Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-06-22

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| they meet In convention assembled
forsook the hazelbrush and got out
| life. II q candidate who has been r.
breath In time to cry fraud" in bril-
| another hall and run on an indepen'
cedure, however, as the November Ell
er4l first-class funerals.
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thoughts to show him the door. He
must have let himself out unassisted.
When he had gone. Mr.. Bond
wheeled upon the trembling negro.
you are fool" he said. Leave
the room, and see that you stay In
your pantry until ring for you"
But, Mistah Bond, did? P'r'aps
| ought to infohm yoh that"
Leave the room. Do you hear me?
Leave the room!" Ephraim Bonds
voice was sharper than had heard 1t,
and the old negro went hesitatingly
out of the room, as II he were giving
Up duty unwillingly and apprehen-
sively. Just as he reached the door he
looked back and nodded without evil
dent meaning to his employer. and
what color the marriage service had
left her. vanished from Nancy's face
before my eyes. Ephraim Bond made
la half movement toward the door, and
Jonas fled. We could hear the clatter-
ing shuttle of his feet on the back
stairs. Below, one door shut softly
| and another banged. Then all the
house was quiet.
Here are your railroad tickets, Mr..
Ellsworth" and Mr.. Bond held out an
envelope to me: you will find my car
rage waiting for you at the door.
Nancy, you know me; you can perhaps
advise your husband about my whims.
but, even to her husband, woman Is
| safer in not telling all she knows. /
will see you az far as the door my
SELF
We started after him. Nancy was
| trembling 80 now, that took her hand
and tucked 1t under my arm. held
II 80 until helped her into the car
Rage. I noticed that small trunk ana
a handbag were up beside the coach
man, then stepped in and closed the
carriage door upon US; the coachman
touched the horse with his whip, and
we were off. When we had driven
/ block, looked out through the small
window in the back. Ephrafm Bond
4 still stood in the outer vestibule, but
he was not looking after us, but had
turned, and seemed to be watching
! tall man In brown derby hat, who
was running after bus IN the other
direction.
+ A low sob caught my ear, and
dropped the little curtain. Nancy had
drawn herself deep into her corner.
and was sobbing as II her heart would
break.
For long time I watched her IN
silence. She cried steadily, her face
Hurried In her arm It hurt me more
than anything ever had, and yet what
could I do, what comfort could give
a woman had so married? 1t was
even possible that my very presence
Twas the reason OF her tears. Finally
II stretched out a hand to her timidly.
/ At my touch upon her arm she
looked up, and although her eyes were
full Of tears, and her sobe still came
gaspingly, she smiled into my eyes
Are you so unhappy" l asked
mo, l am not unhappy am
free. We have really left that dread
full house. have we not? Do you won
der that must cry little--1 have
held myself so long, and now | am
here You will never let them take me
back. will you?"
Never" / promised. ached to take
her in my arms, that she might feel
the strength Of me. the absolute GER
tainty Of my protection. But let her
rest quiet all alone in her corner, to
Esob the weight OF her fear away. For
myself had much to think Of. a fu-
ture to plan. a lifetime to consider,
but let the future 60 for the moment.
To sit and watch her. curled there be-
Iside me in the great carriage, was a
pleasure too sweet to miss.
AS our carriage turned into Twenty.
THIRD street, my wife sat up and dried
her tears, smoothing the disarray OF
ther hair. and setting her dress to
rights with little pats and shakes that
were wonderful to see. This was bet
ter, and was much comforted. For II
she could take thought Of these things
she was surely getting away from her
fright and sorrow. could not keep
from ondering. even at that moment,
what she feared and what she had suf-
fered. and In what manner she had
been persuaded to give herself to me
80 docilely. would question her as
soon as dared, thought. rs soon as
she was strong enough and composed
enough to talk over such matters with
me. 1t would be best for us both that
IL should know something Of her life,
that I should be prepared to meet the
future. But, still, there was time
enough; I would not trouble her with
questions until knew that she was
ready for their answering.
Where are we going?" she asked.
"I thought that you knew" I said.
| 'T haven't looked yet Let us see." And
i put my hand in my pocket and drew
out the envelope. Nancy came out q
4 little from her corner.
i In the envelope were ten ten-dollar
4 bills, lease for twenty-acre farm
land tickets reading to Marbury a
town evidently somewhere on the line
OF the Pennsylvania railroad
u WA ara 1nfn1 Ia Ia hurried said.