Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1916-04-07
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"Yes!" she answered abruptly.
He came up on to the veranda be-
side her. Il am Horace Davidson,
and represent the Burlington and
Hartwell road. But I've no doubt you
have already guessed my identity.
I'm sorry II l kept you waiting. We
had blowout. Deucedly cold. isn't
It? Shall we 60 inside?"
1T is colder in there. Besides, our
business is outside, l believe"
The wind was screaming so he had
to stand quite close to catch her
words. An uncommonly pretty girl,
by Jove." he said to himself.
A shrill whistle sounded In the dis
lance. and both turned quickly. A
big interurban trolley car appeared
around the curve of the road and sped
on a raised track across the open
space below them.
The suit comes up next week. l
believe" began Kathleen.
Unless you change your mind and
have it withdrawn"
Why should II"
ITO begin with. I don't think you
have much chance"
is there no Justice in the world.
then? What are courts for?"
Justice" he answered. mo Judge
can see why a strip of track should
do any damage to a farm"
Perhaps he can see it If It is ex-
planned to him that the road got its
right Of way under false pretense. that
the track cut my fathers farm in two
to begin with, and that the raising of
it made it impossible to pasture a
herd of cows on one side with the
barn on the other. A culvert would
have cost US two thousand dollars,
and the company wouldn't pay It.
Further. when he saw in despair that
his big dairy farm was ruined, began
to have visions of q summer hotel
and petitioned tho company for q sta
ton. But that was refused, too. He
was ruined financially and in health.
He was too old to stand the blow.
and he died."
Horace Davidson was silent awhile.
Then. why don't you sell the placer"
Il would IL could. No one will
have 1t with that ugly raised track in
the wrong place"
He saw that she was shaking with
emotion and cold. Miss Lowell" he
said more kindly, after all it was
foolish of me to ask you to meet me
out here. We can talk better in my
office in town."
The next morning. Horace Davidson
was having trouble about q button
which had disappeared from his over.
coat.
Evelyn" he begged his married
sister. will you sew q button on my
overcoat II you happen to have any.
thing at all that will match?"
Such shiftlessness! Where's your
tailor? Take 1t up to the sewing
room. the proper place for such oper.
.ations. You'll find someone there"
So Horace went upstairs and along
a hall to a remote corner of the great
house. where he had q vague idea the
sewing room was. An open door
through which light shone and the
faint whir of . machine were his
guides, and he soon found himself
watching q girl. her head and shoul.
ders bent over the machine, q dark
island in pillows upon pillows of
snowly-white stun.
Il beg your pardon" said Horace.
The .whir stopped and the girl
looked around. It was Kathleen Low.
ell. She sprang up. instantly recog.
MIXING him. Mr.. Davidson! How
you startled me! Won't you sit
downs"
Thank you. Miss Lowell. We seem
destined to meet in white acres, al
though I must say this landscape il
warmer than the last one. To ex-
plain my errand this time. I was told
to come here to have . button sewed
on. May l beg the favor?" He held
out the coat he had been holding on
his arm.
Kathleen flushed. Certainly. I'll
do it right away. Have you the but
toni"
mo. I thought maybe there might
be one around that would match"
I'm afraid not. They are very odd.
Oh. I believe-Why. yes! l found one
in the station yesterday and put It in
my bag. It's up In the schoolroom
with my things. Ill get It. You see.
I'm the children's governess."
He looked his surprise and inquiry.
This 10 extra-you Sect she ex.
planned. Il teach days and sew nights"
And all this because the road ran
through your farm and ruined IT,"
She looked away and didn't answer.
A new look had come into the mans
eyes, stern and determined. Give
me that coat. Miss Lowell. I'll sew
on my own button" She handed 1t
over wondering.
You 90 homo now and stay the
rest of the winter. When spring comes,
move back into your home in the coun.
try. I'll answer for the road. I'm q
big stakeholder myself. l am going to
make 1t my business to see that you
are treated properly"
Copyright 1916. by the Mcclure Newspa-
per Syndicate.)
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