root
ranch this summer, and you'll need
heavy things" he had told her.
Sometimes he packed clumsily, and
she was obliged to do his work over.
In these Intervals he studied with in
terest the big old room and her quaint
old sampler worked in colored wor-
steds that had faded to grays and dull
browns: "La Mutt Porte Conseil."
Grandma Loekermann did 1t at the
sonvens, ages ago." she told him.
What cautious young thing she
must have been!"
She leaned against his shoulder.
"But she eloped with her true love.
Toung Annekje Van Schoule; left the
home in Hickory street one night, and
went far away, away up beyond One
Hundred and Twenty-fifth street, some
where, and then wrote them about 1t. !"
ard left the SAMPLER"
'She had her husband-she didn't
need any old sampler after that-Le
marriage porte conseil. aussi monsieur.
And now, you've married your wife
with her wedding ring. that came from
Holland years and years ago."
1t YVES after midnight when they be-
gan 70 pack. When they finished 1t
vas nearly four.
She had laid out dark dress for the
tourney, but he insisted that she put
1t In suitcase, and wear the one she
had on.
II shouldn't know you in any other
and it's the color of your eyes. want
that color all over the place."
bat we shall be travelling"
"In our own car. That car has been
described In the public prints as a
suite Of palatial apartments with all
modern conveniences.'
II forgot"
I'VE shall be going west like the old
Hs-ers, seeking adventure and gold"
'Dd they go in their private cars?"
"Soms of them went in rolling six
horse Concords, and some walked, and
some Of them pushed their baggage
across In little hand carts. but they
had fun at it-and we shall have to
work as hard when we get there"
Dear me! And I'm so tired al
ready. feel quite done up"
She threw herself on the wide divan.
and he fixed pillows under her head.
"You boy! I'm glad It's all over.
Let's rest moment"
He leaned back by her, and drew her
head on to his arm.
'I'm glad, too. It's the hardest days
work ever did. Are you comfortable !
Rest"
"It's SO good" she murmured, nest
hing ON his shoulder.
,"Unsfe Peter took his honeymoon in
q big wagon drawn by a~mule team,
zoe miles ever the Placeryille and Red
Dog trail-over the mountains from
California to Nevada. But he says he
never had so happy time"
Hes an old dear! I'll kiss him
how Us 1t you say-'good and plenty ["
by the way. forgot to ask, and it's
almost too late now, but do you like
eats!"
81 adore them-aren't kittens the
dearestF'
"Wsll. you're healthy-and your
nose doesn't really fall below the speci-
Gcaticns. though 1t doesn't promise
that you're any too sensible-but If you
can make up for 1t by your infatuation
for. cats, perhaps 1t will be all right
OF course I couldn't keep you, you
know. II you weren't very fond of cats,
because Uncle Peter'd raise row"
She was quite still. and he noted
from the change In her soft breathing
that she slept. With his free hand he
carefully shook out folded steamer
rug and drew 1t over her.
For an hour he watched her, feeling
she armon which she lay growing numb.
He reviewed the day and the crowd
cd night He could do something after
ell. Among other things. now. he
would drop little note to Higbee and
add the news of his marriage as a post
script. She was actually his wife.
How quickly 1t had come. His heart
was full of great love for her, but
he could not quite repress the pride In
his achievement-and Shepler had not
been sure until he was poor!
He lost consciousness himself for a
little while
When he awoke the cold light Of the
morning was stealing in. He was
painfully cramped. and chilled T. ON
the open window. From outside came
the loud chattering of sparrows, and
far away he could hear wagons as they
ratified across a street Of Belgian
blocks from asphalt to asphalt. The
light had been late in coming, and he
could see sullen gray sky, full Of
darker clouds.
Above the chiffonier he could see the
ncient sampler.
La Mutt Porte Conseil." II was
true.
In the cold, pitiless light OF the
morning sudden sickness Of doubt
ting seized him. She would awake and
reproach him bitterly for coercing her.
She had been right, the night before
81 was madness. They had talked aft
erward 80 feverishly. as II to forget
their situation. Now she would face
It coldly after the sleep.
ia Mutt Porte Conseil." Had he
not been q fool7 And he loved her SO.