The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1913-07-10

playin' to get me where | can't do n
harm to Tom Strickland or to you
daughter Mary. his sweetheart
She stood rigid. her hands clinched.
Then swiftly she spoke again. 'The,
shan't ruin me this way she cried
Neither Tom Strickland nor Mis-
Mary Todhunter nor Mrs. TodhuDter
nor you. netheri I'll bring you all L
law I'll make Tom Strickland come
In for his share of my trouble. Since
him and his ,weetheart and his sweet
hearts mother have set the ball roll
in, he's got to face the music along
| with met
What do you mean?" exclaimed
Colonel Todhunter
All color had gone out of the girls
| face as she spoke.
'I'll show you what | mean" she
half whispered. her fingers nuttering
at her throat. "i'll show you, | amt
good girl no more Colonel Todhun-
ter amt fitten to breathe the same
air with your daughter Mary. Tom
Strickland and the 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
I'll then-not even If Judgment day and
hell itself come to me the next min
uter
taSfnn TINT II nf soI
mel Todhunter sternly. You can't talk
that way without reason-and you amt
got no reason TO say what you've just
said about Tom Strickland
For reply the girl laughed in his
face-and the next instant she had
darted past him.
Her head high. her eyes flashing. her
little hands cllnched at her side. her
frame all a-quiver with excitement.
Lottie-May sped ominously to where
Mrs. Todhunter stood with a group OF
other Nineveh ladies. Mary Todhunter
standing close behind her mother.
Mrs. Todhunter," said the outcast
girl, her eyes dehantly holding those
OF the person whom she addressed. II
understand that you want me to leave |
this party because you think | amt I
fifteen TO be here-that I'm a bad wom-
an. Amt that so. maam?p
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 scene. Ii is true that we think
YOU should not be here. But was GO
Ing to tell you this privately. to spare
YOU as much as possible"-
NO you wa'n'tr' interrupted the
girl -passionately. you was a-goin to
put all the shame on me you could!
But III say my say before you do It.
Mrs. Todhunter. And amt denyin'
anything. either. nor | amt a-beggin'
my OF you for mercy You're goin' to
make me pay for my sin, amt you
ne. the sinful daughter OF sinful
mother? But why don't you make the
nan pay AT the same time, Mrs. Tod
lunter? That's what I'm asking you.
Why don't you make the man pay.
oof''
A dead silence followed these words
Maybe you don't know who the
nan is?' inquired the girl Maybe
ou can't name him? Maybe that's
he reason you amt doin' nor sayin'
othiu' against him?r
There was no reply.
Then III tell You who he isr' cried
be girl And at this her voice broke I
nd her fingers again went nuttering
, her throat "Ill tell You his name,
Is Tom Strickland. the man that
'ants 10 marry your daughter. Miss
iary Todhunter, ma 'am-it's Tom !
trickland, that's who it is :
A piteons little cry came from Mary
'odhunter. Lottie-May Doggett heard
. and laughed. s
Now you've got it good and plenty
both of you-more' you bargained
pr she cried tauntingly. Already she
nd moved toward the nearest door L
Ter reckless eyes were full of scorn- q
III defiance 4
Make the man pay, tool, she flung c
ack at the group OF which now a a
lother and her downward swaying c
aughter were the central figures. $
Make Tom Strickland pay-along ! v
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The next moment she was gone. L
Colonel Todhunter saw Tom Striek- $
md spring to Mary's side, catch her n
! his arms. and. thus holding her, face
lie group of women who had fallen /"
ack from him.