Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-02-20

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'1'N NOT youn MoTH1R At ALL"
rowaEu rus lonely woman in q sew
rush Of tenderness. Now that she was
released from the necessity Of sxcusing
her mothers faults-faults she could
now ignoso-now that she could look
upon her as a loyal friend. she was
moved to pity and to love, and. rising.
she went to her and put her arms
about her neck and said: '"This won't
make any difference. I am going to
stay with you and help you just the
same"
The tears came to tho old woman's
eyes, and her voice broke o. she re-
piled: II knew you would say that,
Lee Virginia, but all the same don't
intend to have you do any such thing.
You've got to cut loose from me alto
gsther, because some dns chap 10 60
ing to como along one Of these days,
and hs won't want me even % step
mothsrin-law. No; I have decided that
you and me had better live apart. IN
ct Jon place to live mp In sulphur,
whsrs I can viait you now and again,
but guess an elected to stay right
here n tAs Fen. Thay don't like ma.
ind 6en't like them, but have lind
| of GOT used % their ways Of looking at
mo sidswiss. They den't matter a.
much - Il would up there In the city"
Lee turned back wistfully toward
the story Of her mother. 'Whefo did
my mother meet my father1 Do you
know thatr'
mo. don't It was q runaway
match, Ed said. ] never did know
who her folks were. only know they
thought she was marrying the wrong
man."
Tho girl sighed a. her mind took In
the dgnineancs OF her mothef's COM
I Ing to this wild country. leaving all
that she knew and loved behind.
"Foor little mothsrl It must have
bsen very hard for her,"
II am afrajd she did have q hard
time. for Ed admitted to me that he
hadn't % much as . saddle when he
landed In the state. He hadn't much
when met him nNt, but everybody
liked him. He was one Of the hand
soonest men that ever Jumped q sad
de. But hs was close mouthed. You
never could get anything out Of him
that he didn't want to tell. and / was
never able to discover what he had
been doing In the southern part Of the
state"
As she pondersd on her changed re-
lationship to Lie. Lees heart light
ened. 1t would make q diffsrsnce to
Ross. 1t would make . difference to
tho Rsdhelds. Traitorous AZ It seem
ed. it was . great relief. q Joy. to
know that hse own mothsr-her real
mother-had been "nice." "Shs must
have been nice or Lie would not have
said Co." shs reasoned, recalling that
her stspmother had admitted her feel
Ing Of jealousy.
At last Lie rose. "Well, now, deasie,
I reckon We had better turn in. It
= getting chilly and late"
AZ they were about to part at the
door Of the tent Virginia took LEES
face between her hands. Good Aight,
mother" she said and kissed her to
show her that what she had said
would not mako any di6sesnee.
But Liso was not deceived. Tits
unwoatsd cares made perfectly plain
to her the relief which dlled the girls
heart.
Lee virsiaia was awakened some
hours later BY q roaring: craekliAg
sound and BY the 6ars of q ys,loW
light upon her tent PseEins cut che
saw flames shooting up through tAs
rect &c The ee.Sey'e cabin, vhsle b.
side II, wrapped IN q blanksk ealniy
contemplating II, stood Cavanagh with
folded arms. A little nearer to the
bridge aedneid WAS sittang upon IN
upturned bog.
With cry Of alarms she aroused her
moehse, and LIS. hsavy eyed, lageard
with sjsep. ross slowly and pooeed out
ut tho scene with eyes Of dull anase-
ment why don't they try to put 1t
outr che demanded - she took IN the
import q the passive ASureA
DRESSING with tsemujous haste. Leo
stepped from the tsnt just In time to
PEG swenson come from behind tho
burning building and join the others
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