Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-12-01
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COoNaHE>4T or 10Ol MEAl
CHAPTER XVIII.
"oay 'sandry'!"
Calmly Poppy Ordway took charg,
of the stricken man in the pine Of
fec. All OF the day and az much o
the night % her strength would per
NIT she was beside him, soothing hi
restlessness. tending him with {
skill that showed intelligent training
Outwardly she was as quiet as the
spring days. Inwardly she painted and
suffered with the abandon Of the pas
sionate nature which sees its desires
IN danger. More and more she grew
10 fear and hate the silent. soft. footed
sirl whose face between its darl
braids was a mask of tragedy. With
her woman's instinct and her almos,
unnatural cleverness she knew thai
way lay danger. Selhshly. in self
centered passion. this woman loved
and to gain the object of that love she
felt within her heart that she could
wreck the universe. And its object
was In twofold danEer-from Sandry's
death and from Silet1.
Therefore she began to watch SiletS
with catlike glances from under her
lsshes. and to think with all her bril-.
liant brain OF some way to eliminate
her from the question. Of some bond
stronger than her work with Hamp.
den to bind hsrssf into Sandry's life,
should he recover.
A. for Sandry himself, he was far
on that road which has no turning.
For day or two he had lain in tor.
por, to rouse at last. as high fever
ret in. to delirium. He began to talk.
Arst In . rambling. reminiscent whis-
Per OF his early life. He was charm
Ing. eager. high-souled boy again. and
the woman beside him saw clearly into
the clean depths Of his life.
But on the second day of his de.
lirium something seemed TO fall upon
him from the past that drew line Of
trouble around his lips and set some
great. hard question In the hot, blue
eyes. For long intervals he lay SILENT
- II the tired mind were turning and
returning some important thing. to
break out suddenly in excited speech.
moi" he cried out suddenly; mo.
BY hsavsni Not while I'm alive to
right III"
And again:
.Lesitimatol Nv God, it's done 10
gitimatslyi"
This was - the sun. soft. golden.
benign sum Of early spring. dropped
over the western ridge, sending long.
blue shadows ACROSS the narrow val
ley. Al The shadows darkened into
twilight Ma Daily, bearing some
strengthening brew, doomed hugely IN
the once door.
It'll take watch now" she said.
you ben on guard . long while. Bet
ter 60 Get some rest" Il
But Poppy Ordwsy. who was bend
ing closely over the cot, sprang sud-
denly erect. Her cheeks were flushed.
and IN her face was . strange excite
msnt. NO." she said firmly. II shall
stay the night out. He Is delirious
still and cannot leave him. ;"
Ma Daily. that shrewd old general
Of men and meals, took keen note Of
every small thing In the hushed room.
set down the broth and turned away.
her whole kindly heart filled with sus-
picion. 5
Outside IN the darkness siletz stood
Q little later. and looked through the
open window ct the figure on the
white cot, and the watcher beside It.
Her hands were clasped tightly to-
gether and her dark eyes were heavy
with unshsd tears.
{ III he-dies.. she gasped dryly be
tween hsr parted lips "I,l kill her and
80 with him 70 hell. for he has no
,Ood!"
But aandry did not die. For . week
he Travelled On strange paths Of Nom.
DRY. calling on Ruth to como out OF
the sioaming Of . FIR land. standing
aside 70 watch Naomi send back the
ones shs loved, and sometimes crying
out sharply. .Oh. Absaloml My SON.
my ooul" Agsin he laughed bitterly
and SPOKE ef lost faith in men.
b ThrousAc1k the week Poppy Ordway-
stood sIcA 8 vigil % only . woman
who Joys6 ~ she good or bad, can
stand WStA : clever jealousy she kept
svsfytAlpg under her own capable
hands, enly giving Erudgins place to
Ma Daily when she could no longer
command NJ evertaxed strength.
ono night 1hesrsfusedt 20. leave San.
dry &c u. firmly Diminishing Ma, who
ragged inwpsdlys butswas no match for
Aer In the opSn.ways of!blun. At mid.
night tie owner Of the Dillingworth
suddenly epsnsd his eyes. weak aud
tired, but zane. He saw. on the dim
backgrounl of faint Hight from shad.
ed candls. the transngured face Of
STOMACH UPSET I
aet &C the Real Cause Take
Or. !; ;ssawsI1;s Give Tablets
that's Wlat thousands OF stomach suf-
srsrs sro Aelng now. Instead Of taking
onica, or trying to patch up poor diges-
he ailmsnf -cloeged liver and disordered
a. T. 10 y