The Lemmon herald. (Lemmon, Perkins County, S.D.) 1912-1917, 1915-09-22
sizes never a1V . iinr troiA Mn.
Maybe this Ia something at last"

What puzEice me Is that she always
.eems disappointed when there's moth
ing In the post from hin. and here's
cabiegram that might ~ the very
thing she's looking for and s.e pAya
no attention to IT, 1t certainly beats
me"
"Yuu know what russles me- mors
than anything else I've said IL
hundred times She never goes outside
this house-exCept In the gardtn~da
or night You'd think she wan an ip-
valid or afraid of detectives or Gome-
thing like that God knows sle atui
sick woman. never sav q healthier
one Rain or shine. winter or summer
she walks up and down that courty ard
I'll you'd think she'd wear q path in
the stones Eats like soldier. laughs
like kid, and I'll bet she alceps liAe
one, she's so fresh and brrht eyed In
| the morning"
Wei, I've got this N say, Joe
Riggs SHE has been unGammonly de
cent TO you after the Way you used
to treat her when Hhe hfst came here.
| She's made YOU feel eserlaHtingly
ashamed Of your idiotic behavior
| Il beg your pardon. Darbury. ex~
/ claimed Mir Rigse, strikine the table
! with his bony knuckles ~ violently
/ that the books and maRazinta bou2ced
| into the air Don't you ever say my
| thing like that again TO me. It's
against the rules for me 90 call yra
scoundreIly liar or Id do 1t in sso-
oud."
For your sake, sir, Err glad rs
agatns, the rules" said rr Dawes
Uercely. I'm mighty gl@f
Mr. Riggs allowed s1cepish grin
to steal over his wriDkls1 visage, Il
apologize, nanbury,"
And 80 do l." said his friend. wf~re-
upou they shook hands stth grea- c"r"
diality--aa they did a. least doaon
times day since the tfsinning ~ ,ho
new regime
She's tho finest, IoY-lieat wom'n on
Garth" said Mr. Rigsr
Il never knew | Corld be 80 happy
an I've been duri0s the past six
months Why. this house is like blrd
cage filed with canarles, somn-
times feel like singing my head of
and as for whstlug! haven't shis-
tied for years till now -"
} "sh!" hlssed Mir Riggs, suddenly
backing away frum tho table and Try
: ing TO AFFECT an unconccrucd exaDina'
tlon Of a worn spot In the rug.
Mrs Brood wen descending th1
stairs, lightly, eagerly. In another IA
stant sho entered the room.
How nice the nra looks she crlsd.
crossing the room Never had tho
, been more radiantIy. seducttyely beau
, tiful than at this very instant Sy
cablogrum where - IT."
The old men made a simultaneous
; dash for the lon8.reglected envelops
| Mr.. Dawes, being fat and aggreRsifr,
! succeeded in being tho first to clutch
It in his eager hngrra,
"Better read II, Mrs. Brood" no
8 painted, thrusting v into her hapd
Maybe it's bad us~B"
r. She regarded h!al with ono of her
, most mysterious amiles. NO, iny
t friend. it ls not bat news. II is god
+ news. 1t Is from ny husband"
1 But you haven't read it" sasisd
= Mr. Riggs.
. "Ak, but know. fast the same" .1e
= deliberately slit tss envelope witt IA
. slim finger and he'd it out to the'n-
= Read it II you lihs'
= They socmnly fhook their heads.
E too amazed for words, She untGlted
- the sheet and sert her eyes swiftly
q over the printed contents Then, TO
+ their further stupaiactioD she prcaDed
\ the bit Of paper to her red lips, Her
4 eyea flashed Hike diamonds.
/, Listen! Here IL what II aays:
9 Come by the FIRST steamer. | ~pnt
{ you to come TO me, ThcreBe' And Ssh
1t Ia signed Your frsband'"
"Hurrayt" shouted the two OLD mrn.
, But" she ssid, shaking her head
: slowly. Il shall not obey"
9 What, You-rou won't gor"
+ gaspcd Mr., Riggs
q mo-" she criec, tho ring OF t1
umph In her voLce. She guddsGlv
. clapped her hands TO her breast and
), uttered long, deep sigh Of Joy. mo.
e shall not go to him"
The old men stafrd heIplessly while
she sank luyurious'y into a chair and
:. stuck her little feet oct to the FIRE.
. They felt their knees grow weak un.
der the weight OF their suddenly inert
4 bodies.
. But, Mrs. Brood, he wants yos'"
came almost In . srosn from the lips
Of Mr Riggs.
She lighted a cigs-e,te. III he wants
me. Mr. Riggs, let him come and get
me" she said sending a long cloud NJ
smoke toward the ceiling al she lay
: back in the chair and crossed her
= feet In absolute. after contentmenG
lie will come, my dear old friends
oh I am sure that he will come"
You you don't know him, Mrs.
| Brood" lamented Mr.. Dawee He's
made OF steel. H~-"
a { ssIy and npIprk