Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-01-30

derby"
Enderby turned out to be the owner
of the voice with the English accent
which Lee Virginia had heard in the
! hall. but he was very nice. and II mo-
ment later Mrs. Redfcld entered with
Mrs. Enderby. a large lady with u
i smiling face. Then Il voice she knew
spoke from lohiAd he": ~ don't need
a presentation. Miss Wetherford and
| I have already met
She turned to meet Ross Cavanagh,
the young ranger.
"How did you get hcre?" she asked
in wonder.
Il rode across the hills It's not
far
He. too. was in evening dress. and as
she stared at him in surprise he hugh
ingly protested. "piease don't scruNi-
nize this coat too closely It's the only
! Is the only house In which I'd dare to
wear it,"
One of the guests WIS Sc 10 Senator
Bridges. farmerlike elderly main
wearing a badly fitting serge suit. He
was markedly western. SO was his
| wife. who looked rather uneasy and
hot
Virginia and Ross. being the only
young folk at the table. were seated
together. and Enderby remarked pri-
vately. ROSS. you're in luck"
81 know 1 am" he replied heartily.
He was. rs Redficld had said. high.
" susceptible. made so by his solitary
life in the mountains, and to be seated
close beside this maid Of the valley
stirred his blood to the danger point.
1t was only by an effort of the will
that he kept in touch with the CONVEX
sation.
II hadn't the least thought Of seeing
you here.' said Virginia. "uow did
you happen to Gomez"
"Redtield telephoned me at the mill.
and l came at once. haven't been
here since May. and just thought I'd
take a half day off. Luckily my IN
derstudy was with me. left him ON
the job" 4 :.
He did not tell her that She was the
principal reason for this sudden de-
scent upon Elk Lodge. and no one but
Redfield knew the killing ride he had
taken in order TO be in ut the begin
ming Of the dinner. The girls face
and voice. especially her voice. had
been with him night and day MS he
went about his solitary duties. Her
life problem had come to fill his mind
to a disturbing degree. and he was
eager to know more of her and Of her
struggle against the vice and yul-
garity Of the Forks.
How Is your mother!" he asked a
few minutes later.
"Not at all well. Mr.. Redfield is to
take the doctor back with us tomor-
row." The ecstasy died out of her
face. and the flexible lips dropped with
troubled mrsing. II am afraid she
suffers more than she will admit
''She needs rest and change. She
should get away from her seat at that
cash register and return to the open
air. A touch of camp life would help
her. She sticks too close to her work.
II know she does, but she won't let
me relieve her. even for an hour. 1t
isn't because she doesn't trust me;
she says IFS because she doesn't want
me sitting there-so-publicly. She
doesn't oppose my housekeeping any
more
"You certainly have made the old
ness"
She flushed with pleasure. Il have
done something. but not as I'd like to
do. really think If mother wishes
to sell She could do SO now to much
better advantage"
i've no doubt Of 1t. Really. Tn
not being funny. Miss Wetherford.
when say you've done something
heroic. It's no easy thing to go into
a place like that and make it hab-
table 1t shows immense courage and
self reliance on your part. It's pre-
cisely the kind of work this whole
country needs"
His praise. sincere and generous, re-
paid her for all she had gone through.
1t was Il great pleasure to hear her
small self praised for courage and self
reliance by one whose daily work was
heroic. All things conspired to make
a conquest Of her heart, for the ringer
bore himself with grace and dealt with
his silver deftly. His face. seen from
the side. was older and sterner than
she had thought 1t, but It was very at
tractive in line.
Red6eld appealed to the ranger.
"Ross, you're all sorts Of reactionary.
What do you say to this? Senator
Bridges is opposed to all federal inter.
ference with state forests and state
game"
The forester's eyes lit up. But arc
they state forests and state game?
What makes them so? They are lands
which the whole people purchased and
which the whole people defended
"Heah, heahr' cheered Enderby.
Bridges bristled with anger and went
or into . long harangue on state rights
and the dangers Of Capitalization, to
which Endcrby replied: "Bosh! The
whole trouble with your bally gov
eminent - fits lack Of cohesion. II,
had my way I'd wipe out the senate.
You're such blooming asses over here.
You don't know enough TO keep real
y big man In your presidential chair.
This flushing about every hoqr year, n.