Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-11-05

there were NO lights on the schooner.
Whs1 stun remained obdurate be-
be- She paused. you may have
heard Oft He killed one Of my men"
''Impsssible!' CALCULATED Boyd.
''Oh. but It isn't impossible Any
thing Is possible with unscrupulous
men where there u no law. They halt
at nothing when In chase of money.
They are different from women in that.
never heard Of q woman doing MUIR.
der for money"
WAS 1t really murder:''
Judge for yourself. Ny man came
down for supplies. and they got him
drunk-he was drinking man-then
they stabbed him. They said China
man did 1t IN q brawi. but Willis
Marsh was to blame. They brought
the poor fellow here and laid him ON
my steps. ~ II had been the cause
Of It. Oh. It was horrible. horr!bls!"
"And you still stuck to your postT'
said Emerson curiously.
''Csstaialy! This adventure means q
great deal to he, and, besides, 1 win
not be beaten"-the stem Of the glass
with which she had been toying snap.
ped suddenly-'at anything"
The unsupported Injury Of the din.
Ing room and the excellence Of the din
ner Itself had In measure prepared
Emerson for what he found in the nv-
ing room. Ono thing staggered him-a
piano. The bearskins on the floor. the
big sleepy chairs, the reading table lit
tered with nagazines, the shelves Of
books, even the basket of fancy work
all these he could accept without fur
Their parleying. but . piano-in Kalvik!
Again Boyd withdrew into that ST.
lent mood from which no effort on the
part Of his hostess could arouse him.
and It soon became apparent from the
listiess hang Of his hands and the dis.
tant light in his eyes that he had even
become unconscious Of her presence In
the room.
After an hour. during which Emer.
son barely spoke. she tired Of Fraser's
anecdotes, which had long ceased to
b anusing. and. going to piano. shut.
ned the sheet music idly. inquiring:
do you care for music?" Her re-
mark was aimed at Emerson. but the
other answered: my favorite hymn
Is the Maple Leaf Rag Let her 60.
professor"
/: Cherry settled herself obligingly and
played ragtims. She was 10 the midst
sf some syneopated measure when
Boyd spoke abruptly. "Please play
something"
I She understood what he meant and
began really to play. realizing very
soon that at least one Of her guests
ksew anl loved music. Under her
deft dagsss the Instrument became Q
medium for musical speech. Gay
rousdelays. swift. passionate Hunga-
Ran dances, held Wagnerian strains
followed In quick succession. ana the
mere her utter abandon the mere Ger
tainly she felt The younger man 70
DpsnA. Then her dream nlled EYES
widenod % she listened 70 his voice
breathing life into the words. He sang
With the ease an lexibility Of a.
artist. he powerful baritone pleading
Derfectly with her contralto.
For the 6rst time she felt the nan's
personality. his magnetiSD. % Il 10
had dropped bis cloak asA stood ct her
Dids ID his true oemblanco.
"Oh. thank you" she breath0d.
'Thask yeu." be said. "I-I-that's
Il. SIS: tine IN .ses thai i've had the
heart - sing. ] was hungry for mu.
~: Was starving tee It. I've Sat II
~ cabaa at Aight jsnStng Tor e until
~ oo1l fa1efy aehed with IT, sliouce."
He toek Q seat nsar the girl and coz
llaNe1 - talk 6a1k1DAly. nnahlD- -