The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-07-25

MY God! My Cod" exclaimed Mrs Bax.
she has to be food for swine"
stronE emotion rio rs seiosd Mrs Baxter 1t
She wished almost that she had never seen
Sas Very h prae nSs S Woman ,0
No use crying over spilled MILK MI, she
travelling dress" {iE
She left the room hurrisdiy and ,n came
Ce ei from a Greek goodies, to an Ameri;
can girl. But her hands WOULD shake. and
dress was fastened, and longer to undo the
ss dreS Shf Back had sfpy %
mufhed groan. Then she looked again.
roW "S rlSbon w to the smallest Oldest oldest
little rag doll in the world. :,
wicked old womans heart We're touched by
the sight Of that doll only r know tdas th ses
song: Must hurry--must hurry-must
She found the strength to ,r half s carry
and to half nft. half tumble her into huge
trunk that almost blocked the front h aha
fIung into it the ten one hundred dollar biils.
And then sss she Hs, tried nrrv a9 compose herse
He punotual 70 the minute mute Mrs ss. Baa3
s s Ssre drawn up at the curb, she could
see the express wagon sh ana a, the him
"Everything all right" he whispered
Mrs. Baxter closed the t door' .o,et-s when
7 Vent Mte' back wit With the orangeade she was
gone. She must have seen your eyes in the
pspe the tau trunx se Waiting mao for herr
sweetzer looked at the trunk ,n He could
well then" he said how about the thou
Mrs. Baxter simply laughed in his face
How about the gas S0mpa sSe y soid @
to put up nv tho%sand and I'll give You
"You go to HE'LL, said Sweetzer inrao pi, "a
Mrs Baxter locked the front door and
frunR eontaining ceestia and had iuxu-
rious fit of Mysteries
Celestia woke neither sick nor dazed; but
cool minded and rested. in a broad, cool bed
It Mrs Baxters entrance on tiptoe that that
"Yeu,Ts had a long sleep. dearie, How do
VERY well and happy tha srso y9a vou
When o away nag cs sDa keep you it
wouldn't be right: It woulGn,s be ,s SAFE -
which eieS Mrs Baxter gave no direct answer.
rive done all can for YOU" she said.
1t did not take Celestial long. to eat her
breakfast. and make her exceedingly sim Ihe
thought and thought. until things, became
clear to her. and she knew that she had been
Mrs. Baxter burst into sudden tears at
Celestia's departure.
forget you--oh I've been a wicked woman;
but I'll try not to be wicked any more-and
It's you that done it,"
And she trust the bills which hhd. sweetzer
1T came from Heaven to help YOU" said
celestia simply. "Good-by and God bless
Her eyes bright as stars she went out into
the early sunshine and walked slowly IN an an
band of Jewels cleaning brightly across her
brow. .,. 49,, o.a,s ,,nsor +,o ers+
lines Of elevated tracks a crowd had coll
lected about her. They did not show her any
such royal at look Of seIflsutcency But as
the crowd increased. persons in its outskirts
vbn Sap BEGAN
themselves unpleasant And this example Ie
to here ee she S aney
ened but progress became more or and ID more more
dimcult and I'd s she looked this way and 'hae
The door of mean little house stood wide
f fbe house a'i and there was mfddle-a
woman who kept dabbing her eye with her
Ceiestia made a dart for the open door The the
crowd now hootng and threatening reached
narrow hallway with the woman who wept.
as she looked upon her chance visitor
We san bag th is TS & Snd % T
throwing US out INTO the str street sa,d csIestia
She was still holding the bills which Mrs.
BaE W5et had Is given yonr h brsbapd?" .- "
Almost in a state of coma Mrs. Douglas.
for that was the womans name. led the way
taken but one chair. In this. sat middle
aged patient-looking. bue,eyed man. his
pretty girl Of about the age Celestial
See" said Celestia. there is lots of money
good woman gave it to me. And please
will you help me for little while because
have place to GO and you look IKE sooo
people"
Douglas had never seen SO much money at
'sWho are you. ma'am?' he asked. Where
are you FROM
HIS eyes were blinking rapidly with awe
"' 4 am ceiestia. I have come from Heaven
to help you" He looked into her eyes for
a long time Then suddenly he fell on his
knees before her. .
before God" he said, 81 believe you
Then as suddenly he had knelt he rose
left hand if he was blind.
The young girl followed him .
He's broken down. said Mrs Douglass in
a voice full of tears and awe. and he don't
please minue-he's my husband"
And she. too left the room, and CeIestia
was alone. but not for long. Her quick ear
caught the sound of n steathy movement
"You Freddie" Sweetzer had said. eff
you drop eyes on that girl you bring her to
he added with kind OF fierce Jocosity.
Bring her dead alive" But Freddie the
Ferret had understood only the words. and
not the jocosty. So when with his usual
right in the parlor of his very own fathers
house he cast about for a weapon with
which to Subdue. or If necessary Kill her.
There money in II.
When Celestia turned and him. he had
in his right hand a heavy table leg, and upon
his haIf-wit face a sCowl of the utmost
feroCity.
tTo be Continued)