Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1907-06-14

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you went. You're welcome to it until
It's wanted again If only you'll come
back. Nay, sir. l do assure you I'd
rather have YOU for nothing than most
of them that pays. Come back tonight
or I'm sure sha'n't sleep wink for
thinking of you. Come in now, and
I'll get you some nice 'ot breakfast
Erickson held out his hand
NO no." said le II owe you quite
enough already, Mrs. Adcock. Besides,
I'm us strong us d horse and doing
much better than you think. But the
world Is full Of Kindness after all, and
God bless you for your6'
And his dark eyes, tlAt but now had
flashed and burned with bitter fires
that We're far more striking always for
a shock of almost faxen hair-stood
full of tears. He could say no more,
but only wiring the dry, chapped hand
In his Then he was gone and might
have been seen little. later hurrying
with bent head toward Temple Bar or
later yet spread at full length in that
green asylum Of his homeless days, the
southwest corner Of st. James park.
And here he read the letter from his
friend. 1t began OH one side of the
large white paper and ended OH the
next. The glrlsh handwriting was
pitifully trelnulous, but vet instinct
with self reliance then uncommon in
young English ladies. The letter ran:
Avenue Lodge, Regents Park, April &c.
Darling = What does 1t mean? was
picturins YOU In Calcutta when saw you
this afternoon In Piccadilly! had been
thinking about you just then-1 always
am-and there you were! Oh, my dar-
ling. what can 1t mean? Tell me quickly,
or l shall so mad with anxiety, as near
ly did on the spot this afternoon. Come
here. as you love me. and tell me all!
Darling. what can 1t be that has kept
you here and 80 silent all this time, or
No: there has not been time. The Junna
sailed on the last day of September, and
have prayed for her safety all these
months. was 30 sure my love was on
board!
Oh II only dare have stopped to speak
to you few more secondsi The groom
was SO close behind. But. Tom. you
seemed not to want to give me your adj
dress!. would not have left. you without
1t. And. now shall come to you there
unless you come to me. You looked 80
sad and Ill, my sweetheart! / can see
his poor face still!
Come and tell mo all and let me help
you or my heart will break. YOU are in
trouble. know 1t and must help you
1t is my right. We are In the new Ave
nuc road: you will easily find it. The
house Is far the largest on. the right hand
Side as you come from town. There are
fields behind. and our garden goes the
farthest back-that Is. we have a field Of
our own walled in with It, and there Is
e. green gate in the wall. 1t Is kept
locked, but l will be there Mt o'clock
tomorrow CThursday) night, and SO must
you. Be there for my sake and tell me
all.
I have written the moment got in. /
will post 1t myself. Dear Tom, do not
be hard on this girl IL you think her over.
bold. for she loves you. she loves you and
would give her life to make yours happy!
-FOUR own true CLAIRE
Twenty-eight mortal hours to wait. 1
Shall hear my heart beating-as hear It
now. as have heard 1t ever since saw
that sad. sad face-untll I see 1t again!
When Thomas Erickson came to the
end of this passionate, pure love letter
he buried his face In the sweet spring
grass and lay immoyable with grief
too great for tears. The sounds Of
London louder then than now boom
ed and ratified in his ears. To those
of his soul brave soft voice was
whispering the last godspeeil, while
his own, tho more broken of the two,
was vowing not only eternal COP