The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1880-08-20

lido ever hear anything Of Emma
LandF' he repeated. sWhat can make
You ask that, Dinah .Ann?''
h ssWhat can make me ask it? I don't
know. The query happened to come
into my mind. Why should I not ask
it?" .r,sg 5 = a. 81, q rses
There's no sense in itA-that I see."
q tsBut do YOUR aa95
"Do what?' " 5.s
= Ever hear of her?',' ,. q =
& s.Why. you know she went out to-
where was it?-the West Indies, think
to erfriends there ever SO long AFRO.
Nigh upon eight years, it must be. You
know she did, Dinah Ann"
'.But she may write from the West
Indies. Perhaps she does. Does she
write to yon?'' :. = IS r.
r He shook his head to imply mega
tive, and occupied himself with his sup
per again. Emma Land had once upon
between them, for Dinah Ann was
jealous in the old days. & 80 +
'.Do you ever see her, James?''
.'See whor' 81 - s. -, ~,
..You know. Emma Land" 49,
81 can't think what has put all this
into your head tonight Dinah Ann.
How is it?'' - s....., go Z
7, y ."But do YOUR sf. 2
< .'Do what?'' i - ,.i....,sg,5
..See. her." .4aaoes. ~
& "Why, how could I see her?'" return
ed he, in q sort of helpless tone, that
his wife fully thought was put on.
s'She is in the West Indies. and am
here" t }l..
"She may not be in the West Indies
now."
81 don't know where she is. She's
there for all I know-and I'm sure it
does not NATTER
T. ".Ask no questions, and you'll here
no stories.'" Thought his wife, quoting
the line familiar to her in her school
girl days.
II should not at all wonder, James,
but Emma Land has come back again"
"May be. Two or three years
ago we heard she had married out
there"
"Who heard it? Who said it?''
81 know I heard it; I remember it
quite well. But as to who said it, Ifor-
get that-your brother. I think. That
she had married cousin"
"Oh! Not that that's unlikely, for
she was ready to marry anybody. She'd
have married you, you know. She laid
traps for YOU" 4,. Ste
"That's about true, I believe; but
did not fall into them, Dinah Ann"
And, laughing good-naturedly, James
Harbury turned from the suDper-tray
to reach his pipe. Dinah Ann rang the
bell, resumed her knitting and fell into
an unpleasant reverie.
A few days passed away, things GO
ing on smoothly at the farm. Dinah
Ann had recovered her temporal
least she displayed no signs of it being
ruffled. James Harbury was as usual,
save that at times he seemed little alb
sent and thoughtful. One afternoon he
went upstairs to change his everyday
coat for a better one.
"Where are you going?' cried Mrs.
Harbury. quickly, as he came down
again.
'Only into Northam! I shall be
home early"
"Into Northam! It's not market
day
':Nc; but I've got little business
there-about those sheep, you know,
Dinah Ann. 1 shall get them at my
own price, after ALL
'sOf course you will. I told you so
all along. But I do wonder you could
not wait until tomorrow"
"Oh-market-day's always bustliDg
day; one forgets half ones business, or
has not time to do it. Anyway, I
thought I'd go in this afternoon
81 should like to go with you,
james,
Mr.. Harbury received the impulsive
wish with blank look, and had no
ready answer at hand.
81 want to buy new silk gown, and
to order best cap, and ever so many
other things. Yes, 1 will go with you,
James. l won't be five minutes getting
ready"
But-Dinah Ann-not to-day. I
can't take you this afternoon. You shall
go tomorrow, instead
F" Why can't you take me?
Business" he shortly replied. And,
his gig being just then brought round,
White Bess in the shafts, he got into it
without more ado and drove away, call
ing out good-by to his wife.
"rll be even with you, Mr.. james,"
nodded she.
The sun was setting when he drove
in again and round to the stable yard.
Leaving his horse and gig with Evan,
he was crossing to the house when his
attention was caught by q huge volume
Of black smoke putting out of the CHM
ney of a narrow building that was for
merly made to serve as brew house and
wash house, until the larger one was
built. As it was out of use now, was
not. in fact. used for any purpose what