Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1919-03-13
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With gleeful laugh. sss ss;sl
'.And 70 whom, pray inquired
tina. and she 6ushed and 0uttxred ~
she guessed what his reply would be.
"Of course there's only one young \
man you. would care about, said Ger
Aid with Z shrswA twinkle 10 his eyes.
''and that 10 Alan Blair He's going
away for . week ana be has hired ne
to take care Of Hugo. gst two doll
lara for the JOB ana " ars % houss
the dog here. Il that all right r
Lima made, 10 demur. She and
Hugo had always been gool friends.
A, short. chunky but powerful bull
pup. Hugo essentially minded his own
business and was we'll behaved. ex.s
cept when he or his friends were im-
posed upon. Then 10 bscame q fuEt-
ous whir,wind Of action.
sMr. Blair took me through his
room to get Huge" narrated Gerald.
Say. sis. he's Ut your photo % the
mantel ana taAsd rosebud tied 70 q
frame With . ribbon. why. sayi
your cheeks look like rossbuds now.
WHAT'S the matter, ehf''.
You ridiculous torment q cried Lina.
and. Ill pretty confusion but. oh. 70
happy eyed! LEFT Gerald to himself.
A few minntss later her sweet voice
echoed from the garden q II expres1-
ing some great jox 8s
Lima Aid not try to hide from herself
that che loved Alan Blair, and Alan
Blair was only waitinr for the fittinx
opportunity to ASSURE himself Of HE
fact. Lina worked &C . large euvaiop
manufacturing plant where great
many girls were employed. A. Bells
Aaron Todd, an under foreman. yho
was distant cloud In the otherfiss
clear sky Of her existence. He was 4
sullen,, dark-browed fellew who lad
pestered her BY forcing Iii company
upon her ever since she had begun
work At the plant. Only the day pre-
vious she had resented his waking
home with her. had told him clearly
that she had fhouxht nothing Of him
and never would, and shudiered even
now 40 she recalled 4 aerceIy h!saed
out threat that s'shs should suffer for,
her contempt!" Is
Hugo was disIoyal To hia new
keener and promptly followed tina,
with whom r. VA. Z srrsaat favofite.
II seemed a though the sensib,e ami
mai comDrehended the inferest of III.
absent master ~ Lina. for the next
morning when abe started for work
be trotted ~ her sids clear 20 the
nlant. E0uallv inte,Nsent. Huso a.
peared 10 comprehend thatS thsrs ma
no admittance for him 10 The ereat fac
tory. and renorted hack q fhe soitne-
what anxious Gerald 4 the Noreton
/ home promptly.
EVENING". Huro kent close "a tina
whenever .he took ! stroll. :, thou.b
his master had conferred upon him
/ the dignity of com0pauion and protek.
tor. q a
Aaron Todd had ceased % annoy
Lima by cont,nuins his unwelcome 4.
gteutIons, but she shlyered = often dur.
ins the day abe notetl him startpgj It
her il 3, sinis,er wav. One eSeains
abe was e the eate Of her home en-
toying the balmy evening air when 4
etrl She knew a. Eta Pearce Az
preached. She was q rough. bolster.
ous creature who had been dischar9ed
from the plant 4 week previous. and
Lima had never been familiar WITH her.
rMellie Burma wishes to 80 you.
Lima spoke the Pearce rirl. s.shs 10
III, and asked me 10 ret You to come
to her"
The unsuspectinT Liza ACCOMPANIED
Eta. who led the way finally down .
dark street with few houses AtdnA
Of those .he halted ana started M an
uulighted stairway.
"Hold nv hand In this dismal
place" she directed Lima. and then
after proceeding 4 few steps she ab.
ruptly thrust Lima into ! lighted room,
and slammed ,he door
Neither had noticed that HUGO had
Kept closely behind them al Of the
time. nor that he slipped p.st Lima
into the room and snusx,ed down
into q corner,
Lima gave = great start. she turned
white to the Iips a. she was confront
ed BY Aaron Todd. sueesins. wicked
eyed a. ever. aud she knew that shs
was IN a trap.
you won't scream he observed.
sfor no one win hear you. j told you
| was bound to marry you. and / shall.
An automobile 10 waiting outside:
clever Eta will 70 with % q witness,
and ten miles safely away from here
a o,arrvnan 90 u,atttr. - ro,, $40