Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-02-08

walkin' up street with Joe Louden
She used to go kitin' round with him
all the time before she left here. And
yet everybody talks as II they never
heard of sech thing"
ut seems to me-" said Colonel Fit
croft hesitatingly, chat she did right.
know 1t sounds kind Of q queer thing
to say, and stirred up good deal Of
opposition Mt home yesterday evening
by sort of mentioning something OF
the kind. Nobody seemed to agree
with me except Norbert, and he didn't
say much, but
He was Interrupted by an uncontrol-
liable cackIe which issued from the
mouth Of Mr.. Arp. The colonel turned
upon him, with frown, inquiring the
cause of his mirth.
at put me in mind" Mr.. Arp began
promptly, "of something that happen
ed last night"
"What was itY
Eskew's mouth was open to tell, but
he remembered just in time that the
grandfather Of Norbert was not the
audience properly to be selected for
this recital. choked half born word.
coughed loudly, realizing that he must
withhold the story Of the telling Of
Martin Pike until the colonel had TAX
en- his departure, and replied:
"Nothin' to speak of. Go on with
your argument
give finished" said the colonel II
only wanted to say that it seems to
me good action for young lady like
that to come back here and stick to
her old friend and playmate"
'.Stick to himv' echoed Mr.. Arp.
"she walked up Main street with him
yesterday. Do you call that stickin'
to him? She's been away good
while; she's forgotten what Canaan is.
You wait till she sees for herself jest
what his standing in this COM
II agree with Eskew for once" in
terrupted Peter Bradbury. II agree
because''-
"Then you better wait" cried Es-
kew, allowing him to proceed no fur
Their. "till you hear what you're agree
In to-! I say you take q young lac
like that-pretty and rich and all Gu.
tured up. and it stands to reason thai
she WON'T
"No; it DON'T" exclaimed Buckalew
lmpatiently. Nothing of the sort!
tell you
Eskew rose to his feet and pounded
the pavement with his stick. II
stands to reason that she won't stick
to man no other decent woman will
speak to, Teller that's been the marl
for every stone throwed in the towI
ever since he was boy, an outcast
with reputation as black as
preachers shoes on Sunday! l don'1
care If he's her oldest friend on earth
she won't stick to him! She walked
with him yesterday, but you can mark
my words, his goose is cooked! The
old mans voice rose shrill and high
at amt in human nature fer her t.
do it! You hear what I say you'll
never see her with Joe Louden again
in this livin' world, and she as good
as told me so herself last night. YOU
can take your oath she's quit him al
ready! DON'T
Eskew paused abruptly, his eyes wild
ening behind his spectacles. His jaw
fell Els stick, raised to hammer thu
pavement, remained suspended In thu
air. A sudden color rushed over his
face, and he dropped speechless In bis
chair. The others after staring al
him in momentary alarm followed the
direction Of his gaze.
Just across Main street and in plain
view was the entrance to the stair
way which led to Joe's office. Arie
Tabor, all in cool gray, carrying a big
bunch of white roses in her white
gloved hands, had just crossed the
sidewalk from carriage and was as.
cending the dark stairway. A mo
ment later she came down again empty
handed, got into the carriage and drove
away.
"She missed him." said Squire Buck
alew. II saw him 60 out half an houl
ago. But.">he added and, exercising