Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-06-10

They parted ct the next corner. A.
Booth started to cross over to the
Plasa, Leslie called out after him:
u say, Brandy. just q second. please.
Are you going to marry Miss Castle
toni"
II am"
Then. Retract the scurvy things
said back there. asked her to marry
me three times and she refused me
three times. What said about the
brambles was rotten. I'd ask her again
II thought shes have me. There you
are. old fellow. I'm rotten cad, but
l apologize to you Just the same"
you're learning, Leslie" said Booth,
taking the hand the other held out to
him.
While the painter was dining at his
club later on in the evening, he was
called to the telephone. Watson was
on the wire. He said that Mrs. Wran-
dali would like to know II Mr.. Booth
could drop in on her for a few min
utes after dinner, Ito discuss very
important matter, II you please. sir"
At nine o'clock, Booth was in Sara's
library. trying to grasp new and re-
markable phase in the character of
that amazing woman
He found Hetty waiting for him
when he arrived.
Il don't know what 1t all means.
Brandon" she said hurriedly. looking
over her shoulder as she spoke. Sara
says that she has come to a decision
Of some sort. She wants US to hear
her plan before making it final. IL
don't understand her at all tonight"
1T can't be anything serious, dear
est" he said, but something cold and
nameless oppressed him just the same.
"She asked me II I had finally de-
cided TOTO be your wife. Brandon.
said I had asked you for two or three
days more in which to decide. 1t
seemed to depress her. She said she
didn't see how she could give me up,
even to you. She wants to be near
me always. It is-it is really tragic,
Brandon"
He took her hands in his.
1--WE can fix that" said he confident.
ly. Sara can live with US II she feels
that way about 1t. Our home shall be
hers when she likes, and as long as
she chooses. It will be open to her all
the time. to come and go or to stay,
Just az she elects. Isn't that the way
to put lit"
II suggested something of the sort.
but she wasn't very much impressed.
Indeed, she appeared to be somewhat
yes, could not have been mistaken
somewhat harsh and terrified when
I spoke Of it. Afterwards she was
more reasonable. She thanked me and
there were tears in her eyes at the
time-and said she would think II
over. All she asks Is that may be
happy and free and untroubled all the
rest of my life. This was before din
ner. At dinner she appeared to be
brooding over something. When we
left the table she took me to her room
and said that abe had come to an i'm.
portant decision. Then she instructed
Watson to ind you II possible
Cad, It's all very upsetting," he
said, shaking his head.
IT think her conscience Is troublins
her. She hates the wrandalls. but Il
I don't know why should feel as
do about it-but believe che wants
them to know!"
He stared for q moment, and then
his face frightened. "And 90 do l. Het'
ty. 50 do II They ought to know!"
II should feel so much easier II the
whole world knew" said she earnestly.
Sara heard the girls words as she
stood in the door. She came forward
with q strange-even abashed-smile.
after closing the door behind her.
Il don't agree with you. dearest,
when you say that the world should