The Marshall republican., 1911-04-28

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siinnte resistance atone. She felt sud
denly very Gssuia;p. very weak and
very pOOr What IT mother should
dieT' she asked herself.
Gregg was standing before the cu,in.
ter talking with Lie us Lee returned.
aud he said. with a broad smile. i've
just been saying I'd take this hutcl
IN your mothers hands provided you
went with It,"
In the mouths Of soine men these
words wuHld have been harmless
enough. bul coming from the tongue
Of one whose life could only lie OBJ
scurely limited at the Jest was an in-
suit. The girl shuddereI with repul-
sion. aud I.lzc spoke out:
"Now. seq here. BuIlfrog. I'm dead
on the hoof and all that. but nett her
you nor IN. other citizen like you ,an
~" funny with my girl. She's not for
you Now. THAT'S final. She amt your
kind"
She turned to Lee. I'm hungry.
Where's thai grub chart of miner"
Lee brought the DOCTORS page of
notes and read Il through. while her
mother snurtpd at intervals: "Hab.
Dry toast. weak tea. no coffee. no al.
rohol. Huh! / might rs well starve!
Eggs-tish-milk. Why didn't he say
boiled live Holsters aud champagne?
! tell you right nUw I'm not going to
go into that kind of II gune. II ! die
I'm going Ia die eating what J blame
please
The struggle had begun. With des-
perate courage Lee fought. standing
suunrrly IN the rut of her mothers
daily habit. You must not hive up
here any longer" she insisted. "You
must get u aud walk aud ride. |
can take care of tue house. 1T least
I'LL We cnD sell H."
Il was lite breaking the pride OF an
athlete. but little Jy little she forced
true condition. aud NJ last Lie con.
scented TO oncr the business for sale.
Lee longcd for the presence Of Ross
Cuvunagh az this moment. when all
her little world seemed tumbllng into
ruin. and almost In answer to her word.
less prayer anne a messenger from the
little telephone office. Some one wants
to talk to you"
She answered this call hurrledly.
thinking AT tirst that II must be Mrs.
Rcdneld. The booth was In the little
sitting room of n private cottage. and
the mistress Of the place. a shrewd
little woman with inquisitlye eyes.
said, sounds to me like Ross Cava-
uagh's voice"
Lee was thankful for the booths pri.
vacy. for her cheeks tamed up ut this
remark. and when she took up the re-
ceiver her heart was benting 80 loud
IL seemed Ms II the person at the other
end OF the wire hear IL. WHO
Is u. plcasei" she asked. with breath.
less Intensity.
A mans voice came back over the
wire 80 clear. ~ distinct. 40 intimate,
Il seemed as II he were speaking into
her enr. 1T Is |. Ross Cavanagh. l
want to ASK how your mother Is"
"She Is terribly dlshenrtened by what
the doctor has said. but she Is In no
immediate danger"
lie perceived her agitation and was
Instantly sympathetic. Can ! be Of
user Do you need met II you do I'll
come down"
"Where are your
II am at the sawmlll. the nearest
telephone station"
How fur AWAY are your"
about thirty miles"
"Oh!'f She expressed In this little
sound her disappointment. aud us IL
urembied over the wire he spoke quick
~; please tell me. DO you want me
TO come down? Never mind the dis
lance. ! can ride Il In II few hours"
She was tempted. but bravely said:
"No; I'D like 10 see you. Of course. but
the doctor said mother was In no dan
ger. You must not come on our ac-
count
He felt the wonder OF the moments
Intercourse owe the wilderness sleeps
aud said 50. You can't imagine how
strangely sweet and civilized your voice
sounds To me here In this savage place.
II makes me hope that some day you
and Mrs. Redheld will come up and
visit me In person"
81 should like 10 come"
Perhaps Il would do your mother
good TO camp for awhile. Can't you
persuade her 10 do SOP
I'm trying to do that--I mean. TO
stop workout she says. What can
we do to earn a living?'"
"Ie nothing happens I hope TO spend
an hour or two at the Fork next Sun
day. hope TO and your mother bet
ter"
Their words were OF this unemotion-
al sort. but In their voices something
subtler than the electrical current vi.
brated. He called to her In wordiess
fashion. and she answered 10 the same
mysterious code. and when she said
"Goodbyr'. and hung up the receiver
har world want nrav and