The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-01-29

managed n .his way, however, SO lie
sad
:" Dudley, | am going TO tell you some
thing; ! love Elizabeth want to mar
nv her, and she was reading a boos
which she Nd when came up, and Won
are helping her to hide it; and it kills
me to think of her reading anything like
that, where did she get it?
Oh, she reads anything, said Dad
ley, "and ] have never seen her with
any book very bad She does not want
You to see what she was reading. an
that S enough for ME, you won t see it.
What did you think, anyhow =
81 thought it was book | saw in
Roxie's library and told her to put out
of sight when there were always young
people in and out-and you know she and
Ross both told Elizabeth to take any OF
her books she wanted and and T
thought, from the looks of the book she
was reading, she had that very book"
''Well, she didn t; since you are 50
interested in Eliza beth, and are so mea
as to suspect her of reading contra bad
books, Why here it it. He draw it out
and handed it to Clinker.
"She wants to be a doctor and our
family physician lent her this--it's all
right; don t care for scientific thera-
peutics, but she does =
''Thank you, Dudley. You do not I'M
derstand just how I feel about her; you
will when you are older. Do you think
she likes me a Ettle''
81 think you would better put that
question to her; but since you are =
love with her, will forgive your curios.
lty about her book. Come over this even.
ing; we are going to have a dress re.
hearsal of Icy Glare, and the rer..
formance is to come off next Tuesday
night
He came over in the evening and stood
moment IN the shade of the PIAZZA be.
fore ringing. Suddenly, before he could
touch the bell, Eliza beth rushed ont
rustling in the dress of Lady Glare. II
was too dark to see the costume; but he
thought not of costumes as She placed
her arms around his neck and leaned m
on his Observation-Disclosures. amazed. he
only held her closer and could not think.
Where have you beeni | have been
waiting in this hot dress
makes you shake like that? If you are
gong to be nervous. you will ruin every.
thing-don t squeeze so hard-Dud.
ley
lit is not Dudley" he managed
to say in hoarse and shaky whisper.
Eliza beth-I-''
Goodness, Mr.. Cinker, 7 beo von,
pardon she broke from the arms that
would fain have SO held her always an /
fled; while he, not feeling in the mood fer
the dress rehearsal of Lady Glare, be.
took himself to the bench and darkness
under the elm tree; and placed the blus
cushion and the white fler de lis unde,
his head, thinking it had held III.
"tovsy, curly pow" of Elizabeth when
he had caught her reading for saw.
bones She shall have everything
known to modern science when | get
her. he said to himself.
/ have assaulted Mr. Clinker again. ;,
she said to Dudley, as she flew into thu
house and met that young person in the
hall, = and he was SO scared he actually
shook = She dropped on the bottom stair
and laughed until the tears streamei
down her cheeks. " / took him for vou
and rushed at him in the dark porch and
gave him my Lady Clare hug. Dudley.
you look beautiful! let s go look in the
glass.
Scared. was he's Maybe he II ask vol
to scare him again. Come on. Mrs. Soul,
and all the Reds are waiting for us. >,
The great opera house was crowded
with most fashionable and appreciatf,s
throng. The beauty. the wealth. tia!
mystery. the bameless life of Mrs. Souls
hah penetrated TUE Guy. tsne was the aC-
knowedged leader of the most effciert
charities-only for charity did she dis
play her beauty and her wealth. and va
Redfelds, while not rich had the sociI
distinction of an old and well known fan
lily. besides their extreme beauty These
combined forces filled the house and net
ted large sum for the Associated Char
tiles TO work upon in the coming winter.
The curtain rose upon garden scene;
tall lilies seemed to grow about the stage
and in the foreground was glitterin.
and shimmering real water-watcr lil:5s
swayed upon 1.-TWO swans moved SLOWLY
lifelike.
The first verse of "Lady Clare was
recited in sonorous beautiful tones be.
hind the scenes, while Dudley and Eliza
beth, hand in hand came slowly into view,
down what seemed long winding walk.
She looked up at him with an adoriny
look in her dark eyes, and trailed her
heavy gold-colored hrocadc with the
Grace of er1nrosc. Mre Sr,,ia