Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-04-13

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CHAPTER v.
I lay down across my bed at six
O'Clock that morning. but ] was too
tired and worried to sleep. 70 1T seven
got ap and dressed. put on two
pairs Of stockinss and heavy shoes, for
I knew I was going to do the Eskimo
act again that day and goodness
knows how many days more. and then
went down and Knocked at the doc-
Of Miss Patty's room. She hadn't been
slespinG. either. She called to me in
IN undertone to come In. and she was
lying propped up with pillows. with
something pink around her shoulders
and the night lamp burning beside the
bed.
Iwalked over to the foot Of the bed.
''Thsyfe here" said.
She sat up, and some letters slid to
tho 1oor.
They're hsre!" she repeated. do
you mean Dorothyr'
~shs and her husband. They came
here last night at hve minutes to
twelve. Their train was held up BY
the blissard and they won't come in
until they see you. They're hiding
In the sheltsr-hosss On the GOLF Links"
I think she thought. wa. crasy, I
looked It She hoDDsd out Of bed and
closed the door into her sittingFoon-
Mr.. Hutehins' (Patty's old Aurse)
room opened on it-And then che came
over and put her had on my arm. r
"Wlll you sit down and try 10 tel
me Just swhak, you Hean!'' she satd.
How can my sister and hsr-hsr
wretch OF Q Husband have come last
night at midnight when saw Mr.. Car.
ter myself net ht1 thaa ten o'cloeki'':
Well, had - ball her then shout
Who Mr.. Pisroe va end Why had TO
get him. and - Understood almost
ct once. She was tho most understand
ing girl ever met. She saw atfonce,
what Mr.. Sam wouldn't haHo known
in . thousand ysa11-tha1 I wanted to
save the old plaee-uot to keep my po-
sstion-but bsesass-fd besn- there 20,
long, and my father before me, and had
helped to make It whatek Was and
Ill that.
.But here I an" finished, "telling
you about my troubles and forgetting
What I came for. You'll have 10 90
out to the sheatsr.house. Miss Patty.
And I guess you're sxpectsl to 6x It
up With your father"
She stopped unfastsoing her long
brajds Of hair.
"Csrtainly ri 90 to the sbaltsr.
house." sAo .satd, and IN shake i
little sense into Dorothy Jsnnjogs-
the sbouninable little idiot! But they
needn't think I'm going 70 help them
With father; wouldn't II could, and
I can't. Hse1on't speak to nae. I'm
In disgrace, Minnie." She save her
hair. . shake. twisted It into . rope and
then Knot, and stuck = pin in 1T. 1t
was lovely: wish Miss Cobb could
have seen her. you've known father
for years. Minnie: have you ever
known him. to be 49," ~,
'Devilish." was the word she meant,
bat I finished tor her.
Unreasonable" Isaid. well. once
before when you wero q little girl, he
put his cane through window in the
spring house, becauss he thought It
needed air.. The spsing:houss. Of
course. not the cane"
Exactly" she said, looking around
the room. and now he's putting .
cane through every plan Z have
made"
We'll, lsft her to get dressed end
went to the kitchen. Tillie was there
getting the beef tea ready for the day.
bat none Of the rest was around. It'll
hs." I said. can you trust met"
She looked Up from her beet.
WHISTLER I can or not l always
hare" che answered.
wen. can trust you? That's more
70 the point" - 49,.
She put down her knife and came
over to me, with her hands on her hips.
Utilize. don't want you to ask mo
any questions. butsl want four raw
egss hi basket . pot Of coffee and
cream, some fruit II you can get It
xhen the chef unlocks the refrigerator
room, and bread and butter. They can
make their own toast" ~
"They!' she said. with her mouth
open.
But I didn't explain any moro. I
scrubbed . note to Mr.. Van Alstyne,
telling what had happened. and put It
under his door. and then met Miss
Patty In the hall ~ the billiard room
ana i rave herssone coffee from the
basket, In the sun paflor. It WAS an
Aasl. although Il was nearly eight
O'Clock. and nobody ssw ~ % OUT -
gsther. II was stu showing. but. not
90 much. andsthe tracks we bad maae
early IN the morning wsrs stu thsre.
mine on TO one ride alons, and the
others close togstAse snd siAe b. side.
Mis- Patty ~ Mt ~ nssh NE
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