Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-09-06
Cherry Malotte, Of course
II remember. Mr.. Marsh spoke q

was ignorant OF the unexpected change
in Boyd's affairs. She decided to sound
her-to find out for herself the answer
to those questions which Boyd had
evaded. He had not spoken to Mildred
Of Marsh. Perhaps If she knew the
truth, she would love him better, and
even now her assistance would not be
valueless.
"Do you know that Mr. Marsh Is to
blame for all of Boyds misfortunes"
she said.
"'Boyd's?"
Eyes, Boyd's, of course. Oh, let us
not pretend-I call him by his first
name think you ought to know the
truth about this business, even II Boyd
is too chivalrous to tell you"
"Why do you think he has not told
me-"
II have Just come from him. .
eff Mr.. Emerson blames anyone but
himself for his failure, am sure he
would have told me-"
"Then you don't know him."
81 never knew him to ask another to
defend him"
"He never asked me to defend him.
I merely thought that II you knew the
LIuLL, yOu uil6AI ASAP AAAA' a
II? How?"
ut is for you to find way. He mas
met with opposition and treachery at
every step; think 1t is time some one
came to his aid"
''He has had your assistance at al
times, has he not?"
Il have tried to help him wherever
could, butt haven't your power.
Mildred shrugged her shoulders.
"You even went to Seattle to help him,
did you not?"
II went there on my own business.
why do you take such an interest
in Mr.. Emerson's affairs, may ask,
ut was / who induced him to take
up this venture" said Cherry, proudly.
II found him discouraged, ready to
give up; helped to put new heart into
him. have something at stake IN the
enterprise, too-but that's nothing.
hate to see good man driven to the
wall by scoundrel like Marsh.
"Wait! There is something to be
said on both sides. Mr.. Marsh was
Mountainous enough to overlook that
attempt upon his life."
What attempt?"
"You must have heard. He was
wounded in the shoulder"
Didn't Boyd tell you the truth about
that?"
Jun pIBs :, '5uIulGI7A9 eW pIol eH,,,
dred, coldly This woman's ATTITUDE
was unbearable. It would seem tna1
she even dared to criticise her, NIL.
dred Wayland, for her treatment OF
BOYD. She pretended to truer friend.
ship. more intimate knowledge OF
him. But not wasn't pretense. 1t was
too natural, too unconscious, for that;
and therein lay the sting.
II shall ask him about it again THIS
evening she continued. III there has
really been persecution, as you sug-
gest shall tell my father
..You won't see Boyd this evening,
said Cherry.
ooh yes, shall"
HE is very busy and don't think
he can see you.
"You don't understand. l told him to
come out to the yacht" Mildred,s tenn
per rose at the light she saw IN the
other woman's face.
"But IL he should disappoint you,
Cherry insisted, remember that the
Ash are running, and you have no time
to lose If you are going to help
Mildred tossed her head. ITO be
frank with you, never liked this en-
terprise OF Boyd's. Now that have
seen the place and the people-weil,
can't say that like 1t better
"The country is bit different, but
the people are much the same In Kali
vik and Chicago. You will find unscru'
pulous men and unselfish women
everywhere"
Mildred gave her cool glance that
took her in from head to foot.
"And vice versa, dare say. You
sneak from wider experience than
L" With careless nod she picked her
way toward the launch where her
friends were already assembling. She
was angry and suspicious. Her pride
was hurt because she had not been
able to feel superior to the other
woman Instead, she had descended to
the weak recourse Of innuendo, while
Cherry had been simple and direct.
She had expected to recognize Instant
Nv the type of person with whom she
had to deal, but she found herself BAT
fled. Who was this woman? What was
she doing here? Why had Boyd never
told her Of this extraordinary init
macy? She remembered more than one
occasion when he had defended the
woman. She resolved to put an end to
this affair at once; Boyd must either
give up Cherry Or
During the talk between the two
Young women Constantine had kept
at a respectful distance, but when Mil
dred had gone he came UP to Cherry,
with the question:
"Who is that?"
"That is Miss Wayland. That is the
richest girl in the world, Constantine.
"Humph!"
"And the pity Of it is, she doesn't I'M
derstand how very rich she is. Her ia
Their owns all these canneries, and
many more besides md lots of rail-
roads-but you don now what rail-
road is, do you?"
"Mebbe him rich as Mr. Marsh, eh?'
"a thousand times richer. Mr.. Marsh
works for him the way you work for
me-"
Being too much Of gentleman to
dispute his mistress word, Constan-
tine merely shook his head and smiled
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