The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-08-22
The Explois. Of Elaine"

=. THE Exploits Of Elaine"
will attempt nothing against her. that she
done?"
haYs nay afd o not ook s
in the eye.
At what was rsailyin his n,ai an and heart
however. that he was perfect man mentally
and physically could not have been cavilied
had vanished. He was no longer covered by
. porpoise-like thickness Of adipoae deposit,
lete. And his mind clear as a bell. and ca
pable moment.s notice Of tremendous ein1. 7.
the power of perfection. He was the most
perfect he had ever known: Celestia
not but believe that offspring of marriage
between them would be more perfect still
Gsr since th hsr s
scientific side only had inspired ,.d him l. WAS
But gradually her beauty. and her indif-
1t was positive disIike) had warmed him out
% nh n!s Ser sosy Because he thought that
such marriage would be scientifically cor
He had picked her out as a little child; and
Famous wns woman IN History, and the most use-
full. Surely she owed him something IN re-
turn. Something? She owed him everything-
Meanwhile Tommy had been invited to live
with the Gunsdorfs. and had carried his be-
Iongings to their house This was an unpre-
dred others in Bitumen II diHered onIy
from the majority in the fact that It was one
Downstairs there was an entrance hall
which contained a hat rack. On the left
ns y room When It Wasn't sitting room and
vice versa. Back of this was a kitchen and
room and a small one. and two closets Above
these there was an attic with head room TOT
piled running water.
Similar mansions in Bitumen housed
psoDeh to
was also in the BACKYARD. q well with
and hsTn 10 ma et up no
nobody would see him. he could get one
AS leader of the Discontinued, Gunsdo r
Here. policies were Matched just
ton. and here drinks of the most vile rye
could be had by the initiated Tor
the asking.
done her best to make Tommy comfortable
Not tidy woman by nature. rs she s put l. her .n
From the looking glass In the atehen a.
s She
new comb with full complement or teeth
and on fo tse n
an interest in cooking. seeking instruction
Ss who had Tor e to
her amorous feelings toward Tommy to deeds
ner a aoWard him Just what i. was to other
young men who came to the house But
sna the whskey Was going and nobody
noticing her. she Toasted her eyes on mrs
sonant well-bred voice.
1t was shirt-sIeeve house. Directly you
came in. you hung your coat on one o. many .ngy
on your feet. you sat with them n,. on the aaDie
after removing your SHOES This ia,t w ,as,,a
hall with the Others and got nr.d h, :" s
phrase. the atmosphere was chaineo !" 1A'
Mrs. Gunsdorf was always coming and go-
ing. she would appear silent A. "a i, gh say
listen for whs to v whaf the soees ss
showed IN her oar" And she had gift o.
hitting the nail on the head En. fsiins
ferocity.
All the time her mind was nIlsn wit s,
she would take his coat from it's hook ann
strain It to her breast. somen ,,a un w .a AZ
room, and sit by the hour. fcasting herself
on day dreams of him.
less to her husband But this did not trouble
her in the least II she ever had sny
thing. all these had vanished with her nrst
sight of Tommy. -
him he would have felt very sorry for her.
and he would have changed HIS lodging. but
and he accepted the flowers which appeared
on his bureau in cracked shaving cup jus.
as he would have accepted the same DoWsrs
growing in wood
1t was some time before he even realized
that she was very good looking. in a suiien.
way. that her eyes and festh
were very fine and that she he'd a 1.-the,
strong. pantheresque way of moving.
One day there violent soci1IlHtlc
discussion going in the front room. Mrs
Gunsdorf had appeared twice at the hall door
to listen. and gaze surreptitfous1y at Tommy:
and had twice vanished upon some household
duty other.
Having closed the door softly. she turned
swiftly to where Tommys coat hung. End
pressed 1T passionately to her cheek. a paper
rustled In the breast pocket. where she knew
NO paper had been earlier in the day, ana
AFTER moments hesitation. and tmpelled by
e. s nrt unreasoninF jealousy. she snatched
II out OF the pocket and examined II.
ihonas Barclay,
Httumen. Pa,
portnnt business. barclay.
.tr,kcsS Gunsdorf felt as II she had been
har EoS ,nneavy blow between the eyes. was
" hAe CHAMPION of labor only q hyDo-