Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1907-03-13
gesture aud departed.
mo ice for me-" said Joe.

gesture and departed.
mo ice for me-" said Joe.
Won't you please so now?" she en-
treated.
1T wouldn't be good Manners" he re-
spondcd. ''1'hey might think 1 only
came for supper"
Hand me back the things. The wait
err might come for them any minute
Take them. then. You'll see that
Jealousy hasn't spoiled my Appetite
A bottle shaped figure appeared in
the window, and she had no time to
take the plate and cup which were be-
ing pushed through the palm leaves.
She whispered syllable of warning,
and the dishes We're hurriedly with
drawn as Norbert Flitcroft, wearing a
solemn expression of injury, came out
upon the veranda
He halted suddenly. whats that?"
lie asked, with suspicion.
Nothing answered Ariel sharply.
Where"
Behind those palms.
Probably your own shadow" she
laughed; cor it might have been a
draft moving the leaves"
He did not seem satisfied, but stared
hard at the spot where the dishes had
disappeared, meantime edging back
cautiously nearer the window.
"They want you," he said, after q
pause. Some ones come for you"
"Oh, is grandfather waiting?" She
rose, at the same time letting her
handkerchief fall. She stopped to pick
it up with her face away from Nor
bert and toward the palms, whisper
ing TREMENDOUSLY, but with passionate
urgency, please go!'
1T isn't your grandfather that has
come for you," said the fat one slow.
ly. ut is old Eskew Arp. Some.
things happened"
She looked at him for moment.
beginning to tremble violently, her
eyes growing wide with fright.
"Is my grandfather-is he sick?"
"You better go and see. Old Eskew's
waiting in the hall. He'll tell YOU"
She was by him and through the
window instantly. Norbert did moi
follow her; he remained for seyera
I moments looking earnestly at the
palms; then he stepped through the
window and beckoned to youth whi
was lounging in the doorway across
the room.
There's somebody hiding behind
those plants" he whispered when his
friend reached him. go and tel
Judge Pike to send some of the mig
gers to watch outside the porch, 81
that he doesn't get away. Then tel
him to get his revolver and come
here"
| Meanwhile Ariel had found Mr.. Arr
waiting in the hall talking in q Low
voice to Mrs. Pike.
"Your grandfather's all right" h
told the frightened girl quickly. III
sent ME for you, that's oil. Just hurr.
and get your things"
She was with him again in mo
ment and, selling the old mans arm
hurried him down the steps and towar'
the street almost at q run.
You're not telling me the truth,
she said-"you're not telling me til
TRUTH
Nothing has happened to Roger.
painted Mr.. Arp. Nothing to mind,
mean. Here! We're going this way
not that" They had come 10 tn
gate, and us she turned to the RICH
he pulled her round sharply to tn
left. "We're not going to your house.
"Where are we going?"
"We're going to your Uncle Jonas
'Why?" she cried in supreme aston
ishment. "What do you want to tax
me there for? Don't you know tina
he's stopped speaking to meY
"Yes," said the old man grimly, wit
something of the look he wore whel
delivering clincher at the Nationa
House; 'he's stopped speaking to ev
erybody."