The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1880-07-15

I Anil II ihsX VII N. shr ss,d N all IA,
haspis .in@m&, ~lriahy llav. Nm nsls
I'll ane "a, making INV, i~tlis,s ssa vasssl
fa mn until Nsu tav~al frm mv sssn.
Iss~Asaa ,d inN k,sv. THAT ss,n mspht Mlsl
Hiss'shst Al nMf lssnE lsss IN ssaalnert&
| kns~ ssa ~ W. Sliish anil rrsssl, lint
slil mt islhssr YIN ralmIslr II this.
Isst will net ~smSnw Nsns, II ssatt rsn.
%sense ,ks's ma.-l lcsr YIN sa will tH
TINT.
AMI ,hr speakers eyes rested with
living, plying rlam~ ul1n TIM dark,
handsome iace bs his @i,lr.
Hh.lah fatcscnr did no, m~t this
lssk. has stsasl. with duwnsasi eyes,
ncrsansls pulling "a lasrv~ Refnnium
lsat she hal Just p'urknl.
In asrrage incrs thu I~,w,r NJ rxnrs~.
~iun II l,rs IN rNsnly divided anaunn the
haAlinp features, Int Sh.lah roriescue'n
rNv~ ssvmesl a. naunuls,lig. VI. n wunll
hnsr ls~n harl ~ find Il swrrscr mnnth
Nl,rn thu rN.s were smilinKA II would
Inv. sen difficult, ~ match Nlr delicate
oatlin. III the farr, ~ thu exquisite chs.
fling ~ every feature, Nothing rMll
III, mnrs finished slnn thu contour and
l1,se IL the hiph.hrrl little head, nr thu
wealth II raven hair hy which il VIM
snrn,unntcsl. Hut from nll these Tho Al.
teniiun WINS Withdrawn when the dark,
mNstcriuus eyes flashed MlMn thu slNc.
tatnr lnk Ia which NIL their expires.
sianal power MAS concentrated. Eyes
like tlose might suHgcst TINT they would
express ten much unless they ware unstcr
remarkable control by their owner,
hut this they we've, for Ahclah Fortc~cMc
could, when she chose, express more In
one glance fr,M these dark, dreamy
eyes thnn mo~i women wnnld In hull nj,
hours conversation, HIT now tho~c
eyes were half concealed hy Tho long jct
laHllcS. nnh yuM could only tell that shc
hcnrl tho drcp. imlMSxioMcA words al.
slrrH.ed t0 licr ly thu impatient manner
In which Hlsc tossed away tho Leaf nhc
held IN her haM,l.
hlelah." h. Hn,d. after waiting In
win fnra reply, "cnn yau Rivc me- no
holN-~-no promise TINT may serve m 4
gnnl III tllc race ~ lifcY All. darling,
son, Will, your cold, proud nature, can.
MT comprehend how deep and laslinR In
my 1--we Tor yon. know have little ~
MIR yon now IN return fnr The love
ark, hut can you not pronirn me TINT
eometime In the future, carr MT how
far distant that time may hr, II l sl,onl,l
hrinR \ nnmr---ono which mcn honor--
IL III. III Your Int, yo, would tlrn NJ.
rers my lnyeY knew my life hAn ber,l
mn n illrneSx md folly up IL the pres.
mi tlms, Int n wins because there MAs
nothing IL stimulate me- ~ fnllnN il,r
higher and nnhl.r walkH III life, ana |
nimrl, followed whore NY Idle inclina.
,iulr lrl, Hint with ~ ii i prix. ~ yonr
love IN Wv. there II nothing would
MT .lo Or ,lare.
AndaA l,e csnHrd speaking, almost mn.
consciously. liz attempted to take her
hnnd. hlle drew hack hastily, md for
TIN tirst time apokr, And her words came
In rluAr, measured tones. ITO say
TINT nm surprised would hut indiil,r.
entls express whnt | icpl nj this mn.
mint, Elmer. When yuu first mon.
TIMED this subject. supposed yon were
jeslinK. Int, since yu, have assumed
such tragic style. I must .ithrr think
YIN mn rally Ia cnrnr~t Or TINT ynn
hnsr hvn cnNt fur i disappointed lovers
lmrt--s,ilr ~ thu fierce unus, Nnu knew
II. snMc private thuntricnl~. and TINT
YIN tnkr this opportunity NJ r,.ll.nrninH
Nnnr part. N nm correct III my ati,r
Hiirluins, lit me assure yun TINT, II my
criticism IL worth anything, thu piece
Will la il cnhillrtr success ~ fnr IN yu,lr
netting IL concerned,
And siu laughed il low, musical laugh,
m 2l,u tnyrd with chased aol.l bracelet
nlH,n her nhnp~ly wrist,
Ahrlni,, how can you speak M lightly
II II .uhjcc. which ~ me- II sI,e m,~t ~.
rinus II my Iifrs llas noi my nntiring
devotion ~ yul Tor months past h,en
nAinnlAtic prof ~ IA, lnyeY
= ies, Elmer, your alterations hnse
lseil somewhat pointed. and on several
re.,AiullH yuu have lern ancummunly
sentimental tur one nj Your nnttr-ui.
fAet disposition Int did not nuplA~c
TOR moment TINT these little harkih IL
sentiment would c,lliniMAtr In anything
muru serious than Your making low III
nv Iii general way tllu same IN yuu
did ID h,tndrMls III others. Your low.
making seemed III please yon, and, M II
tll.l NIL materially Inconvenience me.
felt some compu,lrtion about drpri.ing
YIN III thu pll nn,,fo III occasionally IN.
Ing sentimental.
!" ljnt, hhelah, love -mu.lly. .le.
sotetlly. You surely will MT wreck M,
liIe hy your coslnetly Tor yon know.
hl,rlall, you have given me every reAso,l
Ia lHlirs0 y0n cared Tor me-.
/" Well, II y n my pleasure for yoa H.
think ~, ] hMv" no ncriOns objection.
HIT ] think enough hAx l~en nAi,l on
this subject In ~ Ia understand uaeh
ntllar. huplnMc W. Talk u something
mora inter,AtlMH,
but, hhrlMl', will yon not~r.'
M. oilsr for MI must forbid your
eyer mentioning this subject ~ M
One worl NOR, Hhciah. T."
illao ny w, NJ nv asvsn' !. 1na.s,s
hlielnl repeated thu two line. VI p<n.
try IN calm, even VOICE, without 4
shade vi pity for Thu proud man who
htMnl before her WIN, i,r TIN llrst timo
IN his lazy, inlolrnt lif., waA hunt.
lated. He stosl for a few moments Ii.
n.solnle, and then again cssayed Ia
tlsak
"Blulai,, I Ind hoinvi---"
Hut shr interrupted him with MI I'm.
lMtleAt RrstNM.
= Arr ynu Will insint IN talking IN
Tint tlIsMass~Ahlc topic: ~ ! will hiI
yum ~ y1uir." and, With q naughty III.
rlinnlion III hrr heat, Mo walked Nwny.
H. sttsAl ln,kinR after hcr until me-
disappeared among tl.c trees, anil Ii
seemed ~ him tllt Ill thu light and
happiness II his In hal gonc with her.
untll this moment hc Ind never known
what II was ~ KMtFur; until this hin
langiild crs*ls Ind held that ~ wiae
man fuels strongly, and ~ glide through
lila untrouh1sd end mnmoved II ~ pm.
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