New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1915-07-28
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By MARY. ROBERTS
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Copysifh1. 1870. by Bobbs.Me
rill Co.


listening, fearful ears. @aa
That was to be Margery's last even.
ing at Fred's Edith had kept her as
long as she could, but the girl felt that
her place was with Miss Lettia.
Edith was desolate.
MsFgery ana l were alone. $50
Perhaps was morbid about the ring.
It seemed to me she lifted her hand
and looked at 1t. s#
Harry Wardrop was here last
night said. poking down the log
with my heel.
"HereT' ,
4 "Yes. suppose I was wrong. but
lid not say you were here"
She looked ut me closely out Of the
most beautiful eyes ever saw.
I'm not afraid to see him." she said
proudly, land he ought not to be afraid
10 see me- .,... &c.,. vs.
In justice to him." l said. land be-
cause want to fight fair tell you to-
night that don't believe he knows
anything about your fathers death
and that I believe he was robbed that
night at Bellwood."
what about the pearls he sold at
Plattsburg?" she asked suddenly.
II think when the proper time comes
he will tell about that too. Margery."
I did not notice my use of her name
until too late If she heard she failed
to resent It, AFTER all. If you love
him hardly anything else matters, does
it? How: do we know but that he was
in trouble and that Aunt Jane herself
gave them to him?"
Z She looked at me with a little per-
plexity.'
lyon plead his cause very WELL" she
said. Ibid he ask you to speak to
me 81 H..
IL wont run a race with man who
Is lamc." said quietly. Officially
ought to go away and leave you to
your dreams, but l am not going to
do it. II you love Wardrop as wo-
man ought to love the man she mar
ries then marry him and hope you
will be happy II you don't-no. let
me. Anish.. !, I have made up my mind
to clear him II can. to bring him to
you with clear slate. Them know
it is, andacious, but I am going to come.
too, andr-Tm going to plead for my
self then unless you send me away"
f" She sat with her head bent, her color
coming and going nervously. Now she
looked up at me with what was the
ghost Of smile. =; g. ~.
1T sounds like threat she said
in a low voice. And you'll wonder
If you always get what you want?'
Then. of course. Fred came in and
tell over hassock looking for match
es. Edith. opened the door Of the den
and called him to her irritably, but
u. Fred declined to leave the wood fire
and settled down In his easy chair
After awhile Edith came over and
Joined us. but she snubbed Fred the
entire evening to, his bewilderment.
= And when conversation Jagged during
the evening that followed I tried to
remember what l had said. She had
not been: angry and she had under
stood. Blessed be the woman that un-
20 derstands! d.. b. ,-..s. -.
We broke up for the night. about H.,
Mrs. Butler had come down for awhile.
and had even played little, some
thing Of Tschaikowsky' singing.
plaintive theme that brought sadness
back into Margery's face
Fred and sat In the library for
awhile after the rest had gone, and
told him a little of what had learned
that afternoon. ~
"A second WIFE," he said. land a
primitive type. eh? Well. did she shoot
him or did Schwartz? The Lady or
the Democratic Tiger
The Tiger said firmly. Gi
THE Lady," said Fred. with equal
assurance: .g
Fred closed the house with his usual
care. Then we went up to bed.
My bedroom was over the library,
and Mrs. Butler and Margery Fleming
had, connecting rooms across the hall.
Fred and Edith slept In the nursery
wing 80 they would be near the chill
dren. In the square upper hall there
was q big reading table, q lamp and
some comfortable chairs.
was wakened by the pungent acrid
, smell Of smoke. My cigarette had
dropped from my hand still lighted
and. as NJ the way with cigarettes. de-
termined to burn to the end. In so do
Ing 1t had Aired my bed. the rug under
the bed and pretty nearly the man on
] the bed. It. took some sharp work to
get It all out without rousing the
house. Then stood amid the wreck
age and looked ruefully at Edith's pref
ty room. ,, :sti,.s /. IL ..
Three pitchers Of water on the bed
had made It an impossible couch. /
put on q dressing gown and. with
blanket over my arm. went out to
hunt. some sort Of place to sleep. de-
cided on the davenport In the hall
just outside, and as quietly as I could
put screen around It and settled
down for the night.