Rock Island Argus., 1913-03-31

4 SUSPICION OF THE TRUTH CAME SUD
DENLY RUSHING OVER HER
sent Why this family had been omit
ted she did not know, and since she
was acting independently she did not
care to ask.
There was at this time IN the south
west a sort Of missionary station pre-
sided over by the Rev. Francis Kap-
Ian. His parishiOners were plainSmen,
cowpunchers, Indians, greasers and
some negroes. There was not a per-
son in his flock with whom he could
associate on familiar terms. 1t was
lonesome out there in the home Of the
cactus. and Mr.. KapIan sighed for a
companion. He was thinking of writ
1 ing to some Of the ladies in the east
/ who had sent him to his field of labor
/ to ship him a wife when one day he
received a box.
/ Mr.. Haplan opened It, wishing that
he might find a wife packed in excel
siOr. real flesh and blood wife. who
would be a companion to him In his
exile Taking off the cover. be saw
inside on top OF various articles pa
per on which was written in n wom-
ans hand, IF you want anything else
send to Miss Gwendolen Archer" The
address was added.
Taking up an article. he unfolded a
little girls pctticoat; the next was a
nightie; a third was pair of boys
knickerbocker trousers. Then came toys
of various kinds, children's shoes stock
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some much thumbed schoOlDooks.
Now, though Mr. Kaplan had no chill
dren to use these articles, there We're
plenty Of little Mexicans and picka-
ninnies who would be only too glad to
get them. He turned them over to
some women of his flock for disuibu-
ton. and various children who had
been running about nearly naked were
now better covered.
Mr Kaplan wrote Miss Archer,
thanking her for her donation, and, re-
ferring TO her paper on which was
written that if he wanted anything
else to send to her. he said, There is
one thing | need very much. but since
IL is not an easy thing TO get ! hest
tate to ask for it." He did not inform
her that since be had no family Of his
own he bad given the things to those
who bad. but he said some other
things that were not called for-uame
~, that lie was sure Miss Archer must
be a very practical Christian and al
together lovely.
Then followed by correspondence 2
kind Of twenty questions game. The
young lady asked whether the object
desired belonged to the animal, vege
table or mineral kingdom. The reply
was the animal kingdom Was it z
pet? Yes. it was intended for n pet
Then followed a number Of question.
as to what kind Of an animal it was
dog. cat. parrot or such like? Tn,
answer TO all these questions was II
the negative.
Miss Archer. not making headway fl
tbe matter. concluded to consult he
, minister The minister. Dr. Hawley
listened TO her aud took Mr Eap.an'
letters. which he promised to read IN,
advise her after having done 50. He
however, turned them over to his wifi
with instructions 70 read them and re
port.
Mrs. Hawley read the letters anC
considering them rather strange epi.
ties for clergyman and a man u
family TO be writing to young CIR
consulted with the chairman Of th
committee for sending supplies to il
digeat clergymen. Then it came Of
:. that, the ladies' having learned that II
; kaplan had no wife or children. ID
2 name had been erased from their lis
d II also came out that Miss Archer, Il
stead Of working under orders ha
s been doing so on her own hook. Sit
Il Hawley and the ladies Of the commi
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