Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-04-09

4What do you m1aar' exclaimed
Colonel Todhunter.
All color had gone out Of tho girls
face % she spoke.
"I'll show you what mean" she
half whispered, her fingers dutterins
at her throat. "Tll show youi ! amt
4 good girl no more, Colonel Todhun
tor. amt ntten to breathe the same
air with your daughter Mary. Tom
Strickland and tho rest Of ems mighty
anxious to get me out of the way. I'm
a-goin', too. But not till I've said my
little say to Mrs. Todhunter, sir. Not
till then-not even II Judgment day and
hell itself come to me the next min.
ute!'
"stop that, Lottie-May!" cried Colo
mel Todhunter sternIy. "You can't talk
that way without reason-and you amt
got no reason to say what you've just
said about Tom stricklandw
For reply the girl laughed In his
face-and the next instant she had
darted past him.
Her head high, her eyes flashing, hei
little hands clinched at her side, heI
frame all a-quiver with excitement,
Lotde-May sped ominously to where
Mrs. Todhunter stood with group Of
other Nineveh ladies', Mary Todhuntel
standing close behind her mother.
Mrs. Todhunter," said the outcast
girl, her eyes deflantly holding those
of the person whom she addressed. II
understand that you want me to leave
this party because you think l amt
htten to be here-that I'm bad WON
an. Amt that so, ma'anW
Mrs. Todhunter was at first shocked
into shrinking from the girl. Then she
looked at her pityingly.
''Lottie-May," she replied, with a
frank dignity, I'm sorry you've made
such a scene. It is true that we think
you should not be here. But I was go.
ing to tell you this privately, to spare
you as much as possible"-
mo, you wa'n'ty' interrupted the
girl passionately. "You was a-soin' to
put all the shame on me you could!
But I'll say my say before you do it.
Mrs Todhunter. And amt denyin'
anything. either, nor amt a-beggin'
any Of you for mercy. You're goin' to
make me pay for my sin, amt you
me. the sinful daughter Of sinful
mother? But why don't you make the
man pay at the same time. Mrs Tod
hunter? That's what I'm asking you.
Why don't you make the man pay,
too?"
A dead silence followed these words.
Maybe you don't know, who the
man is?" inquired the girl. Maybe
you can't name MIN: Maybe that's
the reason you amt dom nor sayin'
nothin' against him?'
There was no reply.
'"Then I'll tell you who he ISL cried
the girl. And at this her voice broke
and her fingers again went fiutterlng
to her throat. "I'Il tell you his name!
It's Tom Strickland. the man that
wants to marry your daughter. Miss
Mary Todhunter. ma'am-it's Tom
Strickland. that's who 1t isv'
A piteous little cry came. from Mary
Todhunter. Lottie-May Doggett -neAro
It and laughed.
"Now you've got It good and plenty
both Of you-more'n you bargained
for" she cried taundngly. Already she
. had moved toward the nearest door.
Her reckless eyes were full Of scorn-
ful defiance.
make tho man pay. toor' she fiung
back at tho group Of which now a
mother and her downward swaying
daughter were the central figures.
make Tom Strickland pay-alon9
with mev'
The next moment she was gone.
Colonel Todhunter saw Tom strick-
land spring to Mary's side, catch her
in his arms, and, thus holding her. face
the group of women who had fallen
back from him.
The next moment Mrs Todhanter
had passed her own arms around the