The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1881-05-20

ng but the chasnsemens sne nus' ~"
6 Arthur Arrowsmith," she began.
. you are found out. Walls have ears
md windows have eyes. Oh, you per-
iured MANI
"They may have" retorted the rec:
Lor. who seemed wonderfully prepared
for the attack; IS but even if that be so,
however curious and interesting the fact
NAV be considered in the light OF an I'M
expected and rather inexplicable Pine
nomenon. still don't see what 1t has 10
saw to nv being perjured man."
"You were seen in this r0Om," the
lady went on. "seen when that clock
was pointing to twenty-eight minutes
past eleven. What was going 70 nap
pen just then, Arthur Arrowsmith!
"I should say the clock was going 70
strike the half hour" the rector
answered, with perfect composure.
''Oh, you wicked and most shameless
mani" cried Mrs. Mainwaring Trum-
pet. ST could not have believed 1t,
only saw it with my own eyes"
ssAided by Dollond's telescope" re-
marked the rector. 49,.
eyes, aided by Dollond's telescope!"
his accuser answered. She did not care
that the fact was discovered. "And let
us be thankful for any instrument that
finds out the baseness of men. Carry
ing on with that chit of girl! l declare
I could not have believed it,"
"Why should not carry on, as you
call it, with that girl if I please?" de-
manded the clergyman, not the least
h., hop rohornonoo
"Hear him speak," she screamed,
invoking some invisible power. ''On,
Arthur Arrowsmith, to behave so with
that white tie round your neck!
"The only thing to be said about the
tie round my neck is that there Is not
quite enough starch in it," replied the
rector. "That, I take it, is the laun-
dress's fault, not NINE"
"And your gray head!" continued
Mrs. Mainwaring Trumpet, sweeping
forward in her invective, regardless OF
his flippant interruption.
"Now as to my head, the clergyman
said, for the first time with q little
warmth, ssthere is not gray hair on
it," 49,.
"Wer, with your bald head, them"
cried the frenzied Mrs. MalnWarmg
Trumpet. "With your bald head, to
behave so-it's appalling!"
"n were to behave so without my
bald head, it certainly would be appall-
ing, )" retorted the rector. ''Surely, Mrs.
Mainwaring Trumpet, you don't mean
to say that if / were decapitated my
} conduct would have been more oecom-
ing2'
This sardonic mood he maintained
through the interview; but no such toy.
ish opposition could stem the rush OF
Mrs. Mainwaring Trumpet's wrath.
"You knelt before her!"
"Yes; her shoe-string had come un'
DONE"
) "You put your arms about he'
! neck!"
; s" She asked me to fasten her neck
, ribbon. By the way" the rector added
: "what do they call these ribbons tina
stream down their backs? A name il
, lest. Follow-me-lads! That's it. Sh'
. asked me to fasten her follow-me-lads. }
"Her follow-me-lads," repeated Mrs
T Mainwaring Trumpet, in a voice tina
sank into the deepest bass with indigna
= ton. "Well, if the earth were to opel
and swallow me up! But" she cried
9 darting back to the main track OF ne
: impeachment" I saw more than that
YOU kissed her."
r "As to kissing,' the imperturbabl
+ rector replied, "that might be the kis
It of peace" =,
scornful dame. GA likely story! Tn
:, kiss of peace was not given half doze
at q time. And if the first was q kiss
l. peace, will l., you tell me what were tn
81 shall answer no questions" n
:, Piled the rector, seeming to becom
a very grand and digniied all of suddel
u 1Oh, then, you don't even repent!
I, =, Mrs. Trumpet went on. And now he
!, last bit Of patience vanished. "Yo
- glory in it! Arthur Arrowsmith, !" 81
~ cried, in a voice that rang through Il
y room, 81 renounce you; l cast you OF
aS I would rather marry your coachma
Us than YOU. We are strangers from tn
~ moment and forever, and only wi.
Z! that there were witnesses to hear n
:, say the words"
," witnesses are here" the rector sal
H. breaking into a smile, and thrown
open the folding doors as he spok
d. .tYou were not likely to miss much
re Mrs. Mainwaring Trumpet's lntere!
ed ing conversation, were you?" he adde
addressing himself to the adjoinil
ou room. -
S. Here two ladies sat at luncheon. o
was the pretty rival, the other Nj
"a. Quick. Both ladies seemed trying
ne suppress their laughter. only the youn
er one was little rosy red amid
ny amusement. =.
in. "Miss Quick you know" said t
II! rector, now quite calm. "This is
dead brothers. only child. my adopt
daughter; dear, good giri;" and
ne, stroEed her cheek with a warmth tt
!: was pleasant to see, while she or
In. roster red than before.
eat Mrs. Mainwaring Trumpet, tor or
'ou in her life, lost her power OF spee'
She stood and gazed, but words wo'
ave not come.
ssHere. - said the rector, drawing