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

Eyes, ma'am-livin' pitchers Mt Gold
berg's rat'skeller, and amunchoor
nights I nearly always done a sketch
with gentleman friend. That's the
way met Mr.. Fear. He seemed to be
real struck with me right away, and
soon as got through my turn he asst
me to order whatever I wanted. He's |
always gen'lemanlike when he amt
had too much, and even then he vurry,
vurry seldom acks rough unless he's
Jealous. That was the trouble yes
terday. never would Of gone to the
Beach II I'd dreamed what was COM
In! When we got there I saw Mike
that the gentleman that runs the
Beach-lookin' at my company and me
kind Of anxious, and pretty soon he
got me away from Mr.. Cory and told
me what's what. Seems this Cory
only wanted me to go with him to
make my husband mad, and he'd took
good care that Mr.. Fear heard I'd be
there with him. An he'd ben hangin'
around me every time he struck town
jest to make Mr.. Fear mad-the fresh
thing! You see, he wanted to make
my husband start something again.
this Mr.. Cory did, and he was fixed
for it,
II don't understand" said Ariel.
"It's this way: II Mr.. Fear attacked
Mr.. Cory, why, Mr.. Cory could shoot
him down and claim self defense. You
see, it would be easy for Mr.. Cory, be-
cause Mr. Fear nearly killed him when
they had their first trouble. and that
would give Mr.. Cory good excuse to
shoot II Mr.. Fear jest only pushed him.
That's the way 1t is with the law. Mr..
Cory could wipe out their old score and
git off scot Free"
"Surely mott"
eyes, ma'am, that's the way 1t would
be. And when Mike told me that Mr..
Cory had got me out there jest to pro-
woke my husband went straight up to
him and begun. to give him piece of
my mind. didn't talk loud. because l
never was one to make a disturbance
and start trouble the way some do,
and right while Twas talkin' we both
see my husband pass the window. Mr..
Cory give kind of yelling laugh and
put his arm round me Jest rs Mr.. Fear
come in the door. And then 1t all hap
pened so quick that you could hardly
tell what was goin' on. Mr.. Fear, we
found afterward, had promised Mr..
Louden that he wouldn't come out
there, but he took too much-you could
see that by the look Of him-and fer
got his promise forgot everything but
me and Cory, guess.
HE come right upto us, where was
tryln' to git away from Cory's arm-it
was the left one hi. had around me and
the other behind his back-and neither
of 'em said word. Cory kept on
laughin' loud as he could, and Mr.. Fear
struck him in the mouth. He's little,
but he can hit awful hard, and Mr..
Cory let out screech, and. see his
gun go of right in Mr.. Fears face. I
thought, but It wasn't 1t only scorch-
ed him. Most eofs the other gentlemen
had run, but Mike made a dive and
managed to knock the gun to one side
Jest barely in time. Then Mike and
three or four others that come out
from behind things separated 'em. both
of 'em fghtin' to git at each other.
They locked Mr.. Cory up in Mixes
room and took Mr.. Fear over to where
they hitch the horses. Then Mike sent
fer Mr.. Louden to come out to talk to
my husband and take care Of him
he's the only one can do anything with
him when he's like that-but before
Mr.. Louden could git there Mr.. Fear
broke loose and run through cornfield
and got away-at least they couldn't
find him. And Mr.. Cory jumped through
a window and slid down into one Of
Mikes boats, SO they'd both gone
When Mr.. Louden come he only stayed
long enough to hear what had happen.
ed and started out to find Happy-that's
my husband. He's bound to keep them
apart, but he hasn't found Mr.. Fear
yet or he'd be here"
Ariel had sunk back in her chair
"Why should your husband hldeP sha
asked In low voice.
'Waitin' fer his chance ut Cory" til
woman answered huskily. 81 expec
he's afraid the cops are after him, toe
on account of the trouble, and h
doesn't want to git locked up till he
met Cory again. They amt after hin
but he may not know it. They haven
heard of the trouble, l reckon, o
they'd of run Cory in. He's aroun'
town today, ,drinkin' heavy, and
guess he's lookln' fer Mr.. Fear abou
as hard US Mr.. Louden Is" She ros
to her feet, lifted her coarse hands an,
dropped them despairingly. "Oh, In
scared!" she said. "Mr. Fears bel
mighty good to me-"
A slow and tired footstep was hear
upon the stairs, and Joes dog ran int
the room droopingly, wagged his tai
with no energy and crept under til
desk. Mrs. Fear wheeled toward til
door and stood, rigid, her hands clinch
ed tight, her whole body still eXcep
her breast, which rose and fell wit
her tumultuous breathing. She coul
not wait till the laggard step reache
the landing.
.Mr. Loudon" she called suddenly.
Joe's voice came from the stairway
Its all right, Claudine. It's all fixe
up. Don't worry"
Mrs. Fear gave thick cry Of relic
and sank back in her chair as Joe eli
tered the room. He came in shan
blIngly, with his hand over his eye
as if they were very tired and til
light hurt them, so that for a momei
or two he did not perceive the secon
visitor. Then he let his hand fall, r
vealing face white and worn.
Its all right, Claudlne," he repeated
Its all right"
He was moving to lay his hat on tf
desk when his eye caught first til
roses, then fell upon Ariel, and he stol
ped stock still with one arm on
stretched, remaining for perhaps tie
seconds in that attitude, while she, hi
lips parted, her eyes lustrous, returne
his gaze with look that was rs ii
scrutable as 1t was kind.
"Yes," she said, as If in answer to
question, II have come here twice t