Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-04-09
Colonel
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OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
CHAPTER X.
The Shame % lettls. May DsSSsts.-
and One Other.
& |NoLoNEL ToDRUNTDR and
Mrs. Todhunter were two Of the
~ great throng that attended tho
grand reception and ball given
By tho Sons Of Confederate Veterans
at the Nineveh,hotA.
Tho hotel dining room, festooned In
bunting Tor the occasion, was doing
duty % ballroom. the Nineveh brass
band was stationed upon q temporary
platform ct ono end, ana the members
Of the Nineveh Light infantry, nll Sons
OF Veterans, were there in full Uniform.
Halt m hour after the ball began
Tom Strickland came to the colonel
with Q troubled face.
colonel he said. "that little Lottie-
May Doggett IL booked for a mighty
unpleasant experience In a few min
utes u somebody don't give her a
friendly warning"
what's tho matter with Lottie- May
now. Tomr'
"Weil, SIR. it's pretty serious There's
an ugly story about her that's got to
the ears Of tho ladies' tonight, some
thing scandalous, In which the name Of
the man doesn't seam to BIO known, and
l'ys Just had Up that she's going to
b asked to leave the ballroom. It'll
shame her beyond redemption. sir"
DO You know tho storyT'
"Only - It's being Whispered around.
colonel, about some man being seen to
leave her house at hours Of the night
or early morning that can't mean but
one thing. folks arc claiming. I'm
afraid Lottis- Mays in bad fix the
way things iook.'
"You amt mixed up In this trouble,
are you. Tom1'
Tom Strickland flushed. III was,
colonel" he replied, II reckon Id be
man enough to try and get Lottie-May
out OF It myself without bothering any
body else, No. sir. l amt mixed up in
It But, good Lord. colonel, went to
school with Lottie-May when she
wasn't knee high to duck. and
swear IA hate 10 80 her publicly dis
gFaeed. And you know-and I know
It would hurt old Rafs Doggstt 20. IT
would break HE hsart sir.''
Colonel Todhuntef made no reply.
II thought maybs. if you could ges
the chance, colonel" resumed Tom anx.
iousiy, that you might tell her and 20
make 1t possible for her to slip away
before the ladies can do what they're
threatening to do. cir. She'll take It
from Jon. knowing that her GRANDPA.
Their was IN your old regiment and that
you're telling her for her own good,
whore she might dare up and kick over
the traces II anybody else limited at
such . thing. Don't you think you
could work II, colonelf'
III DO, Tom" replied Colonel Tod.
hunter, .'it'll be for old Rafe Dogcett's
sake. Hes too good q man to DO
brought face to face with shame In his
old age. Yes, III try to do 1t. Tom.
But I'd Ike to wiring tho neck Of the
young rascal that's got old Rates
granddaughter in such q mess, sub"
In accordance With this promise Colo
mel Todhunter found opportunity to
speak With Lotto May Doggett Very
frankly 10 told her Of the danger In
which she stood. The girl, vitality beau
tifuh apparently AZ conscieneeless as
some Wild thing Of the woods. flashed
her hot resentment Of his words.
II Amt thankin' you for what you've
1ust said, Colonel Todhunter," she
cried. 1T strikes me you're In mighty
small business to come to me- with this
story"
II reckon am, Lottie.May," agreed
Colonel Todhunter in all honesty. But
wanted to save you and your old
srandfather from shame, and that's
why. done It."
Tho girls bosom was heavtng with
passionats anger. I'D just like to
know. who 1t was that got you to
CONS and speak to me about it," she
exclaimed. "Who was It, Colonel Tod
hunter7 Was 1t ono of them ladies
what thinks amt good enough now
TO associate with their daughters! I've
rot the right to ask you this, and l do
90K: FlCs WuO pcAs Jou AeA0s SSsS"
Todhunterr
y ..It wasn't mono Of the ladies. Lottie-
MAY. Colonel Todhunter made answer
without the slightest hesitation. 1T
va Tom strickland, He heard what
va goin' on, and he felt sorry for
you. the little girl he went to school
With when no was q boy. And it
wa.n,t meddlin' on bis part, either. 1t
was plumb good heartedness."
III The girl shivered as If she had been
struck, atom stricklandT' she ro-
peated, almost 40 IL speaking to her
sell. s.Tom etrickland-of all men!
Hes maxim love to Miss Mary Tod
hunter. your own daughter. And he
Knows. that I'd lay down and die for
him any day he give tho word. And
it,. Nh, Todhunter that's been told OF
I nj ttds talk about me, and that's goln'
Z = shame me here before all Nineveh!
oh. but It's fine game you all are
playin, to ret me where I can't do no
harm 70 Tom Strickland or to your
daughter Mary, his sweetheart"
she stood rigid. her hands cllnched,
Thsii swiftly she spoke again. They
shan,t ruin me this way" she cried.
.NeitSsr Tom strickland nor Miss
Nay Todhunter nor Mrs. Todhunter.
4 ~. ~, naither! I'll bring you all to