Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-05-08

Mrs. Fear. "I've had long talk with
Happy"
I'm awful glad. Is he ready to lis
ten to reason?" she asked with litter.
Hes waiting for you"
ssWhereW She rose quickly.
"Stop," said Joe sharply. You must
be very careful with HIM
Don't you s'pose I'm goin' to be?"
she interrupted, with q catch in her
voice. Don't you s'pose I've had
trouble enough?"
NO." said Joe deliberately and i'm
personally, 81 don't. Unless you keep
remembering to be careful all the
time youth follow the first impulse
you have, as you did yesterday, and
your excuse will be that you never
thought any harm would come of 1t.
He's in queer mood, but he will for.
give you If you ask him
"Well, amt that what I want to
dol" she exclaimed.
81 know, know" he said, dropping
into the desk chair and passing his
hand over his eyes with gesture of
infinite WEAKNESS. "But you must be
very careful. hunted for him most
of the night and all day. He was try
! ing to keep out Of my way because he
didn't want me to find him until he
had met this fellow Nashville. Happy
| Is hard man to come at when he
doesn't care to be found, and he kept
shifting from place to place until
ran him down. Then I got him in a
corner and told him that you hadn't
meant any harm-which Is always
true Of you, poor woman-and didn't
leave him till he had promised me to
forgive you If you would come and
ask him. And you must keep him out
of Cory's way until can arrange to
have him-Cory, l mean-sent out of
town. VIII you?"
why, cert'nly," she answered,
smiling. "That Nashville's the vurry
last person ever want to see again
the fresh thingw Mrs Fears burden
had fallen; her relief was perfect, and
she beamed vapidly. But Joe marked
her renewed irresponsibllity with, an
anxious eye.
"You mustn't make any mistakes"
he said, rising stifily with fatigue.
mot me. don't take no more
chances" she responded, tittering hap
PLY; mot after yesterday. My, but
it's load off my shoulders! do hate
it to have gentlemen quarreling over
me, especially Mr.. Fear. l never did
like to start anything. like to see
people laugh and be friendly, and I'm
mighty glad it's all blown over. l
kind o. thought it would all along.
Pshow She burst into genuine, noisy
laughter. II don't expect either OF
'em meant no real harm to each other
after they got cooled of little. II
they'd met today they'd probably both
run. Now, Mr.. Louden, where's Hap.
py?"
Joe went to the door with her. He
waited moment, perplexeG; then his
brow cleared, and he said in low
voice: you know the alley beyond
Vent AIiller's poolroom? Go down the
alley till you come to the second gate.
Go in, and you'll see basement door
opening into a little room under Mil
ISE . UuI. 1uC uOOE WOu Uc lOChcu,
and Nappy's in there waiting for you.
But remember
ooh, don't you worry!" she cut him
of loudly. 81 know him. Inside of
an hour I'll have him laughin' over all
this. You'll see!'
When she had gone he stood upon
the landing looking thoughtfully aft
, er her. perhaps, after all, that ia
the best mood to let her meet him in.
he murmured.
t Then, with deep breath, he turned
| The heavy perfume had gone, the al
: was clear and sweet and Ariel wa
pressing her face into the roses again
As he saw how like them she was h,
was shaken with profound and mys
, FERROUS sigh. like that which moves IL
the breast of one who listens in til,
. dark to his dearest music.
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