The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1907-07-04

tuOuSduOS OF WOMEN IKE tudC every
where-some of them are court beau
ties,' dare say-and they always mix
things up. but they are most danger
Gus when they're like Claudine, be-
cause then they live among men Of
action like Cory and Fear. Cory was
artful. He spent the day about town
telling people that he had always lik-
ed Happy; that his i'll feeling Of yes
terday was all gone. He wanted to
find him and shake his hand, bury past
troubles and be friends. think he
told Claudine the same thing when
they met and convinced the tiny brain
let of his sincerity. Cory was a man
who had way with him. and can
see Ciaudine flattered at the idea of
being peacemaker between two such
nice gentlemen as Mr.. Cory and Mr..
Fear Her commonest asseveration-
quite genuine, tools that she doesn't
like to have the gentlemen making
trouble about her. So the poor i'm
beetle led him to where her husband
was waiting. All that Happy knew Of
this was in her cry afterward. He
was sitting alone, when Cory threw
open the door and said, I've got you
this time, Happyv His pistol was
raised, but never fred. He waited too
long. meaning to esta blish his case Of
self Defense and Fear is the quick.
est man l know. Cory fell just inside
the door. Claudine stumbled upon
him as she came running after him,
crying out to her husband that she
never meant no trouble;' that Cory
had sworn to her that he only wanted
to shake hands and make up Other
people, heard the shot and broke into
the room, but they did not try to stop
Fear. He warned them off and walk
ed out without hindrance and came
to me. I've got to clear him."
Ariel knew what he meant. She real
lied the actual thing as it was and,
though possessed by strange feeling
that it must all be medieval and not
possibly Of today, understood that he
would have to fight to keep his friend
from being killed; that the unhappy
creature who had run into the office
out Of the dark stood in high danger Of
having his neck broken unless Joe
could help him. He made it clear to
her that the state would kill Happy if
1t could; that it would be a point of
pride with certain deliberate men hold
ing Office to take the life of the little
man; that if they did secure his death
It would be set down to their efficiency
and was even competent as campaign
material. II wish to point out" Joe
had heard a candidate for reelection
<ehemently crate, that in addition to
the other successful convictions have
named / and my assistants have
achieved the sending of three men to
the gallows during my term of Office"
Il can't tell yet" said Joe at parting
1T may be hard. I'm so sorry you saw
all this. p
ooh. nor she cried. Il want to I'M
derstand!"
She was still there at the gate. her
elbows resting upon the crossbar when
a hong time after Joe had gone there
came from the alley behind the big
q
quartet of those dark strollers who
never seem to go to bed, who play by
night and playfully pretend to work by
day:
You know my soul is a-full O. them-a-
trub-bils
Ev-ry mawn!
I cain a-walk withouten stum-bils!
Then less go on
Keep walkin' on!
These times is sow'owful an I am pow
Sick an fo'Iawn!
She heard a step upon the path be-
hind her and, turning, saw a white
wrapped figure coming toward her.
Manner she called.
"Hush!" Mamie lifted a warning
hand 1.-The windows are open," she
whispered. "They might hear your
''Why haven't you gone to bed?'
"Oh, don't you see?' Mamie answer
ed in deep distress. 1--WE been sitting
up for you. We all thought you were
writing letters in your room. but after
papa and mamma had gone to BED
went in to tell you good night, and
you weren't there nor anywhere else.
so l knew you must have gone out.
I've been sitting by the front window
waiting to let you in, but l went to
sleep until little while ago. when
the telephone bell rang, and he got up
and answered it, He kept talking
long time 1t was something about the
Tocsin. and I'm afraid there's been a
murder downtown. When he went
back to bed l fell asleep again, and
then those darkies woke me up. How
on earth did you expect to get in?
Don't you know he always locks up
the house?"
ri could have rung," said Ariel.
'Oh, ohv' gasped Miss Pike, and aft
er she had recovered somewhat asked:
"Do you mind telling me where you've
been? won't tell him, nor mamma.
either. think, after all, was wrong
yesterday to follow Eugene's advice.
He meant for the best, but r.
Don't think that. You weren't
wrong" Ariel put her arm round the
others waist. IT went to talk over
some things with Mr.. Louden."
81 think" whispered Mamie, trem-
bling, "that you are the bravest girl
ever knew-and-and-I could almost
believe there's some good in him since
you like him so. l know there Is. And
III think he's had hard time.
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