The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-01-25
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strangers do not know of Gerald s ex.
istence -
81 think we will let them draw thei,
own conclusions. You dress in black, and
I am sure I feel like I might be raven,
if feeling dismal can do it--or at least
crow. You are widow; let them think
me one too-it will be true. Let us have
tea, mother
Mrs. Elearor Soule had removed from
city in the interior of the State to one
on the State border, accompanied by he
daughter-in-law, Aileen Soule. The
brought laudatory letters from their pas
tor in and united with the Ultra
fash, enable Lucy Avenue church" The
Lucifers,' - as wicked Elizabeth had nam.
ed the Lucy Avenue church people. The
family also attended it, their father and
mother being charter members as Dudley !,
expressed it.
The matches have become 'Luci.
fers, said Elizabeth as she cast her
meeting hat down in a chair.
Yes, they have, said Dudley "whe,
they came into church today and the ush
er showed them to the Duncan pew. l
thought I should faint Beautiful Ar.
mabel Lee' Ism t she beautiful, TanS'"
Extremely; handsomer than Thank.
full. | thought our respected parent deel.
ly smitten when he passed the frying pan
and she Clipped in half dollar
"works without faith,'' murmured
Dudley.
"what do you know about her faith7"
inquired Tan rather warmly; :" she may
have the faith that moves mountains -
s'That's so. Lett suggest her as
dea er-mdchind to get Dodd s quarry out
( of the way of the new railroad below the
bluff, SO we can sell our land to the bloat-
ed corporation.
No one vouchsafed an answer Eliza
beth took up paper and Tan buried him
self in a law magazine; the rest of the
! family were reading also; Dudley went
to the piano, where he played softly-so
softly it seemed to add to the silence.
Mother, am 80 glad you have come;
| am hungry; your son is about to perish;
j am Spartan boy. None of these intel
I lectual beings have a sympathetic chord
about EN-, Eliza beth is so immoral as to
read sinful, secular story, though l Of
i fered her Sunday school lesson with
tears in my eyes. Tan is grinding away
on railroad case. / wish ! knew the
names of the match-b boxers.
:. "Their name is Soule, mother and
daughter-in-la law, both widows l take it,;
Mrs. flanders introduced them today to
the ladies of the Sunday school. Mrs.
Soule is very lovely, but has great grief
/ think; she is no older than I, and her
hair is quite white.
(Which? they are both Mrs. Soule
the daughter is the widow of the elder 8
son: they both wear black, though not
exactly mourning. The daughter s jet
ted silk was marvel of beauty and cost,
and the mother wore black lace
"Wel,' said Thankful, "they are an
acquisition; Mrs. flanders said their let.
: tiers from Mr. Thomas were most compli-
:. mentary'
:. The summer passed and the early dark.
; ness of bleak November days came.
Lieutenant Scott Redfeld came hons
; for Thanksgiving; so did Helena, anoth.
err sister, and her husband and children
and all made merry after the uneasy
fashion of our time. The day afte,
Thanksgiving they sat at dinner.
'Thcre is a skeleton in '''The Match
box, - said Thankful.
s'Thank is growing more odd than eU
err; she always was as odd as Dicks hat
band it is the way of old maids, sal
t Mr.. Floyd, her brother-in-law, who di.
not get on with Thankful.
s'Maybe it is because the front is
t plate glass; that big single window pam
= makes it a cyclopean nightmare of =;
t match box, said Tan gravely.
- THE matches did not look yer
happy nor thankful yesterday, y observe
= Dudley. cold Miss looked most sou
: and miserable; had look of settle
V melancholy that even the dulcet strains
q the new tenor did not dissipate.
s'The new tenor dissipate' You SUI
S prise me, . said his father, stirring HI
tea carefully
It EsNo sarcasms, dad. they are bad 70
s our digestion. said Theo.
ID cit is probable that the tenor's note
u were the cause of her melancholy; | al
y sure his semi dem semi -quavers MADE m
: feel very sad. = said Mrs. Redtield.
e. :, "The mouths he made were, no doub
- entertaining to him, but trying to tt
:. SPECTATORS said Theo.
ssI do think this family is more demo
N allied than when I was at home, sal
it Helena; you seem to deal more than U
n ual in the vivisection of people outside
se the family.
isro,oet;n,es in II - said Elizabeth.