The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1883-03-02

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courtmartial. and condemned tosesutS
punishment for your desertion last
night"
81 am afraid I shall be a frequen,
offender if the judgment of the Court
is to be so agreeably communicated to
me. l am the only loser by my de.
sertion last night, and l believe the
Colonel himself will act as counsel for
my defense. These papers, sir. will
explain my absence; and have only
TO say that your cousin has given his I'M
qualified assent to all your proposals. ="
The Colonel grasped his hand warm
ly, and there was evidently some agita-
ton underlying the pleasure viii b he
experienced in receiving these tidings.
There was even slight huskiness in
his voice as he spoke. Hs 2
"Thank you, Maurice, most heart
lily. Some day. perhaps. you will learn
why have been SO anxious to avoid
further proceedings in this case.
Enough for the present that, had my
proposals been pcrsistently refused. it
would have been necessary for Mabel s
sake to have gone into matters the re-
membrance of which disturbed me
| STedtiN. lHdHk you again.
lit was the liberality of your pro-
pcsals. sir, which satisfied your cousin,
and no arguments of mine"
"You have at any rate spared me
much pain. Excuse me for the pres
ent must go in and look at these
papers"
He turned to his daughter and kissed
her tenderlv on the brow-a very I'M
usual manifestation of emotion to, be
made by him in the presence of third
person. Then he walked slowly away,
his head slightly bowed. and sad
quietness in his movement, as if he
were walking away from the grave of
some one very dear to him.
Mabel watched him till he had disap-
peared in the jungle. and then turned
to Maurice with such look on her face
as he had never before observed; it was
I that of the subdued anxiety of earnest
love-as if soft shadow had fallen upon
a clear lake that had been moment ago
/ all brightness.
81 must not ask You, Mr.. Calthorpe,
! what is the meaning of the strange eff
father. i know that he will tell me
himself. if he thinks it right that l
should know it" -
1.-The case was simply the question
of the succession to a part of the prop
erty left him by his uncle. The mat
tiers 10 which he refers as sources of his
agitation have not been revealed even
to me. Of course, il the case had pro-
ceeded, he would have been obliged to
tell me. or whoever conducted it, and
the fact that he has not to do so relieves
him."
And it was for nv sake that it would
have been necessary for him to speak,"
she said, in a low. nervous voice, think
ing rather than addressing Maurice; and
her eyes, still fixed upon the place where
her father had disappeared, slowly filled
with tears.
Maurice became pale; he stood for a
moment motionles>; then a strange
light overspread his face; he uttered a
short cry, and impulsively seized her
hand. N5.s sf"-.
at is Lucy" ,..
He stood trembling with strange
awe upon him; the mans whole being
was quivering with love and great Joy;
next moment he was like one hurled
from height and lying stunned below.
The hand did make a convulsive
movement in his as he pronounced the
name-he felt sure of it. And vet he
knew that it must have been his own
imagination which made him think so,
or the effect of her natural surprise at
his singular behavior: for the eyes which
had been full of tenderness and tears
turned upon him so coldly that his heart
was frozen. and when the hand was
withdrawn from his in quiet, pitying
way which conveyed the keene t re-
proach, MIR Calthorper' was all she
said. The voice was soft and
sympathetic. as if she understood his
mistake and was sorry for it.
He could not speak, and he could not
help gazing into her face. which was
now so changed and still so beautiful.
it was as if he had been privileged once
again to see his living love, and on the
instant to know it dead.
81 beg your pardon, Miss Cuthbert,"
he said mechanically, pausing at each
word. 81 feel as i'll had been asleep and
dreaming. l scarcely know whether or
not | am awake yet l hope have not
offended you.'' ga < <
There was a pathetic WEAKNESS and
resignation in his voice and look; the
penalty of his brief exaltation was utter
prostration. =. a'2A'
''You made mistake, Mr.. Cal
thorpe she responded. kindly, land
you startled me a little.
"YeS, it was a mistake. Looking at
you now, can not understand 1.-THE
difference is so great And yet you
were so like her?" -
"And now?' she said. slowly wind
ing her handkerchief round her finger,
but still watching his face as if expecting
to discover there the solution of some
riddle which perpleyed her.
He reused himself at the question.
And now feel how much l must
bore you with this nonsense of mine"
Do you call it nonsense"
There was faint movement of her !
lips. which might have indicated agita- |
ton, had there been any cause Tor it; |
I ut, of course, it could not be so in her |
case, as she was so calm and SO full of |
pitying sympathy. ------g--------
What else?" he answered, with an |
at a laugh. Il know it must /
appear so to You. and 1 do not know |
how you can endure my company at .
ALL.
Miss Cuthbert dropped her handker- !
chief, and stopped quickly to pick it
up: he STOPPING also. their hands
As they rose, he was startled .
again by an expression OF something
Like pain which flashed across her face;
but it was only fash, and again he
that he must have Teen mis-
taken. Her conventional exclamation
satisfied him.
liam sorry to trouble you, Mr.. Cal