Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-04-29

love her now, old man, for now she 10
my all in all and my only thoughts are
for her welfare and her happiness.
You know / saw her very frequently
when she was living In town, and now
that she is away our correspondence
is necessarily frequent, so that l can
keep informed of her whereabouts
and know Of her needs from the es-
tate"
"Of course. you could not pay her
any attentions unless you meant to
ask her to marry you" said MacArdel.
but / don't see any objection what
ever to that. know you haven't any
money, but your social position is as
good as hers, and you are doing we'll
in your profession. 1t seems to me
that 1t would be very appropriate
match II you love each other"
mo, Mac" insisted. ITS better as
1t is. Considering my position in con-
nection with the estate it would be a
mean advantage for me to take, and.
! Mac, IL she refused me, believe
would kill myself, I'm such fool
over it,
But suppose she didn't refuse you, y
said MacArdel softly. laying his hand
on my arm.
mo. old man, US no use talking
that way" / replied. I'll Just go on
as I've been doing. It's the only thing
l can do, as see it."
BET you dinner at Sherry's that
you propose to her And marry her
within two years!" said MacArdel,
with a quizzical look in his kindly
eyes. and, with half-hearted grasp Of
his hand, / accepted the wager with
temerity that was half wishing and
half hopeful.
so you see why feel so strongly
about this note" said. rising and
opening the door, which ] had closed
carefully on my entrance. "The sub
ject is one that I cannot bear to have
trifled with, and, anyway, cannot Inn
agine who could have read my inner.
most thoughts SO correctly That
puzzles me more than the mysterious
appearance Of the letter in my bed.
II fancy we'll be able to explain that
without much trouble" said MacArdel.
lighting fresh cigar and laying his
cigar case on the table beside him.
these mysterious occurrences always
happen In q most simple fashion, after
all is said and done. One night, last
summer was reading in bed and just
before putting out the light ] laid my
eyeglasses ON little table about six
feet from the window. was perfectly
sure about it, for the spring was bent
slightly and had spent several min
utes fussing with them before put
them down. The next morning they
were gone and never turned up. in
spite Of the most vigorous search, UNI
til the maid found them. three or four
days later, hidden completely in the
folds of the lace curtain which had
blown across the table and caught
them up. Az my room was on the
fourth floor and had been securely
locked all night, the affair was quite
mystifying until 1t was 20 simply ex-
planned. Well And out before long
how the letter got on your bed, and
that will doubtless lead to the dis
covery OF its author. Have q fresh
cigar and show me around the place
a bit. 1t looks mighty interesting and
romantic"
AS he spoke MacArdel reached for
his cigar case and my eye followed
his hand to the table beside which we
both stood and where / mad seen him
lay it only q moment before.
Itthad vanished as completely as II
the earth had swallowed 1t up.
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