Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1883-05-25

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Ayouh >in1n was WAKING verv rt.st-
lessly about 70 private parlur Of the ~.
Louit I'm The DAYS when tho ~. LouiS
was the lint hotri of New Orleans.
Something Was Weighing uIpon his mind
WbIEh scllf Nh 0CfNsiOnif sna5iOw rifffbg
acfbss Mtfsce, but thesc shadow. wcr,,
Ike hlniNTeloud- jua buchihv tlc sun !
disc. ADD nlqlting leforc n radiance tod
strong 10 b0tcsistcda III
Hc wpS very Young. twenty-five at
furthest, bat tho lnclof experience In
his hoytsh face told ~ "rcckIes- diva
aud slcepless nigkts,n- of too much
champagne mud euchrc, and not little.
perhaps, Of balls aud bellies and kindrcd
designations If social lie.
4cfHci aropnd a. the door SlFnf,I
npq IN bldermhn entercds VI
fAt hst y Thought guti were ncvcI
Coming Killuth. 80
:. Nm you vvnutcdmc'to -comce- mat
Is something new. Ive-rathcr felt my
cell IN the wayOf your mysterious adj
ventures this fortnight past. / suppose
You want To make a clean breast Of Il
and tell me what's in the wind
That's it, with n nervous laugh.
"Thc murders out, in five words: iCas
married MS BorHiR0f'
lit isn't posAble you know" he
gaspcd. blankly. And II must saw.
doft appreciate that sort Of Joke.
Hocsi heavens. Rodney don't tell me
that top havc been such an unuttcrablc
IDIOT IN an reality" q i 4
Some Of Mr. killuth's wonted cool
ness was returning to him. anil o hard
" needed further Assurance when he
saw the. lush uf resentment which
passed over hc young mans face.
~ think Cyun you will PARTON my
tdtOCy when YOU once see the object Of
it, he rctortcd. AT any rate, am
not answcrablc to you f6r my actions.
! cid think Of asking you To stand hy
ruC, tO give my bride the encourage
mcnt 1T one friendly cOuntenance in
leaving her associations here for the
future ! have 90 offer her hut If YOU
don't choose to grant that favor, why,
doH'U III. try to git along without the
boon"
Mr.. Riuuth put out . drPtccating
MY dear fellow, you 90 too fast
Give mo little time To ret over this
stunping Intelligence. Married! And
SIS not six wc,'ks since Won came here,
raving about an cnchantrcss whom they
want YOU To- forget up North, your
guardians daughter. isn't ite How arc
NougtD get over that little affair? Oh.
j Know, Sangcrford objected. nattirall,
enough. Thought YOU were too young
and too wild. but hc didn't put mn eN.
tinguishcr ON the hope that YOU might
overcome those objections in time. and
YOU certainly gave me 10 understand
that there was n promise Of some sort
between You and the GIRL
.fJ'sk9prputise which have broken
said Rodney France, passionately, "a,
i would ten thousand promises. haC
they come between Mignon and me
Don't think | avn lost tn all sense ol
honor, killuth. I've acted dcspicablv
-but ! have great excuse. and this ~ m,
wcdding-day. Idon't intend To- shadow
h with vain regrets"
WELL said Killuth. with the IN
ticnCc Of martyulom depicted ON hi
COuntcnanCc, go ON. and tell me th,
whole story. promised Sangcrford {,
Keep an eye ON you for yOur own GOOD
hut my duty doesn't require me {,
quarrel with you Tor Your own fully."
Rodney hcsitatcd. Suddenly, and 10
th,gilry, time, hr rcalhsed how very IL
tie he could tel. Only the II saw he
and loved her" of hot-hcadcd vouth tina
never stops to weigh the Consequences
"Scc herr, Killuth." he said. rcso
lutcly; II won't have YOU snccring owe
the latte romAnec which has glorifie,
my NE. don't doubt but that L an
u fool according To Your way Of think
lug, AMI know that L am not half goo,
enough for the bride / have won. He
father win tell YOU so. lie had othe
views for her. and his opposition. drov,
~ to clRndcstinc marriages this morn
ing. III has concludcd 10 make IN,
best ot u now that II Is over. We q,
" florida IN another day or two for IN,
Honeymoon. and have permission {,
hrinymy friend this evening 90 cal
upon my bride. - . .......--N e.. -
Mr.. killutb. however, had .anothar
affair ON baud y take precedence p
"Tn gd.,he said. Butthere,s poo
Laupt Harrington! Another specimen
1T youths folly for you. | met hi
mother down there on the str,'et anI
promised hcr- ~ look him up. lie ha,
brown away fortune. health, honor
everything. in the past six months fol
that thing YOU call love. VIII YOU ~
with me. FranceY He Is pretty sure I,
be found at Vvficl's den
"No." said Rodney France, With
straight-forward look aud heightened
color 1--WE turued over new leaf
I shall not set foot In gambling hous,
IT any description. Heaven helping me
ever again" Fl
IA slight. cynical smile went arros
kkilluth' STAGE. dat he said nothing. an,
COX his departure after arranging {,
meet I'M companion at n later hour.
France would think il PROCLAMATION
Co mentiQh In June in the same breakl
with this girl whom he has married
-Hhdyet be Knows no more OF her thai
,--pe-r, baunt did Of the fatal beauty tina
@sntrappeSi him--the pretty decoy VIII
led bhnoper Nyed Go his RUM %
81 nuitercd Mr.. Killuth. after civ
inc tassword which admitted him Z
eide Of cilded roome. where dee
toned lights woropever allowedto bur
dim. day or night, where the shutter
were, never. opened and heavy curtain
never drawn To admit a ray ot sunshin
or breath of fresh air 70 touch ID
frvcrcd HSaFa Elnfthrobbad witlfn, (; 7
Killuthl toSd il6bklng about him. AZ
o,aitee certain,whic way 10 turn. II
wss a man familiar with all vices. br
given 20 none. He knew the place as
gambling saloon, frequented by youn
men belonging TO the better classes {
-. - f.~.t1tar face ftaf Rk.