Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-05-12

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II thought" Fran said coldly, ~tAa|
Il would b easisr for you to take y
into the house - . little giEl than =
q grown woman. You'll IssnsmbeS
told you I've come here 10 say"
ITO stayl" no schosd. sminlini
back. Your
Yes" she sadd, III The oool0 1oH
his attitude Of repulsion. z want :.
home. Yes. I'm going to stay. wanl
to belong to somebody"
J He c1ied cut desperately, sBut wha1
an I % dol This will ruin ms-oh1
tt's true, Ill yoa'vo said don't dsns
It But tell you. gtri. you VIM ruiz!
mo. = Ill the work Of my u1s tg|
b overturned? shall 60. mad
mo. you WON'T" Fran calmly aiyI
s1rsd HIN. You'll Do what every on1
~ % %. sooner o. letss-1ass TIE
situation. You're . ht&je hate gsttine
70 Il, but It was coming I'll Tho TINA
Yoo can let mo hvo hege 90 IN adopt]
ed orphan. or any way you Dleasea
Tho important fact TO me - tAat Tn,
going to live here. But don't want
20 make it hard for you, truly don't
! Don't yua?- He spoke not loudly.
but With Tremendous pressure Of Do
sire. 'The1, for 0odb sake, % baek!l
90 hack Toto whaFevee you CANT
from. I'm pay all e1psnsea. You shall
have I'll you want"
AN I want" Hsa responded. ~
homo. and that's something peopl.
can't buy. Get used to tho thought al
my staying hseee that Win make "a
easy" n
"Easy!" he ejacuhtsd. 'Then ~
!; your purpose 70 compel mo to CIV
you shelter because Of this seeFee
you mean to ruin me. III not b ~
to account tor You, and they VII
QueStiou-my VITO WIN want % know
| and--and o&hers - well."
Now, now" said Fran. with sDdds
gent5enes4 don't b % eDattsd, Son-
take It % hard. Let them Qus0t1un
III know how to keep from expoatnfI
you But do want to belong 10 some
body. and after I've been hero 8
while. and you begin to liks ma. II
tell you everything. I knew tho jon
sephino Derry that you deserted shsi
raised me. and know she lo~sd you
to the end. Didn't you ever caro- for
her. not even At tho Arsk when you
got her to keep your marriage secret
until you could speak to your father
face to face? You must have loved
her then. And she's the best friend
ever had. Since she died I've wan
aered-aad-aa41 want . home"
The long loneliness Of years found
expression In her eager voice and
pleading eyes. but he was too en-
crossed with his own misfortunes To
heed her emotion. Didn't I 90 hack
to springdeld?" he cried out. .Of
course did. made inquiries for
her; that's why went bank-to and
out what had become Of her. I'd been
gone only three years. yes, only three
years. but, good heavens. bow had
suffered! was SO changed that no
body knew me-" He paused. appalled,
ct the recollection. II have always
had . terrible capacity for suffering.
tell you. It was my duty to 60 back
70 ind her, and went back. would
have acknowledged her a. my vita. 3
would have lived with her. ia have
done right by her, though It had hllsd
me. Can ! say more than that?"
II am glad you went back" said
Fran softly. "She never knew II. I
am so glad that you did-even that
Yes, did 60 back" he said. more
firmly. "But she was gona tell
you all this because you say she was
your best friend"
"A while ago you asked me who !
amAand what"
1T doesn't matter" he inter1ected.
You were her friend; that is all !
care to know. l went back 20 Spring
field. after three years-but she wa
gone. was told that her uncle had
cast her OF, and she had disappeared.
It seems that she'd made friends
with class Of people Who were not
who were not-respectable"
Fran's eyes shone brightly. "Oh.
they were not" she agreed, "they
were not 1T all what you would call
respectable They were not relis.
ious."
$50 was told" he resumed. little
uncertainty. There was NO way f6r
me to find her"
Herr" cried Fran: you keep on
saying her Do you mean-r
He hesitated. "She had chosen her
part-to live With those people, left
her to lead the life that pleased her.
That's why never went back To-
Springfield again. I've taken up my
life in my own way. and LETT ber-youg
friend" /,
Yes, call her tha2" orisd Fran,
holding up her head. Il an proud Of
that title. I glory.in II And In this
house.
Il have made my ofRer." no inter
rupted decidedly. IN provide for you
anywhere but in this house"
Fran regarded him with somber In
tensity. i've asked for . homo With
you on the grounds that your wife;
was my best friend in al the world
and because I am homeless. You 70.
fuse. ! suppose that's natural have
to guess at your feelings because i
haven't been raised among respects
able people. I'm sorry Jon don't Ike
1t, but you're going to provide for mo
right here. For q girl. I'm pretty In.
dependent: folks that don't like mo
are welcome to all the enjoyment they
get out Of their dislike. I'm here to
stay. Suppose you look on me 40 q