Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-04-10
CHAPTER w


stand n u evening. That's an old
Fule.
After ats my supper. relieved
Amanda King. who runs the news
stand In the daytime. when she isn't
laid OF with the toothache. Mr.. Sam
was right. All the women had on
their puffs. and they were sitting in q
halfcircle on each side Of the door.
Mrs. Sam was there. looking fright
ened and anxious. and standing near
the oard-room door was Misc Patty.
She was al in white, with two red
spots on her cheeks, and thought II
her prince could have seen her then
he would pretty nearly have eaten her
up.
Mr.. Sam came to the news stand.
and he was 30 nervous he could hardly
light cigarette.
i've had message from one Of the
detectives. he said. They've traced
him to Salem. Ohio. but they lost him
there. II we can only hold on this
evening! Isn't that the sleigh
Everybody had heard It. The women
sat up and craned forward to look at
the door: Mrs. Sam was sitting for.
ward clutching the arms of her chair
She was in white. having laid OF her
black for that evening, with a red
rose pinned on her SO Mr.. Pierce would
know her. Miss Patty heard the
sleighbells also. and she turned and
came toward the door. Her mouth
was set hard, and she was twisting her
ring as she always did when she was
nervous. And at the same moment
Mr.. Sam and both saw it; she was
in white, too. and she had red rose
tucked Il Esr Belt!
Mr.. Sam muttered something and
rushed ut her. but he was too late
Just 40 he got to her the door opened
End in came Mr.. Pierce. with Mr..
Sans fur coat turned up around his
ears and Mr.. Sans fur cap drawn
well down on his head. He stood for
an instant blinking in the light, and
Mn. Van Alstyne got up nervously.
He never even saw her. His eyes
lighted on Miss Patty's face and
stayed there. Mr.. Sam was there, but
what could he DOT Mr.. Pierce walked
over to Miss Patty. took her hand,
said. Hello theroI" and kissed her. II
was awful.
Most women will do anything "a
save q scene. and that helped u. tol
she never turned . hair. But when
Mr.. Sam got him by Hhs arm and led
him toward the stairs. she turned "a
that the old cats sitting around could
not Esee her and her face was scarlet
She went over to the wood fire. our
lobby Is q sort Of big room with chairs
and tables and palms. and an open
fire in the winter-a1d sat down.
don't think she knew herself whether
she was most astonished or angry.
Mrs.. Biggs gave q nasty laugh.
your brother didn't see you," che
said to Mrs. Van Alstyne. II dare say
q sister doesn't count much when .
future princess IL around!"
Mn. Van Alstyne was stu staring
up the staircase. but she oame to her
eeK at that She had some grit In
her, II she did look Nike French doll.
my brother and Miss Jennings are
very old friends" she remarked OUT.
city. I believe that was what she
thought, too. I don't think she had
seen tho other red rose, and what was
she 10 think hut that Mr.. Pierce had
known Miss Jennings somewhere? She
WAS dased. Mrs. Sam was. But she
carried OF tho situation anyhow. and
gave % tima to breathe. We needed It
IF Iwsre hi highness," said Miss
Cobb, sprsading the Iish lace collar
ishe was making over her knee and
souantms It II should wish my
nsncse 10 b more-er-digntaed.
Those Old Austrian families are very
hasShty. They would not understand
our American habit Of OSCILLATION"
was pretty mad 1t that, for any
body could have seen Miss Patty
didn't kiss him.
II ~ osculation You mean Kissing.
Miss Cobb" said. going over to her.
Il gusss you don't remember the Aus.
THAN count who was q head waiter
hefe. II there was anything In the
wey Of ejaculation that that member
% IN old Austrian family didn't
know, I've got to ind 1t out He
pould kiss all around any American
sver sawi"
went back 10 my NEWS stand. !
vas shsking 90 my Knees would hard.
" hold me. All I could think Of wal
thak they had swallowed Mr.. Pierce.
0alt ana hook, and that for time VI