Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-09-16
CHAPTER TX.
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spoke, Resale recognized that.
I'm afraid Constance is going to
pieces" said Betsy Barbara, relieving
her mind at once. 'She worries me to
death. She will 60 to the Tombs.
When she leaves there, she's like q
rock-Mr. Wade is perfectly bully, and
he seems to inspire her with his own
confidence. But the moment she gets
back mere, she just wilts!" Here
Betsy Barbara herself seemed to break
the tears came, and with them lit
tie hard burst of laughter. The ex-
perienced Rosalie took her to her own
room, wheeled her to the couch. bank
ed her comfortably with pillows.
Nov cry it out, my dear" she said.
And Betsy-Barbara cried it out.
Rosalie herself spilled few tears,
go that she ceased for time her
caressing monosyllables for fear of the
unsteadiness in her own voice.
81 ought not to let myself go like
this" said Betsy Barbara when the
storm was over, I'm as ashamed as l
can be. At least, never let Constance
see how I feel. But sometimes when
I'm alone"
"I know, dear, I know said Rosa
lie. busting about with water, towels,
smelling salts, toilet water, all the
restoratives Of the feminine pharma-
copoeai, there's two kinds Of people
in this world, dearie-the posts and
the rails. You an I are posts. But
there's times when person would like
to quit and be rebuilt an sag down an
be rail. Now let me put this on
your face, dearie, an you'll come to
dinner as fresh as ever" She bathed
Betsy -Barbara's face with long mother
ly strokes.
"But It's such dreadfully long time
to watt" sobbed Betsy-Barbara, her
eyes giving signs Of a clearing shower,
that scarcely dare look ahead. And
when think Of the trial and the
awful strain on Constance"
III there ever Is a trial." replied
Rosalie "Why, he hasn't even been
indicted yet. You don't understand
the game or you'd know how much
that means. They don't dare indict
him with the little tiny bit Of evidence
they've got. It's long. but the longer
the night the brighter the day, ! say.
An Just when 1t seems you haven't q
drop Of strength left, Is the very time
you get strength from somewhere. I've
got my own ideas about where It comes
from-but there! That's religion, an
we Amt talkin' religion. OF course,
you're goin' to let me help YOU" While
Rosalie spoke, she. had mechanically
handed Betsy Barbara the atomizer.
Mechanically, Betsy Barbara took It
and sprayed her pearly throat with
toilet water. Mechanically again,
Resale gave her a square OF channels,
white with face powder. Mechanically
sBetsy-Barbara passed 1t over cheeks
and nose.
Thank you-but you have helped
a great deal already said Betsy
Barbara, emerging from these minis
trations a delicious, white-faced little
clown. II don't know what ever l
should have done without you, she
added as she busted OF the superfuous
powder with little dashing touches OF
her hands.
"Oh. that's nothin'. I'm horse for
carrying troubles-other peoples. l
haven't chick or child or husband or
relation, which is why never lug
round any serious worries Of my own.
But rye found enough an to spare OF
other peoples since took over the
remains OF this Hanska murder case.
II murderers only knew, she added,
Edimpling, "how much they put out
persons way Of life, they'd count ten
first and never do It,"
Betsy-Barbara, smoothing her brows
and brushing powder out Of her lashes
with her flnger-tips, smiled at this
oh yIyod
II don't know" she said, that the
case greatly bothered any one here
except Constance and me-or not since
Mr.. North was released at any rate" :
"Well, wish that was all, began
Resale She paused here for sec
ond, her body frozen to pose. So she
always paused upon the birth Of a
new idea. HAD she known OF this
habit, she would have practiced to
control It; for she had studied, during
thirty years Of trafhcking with mans
emotional expression, to let no ex-
ternal sign betray her real thought
unless she wished to betray that
thought. But this was such an infini-
tesimal trick Of manner that none, not
even her shrewd-eyed fellows OF her
old craft, had ever discovered 1t. We,
however, who behold and study Rosa
lie LIE Grange from the standpoint OF
the divine, may observe 1t and make
comment. AS we tread the mazes OF
her diplomacies, it will be a guide to
our feet.
MAINLY" resumed Resale after
this little significant pause, its this
Miss Estrilla. The whole affair has
got dreadfully on her nerves, she be-
Ing sick as she is--all run down"
At mention Of that name, Betsy
Barbara looked up suddenly. Some
harder emotion, Resale observed,
seemed to pierce the thinning cloud OF
her grief.
"Yes?" said Betsy-Barbara. Her
tone was non.cOmmital.
"The shock got on her nerves. She
was away up on the top floor that
night, hearin' everything and seem
nothing at all. That always makes
it worse. She wouldn't even read the
papers afterward, an l never mention
the case to her-nor do you, dearie.
soon found out that she's like you an
me- she's the kind to worry about
other peoples troubles. An it's queer,
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