The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1910-09-23
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Liddy said with dignity. And If you
had come through what l have, you
would be bundle of nerves, too. Miss
Rachel, I'd be thankful If you'd give
me my months wages tomorrow. I'll
be going to my sisters"
Very WE'LL" said, to her evident
amazement. II will make out the
check. Warner can take you down to
the noon train
Liddy's face was really funny.
You'll have a nice time at your
hasn't she?"
That's it, Liddy said, suddenly
bursting into tears. Send me away,
after all these years, and your new
shawl only half done, and nobody
KNOWN how to fix the water for your
bath"
It's time | learned to prepare my
own bath" | was knitting compla-
Gently. But Gertrude got up and put
| her arms around Liddy's shaking
| shoulders.
You are two big babies" she said
soothingly. Neither one of you could
get along for an hour without the 9TH
er. So stop quarreling and be good.
Liddy, go right up and lay out aunty's
night things. She is going to bed
early"
After Liddy had gone I began to
think about the men at the stable, and
| grew more and more anxious. Hal
sey was aimlessly knocking the bill
| Iiar1 hal ~, h. I'd
and l called to him.
"Halsey," l said when he sauntered
in, lis there a policeman in Casa
nova?"
Constable" he said laconically.
/ veteran of the war, one arm; in Of
fee to conciliate the G. A. R. element
Why?"
Because I am uneasy tonight"
And l told him what Liddy had said.
rs there any one you can think of
who could be relied on to watch the
outside of the house tonight"
I'VE might get Sam Bohannon from
the club he said thoughtfully. 1T
wouldn't be a bad scheme. He's a
smart darby. and with his mouth shut
and his shirt-front covered, you could,
mt see him a yard off in the dark"
Halsey conferred with Alex, and
the result. in an hour, was Sam. His
instructions were simple There had
been numerous attempts to break into
the house; it was the intention, not
to drive intruders away, but to cap
ture them. If Sam saw anything sus
piciOus outside, he was to tap at tht
east entry, where Alex and Halse!
were to alternate in keeping watct
through the night
[ AS before, Halsey watched the cas-
entry from ten until two. He had al
d eye to comfort, and he kept vigil in
y heavy oak chair, very large and deer
d We went upstairs rather early, ant
T through the open door Gertrude and
d kept up running fire of conversation
: Liddy was brushing my hair, and GEL
trude was doing her own, with loni
= free sweep of her strong, round arms
Did you know Mrs. Armstrong an,
y Louise are in the village?" she called
No" l replied, startled. How dit
you hear it?"
Il met the oldest Stewart girl to
e day, the doctors daughter, and sh
y told me they had not gone back t.
l. town after the funeral. They went di
e rectly to that little yellow house mex
to DR.. Walkers, and are apparently
settled there. They took the hous
furnished for the summer"
Why, it's a bandbox," l said. q
can't imagine Fanny Armstrong il
y such place"
e It's true, nevertheless. Ella Stew
p art says Mrs. Armstrong has aged tel
p ribly, and looks as if she is hardl
r able TO walk
1t lay and thought over some c
W these things until midnight. The elet
trio lights went out then, fading SLOW
u Iy until there was only red-hot loo
IA to be seen in the bulbs, and then eve
!? that died away and we were embarke
on the darkness of another night.
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