Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1870-03-03

Is not stranger to me, to you, or to fame.
rs an officer and gentleman, one whose
services have been acknowledged by deserved
promotion, and who has made bis mark with
his pen - well "a his sword r III .8o.9 y
81 His name, my daughter p
"Colonel Edgar N.nsAeld, mother. Have
you not seen It in print = s49
Eyes, often; but toll me how, when ana
vhnre Won met him yio 1apH III ntatiB
! Anna Marstou rave an account of the dan
ger which she had escaped, and enthnaaas1ac-
ally described the heroic conduct OF her Pre-
server. stsssst.,t
"Mother," she said, Il the Close Of her mar
ration, az looked down into his blue eyes
while faltered between life and death, and.
in their soulful depths Lresd MI FATk In an
instant loved him with = love that viii know
no change but in death, ..,..pfs4.
ssAnns, my child, this is folly! To give
your love before It is sought, Is unmaideniy TO
cay the least, aaaia guns t91a ~
another, 1t Is tho voice Of Nature, and who
shall still It's pleadings: Till now have been
as ice to all who have sought my smiles-thi
now distrustful, believing that the he'ress,
end not the woman, being wooed, should meier
be won. But 1t Is over. He will come to see
me--hc will WOOL shall accept, and / pray
Heaven we shall be happyw ~t3 aia
At later, hour, when Mrs. Marston was
alone in the drawing-room, servant entered
and said: 40,
"Coionel Mansfield has called to see Miss
Anna" 't 9ist a't'5t VIZ
&" Request him to walk In and will gladly
welcome him then you may inform my
daughter Of his arrival"
The Colonel entered, was received with .
courtesy, grateful kindness, which made that
queenly matron nobly progressing IN his
sight. ....s..z.....,., .f
The conversation, hinging much on the SER
vice he had been 30 happy as to render, con-
tinued until the rustic of her dress announced
beautiful Anna Marston, our heroine. As he
rose, she glided forward, and with hands ex.
tended to grasp his, exclaimed:
~ am SO glad you have come so soon, that
my dear mother may with myself join In re-
newal of grateful expressions for sti
"a service which fortune threw in my way,
and to which hope nv kind friend will make
no further illusions, for by the honor Of her
acquaintance / am more than rewarded.
hope you feel no evil effect from the startling
incident Of the daye'
"None at ALL And can now explain to
YOU how il occurred" IAi l1o"E lYiHq u
The reader, who has noted all the incidents
of the plot laid by Belphor, needs no repeti-
ton of them here,
Colonel Mansfield listened, and with the
keen perception of q man Of the world, read
the entire plot in all its dark details. And
while he rejoiced at its failure, he warned the
lady that bad men seldom give up wicked
plan because foiled at first, and that she must
yet guard against peril from these men. ID,
Urged on, they could not say why, or cared
not to ask, each in turn confded to the other
a knowledge Of their respective positions.
The Colonel, who had gained his rank in the
volunteer service, was now about to enter the
regular army as captain of cavalry. lie in
tended to do so, for in frontier and garrison
duty he could find leisure to use his pen, and
the income from that, added to his regular
pay, would enable him to continue to support
an educate an orphan sister--his dear little
Pearl, then at the Rutgers Female College.
He informed Miss Marston that his sister
would graduate during the following week,
and that 1t was his intention to then take her
TO the West with him. oi.rtt gs
"For," he added, "she is too young, too
pure, to 90 out alone in contact with the
world" lI tt @s.t - i's"
"When your dear sister graduates, j would
like to have her here to live with me. Her
room shall be next my own. Birds shall sing
in every window, and flowers greet her eye on
every side, Promise me, my prescrycr, that
you will let her live with me, at least for a
time ?"
81 would be unjust to both you and her to
refuse, and If you will, together we will visit
her tomorrow, for it is Saturday, and she will
be all day at home" 5..i.t....4 49,
Anna, noble hearted, far above the selfish
ness Of too many Of the wealthy daughters Of
America now revealed her soulful nature, as
well as part of her history. 4io n
"Do not think me bold, Colonel Mansfield"
she said, g. do not mean to be. But am,
fear, spoiled child. Mother was left a widow
when was very young, with an immense for
tune in her hands, a large part of which be-
came mine a year ago, when became OF age.
She has had me educated at home, but has
allowed me always to have my own way in
everything. 1t has made me independent and
willful, apt to speak just as feel, and to act
as ! believe right. If err, forgive me-
Dear Miss Anna, your faults are the faults
of an angel, and can never see them. We're
wealthy, placed above the influences Of that
tide which, ebbing and flowing, carries poor
humanity whittier It wills, / would feel inde-
pendent, and say more to you now than honor
will permit. Forto tell you that love you,
TO ask you to give your love and hand TO one
unable to do more than TO keep himself out
Of debt, and to raise and educate one sweet
sister, would indeed be dishonorable. /" ''s'3
"Edgar Mansfield, j drop all titles I scorn
all cold ccremony,I hate conyentionalities.
acknowledge thatI LOVE YpU-that nature
whispers to me you are the one, the only one.
to whom ! can con6de the happiness Of my
life" .3f}fNI a3sN
"Oh, Anna, fsnot this drcamg"
IlC'sNo Edgar Mansfield, It IL real, and every
word that l have, uttered COMBS from my
heart. The world, too cold to read hearts, as
hearts are, may not understand me, but you
will Love springs into existence even as vol