Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-03-09
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-hnrA-only nv dree,-end Won Know
Levv vall ehat want afraid AZ that
t4ddculous dpx.s 4 richer giow Stole
10 her chsean % sAe spoAe, q burn
ing recollsCtton Of . rose, witch from
her horse t1ak morning at D9mory
CoaIt, she b. ghmpood In 1tD Eaao on
The porch
Both laughed . iittlA Ne imagined
khat he could smell that wonderful
hair, subtle fragrance Ike that Of
sun dried seswoed or the elusive scent
that olines TO . tuft Of longpluoked
Spanish mos. "Chum stands alb
solved, them he said. bending to
isweep tngsther the scattered jessa-
mime. do yoa-do you run dke that
when You're not nishtaned!
Whsn I'm caught red-handed
Don't yuu?
He looked puzzled.
She pointed to the dowerA T had
stolen them, and was trying to
'scape Oh vSd 'sm' - the negroes
lsau. SHOCKING isn't It? But you soA
nobody has nyed hero since long b.
fore I was horn. and I auppose the
flower.thievinx habit has become in,
grown"
But" he interrupted, "there's acres
Of them going to waste. Why on earth
shouldn't you have them"
"Of course I hnov better TO-DAY. but
there was "a special reaaon. We
have mono and this n the nearest
place whore they grow. NV mother
wanted some for this particular day."
Good heavens!" he cried. "You
don't think you can't 70 right on tax.
Ing them! Why, you can Escape or
with the whole Garden any time!"
A droll little xleam Of azure mis-.
chief darted st him suddenly out of
her syes and then dodxed back again.
AREN'T you tust q little rash With
other peop,es property
.Othsr people'sr'
Whist viii tho owner say!" &a
He bent hack one of the long jessar
mine stems and wound It around the
others. II can answer tor him. Be-
sides. owe you something, you know.
! robbed you this mosning-of your
hrush."
She looked at him. abruptly serious.
why did you do that1''
Sanctuary. His two bsady eyes
begged 10 hard for It. Twenty raven
GUS hounds they said, and Q dozen
galloping horses. And look what
poor shivering little red.brown NOR
sel sml's
For inst an instant the hronxe.eold
head nave a quick imperious toss. ike
q hixh.mettled pony under the fiick
of the ,vhip, But - suddenly the
shadow OF resentment passed: tho
mobile face under the bent hat-brim
turned thoughtful. She looked again
at him. DO You think It's wronx to
kill thinxs?" she asked gravely.
"Oh. dear. no." he smiled. T
haven't Z single ism. I'm not even
vegetarian"
"nnt Won would be II YOU had to kin
your own meatr"
.p.,h.r. 81 MANY ~ ma vou1d
"a. . mattar ~ loot don,t hunt nv.
.el, lint Tm no ratormer"
.Whv don't YOU hunt?'.
/ II don't enjoy H." He flushed
slishtly. 4 hate frearms," he said,
tribe dimcultly. IT always have. I
don't know Why. Idiosyncrasy, I SUP
nose But I. shouldn't care for hunt
Ing. even with bows and arrows. I
.vouh KIN = tiger or a poisonous req
+ile or ANYTHING else. in case Of neces.
sitv. B,t even then I should hardly
enjoy It. I know some animals are
pests and have to be killed. Some
men do, too. But don't like to do it