Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1910-09-08
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Liddy said with dignity. And IL you
had come through what l have, you
would be bundle of nerves, too Miss
Rachel, I'd be thankful IL you'd give
me my months wages tomorrow. I'll
be going to my sisters"
Very WELL" l said. to her evident
amazement. Il 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
sisters" / went on. Five children,
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 / began to
| think about the men at the stable, and
l grew more and more anxious. Hal
sey was almlessly knocking the bill
lard balls around in the billiard room,
| and | called to him
"Halsey," l said when he sauntered
in, rs there policeman in Casa.
| noya?"
Constable" he said laconically.
| veteran of the war, one arm; in Of
fee to conciliate the G.. A. r. element.
Why?"
Because l am uneasy tonight"
And ] 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
ut see him 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
drive N h,,f tn
| ture them. If Sam saw anything sus-
picious outside, he was to tap at the
east entry, where Alex and Halsey
were to alternate in keeping watch
through the night.
AS before, Halsey watched the east
entry from ten until two. He had an
| eye to comfort, and he kept vigil in a
heavy oak chair, very large and deep
| We went upstairs rather early, and
| through the open door Gertrude and |
kept up a running fire of conversation
Liddy was brushing my hair, and Ger.
trude was doing her own, with a long
free sweep of her strong. round arms.
did you know Mrs. armstrong and
Louise are in the VILLAGE" she called.
| No" l replied, startled How did
you hear it,"
81 met the oldest Stewart girl to-
day, the doctors daughter, and she
| told me they had not gone back to
town after the funeral. They went di-
rectly to that little yellow house next
| to DR.. Walkers, and are apparently
settled there. They took the house
furnished for the summer"
Why, it's a bandbox." / said. II
can't imagine Fanny Armstrong in
such place"
I IT'S true, nevertheless. Ella Stew
art says Mrs. Armstrong has aged ter
ribly, and looks as if she is hardly
| able TO walk"
l lay and thought over some of
these things until midnight. The cleo
| trio lights went out then, fading slow
ly until there was only q red-hot loop
| to be seen in the bulbs, and then even
that died away and we were embarked
on the darkness of another night.
! (TO BE CONTINUED