Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-02-14

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Fsseklas. and cssldn,t asen 70
naks 5on seA ~ saiy that sbsse
hasA't bAan IN hsus, wskiag - sl1ap
INA siaee the day sbe paTted tpe
bushes and looked into me room. tint
che face Of her hasn't been bSfere mi
In all the underpess. beauty and mis-
chief Of II. She talked 70 me friendi'
like. She trusted me entirely to taxi
right care OF her. she hetpsd me Will
things about me books She traitec
ne Nike Z. was born a -gintlepan, AM
shared with me like was Of he
own blood. She walked the streets o
tho town Win ME before her friend
With al tho pride Of queen. Sh,
forspt herself and didn't mind TIT
Bird Woman, and run big risks to hell
me out that nrst day. STR, This last
lime she walked into that gang Of
murderers. took their leader and
twisted him to the will Of her. She
oueuons hiua and raced the nv almost
sst SS ilss isyiuy ~ ssso -
"Since l can reminder. whatever the
thing was that happened to ne in the
beginning has been me leVrse. I've
been btftey. hard and slnarting under
1t. hopelessly. She came by and found
ma voice and put hope Of life 6na sue
cess Ike other men into me IN spite Of
IT,.
Freckles held up bis manned arm.
Lock ct ii, airy. he sYid. "A thou
sand times I've cursed It,. hanging
there helpless. She took It on the
street. before all tbe people. Just as if
she didn't see that it waA q thing to
hide and shrink from, Again and
again Eve had the feeling with her.
n / didn't entirely forget M that she
didn't see it was gone and ] must pull
her sleeve and be pointing 1t out to
her. Her touch on ft--was- SO sacred
like, at times since I've caught meself
looking at the awful thing near like
I was proud OF it. sir If was born
your son she couldn't be treating me
more as her equal, and she can't help
knowins ~yeu amt tsaly -ms father
Nobody can know the ugliness or the
ignorance Of me better than Do and
all me lack of birth, home. relatives
ana money and what's 1t AL to herr"
Freckles stepped back from Mclean.
squared his shoulders and With Q
royal lift Of his head looked straight
into the bsss' eyes.
"ycu saw her in the beautiful little
room OF Der and yeu can't be forget
ting how she begged and pleaded with
you for me. She touched "me'- body.
and twas sanctifed She laid her lips
on me brow, and 'twas sacrament. No
body knows the height of her better
than me. Nobody's studied my depths
closer. There's no bridge for the great
distance between Us: sir, and. clearest
Of all, I'm for realizing it. But she
risked terrible things when she came to
me among that gang of thieves. she
wore herself past bearing to save me
from such an easy thing as death:
Now. here's me. Q man. big. strong
man, and letting her live under that
fearful oath. so worse than any death
'twould be for her. and lifting not a
finger to save her. cannot bear It.
sir. Ita killing pe by inches! II any
evil comes to her through Black Jack
it comes from her angel like goodness
to me. Somewhere he's hiding!
Somewhere he is waiting his chance!
Somswke re he Is reaching ont. for heE!
ten you I cannot, dare not be bear
ing It longer"
.rrecktes, Be quietp' said Mclean.
his eyes humid "Relieye ne, Lid pot
understand. I know the angels father
we'll. will go to him at once. have
transacted business with. him fer the
last three years. will make him see!
I am only just beginning to realize
your agony and the real danger there
is for the angel. will see that she
Is fully protected every hour Of the
day and night until Jack is located and
disposed of. And promise You further
that IL I fail to move her father or
make him understand the danger l
will mainta.n 4 guard over her until
Jack II caught"
Mclean slid from Nellie's, back. and
went to examine the otter.
"what do you want TO do With Il.
Freckles?" asked Mclean. DO you
known that it is very yaiuable?-.
II was for almost praying 40. SIR"
said Freckles. "As saw IL coming up
the bank l thought this: Once some