Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-11-14

plain some aay mysssG GO vAsss 20
want tonight Only don't ss< dsank."
"Oh. he woat DO thak q eosssess
put In Bstsy-BasbasA
Which defensive assurance QUleo -
stored the spirits Of Tommy Morn.
and the smile came back 70 hin faeA
"But promise - one thins-you WIN
never say . word to anybody aboat
this" put In Resale.
II PROMISE" said Tommy. - soa-
emnly - he could. considering mat
his heart danced. She had TAKEN up
the cudsels for himl
The two women parted at tho COT.
ner. No sooner had Betsy.Baroara u
ken q Fifth avenue stage and started
on her pushing journey OF intrigue.
than Resale called q taxfcah and set
her course for the East SIDE docks Of
lower Manhattan.
Here we must introduce . new char
acter IN this story, person who nash.
es In and out ~ people are ever nash
ing in and out OF our lives. bearing
service In their hands. At this point
alSo appears-though ever 70 slightly
the element Of coincidence.
The new character 10 Skipper Matt
Baldwin Of the schooner Maud, en-
gagged in the coastwise lumber trade.
The Maud is lying at the dock. prepar-
ing to sail for Halifax on the morrow
with return cargo. A battered and
pleasant old man. the Skipper Bald
win, with an eagle profile which de.
notes his courage and soft eye which
indicates his gullibility. He was a
widower of long and affeotionate NOM
ory; because of that and because Of
his searchings Of the spirit on lonely
voyages, he became believer in spir-
itualism Of the kind which Resale LIE
Grange used to practice. Resale was
his favorite medtum-and his friend.
Toward the schooner Nand she was
now driving her taxicab.
The piece of luck was this: At the
very moment when the taxioab round
ed the corner from Wall street and tho
driver began to inquire for pier 1sA.
Captain Baldwin was % near to pro-
family as his convictions allowed. Az
for the mate, he had no convictions
which prevented him from expressing
himself to the limits Of his vocabulary.
over that unlucky accident. that tum-
BILE into the matches. which bad sent .
newly.signed Italian member Of the
crew to Bellevue hospital nursing q
broken arm. With all the heaven
condemned things thsy had to do BE-
fore tho improper old SOW could DO
cleared in the morning. how tho stn
and sulphur (the mate inquired Of the
bright air) wero they gofng to dig up
another sailor to satisfy The port reS1-
lationsf
Park Caslno-you Know wnere that 10,
don't you? An you're not to leave IN
I'll half past hve. Then you're to meet
Constance-Mrs. Hanska-as told
you. Wait . minute" Rosalie
paused. frosen immobile on tho birth
Of . now thought-''havs her pack .
suit case and take It With her. You
two register ut the Hotol Hamblen an
stay there tonisht-stay right there
until You hear from ma Got all thatS
Well, repeat It after mo"
Betsy-BarbAr1 repeated Il slowly.
The door yattlsd: Tommy North was
back.
.-Mr. North" sid Resale, I'm Dor
rowin' yotr once help for the day. We
want you to do somethin' for 10. You
don't understand now but you will.
Don't you 90 near my house until to-
morrow-you sleep out tonight an
breakfast out tomorrow. I can give
you rebate II you demand It." she
pursued. dimpling on him.
"All right, take 1t out Of that FIRST
weeks board you stung me 90 hard
for" laughed Tommy North. Then hts
eyes sought BetsyBarbara's with .
troubled look. whats the answer
he asked.
There's no answer" said Rosalie 10
Grange: mot just at present. Except
you'll be clad you did tan III a.
Go DO Continued.)