Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-11-10

YES.
wait a minute"
She waited, breathless. in CULVER.
The silence sang upon the wire, the
silence Of the night through which he
was cropping toward her.
Hello! Is this nine.o-"
Yes. yes!"
'Is this the residence Of Alexander
c. Graeme?'
Yes" The syllable almost choked
her.
"Is this Miss Graeme at the phone?"
at is."
Miss Sylvia Graeme?"
yes"
"This is Daniel Maitland-Sylvia!"
"As II did not know your voice!"
she cried, involuntarily.
There followed little pause; and in
her throat the pulses frightened and
drummed.
81 have opened the bag, Sylvia"
please go on"
"And I've sounded the depths Of
your hideous infamy!"
Obi" He was laughing.
I've done more. I've made burnt
offering within the last five minutes.
Can you guess what 1t is?"
''I-I-don't want to guess! want
to be told"
"A burnt offering on the altar Of
your happiness, dear. The papers in
the case Of the Dougherty Investment
Company no longer exist"
DAM"
"sylvia-Does 1t please you!"
Don't you know? How can 1t do
anything but please me? II you knew
how / have suffered because my ia
ther suffered, fearing the-No, but
you must listen! Dan, it was wearing
him down to his grave, and
thought"
you thought that II you could get
the papers and give them to him"
Yes. could see no harm, because
he was as innocent as you"
"Of course. But why didn't you ask
MOI"
HE did, and you refused
But how could tell, Sylvia, that
you were his daughter, and that
should"
Flush! Central will heart"
"CentraIS got othsr things to do.
besides listening to early morning con-
fluctuations. love you"
Dan"
"Yes?"
II love-to hear you say 80, year
please say that last word over
again. I didn't get it."
Dear"
"And that means that you'll mar
~ me?"
A pause.
II say, that means
II heard you, Dan"
"But 1t does, doesn't it?'
Eyes"
":When?"
Whenever you please"
'Ill come up now"
Don't be silly"
well, when then? To-day?
"Yes-no!"
"But' when?"
Tomorrow mean next week.
mean next month"
mo; to-day at four. I'll call for
you"
But, Dan"
Sweetheart"
But you mustn't! How can T."
Easily enough. There's the Little
Church-Around-the-C Corner"
"But I've nothing to wear!"
"Oh!"
Another pause.
Dan. You don't wish it-truly?"
II do wish it, truly. To-day, at four.
| The Church of the TRANSPORTATION,
! Yes, I'll scare up best man If you'll
| find bridesmaids. Now you will, won't
your
off you wish It, dear"
'I'll have to ask you to repeat that. "
IT shan't. There!"
every WE'LL" meekly. But will you
/ tell me one thing, please?"
what is it,"
Where on earth did you get hold
of that kit of tools?"
She laughed softly. my big brother
caught q burglar once, and kept the
kit for a remembrance. I borrowed
| them"
Give me your big brothers. address
and I'll send 'em back with my thanks
No, by George! won't, either. I've
] as much right to keep 'em as he has
on that principle"
And again she laughed, very gently
and happily. Dear Cod that such hap
piness could come to oneA
"Sylvia?"
Eyes, dear?"
do you love me?
II think you may believe 1t, when
1 sit here at four o'clock in the morn
ing, listening to silly boy talk non
sense over telephone wire"
But l want to hear you say so!"
| "But central"
II tell you central has other things
to do"
At this juncture the voice OF central,
| faded and calculated, broke in CURLY:
care you through
THE END.