The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1917-09-07

and thank him. What more natural
than after while they should each
say "Good morning." and add a few
words about the weather. In course
of time she knew that his name was
| Mr.. Tulane. and he that hers was Miss
/ Dunn.
Once in awhile she had a suspicion
/ of covetousness for the beautiful
clothes the young lady of the family
wore. Miss Gladys Sackville seemed
always TO be going somewhere. Her
| life was about as much of Il whirl as
Mrs. Dimler's. Once I'm a while she
dashed into the nursery and kissed the
/ baby. She was good TO Kathleen. and
| told her she wished she had her eyes.
Once she asked Kathleen if she had a
lover, and at her stammered denial
laughed and said: "Oh, you must get
one. Life isn't worth living without
a loverm From which Kathleen in
ferred that Miss Gladys had one.
Mrs. Sackville was the second wife,
and much younger than her husband,
| Gladys being the only child of his first
marriage. The young stepmother paid
little attention the young and come
fly Gladys. Perhaps she had found
the price of peace was not TO take no.
tice, for the young lady was decidedly
high spirited and self-willed.
Late one afternoon Kathleen saw
from the window a car draw up IN
| front of the house. At the same mo-
ment Gladys tripped down the steps
and a man got out and assisted her In.
As he turned his head Kathleen recog-
nized him. 1t was Mr. Dimler.
Was this the lover of whom Gladys
had spoken?
No. that is impossiblei" thought
| Kathleen mo doubt he is taking her
TO see his wife,
1t might have been about ten days
after this episode that Kathleen sat
in the park with the baby. She had
taken him to a quiet, secluded spot
back of some bushes where he could
feel the grass under his feet and roll
about on it, As he grew sleepy she
put him in the carriage and employed
herself knitting while the child slept.
Presently some one came and sat
down on the seat the other side of the
shrubbery. She recognized Gladys
voice exclaiming: "Oh, Howard! I'll
go anywhere, to the end of the earth
with YOU, But father-he'n never for
give me!'
"Oh, yes he will. They always do
1t was a mans voice that answered.
And the man was Dimler.
Kathleen, amazed and horror-strick-
en-, felt that she must at once confront
them and denOunce the man. But the
next moment she realized how power
less she would be TO effect any real
good. She must think what was best
to be done. Meanwhile she kept still
and listened. Dimler was pleading
with the girl to elope with him and be
secretly married. Finally she consent
ed, and the time was set. kathleen's
heart was humping so she feared they
might hear it. But they were too much
occupied with each other, and after q
time they rose and strolled away.
The night of the elopement came
and Kathleen was on the watch. II
was nearing twelve, and everyone IL
the house but herself was in bed
Gladys had not come in. and terrible
suspicion arose that they might have
changed their plans. Just then sht
heard someone coming softly up th'
, stairs. 1t was Gladys. She went Il
her room, and a few minutes after she
, heard her going rather slowly down, al
though she might be carrying some
thing.
, Kathleen rushed to the front win
, dow and looked out. A closed ca
: stood out in front. Dimler had got on
, and was coming toward the steps. ID
? caught coat that Gladys threw him
| At that instant Kathleen put her hea'
! out of the window and screamed
q Then she rushed TO Mr. Sackville, wh'
was already aroused, and told him t
, hurry to the front door. She followed
, closely on his heels. At the foot o
the steps a policeman was holding tn
,, struggling Dimler, who was protesting
his innocence, but all to no purpose, a
he had the stolen goods in his hand
. Gladys had drawn back in the hall
But her father took in the situation.
He is not a thief. father" she pre-
tested.
mo, indeed!' cried Kathleen. sure
:, l see him now. It's Mr.. Dimler!
> worked last for his wife.
Dimler, thoroughly cornered, ha
:, either to admit his identity or b
. taken to the station as a thief. ii
. hastily explained 10 the policeman
who, after taking his name and &C
!. dress, and being assured by Mr.. Sack
= Vile he did not wish TO make an
= charge, allowed him 10 enter the ca
, but not until he had given the littl
y nursemaid a look calculated 10 witht
o her on the spot. Sackyille lifted su
\ case and travelling bag inside the doc
: closed it and told the discomfite
q Gladys to go in the library. Then h
l. thanked Kathleen for her timely hell
r. and told her he would remember he
n for Ii.
It The next day she explained TO LAIR