The Ordway new era., 1922-12-22

three or four times had 1t right down
bad" Eads confessed with something
between a sign and a smirk. But
you oughter told me-stated yer case
in full. as the lawyers say-ef ye
wanted help O. me. Who is she? Whar
Is she? Whut makes you SO skeered
O. her-her dad, er big dog. or big
sight O. cash7 Eff hits none er them,
you must be milky sop; and that's
next thing ter bein' er gutter"
"It's Sara Bentley. Her father is
my friend. and the house dog rolls
over at sight Of me-" Connell ex-
planned. .'But she's got friend-a
twin soul-Td love to drown. At COL
lege together. and now always writin'
Sara not to think about anything but
career. Says her voicell make her
world wonder If only she'll give it a
chance. Thinks marryin' is slavery
women ought to express themselves
all sorts O. ways instead of having
husbands and homes and babies. And
the worst part Is, this Piety Jones'
Brown is comm Monday to stay until
New Year"
"Lordy! You'll have a happy New
Year fer fact" Eads exploded, shak.
Ing with laughter.
Connell sprang up and strobe about
the room heavily, then sat down, say
ing between sighs: "Wish knew what
to do with Piety-can't kidnap her
how would 1t do to talk Ku Klux and
try to throw a scare into herr"
mo use. I'd bet on her against
anybody's Ku Klux," Eads flung back.
"Only thing I see is to try hirin' some
real desperate fellow ter make love
ter her"
"She wouldn't let him." from Con-
nell.
$50 she gives 1t out" from Eads.
Then that hardbitten citizen hurrahed
softly and cried half under breath:
''Son. l see er way out-ef only you're
game ter take hit"
"I'm game for-anything this side
of murder" Connell calculated,
springing to his feet.
"This may turn out wuss-as bad
as-matrimony," from Eads. "But
thar's this comfort-whichever way
the cat jumps you'll have the Piety
person pie-eyed before the third
round"
Then the two colloquied darkly
deeply desperately. With a result that
inside ten hours from the Piety per-
sons arrival Connell was apparently
her captive, bound hand and foot to
her chariot wheels. He haunted the
Bentley house-stayed to supper every
night and came to breakfast such times
as he had not slept under the hos
pitable roof. He had no eyes for any
body else, no ears save for the charm.
ings of Piety-who flushed, giggled
-bridled, as is possible only to an eager
soul, with its first lone captive. Sara
looked on, at first setting down every.
thing to Timmy's wish to please her
through pleasing her twin soul.
Presently, though she was by nature
placidly unsuspecting, she began to
be uneasy. Piety ceased not from urg.
ing her to think only Of a career, but
meantime went walking with Connell,
riding and driving with him; began
calling him Precious and demanding
that he sit at her feet while she read
grew bold enough to kiss her-care
fully staging the event where Sara
could not help but see it.
Sara had will of her own-eke a
way. Very quietly, with the sanest,
kind voice, she said to Piety: "AL
truism is your strength-and your
weakness. AS friend, I must save
you from it. You think you are max
ing Timmy over so he'll suit me bet
ter. But no need to trouble yourself
love him for his lacks, his foibles,
even more than for his gifts and his
strength. Wen be married New Year
so you won't have to come back"
There Timmy interrupted, proceed
ing by hugging Sara tight and hurrah.
ing so the neighbors heard him.