The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1875-12-31
CHATTER XIV.
strN sooM CONSULTATIONS.

"Ynn arc worrying yourself into isvor.
Mr., tiurlon." siid Herthn 10. Ia eompsny
with Funny, she approached the Young
mans vi lca few inoinaats after ihs IL.
pftnre III urpsrr and Eugene. ~ must
inaias "a ynnf keeping perfectly auiui. for.
remember, Fanuys reputation ~ \ iv.rru IL
now a. aika.'
"lhen iharc liz another motive for my
ge,,ing mrll. sail Hugh nuEhinniy u
euutln'I tiua IL In my henr, To- ruin lilo
girl ptesrcct- Wy dying now. VI You
may 'srcet ~ Aao nv on my ioet tlils vuiy
might"
"'ro.a'aht II exclaimed both girls In i
BREATH "Nvu innsi nut think of such
| thlnH."
"iini have rom. matters 10 attend 10
thut arr fe,lly important" urged Hugh.
"seal'les, think lhat il will do Inn l.sa
harm i, liv moving afe.itl than to liz faut.
ting hsts, fpt can't vet thu business out
ot my nnnl,
'slhpn dom, fret" nia Fanny. ~ihe
loes"r astl that yen might walk little 10.
morrow, Int ,pn cant move to-day.
in,lsl r.tltFal ~ il.n AIttlrR room now" sho
lenntna.l. HhHi am going 10 laasa Her.
thu hurn AMI #nr II #llu rant rsssi yaur
businaes III II yulf Hina.'
liurtha Lin tlul md would have declined
M ihu Itt,.Nt IL aailg lioFn harin than
,,oua. nh,n slin Hta iIisi tiip du, Ilpasua
TIN aick man mud shr reluctantly Hoatnl
hcfasi nuar thu t.slsi,le with u volume II
rrnn,sun IN har hand.
alhe la.aaa are n.asl, al .insn stairs"
III. sal. anlil 'lrnnssan sluf"
"keal,.' a.li lla4h. IL IN inat Wilt. |
should ltss. ehnapn.
"ll4Ne YIN any ahuiraf' Asked BERTHA
Il ahuuli liLa o. hsAr .Msai,' said
lIugh aud ne,.ha accordingly began IL
lu.l. thu young man Watching het
With wile.uren eye#.
lleitha waa l,y nu mrans an accomplished
rea.lur. Lnl ~ Hugh liatennd 10 huf ho
| hs4lEit that hu Ind npsur heard il aNua,ul
seisr, In railing alHo u..nead ~ intel,
i,kent understanding ot tho loa,n. and
Hugh v ~ anfrritod A. thu accuracy VI hu,
.lnj.hutia.
| H. l.st.nc.i in,t,s,ly for ro,ne time, hul
exhausted nature bn..n tunsanrt her eltin,s
nuN that lilo unnatural rxsitumrilt which
| llaa kNlt as.ly nsrsv In full ply Maa ly
| ing away. lni the sWeat Voice Hluw Iaiuirl
au,l l,in,er la his essrs until hc wAa .ount
aHl.vp.
4 ~ hal vlpri hc knaw not how long
whon hn wa awakened ~ ihu ialri
II Il .sai pata ua his forehead Without
opening hia .sos hu Anps that il MAJ l,at
tia Mo Mas i,.niing ovat him. H. knew
that hs I'll. ihuill which thu tnueIi Halll
tArlli4A ha Misule franln. Ii mi iii iav.
h.an b.r.tttap III lila Weakness. lnt III had
imagined i.lau', that dAy, thHl ti4i@ iaii
village .ifl aiih As'r tl.ar Ll.a asta mud
pitying face aseangd nuArtr ~ liul ill
any uthrr ,naiii.n user hal. H. rralltpd
|, aauhS nom Ntan Arr hAAt tsat.sra NuIs
tf1 lnp Il H. aNAs lss lasa aisI hsl
Mnt,ls ~ pits neia iii tia ears,
ssJJ~w t~.,iLig ~ r,nHs snysr With tls
horrible unt in his head he heard liz
Mllrinur.
| ia shv a. truly sorry fot ,ne. ilians" Ii
nAkad hinisaIf. ~ ..th.f tal isesl
onl, hplf A. neifilul saepli mol II lynn,
here now
1 II viii hn rn,ssmleral that ilnRh hi,
hpari thhi fix.ss had bsan ddeiaiei all
WAllingfur,is heir that very niornlfig u
uAlen Gray, tla man who had nttaiapte,
hia lfs. lie could FpAsan IL out III no VII.
except that ths attorney AMI lipttla'
brother had plotted fpgaiher. and that III
blow hv had rreoivua really calne Az m,cl
from one ~ thu ether. II painnl him I
think tItia of the brother u tito grl VII
was caring Tor him ~ lunielly. LIT thps
| Httuuu 70 be 10 uiHpf Way ~ Htp.ituilu
fur tho production 1t another heir II. sou
- ths plotting parties considered him ou
VI the wss forever.
lis tuad nnl to think III thcHs thlnrs q
hs lny there With its,tha's hand ssiIf "a
rvAsinE hi~ forehead Hu oven found him
vii rejoicing over tile belief that iiarth
kncw nothing u h.r Ltolhrr'a tehunius
llo WAS certain cf this. I'm fact, for he hA,
heard ksr rAciamAtiuns u surprise wAel
kuEcno had broken thv na~A ~ thu littl
group ln the nisting.rounl. liz xayu him
1sif Wy to evuly thought that SPOKE III III.
eiri'n lAvog and rejected tho4a which III,
lst. II seemed liks 4 fersiasts u ltsayaI
70 him 10 iis thors In that quiet ROOM
with Tho nsw fvel.nRs bertha had awaken
~ " hls huart growing stronger kAd Int
tss dsdued with svvry tUuuh VI hsT daint,