The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-10-25

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soft-colored shoes plumes and the laughter and
although they did not know of what those idle peo-
pie talked at what they laughed nor the
of the queer equpage in which they rode they did
know that it had Jared forth from Loverdges house
and they had heard that their toll and ugliness
had paid for it, So they hated 1t with reason and
without.
The drag may have spent fifteen minutes in the
camp. But that long enough. At quitting
time the renounced with voice the indirect
and tedious method of a written appeal to Lover
tdge. They would go as they had wished, en- masse.
to Loveridges house and they would him face to
face If the superintendent would head this m
mttee of the whole much the better. II he
would not do they would without head.
And they would go later than that night. At
which Endicott. who seemed to understand the
considerably better than they did themselves
ly nodded and replied that II they would have
and If they really going Loveridge. he
would go with them. certainly. He even added a
suggestion. Suppose, he said thoughtfully. that
they to plan to arrive at Loveridge's house at
about eight o'clock when his guests would probably
be the veranda. at coffee?
On the veranda of Loverdges house. at about
eight O'Clock that night, Eve and young Hartley
at coffee along.
THE drag'H never be here for three hours"
young Hartley saying contentedly Eve! why
not announce our engagement as they all come up
the steps,"
Chiefly because we're not engaged. you know"
Eve explained
But we could be by the time they got here"
young Hartley submitted hopefully. II could be-"
Eve looked down the gravel walk. Some way,
though she really fond of him, he had been, all
day, rather insupportable. And too, she was fond
of Toby Slocum and the rest, but she did not dis
guise from herself that they and their goodnatured
testing about the strike become insupportable
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the mill had laughed rather bitterly because she
of them. and had strobe of into the dark.
Though for all his strding off into the dark he had
not been far from her thought since. II only she
could talk with him again she could tell him-could
make him know
And at that, quite suddenly, she saw him stand
ing at the foot of the steps, in his shabby riding
clothes and shirt of brown flannel and behind him
the sweep of gravel was growing black with men
from the mill. and among them were women neatly
dressed, and some of them with children in their
arms. And the himself said nothing and did
not meet her eyes, but the silence of them all was
broken by demand, shrI rough sullen, from
a score of threats:
"Loveridge! Where's Loveridge? Where's Low
eridge?" -...- .. ~.
On which young Hartley lost his head. Eve had
involuntarily risen and young Hartley leaped past
her.
Stay where you are" he said briefly leave
them to me-"
ly obeyed. Then, with sudden resolution to speak
herself to the women, she followed him for a step
or two toward the lagoon. flowing Hmdly across the
veranda. In the same instant she him bending
over something and she sprang forward the
mischief done. Young Hartley had reached un-
der the pyramid of coral, the responsive stream
Ieaped into the clear glass in the court. and
the next moment the waters of the lagoon were
gushing and foaming down the wide steps. Then.
pleasantly intoxicated with his stupidity, he