Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-12-07


y nothing 70 you. You have
LIVED. and - havoI. 0aas
mistakes-what gin dosSat
Who has to Eight her way aione1 But
my past 10 my own. 1t concerns mo-
body ba4 ns." She cav ehs changs -
his face and her reckless spirit ross.
"Oh. i've shocked you! You think al
women should b Ike Miss WaylaDd.
HAVE yoa ever stopped 90 sa1ok TIT
even you are not the same man yoo
were when you came fresh from col.
lese? You know the weesa Gov; 20
have tasted IT. wickednesA Weuid
you change your knowledge for your
earlier Innocence? You know yoe
would not. and you have no right +.
Judge me by q separate code. What
difference does It make who am or
what I have donel l didn't ask your
record when ! gave you the chance 70
win Mics Wayland. and neither you
nor she have any right to challenge
mine"
Il agree with you In that"
Il came away from the mining
camps because Of wagstng tongues.
because was forever misJudged.
Whatever I mag have been. have At
least played fair with that girl. Il
hurts me now to be accused BY her. l
saw your love for her. and never
tried to rob her Oh. don't look ~ II
] couldn't have done differently II !
had tried. ! could have injured her
very easiiy II l had been the SORT che
thinks me Hut ! helped you In every
way could made sacrifices. did
things she would never have done"
Che stopped on the verge Of team.
.W-hy did you do all th!s!" he
ash I'd.
Don't you know? Cherry Eazed At
him with faint smile.
Thnn for the first time. the whole
truth t,urS, upon him. The surrr!se Of
II a.n,ns, deprived hlm Of speech. and
be xtamnerpd:
NO. IT" Then he fell silent.
what nttle I did did because !
love you." said the girl 10 Q tircd
voice lyon may as well know. f"r
It makes NO difference now
Ill am sorry." he said. rripped by
q strong emption that mnde him ~
bot and cold Il have b<,en . FOOL
your own ansirs. You see. had been
iivinR my own life and was fairly ron
tented TIN you came. Then everything
changed. For long time bopcd Jon
might grow TO love TIE as loved yoo
but ! foupd II was NO Use. When ]
saw you NO honest and upseld.h IN
your devotion to that other Eir J
thought II was my chance to do some
thing unxclfisb in my turn. 1t Va.
hard. but did my best. ] think !
must love you In the same va! 700
love her. Boyd. for there u nothing 10
al the world would not do to make
You happy"
The girl stood for moment with her
eyes turned toward the river. Then
she said:
II must think. IL want to &c
away. 0oodby."
''Goodby." he returned and STOOD
watching her an she buried away
half suspecting the team that were
trembling amid her iashes.
1t was not Cntil supper time that
Boyd saw "Fingerless" Fraser and
questioned him about his quest for IN
heiress.
"Nothing doing In the heiress busi
ness" replied the adveutursr. n
couldn't stand the exposurs.'
They wefs cold. chr
Yep! They weathered ne o1t."
did Jon really meet any Of those
peopisr'
''sure! met 'em all. but didn't
catch their names. made one b.
fore I'd gone q mile-tall. slim party
with cracked ice In her voice"
Boyd looked up quickly. ibid yon
lntrodues ysusselfr'
'As Chaaey Do Benvills. that's al
Row = that for drawing room mon
akef1 She feH for the name an right
but there must have been something
phoAy sbout the clothes. That's the
trouble With this park harness. II I'd
wore NJ 'soup and 0sh' and my two
SajIso ssening hat "a have passsd tor
eses1e0an sure. I'm stFuae for those
evening toU. zee another oos lsesr-
netje saduro eoaored skirt with Q
fat 1ooe."
"Aiss Berry"
TIN glad to meet hss. I omced
~ out Of rowboae ana told her ]
vas Af. Yonkess OF New York. We
was osesaang along On the bit till CLYDE
broke Il up. He called mo Ffasef, and
4 WAS cold in Q minute. Fraser b q
cheap name anyhow. RI sorry
took Il"
do you mean 70 say n isn't your
real Manner asked bis conpanioo In
genuine bewildefmens.
"Naw! switser y what I was born
With. Say II allow and It sounds Nike
an air brake. don't it, never Won
bet al long a. I packed It aro1nd.
and Fraser hasn't got Il bsat By more
than a lip"
"weii!'' Boyd breathsd deeply. "You
aro the limit"
"Speaking Of clothes, notice you
are dressed up like fruit salad. VIVA,
= 1.-THE yachtr'
"Yss."
"Yeu'd better hurry. She sans .,
high tide"
s'Baih!'
.Alton told me % and said that he