Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1918-01-02
at the \. p. knight home Sunday,
THE GODS WILL SEND
BY LOUISE OLIVER.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.

windows of bis apartment looking out
into the twilight descending rapidly
over the river and the palisades be-
yond. He was dressed faultlessly for
the evening and Owam, his Japanese
servant, stood waiting with his over
coat and his glistening hat.
Suddenly Richard wheeled. "Owan,
what would you do If you were tired
of everything? Tired Of food, tired
Of people, tired of amusement, tired
of-living?"
Owam smiled and gave peculiar
little shrug of the shoulders. "Mees-
ter Dick get married"
"Who to-" asked Richard curiously.
"Nice grill"
'"That's like you Orientals. Anyone
at all with five pigs, flock Of geese, a
hundred simsos and few thousand
ancestors"
Owam made a deprecating gesture
with his bands. "Meester Dick want
wife-the gods will send!'
The telephone rang. Richard an
swered it. A thin, high voice came
over the WIRE "Oh, DOCTOR" it plead
ed, show is Kitty Louise resting now?'
At any other time Richard would
have said, 'Tm sorry, but you must
have the wrong NUMBER" and hung
up. But something in the voice, pa
thetic usefulness, an overwhelming
anxiety touched an answering chord
in his heart. So Richard answered,
"She is very comfortable now, really
resting quite easily" .a -.
"Then tell her, please, that Archi.
bald will be around this evening to ar
range about the wedding tomorrow, as
he leaves for France the following
morning" --.as
This was rather breath-taking turn
Of affairs. ...-
"Owam, I don't happen to know q
Miss Kitty Louise, do II You know
everybody's name"
"Owam not know, Meester Dick"
"Yes, the name has familiar sound.
Kitty Louisel Why, I say, Owann-l
remember. One day In the elevator
was going-rve got 1t now. Bring my
hat, Owam." And then as the Jap
hurried away, "And If I can find hef
tonight she'll not marry Archibald to
morrow"
With the aid Of an ELEVATOR boy In
his own building Richard found the
door of the studio under the skylight
He raped and voice called, "Come
in"
At first he did not see her proppei
up on cushions on couch en- the 9th
or side Of the big reom., vk5ygsbaw
81 couldn't answer the door myself
you see, she smileds ,eand Polly hat
to 60 out, I've had an accident. NJ.
foot caught in a grating today and
fell and hurt my ankle" So
"Then you are Miss Kitty Louise
my Miss Kitty Louise, I mean"
'Yours?'
"Yes. That is-but I'd better ex
plain. I happen to be the bearer Of {
message. to YOU that came to me b!
mistake over the telephone. It is abou
one, Archibald" He watched her Ajeal
ously. "'You do know an Archibald
don't your" ~ seq
eyes" She had turned very pale.
'Well, was to tell you that he II
coming this evening to arrange for
wedding tomorrow. He leaves tn
next day for France"
She had turned her head away ant
made no answer. There seemed to b.
nothing to do but retire and he movet
toward the door.
"Mr. Forbes!" BE turned. "Thanl
you for the message. It is odd that i
should come through you, and wonder
full how you found me. Somehow
cannot think clearly, but feel that
ought to explain. You see, grandma
wants me to marry Mr.. Archibald
Stone-and I've never done anything
she wanted before. All this"-lookint
around the studio-''is against hel
wishes. So I've half promised wha
you know to try to make it up. She's
not well and may 60 any minute.
don't want it on my conscience tina
I've made her unhappy at the last" =,
Richard came nearer. "But yot
mustn't marry anyone you don't love
I'm going to tell you that love you
You must not marry this other man.
She stared at him incredulously fo'
moment. "Since when? 1t COULDN'T
have happened in fifteen minutes"
II think it began that day you drop
ped your muff," he said eagerly. 81
wonder if you have ever thought o.
me at all since then"
EYES," she confessed.
"Then, that's all I'll ask of you unit
you've told this Archibald that it's al
off,"
"But I can't. Grandma would di|
Of disappointment and it would be my
fault"
The door opened suddenly and Polly
rushed in. "Oh, Kitty, Kitty Louise
your grandmother. She's-she's-"
"Polly, what are you saying7 Is sht
-dead?"
Polly nodded excitedly. "Oh, don't
Kitty Louise. Pleased" For the latter
had buried her face in the cushions
and was sobbing softly.
Richard went over and took one o.
her hands. "The gods have sent" HI
repeated solemnly. "Owam was right
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