The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1880-03-05
from her rapid approach.

prove failure
1t was by the merest accident that 1
got away. Father hardly trusts me out
of his sight. But he was called off on
unexpected business, and I've run every
step. I feel so guilty all the time-I
can't do it unless things change
"Dot," began Philip, reproachfully.
81 know it is hard," continued the
girl, "but 1 am as much the sufferer by
it as you. Though, Phil" with sud-
den intensity in her voice, "one thing 1
can do. solemnly promise never to
marry any one but him l love, and that
is-you know whom"
"That is poor comfort, Dot. To know
that the girl you would shed your hearts
blood for can not give you kind word
now and then to keep up your spirits!
1 shall half the time think you are for
getting me, and making up your mind
to marry the man your father is SO taken
with"
You are very different from the idea
1 have of you if you give way to any
such feeling. Why, Phil, all the people
in the world couldn't make me believe
you false, if you had promised to be
true. But I must go. l just came to
tell you-no matter what happens-that
force could not drag me into marriage
with Dram Dinsmore, and to say good
by until we can meet as we used to, with
the full consent of father.'
"That'n never be!' was the gloomy
answer. "It's good-by forever, 1 am
sure. I wish that old cousin of yours
had left his money to some one else. It
has destroyed our happiness. Your ia
Their seemed to like me until that vii
made you an heiress, and Dram Dins-
more began coming to the house. Much
as he might. have been taken with your
locks, he'd never have bothered his head
about you unless there had been a pros
pectof adding to his possessions. 1 know
him of old, and he's as tight as the bark
of tree.''
"Really, Philip, you are compliment
airy. So money is the sum of my at
fractions, is it?''
But there was no veXation in the
eyes she turned upon his troubled face.
Hers was true, truthful nature and she
understood her lovers meaning, though
she tried to speak lightly and playfully
to prevent painful parting scene.
Tears were near her eyes, but she
forced them back; she must be strong
for both. She held out her hand.
"GOod-by, Philip. Don't be discour-
aged; all will come right YETI
Philip took the little hand in his
brown palm, and gazed longingly into
the sweet young face. Then he said:
"Won't you give me one parting kiss,
Dot?''
eyes, Philip, kiss me here" touch
ing slender finger one of her soft
cheeks, and from this time that place
shall be sacred from the touch of other
lips until we meet again.
Philip kissed the cheek, which flushed
redly at the touch of his lips. Dot was
chary of permitting earesses, land though
they had been fond of each other from
their boy and girl days, Philip had new
er presumed to kiss her, unless when
playing game of forfeits in some of
the merry gatherings which are some
times given in country neighborhoods
for the double purpose of drawing the
young people together and helping the
farmers to husk their corn, or get the
rosy produce of orchards into festoons
of neatly pared and quartered apples to
dry, on the principle that many hands
and nimble fingers make light and
pleasant work. The next moment he
was following the 1.-THE little figure with
sad eyes until it had disappeared under
the overhanging branches. He lacked
Dots faith in the kindness of the future.
He could only anticipate long separa-
ton, and perhaps estrangement; and
it was with heavy heart that he gath
cred up his fishing tackle and started
for home.
A distant relative of the Ingrahams
had lately died, and had willed his
property to his cousin, Dorothy Ingra-
ham. During his lifetime he had never
shown that he was aware of the existence
of our little Dot, and it was great sur
prise to her when the old gentleman's
solicitor came from New York with the
intelligence that he had made her his
heiress. At first it was great pleasure
tn the GIRL and she hnilt MANY nroftu