Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1912-09-05

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Look here. Ryan Pepper! What are
you talkin' about?"
II Just said knew where Mr.. Ell
cry goes every Sunday afternoon. He
don't know anybody knows; but do.
That's all there Is to It. ! shan't tell
So
"Tell? Do you mean there's some
thin Mr.. E1lery wouldn't want told1
Don't you dare will see Laviny!"
mo. no, no. no. 'Tain't noin' much.
just know where he goes after he
leaves Elkanah's and who he goes to
meet. l. Lordy! hadn't ought to
said that! l. Keziah Cofin. don't
you ever tell told you. I've said
more'n meant to. II it comes out
there'd be the biggest row in the
church there ever was. And I'd be re-
sponsible! l would! I'd have to go
on the witness stand and then Laviny
would find out how T. Oh, oh. OIL
what shall do?"
what is it?" she persisted. What
would bring on the row in the church,
Who does Nh. Ellery meet? Out with
1t! What do you mean?"
II mean that the minister meets
that Van Horne girl every Sunday aft
ernoon after he leaves Elkanah's.
There, now! It's out, and don't give
a darn IL they hang me for It,"
Keziah turned white. She seized
Mr.. Pepper by the lapel Of his Sunday
coat and shook him.
Grace Van Hornet" she cried. "Mr.
Ellery meets Grace Van Horne on
Sunday afternoons? Where?"
Down in them pines back of Pet
er's pastur' on the aidge of the
bank over the beach. He's met her
there every Sunday for the last six
weeks-longer, for what know. I've
watched m. amt lynn! It's so. I'll
bet you anything they're there now,
walkin' up and down and talkin'. What
would want to lie for? You come
with me this minute and I'll show 'em
90 you
"'Bish Pepper" she said slowly and
fiercely, shaking her finger in his face
you go straight home and stay there
Don't you breathe a word to a Twin
soul Of what you say you've seen
Don't even think Of it. or-or dream
it. II you do III Ill march straight
to Laviny and tell her that you asked
me- to marry you. will. as sure Al
you're shakin' In front Of me this min
ute. Now you swear to me to keei
still. Swear!"
-How how'll l swear?" begged
Ryan. What do you say when 70,
swear? IN say 1t, Ksziah! I'll ga!
anything! I'll"
"All right. Then mind you remem
Der. Now clear out quick want t,
think. must think. Col Get out o
my sight!"
Ryan vent, glad to escape. bu
frightened to the soul Of him. Kezial
watched him until he turned from tn
main road into the lighthouse Lane
Then, certain that he really was goin
straight home, she re-entered the pal
sonage and sat down on the neares
chair. For ten minutes she sat there
striving to grasp the situation. The
she arose and. putting on her bonne
and shawl. locked the dining-roor
I
She was going to the pine grove b
the shore, going to find out for he1
self II Kyan's astonishing story wa
. true.
The pines were deep green blotc
against the cloudy sky and the gloom
waters Of the bay. She skirted tn
outlying clumps Of bayberry and beac
l VI,
Then she heard low voices. Az sh
crouched at the edge OF the grove, tw
!. figures passed slowly across the clea
ing. along the bush bordered path an
: into the shrubbery beyond. John RI
cry was walking with Grace Va
Horne. He was holding her hand
8 his and they were talking very ca
: nestly.
= Keziah did not follow. What woul
II have been the use? This was not th
= time to speak. She knew now and sh
knew, also that the responsibility we
hers. She must go home at once, &
home to be alone and to think. 81
8 tiptoed back through the grove an
across the fields.
Yet II she had waited, she migl
= hass seen something else which woul
have seen, ut least. interesting. 81
had scarcely reached the outer edl
= q the gsove whsn another figure paa
" "a stealtbily along that narrow pa,
!. by the bluf edge. A female nsu
= treading very carefully. rising to pc
!" over the bushes at the minister al
~ Grace. The figure OF Miss Annab
Daniels. the belle" Of Trumet Al
!. Annabels faoe WAS not pleasant
" hook upon.
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